Treehouse of Horror IV - Revision history

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|In the first act, when [[Homer]] announces he will sell his soul for a donut, [[Ned Flanders]], as the [[Flanders the Devil|Devil]], shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second act, while riding to school, Bart believes he sees a malevolent {{Ch|gremlin}} on the side of the bus. And in the final act, [[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Burns]], a vampire in [[Count Burns' Castle|a spooky castle]].}}
+{{Synopsis|In the first act, when [[Homer]] announces he will sell his soul for a donut, [[Ned Flanders]], as the [[Flanders the Devil|Devil]], shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second act, while riding to school, Bart believes he sees a malevolent {{Ch|gremlin}} on the side of the bus. And in the final act, [[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Burns]], a vampire in [[Count Burns' Castle|a spooky castle]].}}
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-"'''Treehouse of Horror IV'''" is the fifth episode of [[season 5]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the eighty-sixth episode overall. It is also the fourth installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]] and consists of three parts. It originally aired on October 28, [[1993]]. The episode was written by [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Bill Oakley]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Greg Daniels]], [[Dan McGrath]] and [[Bill Canterbury]] and directed by [[David Silverman]].
+"'''Treehouse of Horror IV'''" is the fifth episode of [[Season 5|broadcast season 5]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the eighty-sixth episode overall. It is also the fourth installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]] and consists of three parts. It originally aired on October 28, [[1993]]. The episode was written by [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Bill Oakley]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Greg Daniels]], [[Dan McGrath]] and [[Bill Canterbury]] and directed by [[David Silverman]].
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|In the first act, when [[Homer]] announces he will sell his soul for a donut, the [[Flanders the Devil|Devil]], who is actually [[Ned Flanders]], shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second Act, while riding to school, Bart believe he sees a malevolent gremlin on the side of the bus. And in the final act, [[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Burns]], a vampire in [[Count Burns' Castle|a spooky castle]].}}
+{{Desc|In the first act, when [[Homer]] announces he will sell his soul for a donut, [[Ned Flanders]], as the [[Flanders the Devil|Devil]], shows up to take him up on the offer. In the second act, while riding to school, Bart believes he sees a malevolent {{Ch|gremlin}} on the side of the bus. And in the final act, [[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Burns]], a vampire in [[Count Burns' Castle|a spooky castle]].}}
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 |airdate= October 28, [[1993]]
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 |writer= [[Conan O'Brien]]<br>[[Bill Oakley]]<br>[[Josh Weinstein]]<br>[[Greg Daniels]]<br>[[Dan McGrath]]<br>[[Bill Canterbury]]
 |director= [[David Silverman]]

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 For "Terror at 5 1/2 Feet", David Silverman used both the [[William Shatner]] and [[John Lithgow]]'s portrayals of Robert "Bob" Wilson in "{{W|Nightmare at 20,000 Feet}}" for Bart's mannerisms, but mostly Shatner.<ref name="Silverman"/> A lot of work was put into the design of the Gremlin to make him scary in the Simpsons universe.<ref name="Weinstein">{{Com|Weinstein, Josh|Treehouse of Horror IV|Fifth|(2004).}}</ref> [[Üter Zörker]] was originally made as a one-off character, but became a recurring character.<ref name="Silverman"/>
-"Bart Simpson's Dracula" was written by [[Bill Canterbury]].<ref name="Brooks">{{Com|Brooks, James L.|Treehouse of Horror IV|Fifth|(2004).}}</ref> The segment was visually based on the {{W|Francis Coppola}} version of ''{{W|Bram Stoker's Dracula}}''.<ref name="Silverman"/> The neon writing for the Secret Vampire Room was also supposed to have an arrow on, but the animators forgot it.<ref name="Mirkin"/> They didn't have enough money to go back and animate it in.<ref name="Silverman"/> The scene where Bart and the kids are floating outside of Lisa's window is inspired by ''{{W|The Lost Boys}}''.<ref name="Mirkin"/> A joke got cut where [[E.T.]] was flying through the sky with [[Elliot]] and the vampire children attacked them.<ref name="Brooks"/> [[Dave Mirkin]] suggested the ''[[Peanuts]]''-inspired ending to the episode.<ref name="Mirkin"/> Another scene that was cut had Homer open a coffin with a load of Christmas decorations in, which would then appear in the final scene.<ref name="Groening">{{Com|Groening, Matt|Treehouse of Horror IV|Fifth|(2004).}}</ref> The credits music took inspiration from both ''[[The Munsters]]'' and ''{{W2|The Addams Family|1964 TV series}}''. The electric guitar was from ''The Munsters'' whilst the timing and the clicking was from ''The Addams Family''.<ref name="Silverman"/>
+"Bart Simpson's Dracula" was written by [[Bill Canterbury]].<ref name="Brooks">{{Com|Brooks, James L.|Treehouse of Horror IV|Fifth|(2004).}}</ref> The segment was visually based on the {{W|Francis Coppola}} version of ''{{W|Bram Stoker's Dracula}}''.<ref name="Silverman"/> The neon writing for the Secret Vampire Room was also supposed to have an arrow on, but the animators forgot it.<ref name="Mirkin"/> They didn't have enough money to go back and animate it in.<ref name="Silverman"/> The scene where Bart and the kids are floating outside of Lisa's window is inspired by ''{{W|The Lost Boys}}''.<ref name="Mirkin"/> A joke got cut where [[E.T.]] was flying through the sky with [[Elliott]] and the vampire children attacked them.<ref name="Brooks"/> [[Dave Mirkin]] suggested the ''[[Peanuts]]''-inspired ending to the episode.<ref name="Mirkin"/> Another scene that was cut had Homer open a coffin with a load of Christmas decorations in, which would then appear in the final scene.<ref name="Groening">{{Com|Groening, Matt|Treehouse of Horror IV|Fifth|(2004).}}</ref> The credits music took inspiration from both ''[[The Munsters]]'' and ''{{W2|The Addams Family|1964 TV series}}''. The electric guitar was from ''The Munsters'' whilst the timing and the clicking was from ''The Addams Family''.<ref name="Silverman"/>
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