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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|In "Barti", [[Barti]] and his mother are chased by a hunter, [[Mr. Burns]]. In "Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite", when the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] are hired to look after [[Parasite House|the Wolfcastles' house]], they find many people are squatting in the basement. In "Nightmare on Elm Tree", the trees of [[Springfield]] come to life and wage war on humanity. In "Poetic Interlude", [[Vincent Price]] reads the story of The Telltale Bart. Finally, in "Dead Ringer", a cursed [[TikTok]] video causes anyone who watches it to die.}}
+{{Synopsis|In "Barti", [[Barti]] and his mother are chased by a hunter, [[Mr. Burns]]. In "Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite", when the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] are hired to look after [[Parasite House|the Wolfcastles' house]], they find many people are squatting in the basement. In "Nightmare on Elm Tree", the trees of [[Springfield]] come to life and wage war on humanity. In "Poetic Interlude", [[Vincent Price]] reads the story of The Telltale Bart. Finally, in "Dead Ringer", a cursed [[TikTok]] video causes anyone who watches it to die.}}
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-'''"Treehouse of Horror XXXII"''' is the third episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on October 10, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Susan Egan]] as the "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]" singer, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Vincent Price]], and [[Tree Rollins]] as {{Ch|Tree Rollins|himself}}.
+'''"Treehouse of Horror XXXII"''' is the third episode of [[Season 33|broadcast season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on October 10, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Susan Egan]] as the "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]" singer, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Vincent Price]], and [[Tree Rollins]] as {{Ch|Tree Rollins|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==

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 == Plot ==
 === Barti ===
-In a parody of the film ''{{W|Bambi}}'', [[Barti]] and his mother are chased by a hunter, [[Mr. Burns]]. After running in a cave, Barti finds out his mother never made it. Going back through the forest he meets Mr. Burns, asking where his mother is, but she appears, reassuring him that his father saved her, stabbing Mr. Burns with [[Lenny]] and they start eating Mr. Burns.
+In a parody of the film ''{{W|Bambi}}'', [[Barti]] and his mother are chased by a hunter, [[Mr. Burns]]. After running into a cave, Barti finds out his mother never made it. Going back through the forest, he meets Mr. Burns and asks where his mother is, but she appears, reassuring him that his father saved her, stabbed Mr. Burns with [[Lenny]], and they start eating Mr. Burns.
 === Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite ===
-In a parody of the 2019 [[South Korea]]n film ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}'', the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] live in a squallid basement apartment, full of water, and with pizza boxes everywhere, but their life changes as [[Bart]] get hired at [[Rainer Wolfcastle]]'s manor as a tutor.
+In a parody of the 2019 [[South Korea]]n film ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}'', the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] live in a squalid basement apartment, full of water and pizza boxes, but their life changes when [[Bart]] gets hired at [[Rainer Wolfcastle]]'s manor as a tutor.
-A few days later, Bart is badly teaching [[Greta Wolfcastle]] math, when he switches on TV to watch ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[D'oh Piercer]]". Meanwhile, Wolfcastle is reviewing [[Kirk]] when he finds him not suitable anymore, so Bart proposes him to hire his family instead, as he's leaving for vacation.
+A few days later, Bart is poorly teaching [[Greta Wolfcastle]] math when he switches on the TV to watch the ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[D'oh Piercer]]". Meanwhile, Wolfcastle is reviewing [[Kirk]] but finds him no longer suitable, so Bart proposes that he hire his family instead, as Wolfcastle is leaving for vacation.
-As the family is enjoying the life of living in a rich person's house, Kirk comes back asking to let him in, and when [[Marge]] lets he in, he runs to the kitchen and reveals a hidden door to the basement, where he hid his family. A fight starts between them and the other parasites that were present in the basement, other Springfielders in the same situation and in the end most of the people are dead, while the [[Simpson family]] are the one standing living in the house.
+As the family enjoys living in a rich person's house, Kirk returns asking to be let in, and when [[Marge]] does, he runs to the kitchen and reveals a hidden door to the basement, where he hid his family. A fight starts between them and the other squatters already in the basement—other Springfielders in the same situation—and in the end, most of the people are dead, while the [[Simpson family]] remains standing and living in the house.
 === Nightmare on Elm Tree ===
-In a parody of the film ''{{W|A Nightmare on Elm Street}}'', Bart starts telling stories to [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]], scaring them into their parents' room, where they were having a passionate moment. Tired of the scary tales told by Bart, Homer tries to put an end to that, starting to cut the treehouse's tree, however getting tired and started sleeping under the tree.
+In a parody of the film ''{{W|A Nightmare on Elm Street}}'', Bart starts telling stories to [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]], scaring them into their parents' room, where they are having a passionate moment. Tired of Bart's scary tales, Homer tries to put an end to it by cutting down the treehouse's tree, but gets tired and falls asleep under it.
-A thunder strikes the tree, making it come to life, kicking Homer against the tree, while making its way to a drive-in, where he sees people watching [[Groot]] in "{{W2|Guardians of the Galaxy|film}}", laughing at him. He picks people up and throw them away before reaching a tree farm, where he finds what happens to the trees in there, making them come to life by touching them. The trees start getting their revenge, killing people in the town, using their weaknesses, like pollen, celebrating their win by dancing around the former statue of [[Jebediah Springfield]].
+A thunderbolt strikes the tree, bringing it to life. It kicks Homer against the tree and makes its way to a drive-in, where it sees people watching [[Groot]] in "{{W2|Guardians of the Galaxy|film}}", laughing at him. The tree picks people up and throws them away before reaching a tree farm, where it sees what happens to the trees there, bringing them to life by touching them. The trees begin getting their revenge, killing people in the town using their weaknesses, like pollen, and celebrate their win by dancing around the former statue of [[Jebediah Springfield]].
 === Poetic Interlude ===
-A voice reads "The Telltale Bart" to Maggie. In January, Bart put earthworms in Homer's waffles. In February, he catfished [[Mrs. Krabappel]] on {{W2|Tinder|app}}. In March, he ruined the school's playground. In April, he took nudes of his butt on the photocopier. In May, he stole [[Skinner]]'s car and drove over the pole kids were dancing around on. In June, he took a sip of his first beer. In July, he cuts the heads of Lisa's [[Malibu Stacy]] dolls.
+A voice reads "The Telltale Bart" to Maggie. In January, Bart puts earthworms in Homer's waffles. In February, he catfishes [[Mrs. Krabappel]] on {{W2|Tinder|app}}. In March, he ruins the school's playground. In April, he takes nudes of his butt on the photocopier. In May, he steals [[Skinner]]'s car and drives over the pole kids are dancing around. In June, he takes a sip of his first beer. In July, he cuts the heads off Lisa's [[Malibu Stacy]] dolls.
-In August, he tries and fails to torture a turtle with the sun. In September, he spent the whole month in detention writing "I hate rhyming couplets" on the blackboard. In October, he ate Halloween candies till he was green. In November, on [[Thanksgiving]] day, he cuts the heads of the family at dinner. Before the narrator could tell what he did in December, however, Maggie strangles him, before climbing in bed to sleep.
+In August, he tries and fails to torture a turtle with the sun. In September, he spends the whole month in detention writing "I hate rhyming couplets" on the blackboard. In October, he eats Halloween candies until he turns green. In November, on [[Thanksgiving]] day, he cuts the heads off the family at dinner. Before the narrator can tell what he does in December, however, Maggie strangles him, then climbs into bed to sleep.
 === Dead Ringer ===
-In a parody of the film series ''{{W2|The Ring|franchise}}'', the kids at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] reveal to Lisa they had a party without inviting her, but all that watched a [[TikTok]] video there died in a week. [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] dies first, then [[Milhouse]]. Bart didn't watch it but invites Lisa to watch it. To stop this, Lisa and Bart have someone not afraid of death, [[Grampa]] watch it instead.
+In a parody of the film series ''{{W2|The Ring|franchise}}'', the kids at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] reveal to Lisa they had a party without inviting her, but everyone who watched a [[TikTok]] video there dies within a week. [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] die first, followed by [[Milhouse]]. Bart doesn't watch it but invites Lisa to. To stop it, Lisa and Bart have someone not afraid of death, [[Grampa]], watch it instead.
-Afterwards they go to [[Skinner]] but he's not much help, till [[Willie]] invites them to go with him to his shack, to tell the story of [[Mopey Mary]], which upon receiving a box full of rabbit poop, went to the well in the school yard and threw herself in. Seven days later he found the body but covered the well so nobody would find it, and says that her spirit still lurks in the video.
+Afterward, they go to [[Skinner]], but he's not much help until [[Willie]] invites them to his shack to tell the story of [[Mopey Mary]], who, upon receiving a box full of rabbit poop, went to the schoolyard well and threw herself in. Seven days later, he found the body but covered the well so nobody would find it, and says her spirit still lurks in the video.
-Lisa masters up the courage to watch the video and invites the mysterious killer on the phone to get there and kill her now, so through the TV comes Mary, and she gives her a valentine and invites her to be friends. At the school yard however when she starts playing the saxophone, Mary falls herself down the well to not hear it ever again, while [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] appear, wondering why they always appear at the end.
+Lisa musters the courage to watch the video and invites the mysterious killer on the phone to come and kill her now. Through the TV comes Mary, who gives her a valentine and invites her to be friends. However, at the schoolyard, when Lisa starts playing the saxophone, Mary throws herself down the well again to avoid hearing it, while [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] appear, wondering why they always appear at the end.
 == Production ==

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-'''"Treehouse of Horror XXXII"''' is the third episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on October 10, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Susan Egan]] as the "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]" singer, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Vincent Price]] and [[Tree Rollins]] as {{Ch|Tree Rollins|himself}}
+'''"Treehouse of Horror XXXII"''' is the third episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on October 10, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Susan Egan]] as the "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]" singer, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Vincent Price]], and [[Tree Rollins]] as {{Ch|Tree Rollins|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|{{W|Bong Joon-ho}}'s "{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}", [[Bambi]]'s revenge and much, much more are featured in the annual Halloween special.}}
+{{Desc|In "Barti", [[Barti]] and his mother are chased by a hunter, [[Mr. Burns]]. In "Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite", when the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] are hired to look after [[Parasite House|the Wolfcastles' house]], they find many people are squatting in the basement. In "Nightmare on Elm Tree", the trees of [[Springfield]] come to life and wage war on humanity. In "Poetic Interlude", [[Vincent Price]] reads the story of The Telltale Bart. Finally, in "Dead Ringer", a cursed [[TikTok]] video causes anyone who watches it to die.}}
 == Plot ==
 === Barti ===
-In a parody of the film {{W|Bambi}}, [[Barti]] and his mother are chased by a hunter, [[Mr. Burns]]. After running in a cave, Barti finds out his mother never made it. Going back through the forest he meets Mr. Burns, asking where his mother is, but she appears, reassuring him that his father saved her, stabbing Mr. Burns with [[Lenny]] and they start eating Mr. Burns.
+In a parody of the film ''{{W|Bambi}}'', [[Barti]] and his mother are chased by a hunter, [[Mr. Burns]]. After running in a cave, Barti finds out his mother never made it. Going back through the forest he meets Mr. Burns, asking where his mother is, but she appears, reassuring him that his father saved her, stabbing Mr. Burns with [[Lenny]] and they start eating Mr. Burns.
 === Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite ===
 In a parody of the 2019 [[South Korea]]n film ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}'', the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] live in a squallid basement apartment, full of water, and with pizza boxes everywhere, but their life changes as [[Bart]] get hired at [[Rainer Wolfcastle]]'s manor as a tutor.
-A few days later, Bart is badly teaching [[Greta Wolfcastle]] math, when he switches on TV to watch [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]] episode [[D'oh Piercer]]. Meanwhile, Wolfcastle is reviewing [[Kirk]] when he finds him not suitable anymore, so Bart proposes him to hire his family instead, as he's leaving for vacation.
+A few days later, Bart is badly teaching [[Greta Wolfcastle]] math, when he switches on TV to watch ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[D'oh Piercer]]". Meanwhile, Wolfcastle is reviewing [[Kirk]] when he finds him not suitable anymore, so Bart proposes him to hire his family instead, as he's leaving for vacation.
 As the family is enjoying the life of living in a rich person's house, Kirk comes back asking to let him in, and when [[Marge]] lets he in, he runs to the kitchen and reveals a hidden door to the basement, where he hid his family. A fight starts between them and the other parasites that were present in the basement, other Springfielders in the same situation and in the end most of the people are dead, while the [[Simpson family]] are the one standing living in the house.
 === Nightmare on Elm Tree ===
-In a parody of the film {{W|A Nightmare on Elm Street}}, Bart starts telling stories to [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]], scaring them into their parents' room, where they were having a passionate moment. Tired of the scary tales told by Bart, Homer tries to put an end to that, starting to cut the treehouse's tree, however getting tired and started sleeping under the tree.
+In a parody of the film ''{{W|A Nightmare on Elm Street}}'', Bart starts telling stories to [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]], scaring them into their parents' room, where they were having a passionate moment. Tired of the scary tales told by Bart, Homer tries to put an end to that, starting to cut the treehouse's tree, however getting tired and started sleeping under the tree.
 A thunder strikes the tree, making it come to life, kicking Homer against the tree, while making its way to a drive-in, where he sees people watching [[Groot]] in "{{W2|Guardians of the Galaxy|film}}", laughing at him. He picks people up and throw them away before reaching a tree farm, where he finds what happens to the trees in there, making them come to life by touching them. The trees start getting their revenge, killing people in the town, using their weaknesses, like pollen, celebrating their win by dancing around the former statue of [[Jebediah Springfield]].
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 === Dead Ringer ===
-In a parody of the film series {{W2|The Ring|franchise}}, the kids at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] reveal to Lisa they had a party without inviting her, but all that watched a {{W|TikTok}} video there died in a week. [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] dies first, then [[Milhouse]]. Bart didn't watch it but invites Lisa to watch it. To stop this, Lisa and Bart have someone not afraid of death, [[Grampa]] watch it instead.
+In a parody of the film series ''{{W2|The Ring|franchise}}'', the kids at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] reveal to Lisa they had a party without inviting her, but all that watched a [[TikTok]] video there died in a week. [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] dies first, then [[Milhouse]]. Bart didn't watch it but invites Lisa to watch it. To stop this, Lisa and Bart have someone not afraid of death, [[Grampa]] watch it instead.
 Afterwards they go to [[Skinner]] but he's not much help, till [[Willie]] invites them to go with him to his shack, to tell the story of [[Mopey Mary]], which upon receiving a box full of rabbit poop, went to the well in the school yard and threw herself in. Seven days later he found the body but covered the well so nobody would find it, and says that her spirit still lurks in the video.
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-'''"Treehouse of Horror XXXII"''' is the third episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven-hundred and ninth episode overall. It originally aired on October 10, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Susan Egan]] as the "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]" singer, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Vincent Price]] and [[Tree Rollins]] as {{Ch|Tree Rollins|himself}}
+'''"Treehouse of Horror XXXII"''' is the third episode of [[season 33]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred ninth episode overall. It originally aired on October 10, [[2021]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Susan Egan]] as the "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]" singer, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Vincent Price]] and [[Tree Rollins]] as {{Ch|Tree Rollins|himself}}
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 == Production ==
-The poster for the episode was done by [[Julius Preite]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1445117863107313671 Al Jean's Twitter - "Poster by Julius Preite"]</ref>
+The poster for the episode was done by [[Julius Preite]].
-The idea for ''Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite'' segment came to the episode writer, [[John Frink]], after he has seen ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}'' movie. Then Frink had asked, if the show staff can do a parody on it in Halloween special, and [[Al Jean]] approved the idea.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1447352716217315328 Al Jean's Twitter - "Parasite inspiration"]</ref>
+The idea for ''Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite'' segment came to the episode writer, [[John Frink]], after he has seen ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}'' movie. Then Frink had asked, if the show staff can do a parody on it in Halloween special, and [[Al Jean]] approved the idea.
-Frink had been pitching to do a horror segment starring the treehouse (''Nightmare on Elm Tree'') for years.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1447353744597733377 Al Jean's Twitter - "John Frink Treehouse Segment"]</ref> [[Matt Groening]] suggested using [[James Cagney]] as the voice for [[Bart's treehouse]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1447355594168365062 Al Jean's Twitter - "Matt Groening James Cagney"]</ref>
+Frink had been pitching to do a horror segment starring the treehouse (''Nightmare on Elm Tree'') for years. [[Matt Groening]] suggested using [[James Cagney]] as the voice for [[Bart's treehouse]].
-The ''Dead Ringer'' segment was suggested by [[Carolyn Omine]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1447356510254686211 Al Jean's Twitter - "Carolyn Omine Ring"]</ref>
+The ''Dead Ringer'' segment was suggested by [[Carolyn Omine]].
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 |blackboard= I hate rhyming couplets
 |guests= [[Susan Egan]] as "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]" singer<br>[[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Vincent Price]]<br>[[Tree Rollins]] as {{Ch|Tree Rollins|himself}}
-|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
+|showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[John Frink]]
 |director=[[Matthew Faughnan]]