Yarn treehouse of horror viii the simpsons s09e04 video. Skinner accuses goody badwife, but she was killed on sunday. In the homega man, homer faces a postapocalyptic springfield. Treehouse of horror viii is the fourth episode of the simpsons ninth season. In easy bake coven patty and selman say to marge, so you finally left derwood. Where chief wiggum tells the boys to fire up the stake. But i must warn you this device carries a frighteningly high risk of catastrophic i said ill take it. Treehouse of horror viiiappearances simpsons wiki fandom.
This episode was the only treehouse of horror episode that was directed by mark kirkland. This segment is a personal favourite of mine as the first historical tale in the treehouse of horror series. A lot had changed in those eight years, on tv and off, and the simpsons had a lot to do with that. The 10 best simpsons treehouse of horror pop culture references. In 17thcentury springfield, marge is accused of witchcraft.
This is a reference to the book the scarlet letter where the main character hester prynne had to wear a scarlet a on her clothes as punishment for having a child out of wedlock. Bad dream house blast from the past dial z for zombies easy bake coven. The simpsons family hold a halloween party and tell scary stories. Easy bake coven the segment takes place in spryngefield, 1649 where hysteria of witchcraft is an all time high. The simpsons treehouse of horror list of deaths wiki. Bart uses it in an attempt to become superfly, with comic and near disastrous results. Burns hires marge bouvier to come with them on an excursion to ape island, where marge is set up to be sacrificed to. Today its a slow day for trials so quimby opens the floor to random accusations. The citizens of springfield are usually quick to judge and turn into an angry, pitchfork wielding mob. The simpsons s 9 e 4 treehouse of horror viii recap tv tropes.
In easybake coven, amidst a witch hunt in 1649, marge and her sisters invent trickortreating. Goofs when homer first encounters the traffic jam there are no bodies on the road. Easy bake coven is loosely based on the salem witch trials, while the title is a reference to the childrens toy called an easybake oven. She flees to her sisters cave, where the three become the inventors of halloween. See more goofs when homer first encounters the traffic jam there are no bodies on the road. These segments usually involve the simpson family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting. In the church, the townspeople try to figure out whom to condemn next. In easy bake coven, wiggums statement that marge will fall to an honorable christian death if she isnt a witch is presented as a bit of insane troll logic, but this attitude actually is consistent with how reallife witch hunters reasoned on both sides of the atlantic. Slide 7 easy bake coven treehouse of horror viii rather than parodying a specific film or story, this segment is a simpsonized interpretation of the salem witch trials. The plot of the segment is loosely based on the salem witch trials, while the title is a reference to the childrens toy easy bake oven. The story is enjoyable and engaging enough, funny and sexy in places. All 87 treehouse of horror segments ranked from worst to. Easy bake coven was storyboarded by kirkland and the backgrounds were designed by lance wilder.
They burn a few witches, including seymours mom, and a town hall follows soon after. Top 10 simpsons treehouse of horror tales emily aagaard. But, turns out she actually is a witch, and along with her hag sisters set out to besiege the town of their delicious children to eat. In easy bake coven, the animators referenced the film the crucible for many of their designs, and edna krabappel is wearing a scarlet a, which is a reference to the novel the scarlet letter. Oct 29, 2019 so, in case youre all out of ideas for the upcoming halloween, and you also happen to be a huge simpsons fan, do check out the list of the 10 treehouse of horror skits that are just too dark to unsee. In this retelling of the crucible, it turns out marge really is a witch. The slogan was be the change and many of these resolutions involved people taking personal actions in their lives to mitigate peoples damage to the environment. Easybake coven turns out to be a halloween origin story. In the homega man, homer battles mutants after springfield is annihilated by a neutron bomb.
Luann van houten, agnes skinner, and elizabeth hoover burned at the stake. In the homega man, homer must confront a postapocalyptic springfield. The simpsons s09e04treehouse of horror viiieasy bake. Easy bake coven is an unusual book in that it stars out chickflick and humorous, but somewhere along the lines turns to fantasy. Easy bake coven this segment takes place in 1649, during salem witch trials. Are the bloodthirsty demands of the townspeople to burn the witch marge not a reference to a similar scene in monty python and the holy grail. Marge is quickly signaled out, and in a test of her souls purity is pushed off a cliff. The simpsons treehouse of horror viii tv episode 1997 imdb. Ranking 33 simpsons treehouse of horror tales from best to worst. Marge becomes accused, because her laundry is particularly white, of course, and pushed off a cliff.
Easybake coven edit in 1649, the town is witness to many witch burnings. Dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. Punchy oneliners and visual gags help, but the best of the bunch have two more things in common. Easybake coven may mash on the seasonaltheme buttons, but that mashing brings with it an excellent sense of autumnal atmosphere and. Easy bake coven i didnt think was very funny, although it was a good moment seeing the bouviers as witches. The classic horror film king kong 1933 gets a simpsonized parody when mr. Its a halloween origin story set in 1649 salem, and the current fad is witchburning. Fly vs fly is an whole plot reference to the fly 1958 and its 1986 counterpart. In common with all the previous simpsons halloween episodes, the program is made up of three selfcontained stories. She pleads innocent, and its decided to toss her off of a cliff to reveal the truth if shes innocent, shell fall to her death, if shes guilty, shell be able to magically escape. It turns out she and her sisters actually are witches who learn that its easy to scare people into giving them treats. Treehouse of horror viiireferences wikisimpsons, the simpsons. But the main character, selene, is never really challenged.
In easybake coven, a 17thcentury version of marge simpson is accused of witchcraft. Easy bake coven in a 1600s puritan town, marge is accused of being a witch, which turns out to be true. The simpsons return in their twentieth treehouse of horror special with three tales. And easy bake coven takes us back to 1649, when springfield was a village ruled by puritans and many lived in fear of being accused of witchcraft. Theres a lot of great detail in the reimagining of 1649 springfield, which is a standin for salem in this segment. Easy bake coven turns out to be a halloween origin story. People begin accusing others and soon they erupt into chaos, until marge intervenes. The simpsons s09e04treehouse of horror viiieasy bake coven. The simpsons s 9 e 4 treehouse of horror viii recap tv. Treehouse of horror viii halloween specials wiki fandom. Treehouse of horror viiitranscript simpsons wiki fandom. Easybake coven is a questline from the treehouse of horror xxiii event featuring marge the witch. Theres no new zombie simpsons until september, so were going to spend the summer overthinking season 9.
The best treehouse of horror segments from the simpsons. The simpsons treehouse of horror viii tv episode 1997. Season 9s edition of the halloween tradition includes easy bake coven, a salem witch trial parody featuring springfielders in old timey garb. Finally, marge is revealed to be a witch in colonial springfield in easy bake coven. Bill oakley and josh weinstein had officially turned showrunning duties over to mike scully by the time of treehouse of horror viii, so there was a different set of hands on the simpsons wheel. All 87 treehouse of horror segments ranked from worst to best. Mike scullys scary nickname in the end credits is mike agent scully. Witch marge was marge simpson as a witch in the story easy bake coven, the final segment of treehouse of horror viii.
Easybake coven may mash on the seasonaltheme buttons, but that mashing brings with it an excellent sense of autumnal atmosphere and mood. Also known as the simpsons halloween specials, is a series of halloween specials in the animated series the simpsons 1989, each consisting of three separate, selfcontained segments. Fly, homer buys a transporter that bart uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and easybake coven features marge being accused of. In the homega man, homer simpson appears at first to be the only person left alive on earth. And we learn a shocking secret about marge and her sisters in easy bake coven. Fly vs fly has less, and easy bake coven even less. Season 9 episode 4 of the simpsons resulted in a 0. The simpsons s09e04treehouse of horror viii easy bake coven edna krabappel has a familiar red a on her dress. The fly one has some down points, ill not disagree with that.
But in easy bake coven, they were right in their fear of marge. The twist, of course, is that marge really is a witch and shes wellprepared to wreak havoc on the town. Easybake coven is the first simpsons story to take place in history. The simpsons season 9 dvd digipak, special lisa head edition the dvd boxset for season nine was released by 20th century fox in the united states and canada on december 19, 2006, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television. In 1649 the town of spryngefielde is witness to many witch. The simpsons s 21 e 4 treehouse of horror xx recap tv tropes. Punchy oneliners and visual gags help, but the best of. The title suggests a book about witches, but what you get is something else entirely.
Bad dream house blast from the past dial z for zombies easybake coven. Victorias mayor lisa helps recently had a gathering to discuss peoples new years resolutions. The authors suggested reading order for books in the abyss world are as follows. Slide 7 of easy bake coven treehouse of horror viii in a parody of the salem witch trials, marge is accused of being a witch, which can only be proven by tossing. The segment spoofs the 1996 movie version of arthur millers the crucible. Easy bake coven takes place in the 17th century, where spryngefielde is in the midst of a massive witch hunt. Easybake coven was storyboarded by kirkland and the backgrounds were designed by lance wilder. In a parody of the 1996 film the crucible and easy bake oven, which takes place in the year 1649, the town of spryngefielde is being witnessed because of many witch burnings. The first two segments were great, very wellwritten and funny. Lisa simpson killed by the angry mob after homer accused her of being a witch. Easy bake coven is a questline from the treehouse of horror xxiii event featuring marge the witch. Homer buys a talking krusty doll for bart on his birthday, but the doll ends up trying to kill homer. Easy bake coven in a parody of the 1996 film the crucible and easy bake oven, which takes place in the year 1649, the town of spryngefielde is being witnessed because of many witch burnings. Treehouse of horror viii wikisimpsons, the simpsons wiki.