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Show runner David Mirkin thought the Treehouse of Horror episodes were the hardest episodes to do because the staff had to fit in all three stories in only 22 minutes. Mirkin said, "Things had to happen really fast. They're really just crammed with jokes and story beats and everything." [4]
The 27th season marked the first time two Treehouse of Horror specials were aired, with one episode being a single story ("Halloween of Horror") and another featuring three segments ("Treehouse of Horror XXVI"). [9] The 31st season included a Thanksgiving-themed spinoff, "Thanksgiving of Horror".
Treehouse of Horror episodes typically consist of four parts: an opening and Halloween-themed version of the credits, followed by three segments.These segments usually have a horror, science fiction or fantasy theme and quite often are parodies of films, novels, plays, television shows, Twilight Zone episodes, or old issues of EC Comics.
Here four children dressed up as Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa, and presented a three-eyed fabric fish, which looked like Blinky, to the commission. In addition to that they performed a rap song, which explained the plot of the episode. [24]
[9] [4] Writer Jeff Martin said Nimoy was "just very gracious and easy to work with, and a good sport when we went and recorded his voice." [4] Nimoy would guest star again as himself in the season 8 episode "The Springfield Files". Phil Hartman was cast as Lanley because, [2] as Reiss put it, he "was always pretending to be a glad-handing ...
More and more I find myself wondering if the series would be better off switching to an hour-long format or, better yet, devoting the entire special to one story." [4] “Treehouse of Horror XXIX” scored a 1.3 rating with a 6 share and was watched by 2.95 million viewers, making “The Simpsons” Fox’s highest rated show of the night. [5]
Kurland praised the following sequence's plot structure as "the only horror-centric" part of the episode, but felt it was unfitting for a return of Sideshow Bob to the show. Kurland said that Treehouse of Horror series already has a recurring " 'multiple Homer' concept", therefore making "Lout Break" overdone. [9]
Tony Sokol of Den of Geek rated the episode 4 out of 5 stars stating: "The Simpsons ' 'Treehouse of Horror' episodes are always season highlights, and the extra added clowning is a welcome treat (the official 'Treehouse of Horror: XXXIII' is set to premiere next week). Written by Cesar Mazariegos, and directed by Steven Dean Moore, 'Not It' is ...