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Hey there Screemereenos!
How you enjoying all the Spooktacular fun in the game? Getting ready for some Tricks? How about a lil bit of Treats?
It is my most favorite time of the year right now… HALLOWEEN!!! WOOHOO!! (Or as Alissa calls it, MY Christmas.) As we will be most likely out n about until pretty late tonight getting our own treats, setting up tricks, and causing a LOT of Horrors… we figured today would be a great time to put up the Recap for the Treehouse of Horrors Episode to get us all in the Spirit.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2015!!
Let’s dive into Treehouse of Horrors XXVI!
To open this Episode, many of you may have already recognized the “style” of the Couch Gag from the Creator of another Popular Cartoon, Ren & Stimpy. The Simpsons, along with several other Characters, are definitely drawn up to portray that whacky look you get with the Ren & Stimpy cartoons. It was interesting to say the least.
Now just a quick thought of my own, I actually feel that last week’s show was MORE Halloweenish than this one. It seems the THOH Episodes have slightly become off track over the years. That being said and without further ado, let’s jump into the 3 segmented parts of the Episode.
WANTED DEAD THEN ALIVE:
Bart is out back in the Playground taking bets of how many times he can spin Wendell Barton around on the merry go round before he pukes all over. The rest of the School Kids are standing by counting, hoping that their bet will be the winner. 14 Spins until Wendell threw up… well… wait… he held it in. So no one wins and Bart takes all the cash for himself. Just as he is stuffing it in his pocket, he gets what he believes is a text from Milhouse. Stating that Dewey Largo is stuck in a Harp in the Music Room. Of course Bart wants to see this and rushes to go look.
As he enters the Music Room, he realizes that something is seriously wrong… the music playing is in tune. Enter… SIDESHOW BOB! AAAHHHH!!
He is the one that sent Bart the text to lure him to the Music Room alone. Sideshow Bob does his usual thing of explaining to Bart that he is going to kill him, while Bart explains how he has tried multiple times but never actually succeeded. All while Sideshow is holding a Harpoon aimed at him. Bob fires, while Bart is still teasing him that it just isn’t going to work… as he falls dead to the ground. “Tell… My… Father… He’s… FAT.” 24 years of trying and Sideshow Bob is FINALLY successful in killing a 10 yr old Child. Queue song n dance routine, with of course a Facebook Post and Status Update to Murderer tossed in. Gotta share your life story and selfies with the world, right? Facebook or it didn’t happen? (Did you catch the other posts by Fat Tony, Snake, and Russ Cargill?)
Off to Bob’s House they go (the same that is in our games from the tie in). I did have to giggle that the sign makes passers by aware if Sideshow Bob is “In Prison” or “On Parole”. Bob dusts off the Wine he has been saving for years to drink after he successfully killed Bart, but he has to put it down to get the doorbell. It is Homer with Santa’s Lil Helper in tow. They’re tracking down Bart as Homer goes to all the possible “suspects” on his list. Bob plays dumb and tells Homer he has no idea where Bart is. Homer moves on to the next suspect, himself.
Bob is growing tired of playing around with Dead Bart, so he sets him aside to go be an Associate Professor at Springfield University. (Did you catch the sign outside of the University? Lol.) Bob is annoyed that he is trying so hard to teach the class, but they are more concerned with NOT reading anything and instead just Oogling the information on the interwebs. He dismisses the class, turns to be hit by a Rake, and promptly gives them all F’s and F variations. He is miserable. The only thing that ever brought joy to his life was killing Bart. Well, only one thing to do… bring Bart back to life. He makes use of the Campus and pulls items from Engineering, Chemistry, and even the Black Arts Buildings.
Back to his basement, Bob is making final preparations to get the machine to work. That even includes tossing the Leprechaun (in our game from St. Patricks) into the “Motor”. Now to spark Bart back to life. It works. Bart is back. Bob kills him. Brings Bart back. Kills him. Back. Kill. Back. Kill. Back. Kill. On n on n on as he incorporates anyway he can think of to Kill Bart and bring him back to do it again.
He decides to take a break and leaves Bart in pieces on the table. Just so happens that Santa’s Lil Helper has brought Lisa to the Basement window to see just what is going on at Bob’s house. She knew it was Bob that took Bart. Even when they tried and executed Jailbird, she knew. She goes home to tell the family and they soon all return to help Bart. Homer has been pulling levers all day and doesn’t want to, but Marge insists. Bart is alive again and for once Homer is sober for his birth. Bob enters with a shotgun while on the phone to Wiggum telling him he has intruders and asking if it is OK to shoot. Wiggum tells him to go ahead of course, but Homer has other ideas. He takes Bob down, and with the help of a lamp, cuts him up into pieces. That’s what he gets for trying to kill Krusty. As for Bart… meh. Bart decides to exact revenge on Bob for what he did to him. So he tosses in some parts of Bob with other various animals… some boogers… and reanimates him.
HOMERZILLA:
In a very Sepia colored Springfield Prefecture, where there High Tension Wires have never been snapped by Monsters, Grampa Abe is taking a perfectly good donut to the Ocean to drop it in. He does this everyday.
Everyone in town teases Grampa and his family. Why on earth does he go drop donuts into the Ocean? (Anyone besides me catch the Mr. Sparkle Billboard in the background as they walked by?) Lisa & Bart question Grampa as to why he does this. He explains that for centuries his Family has made a daily offering of the Donut to a Slumbering Underwater Sea Creature. They don’t want him to rise and destroy them all. The Kids of course laugh at him and his “story”. What a foolish old man. Cut to the Donut making it’s journey to a Monster below.
Back at his home, Abe is making another Donut carefully. Unfortunately this time as he adds the sprinkles to the top, he inhales some down the wrong pipe, chokes, and dies. Death by Sprinkles? Nice. Comic Book Guy is rejoicing at his funeral as the Donuts were making their fish Fat & Ugly (though they sure do seem to look a lot like him. 😉 )
Without any Donuts it looks like Homer… errrr… the Sea Monster is now unhappy and waking up. His roars can be heard clear to the surface at the School, where the kids are told that it is just the excitement from the Cherry Blossoms. (Did you catch the 4 Groups of Sushi? Icky, Ucky, Ooky, & Gross.) Lisa points out that… umm… no. There is a HUGE Creature emerging from the Ocean.
People run screaming from the Beach. Expect Moe, he still refuses to admit that the Old Man was right, and is promptly fried with the flames the Creature spits out on him. Quimby asks the Professor if there is a way to get save them. Frink goes off about how it is impossible for an Animal of that size and weight to carry his own weight outside of the Ocean… as he is stepped on and smashed by Homerzilla. D’OH JO!
Homerzilla continues to destroy the city, lighting buildings on fire, smash places to bits, use airplanes to do yo-yo tricks with. As he is messing around, Lisa approaches him. She points out that they are in a HUGE rural area, so Homerzilla could very easily go anywhere else and walk around just fine without stepping on or destroying things. Homerzilla lights her bike on fire and continues to storm off… right out off the Studio Recording Stage Model. Oops. The Crew helps him back onto the “Model” so they can continue filming. Cut to a Board Room of people talking about how much money they are going to be making off of remaking super cheaply made films. (Like Green Hornet vs Green Hornet and Solitaire: The Movie.) Cut next to the World Premiere of ‘Zilla where everyone has shown up. Lurleen, Drederick, and even the Grumple. Even Krusty is getting involved by making Krusty Burgers out of Reptile Meat… only the sick ones.
Of course the Movie bombs. Only one ticket was sold… to Comic Book Guy… who only bought it to save his place for the New Star Wars Movie… which he says will stink to high heaven. Only one thing they can do, take everything and toss it deep into the Ocean… where a Homerzilla Creature lives.
TELEPATHS OF GLORY:
Lisa, Bart, and Milhouse are out in the woods filming and hunting Butterflies… or was it owls? As they argue, Milhouse is hit by Lisa’s camera, stumbles back, and falls into a very deep well. (While the “Ice Age Squirrel” runs by chasing his Acorn and is rolled over by a rock.) At first Milhouse doesn’t think it is very deep… until he realizes he is on a ledge. Bart tries to run off, but Lisa insists they save him. So down the well they go with the camera. (Apparently Fred Flintstone got stuck down there too.)
At the muddy bottom there is a bunch of glowing green ooze. Milhouse feels around in it while Bart makes himself a mustache and beard. Lisa is annoyed that he can’t play around with something he has no idea of where it came from. Bart points out it’s the same junk Homer brings them home from work all the time. Toxic Waste Barrels from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. To a Simpson, the green goop is like Mother’s Milk… as a giant bubble of the Ooze pops and knocks out the camera.
The 3 wake up back on the surface by the well. Lisa and Milhouse notice that the Ooze have given them super powers to move things with their intellect. Too bad Bart doesn’t have much…. ummm… what is it called again… smarts…. errr… Intellect? Lisa starts panicking that no one can know about this. Otherwise they’ll be turned into test subjects.
Cut to Montage of the daily activities with super powers. Like Lisa not being able to climb the rope at gym and failing… but quickly uses her powers to get to the top and pass. Milhouse getting a wedgie by Dolph, but then flying off with him still hanging on to the underwear as he brings him over to a Volcano and drops the bully in. Meanwhile Bart is annoyed Lisa uses her powers to “fix” his tagging the School. Apparently Skinner likes being called a Weiner vs a Winner. But it seems like Milhouse is taking it a bit too far. He sets up a game of Whack-a-mole with the bullies using the Sewer access points as holes, and even put him Mom & Dad back together… literally. He seemed them together so each one is one half of a body. He gives Apu 8 arms, but unfortunately Snake got them too.
EVERYTHING’S COMING UP MILHOUSE!!
But Milhouse is brought down quickly with a zap. Bart thinks Lisa did it, but it was actually… MAGGIE OF COURSE! I guess sucking on a Plutonium Rod as a Binky has given her powers too. She starts to “fix” all the problems of the world with her powers, like making Homerzilla more loveable like Barney. Or having a French person be kind to an American.
Once again, Kang & Kodos just have a cameo… they better watch out though, too much complaining will put the screen back to a 4:3 sizing… too late.
Roll the silly Credits of silly names… here are a few… feel free to point out the ones that were your favorites!
Emojean 🙂
James “You have no idea how much you frighten me” Brooks
Bat Groening
Dan 9 From Outer Space-eta
Blood Bank Azaria
Burnt To A Crisp Deadgerly
Claw-and-Sons Haste Management
Scott Mulrrr! Ruler of the Planet Omicron Persei 8!
Nick “Nechorchasm” Conti (still don’t have it)
Tar-Aaaaah! Paul
That about does it. Again, I kind of felt “MEH” about these episodes. Enjoyed last week’s more as Halloween content and this one as more a Side Show. Found myself looking more for background gags then the actual content going on for the main story.
What did you think of these episodes? Same thoughts? Anything stand out to you that you did not see?
Just for fun… since it is Halloween and all… I would LOVE to see some pics of YOUR Halloween Experiences. I know that we are all over the world, so it may be celebrated differently or not at all. So show me!! Let me see what kind of decorations you put up. Your costume, if you want to share with the crowd. You favorite House in the Neighborhood. Etc. (Of course as I also appreciate anonymity and keeping personal life, personal… only share what YOU are comfortable to share with the world of readers here.) LET US KNOW!
~Bunny
Well I finally got the Bad Dream House! I knew I’d regret it if I didn’t, and it’ll go great next to the Maison Derriere once I get that. It’s just placed next to my campfire for now, and I’m gonna have a Simpson staying there for as long as it’ll let me so that I can see the animation 😊
Halloween is the time of year when I have to reach for the high pressure cleaner to get rid of the raw eggs some coward idiots throw against the house because the think it’s fun.
So are my eyes failing or did the game change how far we can zoom out? Because I’ve convinced myself I can zoom out further than I could a few days ago..
Finally someone else! I mentioned it to a friend of mine and he was all like, no no that’s how it’s always been but I sware to god they look tinier when I fully zoom out then they use to! I’m not crazy!! I’m NOT!!
Sorry if this has been answered but what is the maximum number of nightmares that are allowed lurking in the town and how big is the nightmare ‘bank’. I think I have been losing lotsa of nightmares as I keep getting the town is full of nightmares after I harvested my campfire.
20 in town, 40 in bank
Something terrible happened in my country last night: 400 people went to a rock concert in a club in Bucharest, Romania, dressed up for Halloween. At the end of the concert, there was a small firework. Everything in that old factory transformed into a club burned out in seconds: the foam from the walls, the wood ceiling… People rushed to the door, to the only door opened. Those who came out first could see real scenes of horror movies: young people with burned clothes, smoking hair, wandering around in shock. 27 were dead and 140 admitted in hospitals. Even firemen and ER doctors admitted it was hard to see. Let’s pray for the families that lost a child or a grandchild and for those on hospital beds. For me, this holiday will be for ever sad.
Halloween in my part of the U.K.
This year we spent the day decorating the house (inside and out) and carving pumpkins.
We carved a traditional pumpkin face, The Flash and The Deathly Hallows.
My children went out trick or treating on their own – this was the first year I wasn’t invited 😢.
We ate hot dog fingers, hot dog mummies and lots of sweets!
We then spent the evening watching scary movies 😖.
I haven’t figured out how to add pics of our awesome pumpkins that we made this year – I would love to add them if someone can tell me how!
Lol, this halloween my family also tried carving halloween lanterns. XD but as I am a student, the budget is tight so I carved what I had, mainly satsuma fruits :”D. I live in Finland so halloween has never been big or anything here. Just about a few years now has halloween starting to become a hit over here. XD
Ohhhhhh, how I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Halloween!🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
Who else has been watching the Simpsons Marathon on FXX tonight? I’ve been checking off all the references in my town (Krusty Doll, Bart Raven, Donut Woman etc) 🙂
Love Simpsons, and glad they still make new episodes…however, i wonder why the last several years they are not bringing back the parts of the original tree house of horrors that made them timeless. doing things like twilight, godzilla, dr. seuss i think within the last few years…farting paralyzed homer i have no clue how was even close to being one of the too 3 ideas the writers could think of..they probably could have just said “sorry we thought of only 2 things this year, here is shinning parody again”
I’ve been enjoying the event overall. My problem is that the each act’s storyline is over too quickly, so it’s a long wait to continue (that, and the game’s running AGONIZINGLY SLOWLY because of the nightmares; it practically freezes when I tap a group of 3 or more!) plus I don’t like missing out on so many Mystery Boxes for a piddling handful of event treats that I don’t even need, but what’r’yagonnado. I’m most happy about getting Hugo and Kodos (and Model Donut!) and I need someone to talk me into/out of buying Bad Dream House.
Love the poster for episode, my game still very choppy, got a tap delay of a few seconds, hope the next update will solve this
Here’s a pretty good list of THOH:
http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/the-9-best-treehouse-of-horror-segments-according-to-critics/
I think I’m getting too wide of effects for gathering rewards. Seems ANYWHERE I tap on, the game jacks itself on over to the Simpson’s Halloween house. Switching back to the regular house skin doesn’t help much. Is this happening to others or am I just tapping too hard? It really slows up gameplay.
Watch out for Kodos. Shell take you back in her fairy costume.
Come on EA no freebies on the actual day of Halloween?
I was thinking this, too. Although to be fair, we’ve gotten several free wailing walls if we want them. In 2013 I only got one, but this year I’ve gotten two dozen.
It would have been nice, though, if they had dropped the price of the Party Wall to something more reasonable. I cannot afford to get enough of those things to properly decorate anything!
Maybe we’re getting a trick instead of a treat this year
Spooky stories I’ve remembered from childhood:
“Bloody Mary” 3 times (wondering if she’s related to Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice)
A story I don’t remember much other than the dog licking the persons hand but turns out.. It’s not the dog, the dog is dead 😮
And my favorate one I can recall and recite but don’t want to ruin it for people whom never heard it. If you haven’t heard it, use a search engine and type in “If the Log rolls Over, We will Die” (also goes by “if the log rolls over we’ll all die”) — Safe for kids (just substitute one word for a kid friendlier word, depending on the version)
Happy Halloween again.
Lol. I haven’t heard the log in a while.
Fantasy VS Reality (real life American Halloween scenarios)
Fantasy: accept the invitation at Hugh Heffner’s Mansion
Reality: accept the invitation to Grandma’s neighborhood Bash
Fantasy: Flirty Fun with strangers/special someone
Reality: being hit on and stared at by semi-sober creeps
Fantasy: giving out the best candy money can buy to the cute little kids
Reality: hiding with the lights out while Teenagers get angry over free toothbrushes
Fantasy: an elaborate costume the makes people wonder who you really are
Reality: dollar store makeup while wearing a stained sweatshirt
Fantasy: Ghost hunting in well known Haunted Building/Forest/Cemetery
Reality: Ghost hunting in your own house on a very windy (house creaky) night
Fantasy: being anywhere but at home or work
MY Reality: being at work :/
Happy Halloween
Reality: another Saturday (maybe next year) :p
I was not thrilled with this episode either. I did like that they were referencing the movie chronicle in the last segment. That’s a great little movie! At least last weeks episode was excellent!
Worst treehouse of horror ever! They aren’t even trying anymore. Didn’t even have a Halloween feel to it.
I would have to rewatch every THOH to certify that this was the worst, but it’s definitely top 5
Can not figure out how to “Have fun with Cameras.” HELP!
Send adults to the Kwik-E-Mart. Tap on the kill e mart facade and send the adults there
Alissa, This is my first TSTO THOH. Don’t they do anything on the actual day like other events?
They have in the past, but apparently not this year.
I know we aren’t all the way through the event yet, however this event has kind of disappointed me so far. It feels like that compared to previous events, this THOH event has been lacking in content. Although there have been various new decorations, there hasn’t really been any new buildings or characters. The new skins are nice, but for a non-premium player (so unable to get a majority) it has felt like that this event has been a let down. Hopefully next act can make up for it.
I’m interested to hear other addicts opinions on this, I hope you all have a great Halloween!
Everyone who’s complaining about no new characters being released for THOH, see if you can name even ONE character who wasn’t a one time guest star playing themselves or a Phil Hartman character who is yet to be put in the game.
What about Maggie? As far as I know, she only ever appears in Marge’s arms during one of her tasks…
“On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch and flies through the air to bring toys to all the good little children. Wouldn’t you like to sit with me in the pumpkin patch on Halloween night and wait for the Great Pumpkin?” 😀
Happy Halloween !! 😀
Not knocking the story of the Great Pumpkin, but would have added a bit more if you put your handle as Linus 😀
Heh, calling this episode a “Side Show”, when a third of it featured Sideshow Bob, I see what you did there 😀
Heh, calling this episode more of a “Side Show” when a third of it featured Sideshow Bob, I see what you did there 😀
Not sure what’s going on with WP, it posts my messages twice 🙁
So nice had to say it twice? 😉
It’s being temperamental. Hang in there while we still mess with the new settings. If anything, we can always delete the duplicates. 🙂
No worries about it happening on this end, just don’t like making more work for the three of you. You get enough posts as it is.
Lol. No worries. Don’t mind on stuff like that. 🙂
Two words:
Exceptionally disappointing.
Happy Halloween everyone!🎃👻💀👽🎉🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
I can’t figure out how to add a photo to a post lol. I added one on Flickr 😜
When I posted a pic, all I did was include the link to the pic at the bottom of the post. It auto showed up.
Ah! Thank you!
Liked your picture
Y’all sure got a big ol’ heap a donuts
🎃 💀 🍩 🙂
Haha, I’m terrible. And I’m not very good at making them last either. 😂
Nothing 2 do with this but I’ve completed pt.1 of the investoretes quest and the pita van hasn’t unlocked!
Double check where you are and make sure you have the correct Characters.
http://tstoaddicts.com/2013/11/13/tapped-out-premium-walkthrough-the-investorettes/
http://tstoaddicts.com/2013/11/26/turbo-tappin-premium-stuff-luann-van-houten-questline/
I’m on pt.4 of the quest but nothing has happened
Which investorettes questline are you on? The Real Investorettes or just the Ivestorettes? What has the questline been like? Has it involved Bart and Milhouse?
Happy Halloween .
🎈🎃🍩🎈
See ya bye . Shine on you Crazy Diamond . 👽
Totally agreed. I miss when the episodes used to be spoofs of actual scary movies, or when there was little snippets in between each segment. Lately they haven’t been scary at all (and I know, how scary can a cartoon be, blah). One that comes to mind is when they spoofed Avatar. Hoooow was that Halloweeny? Or the Mr and Mrs Smith one (one of the worst THOH EVER), or when Homer becomes paralyzed by the spider…
On another note, does anyone think we’re gonna get a ‘treat’ from EA today?
I thought that sideshow bob killing Bart and abusing Bart’s body was a little much. I mean, he’s a ten year old boy… It was pretty dark
It was horrible the way they did that.
Yes, Thank you for saying that. I unfortunately was watching the episode with a stuffy person I know and it made it that much worse when the rekilling and playing with the corpse of Bart stuff was going on.
I think Marge should have warned us This year. Thought some of the killing Bart stuff was a little Much and wondering what the censors were doing during all that. YET oddly I figured, if they are going this far, why not All The Way. Oddly the worst of it was the corkscrew to the head just for some blood to drink (I made a SideShow Bob shudder noise at that moment)
And Bart’s Reanimating S.S. Bob as a revenge seemed incredably stupid (so many better options could have been done)
Homerzilla stuff seemed mildly confusing but I get what they were trying to do (Making a Statement over a good story or parody). I thought the Marge’s Father (ghost) was neat.
Telepath segment… Felt like just an excuse for the animators to try camera tricks. And the surprising Hero at the end felt like Mat G and EA rubbing our faces in the fact that we still don’t have this a (Full) In-Game Character.
100% agree with Bunny, didn’t think I’d say “Meh” to a THOH episode but that is exactly how I felt after it and durring it…. :/
Well there is always Next Year, I guess
Agreed.
Sounds like it was interesting, and it almost makes me wish I had a TV. Thanks