Addicts Bracket Challenge: Best THOH Segment Round 1, Part 1

Guess who’s back, back again
Bracket’s back, tell a friend
Guess who’s back, guess who’s back?
Guess who’s back, guess who’s back?
Guess who’s back, guess who’s back?
Guess who’s back?

I’ve created a monster, ’cause nobody wants to see Safi no more
They want Bracket, I’m chopped liver
Well if you want Bracket, then this is what I’ll give ya
A little bit of treehouse mixed with some horror

Now this looks like a job for bracket
So everybody just follow the racket
‘Cause we need a little controversy
‘Cause it feels so empty without me

Take that Marshall Bruce Mathers III, aka Eminem. Yes, the Bracket Battle is back again with a very special Halloween twist this October!

We present to you TSTO Addicts’ Best THOH Segment Bracket Battle.

Below you’ll find all 81 beloved THOH segments that will have aired in the first 600 episodes of The Simpsons up to and including this seasons’ THOH XXVII. The segments have been organized into three conferences based on their sequential appearance in each THOH anthology:  first, second, or third segment. The segments will battle each other in four rounds of head-to-head-to-head matchups, that we hope produce the most debate in the comments below. We’ll do our best to convince you of each segments’ merits, but it’s ultimately up to you. Twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays over the next three weeks, we’ll post the matchups and your votes over the next 48 hours will determine which segments advance to the next round, until we’ve crowned “The Best THOH Segment” on Monday October 31^st.

Here’s the full bracket:
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The schedule of matchups is as follows:

• Tuesday October 11^th – The 7 vs 12 vs 21 matchup, 8 vs 11 vs 20 matchup, 9 vs 10 vs 19 matchup in all three conferences
• Friday October 14^th – The 4 vs 15 vs 24 matchup, 5 vs 14 vs 23 matchup, 6 vs 13 vs 22 matchup in all three conferences
• Tuesday October 18^th – The 1 vs 18 vs 27 matchup, 2 vs 17 vs 26 matchup, 3 vs 16 vs 25 matchup in all three conferences
• Friday October 21^st – The semi-final matchups in all three conferences
• Tuesday October 25^th – The final matchup in all three conferences
• Friday October 28^th – The Championship Finals
• Monday October 31^st – The winner is unveiled

As with the original Bracket Battle, each matchup is accompanied by a ‘Tale of the Tape’. This Bracket’s Tale includes the segment name, the original air date, the episode number, the writer of the segment, the director of the segment, a short plot synopsis, a plot critique (featuring critique by BuzzFeed news reporter Louis Peitzman that I have edited/tweaked), a memorable quote, a list of guest stars in the segment, and an ask the expert conclusion.

Now without further ado, our first nine matchups:

FIRST SEGMENT CONFERENCENote from Alissa, War & Pieces happens to be my FAVORITE THOH Segment 😉

SECOND SEGMENT CONFERENCE

THIRD SEGMENT CONFERENCE

Reminder, voting is open until 6:30pm EDT Thursday October 13.

What are your thoughts on this weeks nine matchups? Of the nine matchups above, which was the easiest decision and which was the hardest? What do you think of the Bracket Battle? What has been the best first, second and third segment? Which segment do you think will win the Bracket Battle? Sound off below, you know we love hearing from you.