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* CoveredInMud: In a Treehouse of Horror episode parodying Creator/OrsonWelles' ''Radio/TheWarOfTheWorlds'' broadcast: Springfield is terrified of being invaded by Martians. Sideshow Mel tells everyone to take off their clothes and wallow in the mud. That way the Martians will leave them alone, not realizing that they're people.

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* CoveredInMud: In a Treehouse of Horror episode parodying Creator/OrsonWelles' ''Radio/TheWarOfTheWorlds'' ''Radio/TheWarOfTheWorlds1938'' broadcast: Springfield is terrified of being invaded by Martians. Sideshow Mel tells everyone to take off their clothes and wallow in the mud. That way the Martians will leave them alone, not realizing that they're people.



* CryingWolf: "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid" has the residents of Springfield listening to Creator/OrsonWelles' ''Radio/WarOfTheWorlds'' radio broadcast in 1938 and panicking. Then they learn it was only a hoax. ''Then'' Kang and Kodos launch a real invasion, reasoning correctly that the townspeople will dimiss it as ''another'' hoax.

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* CryingWolf: "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid" has the residents of Springfield listening to Creator/OrsonWelles' ''Radio/WarOfTheWorlds'' ''Radio/TheWarOfTheWorlds1938'' radio broadcast in 1938 and panicking. Then they learn it was only a hoax. ''Then'' Kang and Kodos launch a real invasion, reasoning correctly that the townspeople will dimiss it as ''another'' hoax.

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* ContentWarnings: The first five specials opened with a character warning viewers about the episode's potentially scary content. The first one was a sincere attempt to head off inevitable complaints from MoralGuardians, which Marge references in the second.

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The first five specials opened with a character warning viewers about the episode's potentially scary content. The first one was a sincere attempt to head off inevitable complaints from MoralGuardians, which Marge references in the second.



** This came back in ''XXVIII'' before the "MMM... Homer" segment, this time with Lisa warning the audience that what they're about to see is so horrifying, they'll want to watch the infamously violent ''Series/GameOfThrones'' to calm down afterwards... she wasn't kidding!

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** This came back in ''XXVIII'' before the "MMM... Homer" segment, this time with Lisa warning the audience that what they're about to see is so horrifying, disgusting, they'll want to watch the infamously violent ''Series/GameOfThrones'' to calm down afterwards... she wasn't kidding!



* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: Subverted in ''XX'' when Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy and Frankenstein head out to do their usual scaring on a Halloween night and are made fun of by Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney for their "old fashioned" costumes. They rectify it by going into a nearby costume shop and come out dressed as ComicBook/IronMan, Literature/HarryPotter, [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]] and WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants respectively.

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* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: Subverted in ''XX'' when Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy and Frankenstein head out to do their usual scaring on a Halloween night and are made fun of by Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney for their "old fashioned" costumes. They rectify it by going into a nearby costume shop and come out dressed as ComicBook/IronMan, Literature/HarryPotter, [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]] and WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants respectively.



* NoEnding: Subverted in ''Homer³''. [[spoiler: Homer is trapped forever in the live action dimension, but he is happy when he finds a bakery that sells erotic cakes.]]

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Subverted in ''Homer³''. [[spoiler: Homer is trapped forever in the live action dimension, but he is happy when he finds a bakery that sells erotic cakes.]]
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** This came back in ''XXVIII'' before the "MMM... Homer" segment, this time with Lisa warning the audience that what they're about to see is so horrifying, they'll want to watch the infamously violent ''Series/GameOfThrones'' to calm down afterwards... she wasn't kidding!
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In 2001, Fox Interactive, Software Creations, and THQ Inc. released ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsNightOfTheLivingTreehouseOfHorror'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, which saw the Simpsons going through levels based off of the classic segments.

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In 2001, Fox Interactive, Software Creations, and THQ Inc. released ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsNightOfTheLivingTreehouseOfHorror'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, Platform/GameBoyColor, which saw the Simpsons going through levels based off of the classic segments.
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** At the end of "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid", the scene shows the ruins of Springfield while "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" by The Ink Spots plays. ''{{Videogame/Fallout}}'', anyone?

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** At the end of "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid", the scene shows the ruins of Springfield while "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" by The Ink Spots plays. ''{{Videogame/Fallout}}'', ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'', anyone?
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* OutOfHolidayEpisode: For much of the show's run, new "Treehouse" episodes have premiered ''after'' Halloween due to Fox's postseason UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball coverage.

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* DealWithTheDevil: In ''Treehouse of Horror IV,'' Homer sells his soul to Devil!Flanders for a donut.
** In ''Treehouse of Horror XXIII'', Marge made a deal with Devil!Moe back when she was a kid to give her favorite child to him in the next 30 years in exchange for leaving her sisters alone. However, when that day comes, Marge is too attached to them to let any of them go. Homer then offers a compromise... a threesome with Devil!Moe and another devil.

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In "The Devil and Homer Simpson from ''Treehouse of Horror IV,'' Homer sells his soul to Devil!Flanders for a donut.
donut, leading to his going on trial to try and get it back.
** In "Un-normal Activity" from ''Treehouse of Horror XXIII'', Marge made a deal with Devil!Moe back when she was a kid to give her favorite child to him in the next 30 years in exchange for leaving her sisters alone. However, when that day comes, Marge is too attached to them to let any of them go. Homer then offers a compromise... a threesome with Devil!Moe and another devil.

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** "Treehouse Of Horror II" is the only "Treehouse Of Horror" special where the individual segments don't have onscreen titles. In this episode, the FramingDevice is Lisa, Bart, and Homer having candy-induced nightmares, so the episode guide only refers to the segments as "Lisa's Nightmare", "Bart's Nightmare", and "Homer's Nightmare".

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** "Treehouse Of of Horror II" is the only "Treehouse Of of Horror" special where the individual segments don't have onscreen titles. In this episode, the FramingDevice is Lisa, Bart, and Homer having candy-induced nightmares, so the episode guide only refers to the segments as "Lisa's Nightmare", "Bart's Nightmare", and "Homer's Nightmare".



* OpiumDen: In "Four Beheadings and a Funeral" (part of ''Treehouse of Horror XV'').

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* OpiumDen: In "Four Beheadings and a Funeral" (part of ''Treehouse "Treehouse of Horror XV'').XV").
* OutOfHolidayEpisode: For much of the show's run, new "Treehouse" episodes have premiered ''after'' Halloween due to Fox's postseason UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball coverage.
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Many of the tales feature {{Affectionate Parod|y}}ies of contemporary HorrorFilms and ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' episodes. Others are inspired by more traditional horror -- there is even a DramaticReading of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's "Literature/TheRaven" in the first "Treehouse" episode. As one can expect, the stories tend to lean more into fantasy and horror than one would find in the (relatively) mundane series proper, and the plots will often take full advantage of the fact that the episodes exist out of canon to [[AnyoneCanDie kill off major characters]] during the course of the story, sometimes repeatedly.

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Many of the tales feature {{Affectionate Parod|y}}ies of contemporary HorrorFilms and ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episodes. Others are inspired by more traditional horror -- there is even a DramaticReading of Creator/EdgarAllanPoe's "Literature/TheRaven" in the first "Treehouse" episode. As one can expect, the stories tend to lean more into fantasy and horror than one would find in the (relatively) mundane series proper, and the plots will often take full advantage of the fact that the episodes exist out of canon to [[AnyoneCanDie kill off major characters]] during the course of the story, sometimes repeatedly.
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* TranshumanTreachery: Bart as a vampire in IV. Well, it's [[NightmareFetishist Bart]].
-->'''Bart:''' Come join us, Lisa, it's so cool. You get to stay up all night drinking blood!
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# [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS35E5TreehouseOfHorrorXXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXXIV]], featuring "Wild Barts Can't Be Token", "Ei8ht", and "Lout Break"

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# [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS35E5TreehouseOfHorrorXXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXXIV]], featuring "Wild Barts Can't Be Token", "Ei8ht", [="Ei8ht"=], and "Lout Break"
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# [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS35E5TreehouseOfHorrorXXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXXIV]]

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# [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS35E5TreehouseOfHorrorXXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXXIV]]
XXXIV]], featuring "Wild Barts Can't Be Token", "Ei8ht", and "Lout Break"

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