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Treehouse of Horror XXVII

"Treehouse of Horror XXVII" is the fourth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, the 27th episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials, and the 600th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Joel H. Cohen. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 16, 2016.

"Treehouse of Horror XXVII"
The Simpsons episode
Promotional poster
Episode no.Season 28
Episode 4
Directed bySteven Dean Moore
Written byJoel H. Cohen
Production codeVABF16
Original air dateOctober 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)
Guest appearances
Episode features
Couch gagA parody of Planet of the Apes.
Episode chronology
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"The Town"
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"Trust but Clarify"
The Simpsons season 28
List of episodes

Plot edit

The episode opens with the Simpsons in their Halloween costumes with Homer dressed as Bender, Maggie as Charlie Chaplin, Lisa as a recycle-bin and Bart as a pterodactyl visiting a Christmas tree lot early on Halloween, only to be locked in and ambushed by Sideshow Bob, the leprechaun from Treehouse of Horror XII, the ghost of Frank Grimes, and Kang. The living members of the revenge group are killed by Maggie Simpson acting as a parody of Alex DeLarge while Frank Grimes' ghost is livid. The blood from the members spells the title of the episode. Scenes from every preceding episode are displayed as Frank Grimes' ghost notes that Hell runs a non-stop 600 episode marathon of the Simpsons, explaining to the viewers "in Hell, they make you watch all of them in a row?". Next in a couch gag parodying Planet of the Apes, viewable with Google Cardboard for special content, the Simpson family are captured on a planet populated by living couches, before being rescued by their generic brown couch, which they knock unconscious and proceed to sit on.

Dry Hard edit

In a four-part parody of The Hunger Games and Mad Max: Fury Road, Mr. Burns controls the last of the water supply in a severely drought-stricken Springfield. He makes an announcement to have the children battle each other to the death in a dome with the survivor allowed to spend a day swimming in his personal reservoir. Lisa Simpson is the selected child from the Nevergreen Terrace neighborhood with Homish as her coach, eventually convincing the population of Springfield to turn against Mr. Burns. But the group immediately regret destroying the reservoir as the water is completely wasted. The people of the town think they are saved when a rain storm starts. However, the storm results in a flood and later an ice age.

BFF R.I.P. edit

Lisa is playing hide and seek with Janey before the latter is killed by a lawn mower. At Janey's funeral, Sherri and Terri decide to let Lisa be their friend before they are immediately crushed by a falling tombstone. After Lisa's therapist is also killed under mysterious circumstances, Chief Wiggum suspects her to be the murderer, and Lisa realizes her imaginary friend, "Rachel" (voiced by Sarah Silverman) has returned and is killing anyone close to her so she can be Lisa's only friend. The next day on the school bus, Milhouse Van Houten is asphyxiated by Rachel, and Lisa is arrested for the murder. In jail, Lisa mentions that her mother was right about Rachel, which convinces her to kill Marge Simpson and everyone Lisa cares about. But after Lisa escapes jail with Bart's help, she confronts Rachel as she plans to kill Marge. Homer can see Rachel because he is drunk, and his imaginary friend Sergeant Sausage attempts to defeat Rachel but is killed. Lisa manages to drive off Rachel by threatening to use her imagination on her to turn her into a middle-aged woman and marrying her to a dentist and she fades never to be seen again. The final scene has Homer eating the remains of "Sergeant Sausage", who reappears and states that imaginary friends cannot die.

MoeFinger edit

In a parody of Goldfinger and Kingsman: The Secret Service, Bart is saved from Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney by Moe Szyslak, who reveals that he and his regular barflies are actually secret agents and asks Bart to take the place of Homer, who is assumed to have died in action. They later receive intel that all the world's beer has been bought by Remoh Industries, a multibillion-dollar company that is hosting a free Steely Dan concert at the recently bought Duff Stadium. The group sneak into the stadium and learn that Remoh's CEO is Homer, who had bought the beer to celebrate when the lava machine he built makes all the world surrender to him. When the agents are going to attack Homer, he sends a horde of mind-controlled groupies to fight them with Bart the only survivor. Bart manages to kill his own father.

As the song "600" is performed by Judith Owen, the viewers are shown the names of Fox's cancelled shows like Drexell's Class, Babes, Herman's Head, Woops!, Too Something, House of Buggin', Sit Down, Shut Up, Celebrity Boxing, The Littlest Groom, Man vs. Beast, Allen Gregory, The Critic, Futurama, and the at-the-time upcoming project, The Orville.

Production edit

In July 2016 at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Sarah Silverman, Drew Carey, and Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob would appear in this episode. Silverman had appeared on the show previously as different characters.[1] In this episode, Silverman played Lisa's imaginary friend.[2][3] Donald Fagen of the band Steely Dan appeared as himself.[4]

In addition to the normal couch gag shown in the episode, an extended couch gag was made available through Google Cardboard. Google approached the producers about making a virtual reality couch gag, and they chose one they had in reserve in case an episode ran short. The extended gag features Kang and Kodos and a character from Futurama. Viewers could access the virtual reality couch gag via a URL that is shown during the normal couch gag.[5]

In honor of the 600th episode, the ending features Judith Owen, wife of Harry Shearer, singing a parody of the song "Goldfinger" while showing a selected list of television shows that Fox has canceled while The Simpsons has been on the air.[6][7]

Reception edit

Viewing figures edit

"Treehouse of Horror XXVII" scored a 3.0 rating with a 10 share and was watched by 7.44 million people, making The Simpsons Fox's highest rated show of the night.[8]

Critical response edit

The episode received mixed reviews.

Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave it a B− stating, "While the annual 'Treehouse of Horror' episodes traditionally get decent ratings, and have produced some classic scenes over the decades, the expectations are lower regarding character development, plot, or general coherence. The Simpsons' Halloween tradition is for quick-hit horror and sci-fi parodies, a heap of references, some gratuitous bloodshed, and the occasional actual smidgen of heart. Grading on that curve, the 27th installment does its job, for the most part."[9]

However, Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave it a score of 5.8 out of 10, saying, "Last year's 'Halloween of Horror' proved that The Simpsons can still deliver great Halloween-themed fare. Unfortunately, the latest 'Treehouse of Horror' installment is far from great. Only one of the three segments is particularly memorable, and even that feels constrained by the seven-minute structure. The time has come for this long-running series to become more experimental with its Halloween episodes."[10]

Awards and nominations edit

The extended virtual reality couch gag was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within A Scripted Program at the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Snierson, Dan (July 23, 2016). "Comic-Con 2016: 'The Simpsons' reveals plans for Pokemon Go episode, 'Adventure Time' crossover". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Snierson, Dan (September 23, 2016). "Simpsons season 28 preview: 600th episode, Homer and Marge sex drought". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Swift, Andy (October 14, 2016). . TVLine. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Iervolino, Stephen (October 16, 2016). "'The Simpsons': All the Details About Its 600th Episode". ABC News. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Snierson, Dan (October 6, 2016). "Simpsons 600th episode couch gag can be seen in virtual reality". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Keveney, Bill (July 15, 2016). "Exclusive: 'Simpsons' reveals Treehouse poster". USA Today. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  7. ^ Keveney, Bill (July 23, 2016). "See 'The Simpsons' reveal the newest James Bond". USA Today. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Porter, Rick (October 18, 2016). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Perkins, Dennis (October 16, 2016). "The Simpsons' evil scheme to reach 600 episodes lands in the Treehouse Of Horror". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  10. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (October 13, 2016). "The Simpsons: "Treehouse of Horror XXVII" Review". IGN. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  11. ^ Hammond, Pete; Hipes, Patrick (July 13, 2017). "Emmy Awards Nominations: 'Westworld', 'This Is Us', 'Stranger Things', 'Atlanta' Lead Diverse List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

External links edit

  • "Treehouse of Horror XXVII" at IMDb  

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Treehouse of Horror XXVII is the fourth episode of the twenty eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons the 27th episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials and the 600th episode of the series overall The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Joel H Cohen It aired in the United States on Fox on October 16 2016 Treehouse of Horror XXVII The Simpsons episodePromotional posterEpisode no Season 28Episode 4Directed bySteven Dean MooreWritten byJoel H CohenProduction codeVABF16Original air dateOctober 16 2016 2016 10 16 Guest appearancesDrew Carey as himself Donald Fagen as himself Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob Maurice LaMarche as Hedonismbot VR Couch Gag only Judith Owen as 600 Singer Sarah Silverman as RachelEpisode featuresCouch gagA parody of Planet of the Apes Episode chronology Previous The Town Next Trust but Clarify The Simpsonsseason 28List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 1 1 Dry Hard 1 2 BFF R I P 1 3 MoeFinger 2 Production 3 Reception 3 1 Viewing figures 3 2 Critical response 3 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe episode opens with the Simpsons in their Halloween costumes with Homer dressed as Bender Maggie as Charlie Chaplin Lisa as a recycle bin and Bart as a pterodactyl visiting a Christmas tree lot early on Halloween only to be locked in and ambushed by Sideshow Bob the leprechaun from Treehouse of Horror XII the ghost of Frank Grimes and Kang The living members of the revenge group are killed by Maggie Simpson acting as a parody of Alex DeLarge while Frank Grimes ghost is livid The blood from the members spells the title of the episode Scenes from every preceding episode are displayed as Frank Grimes ghost notes that Hell runs a non stop 600 episode marathon of the Simpsons explaining to the viewers in Hell they make you watch all of them in a row Next in a couch gag parodying Planet of the Apes viewable with Google Cardboard for special content the Simpson family are captured on a planet populated by living couches before being rescued by their generic brown couch which they knock unconscious and proceed to sit on Dry Hard edit In a four part parody of The Hunger Games and Mad Max Fury Road Mr Burns controls the last of the water supply in a severely drought stricken Springfield He makes an announcement to have the children battle each other to the death in a dome with the survivor allowed to spend a day swimming in his personal reservoir Lisa Simpson is the selected child from the Nevergreen Terrace neighborhood with Homish as her coach eventually convincing the population of Springfield to turn against Mr Burns But the group immediately regret destroying the reservoir as the water is completely wasted The people of the town think they are saved when a rain storm starts However the storm results in a flood and later an ice age BFF R I P edit Lisa is playing hide and seek with Janey before the latter is killed by a lawn mower At Janey s funeral Sherri and Terri decide to let Lisa be their friend before they are immediately crushed by a falling tombstone After Lisa s therapist is also killed under mysterious circumstances Chief Wiggum suspects her to be the murderer and Lisa realizes her imaginary friend Rachel voiced by Sarah Silverman has returned and is killing anyone close to her so she can be Lisa s only friend The next day on the school bus Milhouse Van Houten is asphyxiated by Rachel and Lisa is arrested for the murder In jail Lisa mentions that her mother was right about Rachel which convinces her to kill Marge Simpson and everyone Lisa cares about But after Lisa escapes jail with Bart s help she confronts Rachel as she plans to kill Marge Homer can see Rachel because he is drunk and his imaginary friend Sergeant Sausage attempts to defeat Rachel but is killed Lisa manages to drive off Rachel by threatening to use her imagination on her to turn her into a middle aged woman and marrying her to a dentist and she fades never to be seen again The final scene has Homer eating the remains of Sergeant Sausage who reappears and states that imaginary friends cannot die MoeFinger edit In a parody of Goldfinger and Kingsman The Secret Service Bart is saved from Jimbo Dolph and Kearney by Moe Szyslak who reveals that he and his regular barflies are actually secret agents and asks Bart to take the place of Homer who is assumed to have died in action They later receive intel that all the world s beer has been bought by Remoh Industries a multibillion dollar company that is hosting a free Steely Dan concert at the recently bought Duff Stadium The group sneak into the stadium and learn that Remoh s CEO is Homer who had bought the beer to celebrate when the lava machine he built makes all the world surrender to him When the agents are going to attack Homer he sends a horde of mind controlled groupies to fight them with Bart the only survivor Bart manages to kill his own father As the song 600 is performed by Judith Owen the viewers are shown the names of Fox s cancelled shows like Drexell s Class Babes Herman s Head Woops Too Something House of Buggin Sit Down Shut Up Celebrity Boxing The Littlest Groom Man vs Beast Allen Gregory The Critic Futurama and the at the time upcoming project The Orville Production editIn July 2016 at San Diego Comic Con it was announced that Sarah Silverman Drew Carey and Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob would appear in this episode Silverman had appeared on the show previously as different characters 1 In this episode Silverman played Lisa s imaginary friend 2 3 Donald Fagen of the band Steely Dan appeared as himself 4 In addition to the normal couch gag shown in the episode an extended couch gag was made available through Google Cardboard Google approached the producers about making a virtual reality couch gag and they chose one they had in reserve in case an episode ran short The extended gag features Kang and Kodos and a character from Futurama Viewers could access the virtual reality couch gag via a URL that is shown during the normal couch gag 5 In honor of the 600th episode the ending features Judith Owen wife of Harry Shearer singing a parody of the song Goldfinger while showing a selected list of television shows that Fox has canceled while The Simpsons has been on the air 6 7 Reception editViewing figures edit Treehouse of Horror XXVII scored a 3 0 rating with a 10 share and was watched by 7 44 million people making The Simpsons Fox s highest rated show of the night 8 Critical response edit The episode received mixed reviews Dennis Perkins of The A V Club gave it a B stating While the annual Treehouse of Horror episodes traditionally get decent ratings and have produced some classic scenes over the decades the expectations are lower regarding character development plot or general coherence The Simpsons Halloween tradition is for quick hit horror and sci fi parodies a heap of references some gratuitous bloodshed and the occasional actual smidgen of heart Grading on that curve the 27th installment does its job for the most part 9 However Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave it a score of 5 8 out of 10 saying Last year s Halloween of Horror proved that The Simpsons can still deliver great Halloween themed fare Unfortunately the latest Treehouse of Horror installment is far from great Only one of the three segments is particularly memorable and even that feels constrained by the seven minute structure The time has come for this long running series to become more experimental with its Halloween episodes 10 Awards and nominations edit The extended virtual reality couch gag was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within A Scripted Program at the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 11 References edit Snierson Dan July 23 2016 Comic Con 2016 The Simpsons reveals plans for Pokemon Go episode Adventure Time crossover Entertainment Weekly Retrieved July 22 2023 Snierson Dan September 23 2016 Simpsons season 28 preview 600th episode Homer and Marge sex drought Entertainment Weekly Retrieved July 22 2023 Swift Andy October 14 2016 Simpsons Sneak Peek Sarah Silverman Tries to Kill Homer in 600th Episode TVLine Archived from the original on October 14 2016 Retrieved July 22 2023 Iervolino Stephen October 16 2016 The Simpsons All the Details About Its 600th Episode ABC News Retrieved July 22 2023 Snierson Dan October 6 2016 Simpsons 600th episode couch gag can be seen in virtual reality Entertainment Weekly Retrieved July 22 2023 Keveney Bill July 15 2016 Exclusive Simpsons reveals Treehouse poster USA Today Retrieved July 22 2023 Keveney Bill July 23 2016 See The Simpsons reveal the newest James Bond USA Today Retrieved July 22 2023 Porter Rick October 18 2016 NCIS LA adjusts up Simpsons adjusts down Sunday final ratings TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on October 19 2016 Retrieved October 18 2016 Perkins Dennis October 16 2016 The Simpsons evil scheme to reach 600 episodes lands in the Treehouse Of Horror The A V Club Retrieved October 17 2016 Schedeen Jesse October 13 2016 The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXVII Review IGN Retrieved October 17 2016 Hammond Pete Hipes Patrick July 13 2017 Emmy Awards Nominations Westworld This Is Us Stranger Things Atlanta Lead Diverse List Deadline Hollywood Retrieved July 22 2023 External links edit Treehouse of Horror XXVII at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Treehouse of Horror XXVII amp oldid 1216735813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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