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* RecycledScript: The "Reaper Madness" segment has a similar plot of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode [[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E6DeathIsABitch "Death Is A Bitch"]].

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* RecycledScript: The "Reaper Madness" segment has a similar plot of to the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode [[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E6DeathIsABitch "Death Is A Bitch"]].Bitch"]]; TheGrimReaper is incapacitated and nobody can die, so the father of the house fills in for him, before giving up the role after he has to kill somebody he cannot bring himself to kill.
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Moved from YMMV and trimming down the natter from the original entry.
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Trimming down natter.


* DeletedScene: In "Frinkenstein", when Professor Frink receives the Nobel Prize, he thinks that it's because of his ray that removes the clothes from TV stars and he shows Lisa a clip from ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' where he removed Elly May and Granny's clothes. In the scene Granny told Elly May that she had some bad news, Jethro Bodine ate her monkey. Professor Frink thinks it was his work on Creator/JenniferAniston that really impressed the Nobel prize committee as he says she's a perky young lady.

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* DeletedScene: In "Frinkenstein", when Professor Frink receives the Nobel Prize, he thinks that it's because of his ray that removes the clothes from TV stars and he shows Lisa a clip from ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' where he removed Elly May and Granny's clothes. In the scene Granny told Elly May that she had some bad news, Jethro Bodine ate her monkey. Professor Frink thinks it was his work on Creator/JenniferAniston that really impressed the Nobel prize committee as he says she's a perky young lady.lady.
* RecycledScript: The "Reaper Madness" segment has a similar plot of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode [[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E6DeathIsABitch "Death Is A Bitch"]].
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As far as I can tell, they didn't have the same writers


* DeletedScene: In "Frinkenstein", when Professor Frink receives the Nobel Prize, he thinks that it's because of his ray that removes the clothes from TV stars and he shows Lisa a clip from ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' where he removed Elly May and Granny's clothes. In the scene Granny told Elly May that she had some bad news, Jethro Bodine ate her monkey. Professor Frink thinks it was his work on Creator/JenniferAniston that really impressed the Nobel prize committee as he says she's a perky young lady.
* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E6DeathisABitch Death is a Bitch]]" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).
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* DeletedScene: In "Frinkenstein", when Professor Frink receives the Nobel Prize, he thinks that it's because of his ray that removes the clothes from TV stars and he shows Lisa a clip from ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' where he removed Elly May and Granny's clothes. In the scene Granny told Elly May that she had some bad news, Jethro Bodine ate her monkey. Professor Frink thinks it was his work on Creator/JenniferAniston that really impressed the Nobel prize committee as he says she's a perky young lady.
* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E6DeathisABitch Death is a Bitch]]" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).
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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuysS2E6DeathisABitch Death is a Bitch]]" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).

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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuysS2E6DeathisABitch "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E6DeathisABitch Death is a Bitch]]" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' to be written entirely by one person, rather than have a different person write each segment. This was because having different writers for each story was resulting in a monstrously over-long first draft that took forever to get down to a workable length.
* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuysS2E6DeathisABitch Death is a Bitch]]" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This is DeletedScene: In "Frinkenstein", when Professor Frink receives the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' to be written entirely by one person, rather than have a different person write each segment. This was Nobel Prize, he thinks that it's because having different writers for each story was resulting in a monstrously over-long first draft of his ray that took forever to get down to removes the clothes from TV stars and he shows Lisa a workable length.
clip from ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'' where he removed Elly May and Granny's clothes. In the scene Granny told Elly May that she had some bad news, Jethro Bodine ate her monkey. Professor Frink thinks it was his work on Creator/JenniferAniston that really impressed the Nobel prize committee as he says she's a perky young lady.
* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuysS2E6DeathisABitch Death is a Bitch]]" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).ankle).
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Hilarious In Hindsight is YMMV, not Trivia.


* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Death is a Bitch" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).
** HilariousInHindsight: Because of this, Homer's cameo in the ''Family Guy'' episode "Ratings Guy" where Peter tells him "Looks like this is one we beat you to!" is made more hilarious.

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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Death "[[Recap/FamilyGuysS2E6DeathisABitch Death is a Bitch" Bitch]]" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after the former breaks his ankle).
** HilariousInHindsight: Because of this, Homer's cameo in the ''Family Guy'' episode "Ratings Guy" where Peter tells him "Looks like this is one we beat you to!" is made more hilarious.
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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Death is a Bitch" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after Death breaks his ankle).

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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Death is a Bitch" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after Death the former breaks his ankle).

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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''Family Guy'' episode "Death is a Bitch" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after Death breaks his ankle).
** [[HilariousinHindsight Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Because of this, Homer's cameo in the Family Guy episode "Ratings Guy" where Peter tells him "Looks like this is one we beat you to!" is made more hilarious.

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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''Family Guy'' ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Death is a Bitch" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after Death breaks his ankle).
** [[HilariousinHindsight Hilarious in Hindsight]]: HilariousInHindsight: Because of this, Homer's cameo in the Family Guy ''Family Guy'' episode "Ratings Guy" where Peter tells him "Looks like this is one we beat you to!" is made more hilarious.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' to be written entirely by one person, rather than have a different person write each segment. This was because having different writers for each story was resulting in a monstrously over-long first draft that took forever to get down to a workable length.
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* RecycledScript: As mentioned on the main page, the first story was done before on the ''Family Guy'' episode "Death is a Bitch" (where Peter writes on his hospital bill that he's dead to get out of paying for it, and the Grim Reaper forces Peter to take his job after Death breaks his ankle).
** [[HilariousinHindsight Hilarious in Hindsight]]: Because of this, Homer's cameo in the Family Guy episode "Ratings Guy" where Peter tells him "Looks like this is one we beat you to!" is made more hilarious.

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