Treehouse of Horror VIII - Revision history

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 A [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] censor named Fox Censor, sitting at his desk reading through the script and deleting things, proudly announces that thanks to his editing tonight's ''Simpsons'' episode is rated TV-G. But as he says this, a hand with a sword appears out of the on-screen rating icon and stabs him in the back repeatedly. Every time he gets stabbed, the rating gets higher. In the end, the rating is "TV-666" and Censor collapses dead onto the desk. Blood pours down the front to reveal the title, "The Simpsons Halloween Special VIII."
-=== Act I: "The HΩmega Man" ===
+=== The HΩmega Man ===
 [[File:The Homega Man - Title Card.png|thumb|left]]
 [[Mayor Quimby]] generates a great deal of controversy over a "frog's legs" joke he makes about France and he refuses to apologize. Lisa becomes worried that France will launch an attack against them. [[Homer]] tries to reassure her by saying that they have a bomb shelter, but it turns out to be a cardboard box in the backyard. So, Homer goes to Herman's Military Antiques to look for a real bomb shelter. He is looking at the Withstand-inator when the French president launches a neutron bomb directly into Springfield. Homer, completely unharmed, emerges from the shelter and complains to Herman's corpse about the food. On the way home, Homer doesn't take notice to the lifeless town. At a green traffic light, he becomes annoyed because [[Kirk Van Houten|the person in front of him]] won't go. He gets out of his car and decides to handle things with a "little friendly punching". He punches the driver in the head, mistaking their head turning into dust for a sign that he 'still has it'. He then notices a newspaper headline that tells about the bomb that blew up Springfield, and he seems to be the only person to have survived.
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 They claim that they want to create a perfect world in which the mistakes of the past will be eliminated. This, of course, includes killing Homer. Homer flees in his car back home with the freaks chasing him in a type of zombie car. Upon arriving home, Homer is greeted by his family, who survived the blast because their house was protected by so many layers of lead paint. Seeing Homer reunited with his family, the freaks see the error of their ways. Ned Flanders hopes they can build a {{W|Utopia}}an society where freaks and norms can live together in peace. [[Marge]] seems to agree at first, but she and the children open fire with shotguns that they were hiding behind their backs, killing all of the freaks. Homer and his family decide to take advantage of the {{W|nuclear holocaust}} and go and steal some {{W|Ferrari#Road cars|Ferrari's}}.
-=== Act II: "Fly Vs. Fly" ===
+=== Fly vs. Fly ===
 [[File:Fly vs. Fly - Title Card.png|thumb|left]]
 Homer buys a teleporter from [[Professor Frink]] at his yard sale. Bart asks if he can use it but, Homer refuses. That night, Bart tries to sneak [[Snowball II]] into the teleporter and at the same time, [[Santa's Little Helper]] jumps in. As the pets come out, Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II have been merged into two creatures. A fly lands on Bart's arm and thinking that he will become a superhero, Bart grabs the fly and steps into the teleporter.
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 He comes out his normal head, but with the body of the fly and meanwhile the fly has his body. The rest of the family wakes up and sees Bart's body with a fly's head and decide that it must be Bart and accept him as their family. That night, Bart talks to Lisa and tells her what happened. When Lisa is in the kitchen fly-boy eats Bart and Lisa knocks him into the teleporter. Bart then appears in the living room normal. An enraged Homer grabs an axe and starts chasing Bart around for using the teleporter.
-=== Act III: "Easy-Bake Coven" ===
+=== Easy-Bake Coven ===
 [[File:Easy-Bake Coven - Title Card.png|thumb|right]]
 In 1649 the town of [[Springfield|Sprynge-Fielde]] is witness to many witch burnings. Later in the church, the townspeople try to figure out whom to condemn next. People start accusing others and soon they erupt into chaos, until [[Marge]] intervenes. She tries to talk sense into the townspeople, but [[Moe]] accuses her of being a witch. [[Mayor Quimby]] assures her that she is entitled to due process which means she will be thrown off a cliff with a broomstick. If she is a witch she will be able to fly to safety, in which case the authorities expect her to report back for punishment. If she is not a witch, then she will fall to an honorable Christian death.

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 == Reception ==
 Composer [[Alf Clausen]] was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series}} in the {{W|50th Primetime Emmy Awards}} for "Treehouse of Horror VIII". However, it lost to "{{W2|Becoming|Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Becoming, Part 1}}" from ''{{W|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score Television Academy - "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) – 1998"]</ref>
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{desc|In the eighth annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, [[Homer]] discovers he is the last man left alive after a neutron bomb destroys [[Springfield]] in "The HΩmega Man". In "Fly vs. Fly", Homer buys a transporter that [[Bart]] uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and in "Easy-Bake Coven" [[Marge]] is accused of witchcraft in a Puritan rendition of 1649 Springfield.}}
+{{Synopsis|In the eighth annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, [[Homer]] discovers he is the last man left alive after a neutron bomb destroys [[Springfield]] in "The HΩmega Man". In "Fly vs. Fly", Homer buys a transporter that [[Bart]] uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and in "Easy-Bake Coven" [[Marge]] is accused of witchcraft in a Puritan rendition of 1649 Springfield.}}
 == Plot ==

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-"'''Treehouse of Horror VIII'''" is the fourth episode of [[season 9]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred eighty-second episode overall. It is also the eighth installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]] and consists of three parts. It originally aired on October 26, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[Mike Scully]], [[David S. Cohen]] and [[Ned Goldreyer]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].
+"'''Treehouse of Horror VIII'''" is the fourth episode of [[Season 9|broadcast season 9]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred eighty-second episode overall. It is also the eighth installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]] and consists of three parts. It originally aired on October 26, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[Mike Scully]], [[David S. Cohen]] and [[Ned Goldreyer]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]].
 == Synopsis ==

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{desc|In the eighth annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, [[Homer]] discovers he is the last man left alive after a neutron bomb destroys [[Springfield]] in the segment "''The HΩmega Man''" (a spoof of ''{{W|The Omega Man}}''). In "''Fly vs. Fly"'' (a spoof of ''{{W|The Fly}}''), Homer buys a transporter that [[Bart]] uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and "''Easy-Bake Coven'" ''features [[Marge]] being accused of witchcraft in a Puritan rendition of 1649 Springfield.}}
+{{desc|In the eighth annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, [[Homer]] discovers he is the last man left alive after a neutron bomb destroys [[Springfield]] in "The HΩmega Man". In "Fly vs. Fly", Homer buys a transporter that [[Bart]] uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and in "Easy-Bake Coven" [[Marge]] is accused of witchcraft in a Puritan rendition of 1649 Springfield.}}
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 |airdate=October 26, [[1997]]
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 |couchgag=The Simpsons sit on the couch. Metal shackles restrain their wrists and ankles and a metal cap comes down on all of their heads. The family writhes in pain as they get shocked by the electricity.
 |writer=[[Mike Scully]]<br>[[David S. Cohen]]<br>[[Ned Goldreyer]]

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