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Old 11-06-05, 07:07 AM
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The Simpsons -- "Tree House of Horror XVI" -- 11/06/05

"Tree House of Horror XVI" Episode #1617.
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B.I. Bartificial Intelligence; Survival of the Fattest; the World Series of Manhunter with host Terry Bradshaw; I've Grown a Costume on Your Face.

Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Terry Bradshaw, Dennis Rodman.
Producer(s): James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean.

Original Airdate: November 6, 2005.
Old 11-06-05, 04:25 PM
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another belated halloween treat, Ill be watching.
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More detailed episode description, courtesy snpp.com:

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8:00 • Treehouse of Horror XVI (GABF17)
What just might be the world's longest Halloween "or thereabouts" tradition returns for a 17th time, with:

* "B.I. Bartificial Intelligence" - Bart is replaced by a robot boy after lapsing into a coma
* "Survival of the Fattest" - "The World Series of Manhunter", hosted by Terry Bradshaw (who voices himself), with Mr. Burns behind the trigger and Homer in his sights
* "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face" - Timmy wishes that all Halloween costumes are real
no, wait, that's the The Fairly Oddparents Halloween special...
"I've Grown a Costume on Your Face" - hey, everybody's Halloween costume does become real, after a witch casts a spell during a costume contest, and only another witch - Maggie - can put things back to normal

Also, the show's commercials show Homer being possessed and undergoing some sort of exorcism
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One day I hope the Halloween episode actually airs before Halloween.
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Doesn't the A.I. parody seem a few years... late?

And the second one... is that supposed to be a riff on "Battle Royale" or "Surviving the Game?"

Kind of weak so far. At least the final segment has something to do with Halloween/horror.
Old 11-06-05, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
And the second one... is that supposed to be a riff on "Battle Royale" or "Surviving the Game?"
Richard Connell's 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game". It's been adapted in various forms and nicked in others many, many, many times.
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lol @ moleman.
Old 11-06-05, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by RichardW
One day I hope the Halloween episode actually airs before Halloween.
There's always 2010. October 31 is on a Sunday! We can hope.
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I'm a loyal Simpsons fan, but I found this TOH lacking. Still, some good jokes, especially Lenny's idea of heaven.
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Not as great as others, but not as bad as some either. I give it a B-
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Apu-D2.
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The hunt was humorous...watching Burns blow away one Springfield resident after another.

Other than that, I agree, a pretty weak TOH ep.
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I loved the intro ripping The World Series.
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I didn't care for it.

Apu-D2 was the only thing I laughed at.
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I enjoyed it.
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Originally Posted by lobo23
There's always 2010. October 31 is on a Sunday! We can hope.
Halloween was on a Sunday this year, too. Didn't stop them from moving it forward a week for November sweeps. They've been doing that for a few years and I doubt they'll change it. It still brings in ratings and it isn't so bad watching it a week after Halloween's already happened. Now if they started playing it in December...

Not too bad of an episode overall.
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I loved Homer's "Exorcist" bit in order to stay home from work and Apu's line when he's shot by Mr. Burns and resurrected as a bunny that "You can't kill a Hindu" then he's caught in a trap and yells, "Ouch, help me Jesus".

I enjoyed the episode overall.
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The baseball is boring opening was great, but after that --very few laughs.
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Baseball was decent, but it would have worked so much better last sunday.

After that... What the flying fuck. I usually enjoy the simpsons and take it for what it's worth. But this year it was just terrible. The first two segments didn't even seem worthy of being Halloween segments. As bad as the seasons have been lately, they could have actually been episodes in themselves.

The last one started off so well. It was funny and I thought it was going places but then it just... it just.. wow.. it just fuck'n blew up in our faces with suckage. I just couldn't believe it.
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I liked Homer's response to Lisa when she said that she hates the zoo because she feels sorry for the animals:

Homer: "In the wild, they would never experience boredom, obesity, loss of purpose. You know, the American Dream."
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to the opening

to the rest. Some good smiles, but that's about it.
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Originally Posted by WhoGirl
Halloween was on a Sunday this year, too.
No, it wasn't. It was on a Monday night.
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
And the second one... is that supposed to be a riff on "Battle Royale" or "Surviving the Game?"
Wow, did you make it through high school English without ever once having to read "The Most Dangerous Game"?

I'd highly recommend that you track it down and take 10-15 minutes to read it... a really great short story. You can usually find it in "Intro to Literature" books as a classic example of plot.


EDIT: Or, you could just read it online.

http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/danger.html

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