Lumberwood Outdated af account from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson

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#1: May 21st 2021 at 12:42:35 AM

It's almost midnight for me, so after I post this, I'm going to go to bed and check on this post tomorrow to see your responses.

Basically the trope description I have in mind for the trope is this:

Treehouse of Terror Episode

A special Halloween-themed episode of a show that uses the same format as the Treehouse of Terror episodes of The Simpsons, being an episode divided into three sketches that are usually parodies of well-known horror stories/movies/characters/tropes.

Often times, the episode will be non-canon, meaning it can be used to do things that wouldn't happen in a normal episode of the show, such as featuring supernatural elements in a normally down-to-earth series, or killing off major characters.

Examples

Western Animation

Gravity Falls: The episode Little Gift Shop of Horrors has the sketches "Hands Off", "Abaconing", and "Clay Day".
Phineas and Ferb: The episode Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror is split into three segments. In the first, Ducky Momo turns evil after Candace recites an ancient spell. In the second, Dr. Doofenshmirtz summons the Giant Floating Baby Head to grant him three wishes (a side-effect being that some of his fingers become baby-head fingers, one for every unused wish). In the final segment, Phineas tells a story about evil clones of Perry the Platypus running amuck throughout Danville (and even killing all of the characters in Phineas's first ending).
Recess: The episode The Terrifying Tales of Recess has the sketches "Children of the Cornchip", "When Bikes Attack!", and "Night of the Living Finsters".

I'm curious to hear everyone's opinions and if there's anything I can do to improve this idea. Thank you in advance :)

Edited by Lumberwood on May 21st 2021 at 12:51:10 PM

Sincerely, Lumberwood

TheMountainKing Since: Jul, 2016

#2: May 21st 2021 at 12:53:17 AM

Things like this should generally be taken to the Trope Launch Pad, but in this case I really don't think this works. It just seems too hyper-specific. You're definitely gonna need more than three examples (bare minimum is ten).

Lumberwood Outdated af account from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson

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#3: May 21st 2021 at 12:55:45 AM

Really? I thought I read in the rules that the minimum is three examples?

Sincerely, Lumberwood

TheMountainKing Since: Jul, 2016

#4: May 21st 2021 at 1:06:43 AM

That's for a work page. For new tropes it's ten.

RustBeard Since: Sep, 2016

#5: May 21st 2021 at 7:33:31 AM

Three is the minimum needed to establish a trope pattern, but in practice we won't launch a trope with just three examples. I don't think ten examples is a hard requirement, but it's a good idea. That being said, you can always start a draft and see if people have more examples.

YourIdeas Since: Mar, 2014

#6: May 21st 2021 at 7:52:46 AM

Thing is, Halloween Episode is a thing and already talks about The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror specials. Pointing out Halloween episodes that specifically Shout-Out those specials just seems redundant. If this does go to TLP, I'd rather it focus more on the paragraph regarding how some Halloween episodes play up non-canon, self-contained storylines with outcomes/elements you wouldn't see play out in the series otherwise. I can see that as a legitimate subtrope.

Edited by YourIdeas on May 21st 2021 at 7:53:21 AM

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