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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|The first of the annual Halloween spook-fests. In "Bad Dream House", the family move into an [[Evil House|old haunted house]], are possessed by an evil spirit, and attempt to kill each other. In "Hungry are the Damned", the family are abducted by aliens [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] and are fattened up to the extent [[Lisa]] questions their motives. In "The Raven", a poem by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] is recited with the family as characters.}}
+{{Synopsis|The first of the annual Halloween spook-fests. In "Bad Dream House", the family move into an [[Evil House|old haunted house]], are possessed by an evil spirit, and attempt to kill each other. In "Hungry are the Damned", the family are abducted by aliens [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] and are fattened up to the extent [[Lisa]] questions their motives. In "The Raven", a poem by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] is recited with the family as characters.}}
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-"'''Treehouse of Horror'''", also known as "'''The Simpsons Halloween Special'''", is the third episode of [[season 2]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the sixteenth episode overall. It is also the first installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]] and consisted of three parts. It originally aired on October 25, [[1990]]. Part one was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Wes Archer]], part two was written by [[Jay Kogen]] and [[Wallace Wolodarsky]] and directed by [[Rich Moore]] and part three was written by [[Sam Simon]], with writing credit given to [[Edgar Allan Poe]], and directed by [[David Silverman]]. It guest stars [[James Earl Jones]] as [[Serak the Preparer]], the narrator and the [[removalist]].
+"'''Treehouse of Horror'''", also known as "'''The Simpsons Halloween Special'''", is the third episode of [[Season 2|broadcast season 2]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the sixteenth episode overall. It is also the first installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]] and consisted of three parts. It originally aired on October 25, [[1990]]. Part one was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Wes Archer]], part two was written by [[Jay Kogen]] and [[Wallace Wolodarsky]] and directed by [[Rich Moore]] and part three was written by [[Sam Simon]], with writing credit given to [[Edgar Allan Poe]], and directed by [[David Silverman]]. It guest stars [[James Earl Jones]] as [[Serak the Preparer]], the narrator and the [[removalist]].
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 == Production ==
-This is the first episode of ''The Simpsons'' to be composed by [[Alf Clausen]], who went on to be the main composer until [[season 29]]. The idea behind the episode was to parody {{W|EC Comics}}, [[James L. Brooks]] said, "shocking" for a cartoon on network television. He also said this episode's tame compared to later "Treehouse of Horror" episodes.<ref name="EW">[https://ew.com/gallery/simpsons-treehouse-horror-top-10/#21073833 Entertainment Weekly - "'Simpsons': 'Treehouse of Horror' Top 10!"]</ref>
+This is the first episode of ''The Simpsons'' to be composed by [[Alf Clausen]], who went on to be the main composer until [[Season 29|broadcast season 29]]. The idea behind the episode was to parody {{W|EC Comics}}, [[James L. Brooks]] said, "shocking" for a cartoon on network television. He also said this episode's tame compared to later "Treehouse of Horror" episodes.<ref name="EW">[https://ew.com/gallery/simpsons-treehouse-horror-top-10/#21073833 Entertainment Weekly - "'Simpsons': 'Treehouse of Horror' Top 10!"]</ref>
 The idea of Kang and Kodos came from [[Jay Kogen]] and [[Wallace Wolodarsky]].<ref>{{Com|Kogen, Jay|Treehouse of Horror|Second|(2002).}}</ref> Kang and Kodos' designs were based off a cover of an EC Comics issue.<ref name="Reiss">{{Com|Reiss, Mike|Treehouse of Horror II|Third|(2003).}}</ref> They were originally designed to be constantly drooling. Initially, creator [[Matt Groening]] decided against this to make the animation process easier. However, the animators didn't mind, so the drooling stayed in.<ref>{{Com|Groening, Matt|Treehouse of Horror|Second|(2002).}}</ref> The names of Kang and Kodos come from two ''[[Star Trek]]'' characters. Kang's named after a {{W|Klingon}} captain from the episode "{{W|Day of the Dove}}", and Kodos is named after Kodos the Executioner from the episode "{{W|The Conscience of the King}}".<ref name="Reiss"/>

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|The first of the annual Halloween spook-fest. In "Bad Dream House", the family move into an [[Evil House|old haunted house]], are possessed by an evil spirit, and attempt to kill each other. In "Hungry are the Damned", the family's abducted by aliens [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] and are fattened up to the extent [[Lisa]] questions their motives. In "The Raven", a poem by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] is recited with the family as characters.}}
+{{Desc|The first of the annual Halloween spook-fests. In "Bad Dream House", the family move into an [[Evil House|old haunted house]], are possessed by an evil spirit, and attempt to kill each other. In "Hungry are the Damned", the family are abducted by aliens [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] and are fattened up to the extent [[Lisa]] questions their motives. In "The Raven", a poem by [[Edgar Allan Poe]] is recited with the family as characters.}}
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 |guests= [[James Earl Jones]] as [[Serak the Preparer]], the narrator and the [[removalist]]

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 {{EpisodePrevNext|Simpson and Delilah|Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish}}
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 {{Quote|Tuck your children into bed tonight instead of writing us angry letters tomorrow.|[[Marge Simpson]]}}
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 |airdate= October 25, [[1990]]
 |guests= [[James Earl Jones]] as [[Serak the Preparer]], the narrator and the [[removalist]]
-|showrunner= [[James L. Brooks]]<br>[[Matt Groening]]<br>[[Sam Simon]]
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 |writer= [[John Swartzwelder]] (part 1)<br>[[Jay Kogen]] & [[Wallace Wolodarsky]] (part 2)<br>[[Sam Simon]] and [[Edgar Allan Poe]] (part 3)
 |director= [[Wes Archer]] (part 1) <br> [[Rich Moore]] (part 2) <br>[[David Silverman]] (part 3)