In the opening scene, Homer tries to vote for Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween and made into pumpkin bread, and vows revenge. “I recorded Russi for that role,” Vebber said. The episode begins with a segment that’s a very clear parody of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto, the movie about a man who is captured by Mayan conquerors and taken to a big city to be sacrificed to the gods. "[10], "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse" was regarded by reviewers as the best segment in the episode. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. Watch The Simpsons - Season 31, Episode 14 - Thanksgiving of Horror: A special Thanksgiving edition of "Treehouse of Horror." When Flanders Turkey walks up to Homer and says gobble, gobble, gobble, you know Ned well enough to know that what he’s saying is ‘Howdy-do neighborino!’”. In the segment, Martin acts as Ash, the android from the original, The very last reference isn’t technically part of a segment, but of the closing credits. In the episode, Martin decides that the cranberry monster is the ultimate life form, and helps it kill his classmates before getting killed by the blob himself. Logo Concept by: Illumination Ink. device to help Marge with making Thanksgiving dinner. The footage is accompanied by very creepy music that somehow perfectly fits the visuals of a giant Bart floating above the street. However, the voting machine is rigged to register his vote for Republican candidate John McCain. Only a show as old as this one can fall back on the fact that we know these characters so well that just by giving them a particular emotion, we know more or less what they’re saying. [20], The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which was in the middle of running a campaign to prevent casual use of the adjective "gay", criticized Nelson Muntz's lyric in the "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" parody, "the Grand Pumpkin's super gay". “At the time my first draft was finished, I realized that it was much more influenced by the more recent movie called Life,” Vebber told us. In what is a direct parody of, As Dan Vebber explains it, the segment is mostly a riff on the “White Christmas” episode of, “The idea of the episode was to make the audience root for the fake version of Marge instead of the real one,” Vebber said. Just as the two machine factions' leaders prepare to face off, Marge asks why the robots are at war with one another; as it turns out, they cannot even remember. “Thanksgiving of Horror” is also full of references to movies and TV shows, so we asked to the episode’s writer, Dan Vebber, to guide us through all the easter eggs and reference in this scary holiday episode. Other celebrities shown include Golda Meir, Edward G. Robinson, John Wayne and John Lennon, who says "All we're saying is 'Let's eat some brains'", a reference to the chorus of "Give Peace a Chance" by the Plastic Ono Band. As Dan Vebber explains it, the segment is mostly a riff on the “White Christmas” episode of Black Mirror, which was the first TV special of the series and the last to air on TV before Netflix acquired the show. We all know THE SIMPSONS has their Halloween "Treehouse Of Terror" episodes, but this year they broke with tradition and made a horror themed Thanksgiving one too. [15] Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a 7.9/10, calling it "funny, entertaining and even nostalgic [which] only makes this yearly tradition that much better. In a parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Milhouse waits in a pumpkin patch on Halloween for the Grand Pumpkin (which Bart made up) with Lisa. "[4] "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" featured a parody of the title sequence of Mad Men. “The idea of the episode was to make the audience root for the fake version of Marge instead of the real one,” Vebber said. “Get it up, get it up! “The score is from a movie called, Thanksgiving of Horror: Breaking Down the Many Movie References in the Latest Episode of ‘The Simpsons’, Superhero Bits: ‘Batman: Year of the Dragon’ Clip, ‘Justice League: World War II’ Voice Cast & More, The Morning Watch: The Lost Version of ‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’, Tour Walt Disney’s Office & More, All ‘The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror Episodes Are Now Available in One Collection on Disney+, ‘The Simpsons’ Considered Nicolas Cage for the Voice of Frank Grimes. In the segment, Martin acts as Ash, the android from the original Alien who sacrifices the crew of the Nostromo in order to capture the xenomorph to study it. (53) 2020 13+. The rest of the segment plays out pretty much exactly like Apocalypto, with Homer escaping and being chased by his captors, here in the form of Constable Wiggum. The thing is, as gimmicky as the episode seems to be, it is also one of the best horror episodes the show has done in years. In Heaven, the dead celebrities are outraged by this and stage an attack on the living, with Homer as their main target. Thanksgiving Of Horror. A redesigned version of Santa's Little Helper can be seen sleeping on top of his dog house and Homer is seen sleeping on top of his house in a manner similar to Snoopy. "Treehouse of Horror XIX" is the fourth episode of the twentieth season of The Simpsons. Thanksgiving of Horror 1 Trivia 2 Cultural References 2.1 A-Gobble-ypto 2.2 The Fourth Thursday After Tomorrow 2.3 The Last Thanksgiving The title is a reference and a spin-off to the Treehouse of Horror series. Rather than taking sides in the election, executive producer Al Jean says it is "mostly a comment on what many people to believe to be the irregularities in our voting system. “The score is from a movie called The House That Dripped Blood,” Dan Vebber explained. Thanksgiving of Horror Thanksgiving of Horror is the eighth episode ofSeason 31. The footage is accompanied by very creepy music that somehow perfectly fits the visuals of a giant Bart floating above the street. However, when Tom Turkey learns that people eat turkeys on Thanksgiving, he vows revenge and starts angrily chasing children around the school, devouring some of them whole as Marge wishes the viewers happy holidays. It was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Bob Anderson. As the blob starts eating people, it becomes larger and larger.”, The very last reference isn’t technically part of a segment, but of the closing credits. "[9] Hal Boedecker of the Orlando Sentinel gave the episode a 4/5 and called the final segment a "witty parody of Charlie Brown's Halloween classic. [14] The dance scene during the Halloween party is a parody of the dance scene in A Charlie Brown Christmas right down to Kang and Kodos in a nonspeaking cameo as the twins 3 and 4. However, Krusty is already there to have the images of his face sandblasted from the mural, as his likeness is trademarked and had been used without his permission. The Simpsons' most ambitious Thanksgiving episode yet (and the only fully holiday-focused special since season 2), "Thanksgiving of Horror" cribs the "Treehouse of Horror" setup to tell a trio of terrifying seasonal tales centered around the eponymous holiday. “And it was his idea to take the movie, The rest of the segment plays out pretty much exactly like, As Homer escapes the slaughter, Lou and Eddie start chasing after Homer, until they knock over a scarecrow. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 2, 2008 and in the United Kingdom on [Sky 1]] on November 30, 2008. It was the perfect compromise between what we both wanted.”. This The Simpsons review contains spoilers. Episodes that take place on Thanksgiving or have Thanksgiving as their theme. The first segment was about the first Thanksgiving, so the second is about a current Thanksgiving. As Vebber explained, he just tried to include as many references as he could into the segment. mishap and a dangerous space mission complicated by a sentient cranberry sauce. Directed by Rob Oliver, Mike B. Anderson. 18 of 19 found this interesting Interesting? It is worth watching for the opening tale, where most of the citizens of Springfield are turkeys who only gobble, but in character. Of course, the alien-set-loose-on-a-spaceship plotline is straight out of, This segment is also the last time we’ll hear Russi Taylor as the voice of Martin Prince. This segment is also the last time we’ll hear Russi Taylor as the voice of Martin Prince. The show is calling it "Thanksgiving of Horror" and the approach seems cribbed from the wildly popular Treehouse of Horror specials that regularly debut every year. This episode marks Russi Taylor's final performance as Martin Prince as she died from colon cancer on July 26, 2019. After the last segment ends, the closing credits play over footage of the 1991 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where a giant balloon of Bart Simpson paraded down the streets of New York City. It was this segment that sparked the idea for the episode. Instantly, all the dinner guests and friends of the Simpsons pull out their phones and we see a shot of Marge and a graphic for her “social rating” quickly go down, as a narrator says “social rating nosediving.”, This is a nod to the Black Mirror episode “Nosedive” which starred Bryce Dallas Howard and deals with a world where everyone shares everything they do on social media, and every action can be given a rating, which affects one’s socioeconomic status. Not only are the Simpsons and most of your favorite Springfield residents turkeys, but they all speak through gobbles. “Like the moment you took it down, real birds come down and kill you. Posted on Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 by Rafael Motamayor. All names, trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners. After the last segment ends, the closing credits play over footage of the 1991 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where a giant balloon of Bart Simpson paraded down the streets of New York City. In what is a direct parody of Black Mirror, it follows Homer as he buys a kitchen A.I. A total of 12.48 million viewers tuned in to watch during its first airing, more than any other episode since "The Wife Aquatic". The Simpsons opened its 31st season in a pretty epic way earlier this year, with a 'Treehouse of Horror' episode that parodied some modern horror hits. The episode received mixed reviews from critics, with "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse" generally regarded as the best segment; critic Matt Zoller Seitz cited the segment as one of The Simpsons' "flashes of greatness" in the later seasons. The thing is, as gimmicky as the episode seems to be, it is also one of the best horror episodes the show has done in years. Realizing that Milhouse can bring things to life by believing in them, Lisa tells him about "Tom Turkey", a symbol of Thanksgiving. “Of course the idea was to do a monster-on-a-spaceship-type story like Alien, but I was more inspired by how Life begins with this kind of blob that is kind of cute.” Indeed, the movie begins with the discovery of an alien creature which looks like a blob and becomes the movie’s equivalent of Baby Yoda, with the entire world becoming obsessed with it, with a group of school children naming the alien “Calvin.” “So then we have Milhouse be the one to get too close to it and lose his arm as the blob sucks the bones out of his arm. Created by MATT ROASTING Developed by JAMES L. COOKS / MATT ROASTING / SAM SIRLOIN Executive Producer MATT SERVED HAM Executive Producer JOHN "FRESH TURKEY" FRINK Co-Executive Producer J. SKEWER TURKEY BURNS Co-Executive Producer MICHAEL "SLICED CHICKEN" PRICE Co-Executive Producer JOEL H. COOKING OVEN Co-Executive Producers CORN-ON-A-COB LAZEBNIK Co … “She was so into it she was really just laughing her head off. The Simpsons’ Thanksgiving of Horror Special Is Its Longest Episode The Simpsons ’ episodes are usually between 21 and 24 minutes long (there has to be some space for ads, after all), but “Thanksgiving of Horror” went a bit further and had some extra seconds of holiday nightmares. The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 4. The only thing is that the device has an A.I version of Marge with all her memories living inside an Amazon Alexa-like tube. These include a TV playing a live report where Mayor Quimby is standing next to a pig with his pants down, which is a reference to the very first episode of, Likewise, there is a “San Junipero” poster on the dining room wall, which is a nod to the, The last segment gives us the last (or first?) [9][10] Krusty getting killed in a woodchipper references the woodchipper scene from the movie, Fargo. [11] The commercial "Planet of the Taste" is a parody of the 1968 film Planet of the Apes. I thought it was a really funny idea that instead of not ever seeing the Grand Pumpkin, it comes to life, and he's really horrified at the way humans cook pumpkins into pies, and eat pumpkin seeds, which are basically pumpkin fetuses...."[7], The first segment of the episode is a parody of Transformers. [16] It was the highest rated episode of the night in the 18–49 demographic, the sixteenth highest rated show of the week, and the fourth highest rated on Fox after two airings of the World Series and House. It was released on November 14, 2018, shortly after the conclusion of the Treehouse of Horror XXIX Event, and ended on November 28, 2018. Krusty's angel kills Homer, who gets revenge by locking all the celebrities out of Heaven, leaving only himself and the apparently gay Abraham Lincoln. “And it was his idea to take the movie Apocalypto and do it with turkeys.”, Of course, when Vebber says it’s Apocalypto with turkeys, the episode goes all the way. 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It aired in the United States on Fox on November 24, 2019. “We also filled the segment with as many easter eggs to, As Vebber explained, he just tried to include as many references as he could into the segment. Even after three decades, The Simpsons is still finding ways to keep things fresh. Interplanetary colonization vessel: humanity’s hope,” in reference to the many “Captain’s log” from the sci-fi TV show. The episode provides examples of: Turkeys are slaughtered by pilgrims during the first Thanksgiving, Homer purchases an A.I. This is a parody of the "wah wah wah" voice that is used for adults in the various Peanuts specials. Affiliate links used when available. Jump to: Spoilers (1) The last episode to feature the voice of Russi Taylor who passed away in July of 2019. Simpsons Under Fire for Gay Crack", "Nelson Owes Milhouse Apology for "Gay" Slur", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XIX&oldid=1000737993, Cultural depictions of Edward G. Robinson, Fictional depictions of Abraham Lincoln in television, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 13:26. “Get it up, get it up! "[15] Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette concurred, writing that it "succeeds because it offers sly cultural commentary. [...] The best gag, though, is a subtle one. "Thanksgiving of Horror" Rob Oliver: Dan Vebber: November 24, 2019 () YABF17: 5.42: A Thanksgiving take on Treehouse of Horror looking at the past, present and future of the holiday. And then when it was animated, we certainly talked about how the attack should look like the movie The Birds.”. It could not be titled "It's the Great Pumpkin, Milhouse" to exactly match its namesake because of a "big legal issue", according to Al Jean. The Simpsons (TV Series) Thanksgiving of Horror (2019) Trivia. “That was based on a, The bulk of the episode deals with the kids trying to escape and kill the cranberry monster before it sucks out their bones and kills them. "[21] The spokesperson added, "Nelson should send an apologetic e-card to Milhouse. First, the segment begins with an opening narration by Lisa, who says “Ship’s log. The robot transforms all of the technology in Springfield into robots so they can wage war with each other. In The Simpsons version of the tale, Marge starts to slowly win over the family and replace the real Marge because she cooks just as well but isn’t punishing or nagging her kids. The segment ends with fake Marge escaping to the Internet, and confessing that she was the one to make the Thanksgiving dinner, not real Marge. It also had the advantage of allowing us to say that because it’s a gelatin-based creature and gelatin is made out of bones, it all sort of made sense. Canning wrote, "this segment may not be all that gory, but it's funny and, quite honestly, it will just make you feel good",[10] and Bentley described it as "a dead-on comedy assault of the Charlie Brown animated Halloween special. “I came up with the idea of having him voice a computer at the end to say ‘Firewall activated’ but Matt Selman lobbied for ‘social rating: falling.’ We disagreed on this until the day we recorded the voices, which was when I came up with the ‘nosediving’ reference from the show. The episode begins with Marge introducing three spooky tales of horror and warning the audiences not to let their kids watch – just like in the good old days. She was having the best time.”, While Alien is the more obvious reference, Vebber confesses that he was inspired by a different and more recent sci-fi horror film. Shouts Lou, but then a murder of crows descends upon them and kills them, in a reference to Hitchcock’s, “That started as a joke about what if a scarecrow worked instantly,” Dan Vebber explained. Jean was a fan of the series and pitched the scene. [5], The final segment is based on the Halloween cartoon It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. After Lisa sees everyone at school having a Halloween party, she grows tired of waiting and leaves in frustration. The opening segment of the episode, which was leaked onto the internet weeks before the episode aired,[2] features Homer voting for Barack Obama. Lisa is modelled after Sally Brown and Bart looks like Charlie Brown; he even says "good grief", echoing Charlie Brown's catchphrase. Milhouse starts to believe in Tom Turkey, who comes to life and kills the Grand Pumpkin, freeing everyone he ate. This being The Simpsons, instead of Mayans, the characters are now turkeys living in 1621, and Homer and a few others are captured by pilgrim hunters Constable Wiggum, Lou and Eddie. "[3] "Untitled Robot Parody" is modeled on the live action Transformers film, rather than the cartoon. Thanksgiving, in a future where Earth has become uninhabitable and a colonization vessel is already a thousand light years away from the planet. Dignity However, the car turns out to be a Transformer. [15], In its original airing, the episode was viewed by 12.48 million viewers and achieved a 4.9 Nielsen rating. [8] The second segment features a parody of the opening of Mad Men and Homer kills several celebrities, including Kate Winslet, Prince, George Clooney, and Neil Armstrong, set to the song "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads. Rick Bentley of the Seattle Times described it as a "paint-by-numbers episode". Yes No | Share this. Of course, the alien-set-loose-on-a-spaceship plotline is straight out of Alien, and indeed the segment ends with Bart and Lisa putting the monster on the airlock and throwing it out into space – which is how the original Alien ended. Homer is then hired as a celebrity assassin, taking out such famous faces as actor George Clooney, singer Prince, and astronaut Neil Armstrong. “We thought it would ultimately seem a little bit funnier if it we just had them gobble without subtitles. As the episode goes on, the replicated cranberry juice comes to life and becomes a monster obsessed with sucking bones out of the children’s bodies. [6] However, the characters were redesigned to resemble the style of Peanuts, and they also obtained rights to use Vince Guaraldi's music. The Simpsons are forced to face various Thanksgiving nightmares, including the first Thanksgiving, an A.I. The segment references a number of sci-fi films and TV shows, with a couple of nods devoted to Star Trek. He devours Homer as he carves a pumpkin, then marches to the school and eats Nelson and Groundskeeper Willie. “Mat Selman, our executive producer wanted to do three Thanksgiving stories that would be scary,” Dan Vebber told /Film over the phone. “That was based on a Star Trek episode where a creature would suck the salt out of a person,” Vebber told us, referencing the episode “The Man Trap” from the first season of the show. This is the nineteenth Treehouse of Horror episode, and, like the other Treehouse of Horror episodes, contains three self-contained segments: in "Untitled Robot Parody", Transformer robots run amok in Springfield; in "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising", Homer is hired by ad agents to kill celebrities so their images can be used for free; and in a Simpsons-style parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (called "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"), Milhouse summons a demon pumpkin who goes berserk when it sees humans carving its brethren into jack-o-lanterns as part of Halloween tradition. The season premiere features John Mulaney, the 666th episode Treehouse or Horrors XXX, Thanksgiving hosts a second Trilogy of Terror and other guests include Jason Momoa, Michael Rappaport, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen and the return of Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff, finally … It’s an odd decision to combine horror and the titular holiday, and it does mean this special captures less of the Thanksgiving mood … This leaves Maggie upset and an outraged Homer shoves Krusty in retaliation, sending him flying into a wood chipper to be shredded alive. The episode was written by Dan Vebber, and was directed by Rob Oliver. [8], "Treehouse of Horror XIX" received mixed reviews from critics. Subscribe to our channel: For all of the amazing and classic episodes that The Simpsons has given us over the years, there is nothing quite like the Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials. She thought it was so funny that at the end Martin’s entire skeleton just gets sucked out of him, and she really got into it, asking what the noises would be as he’s getting his skeleton sucked out. Jon Hamm stars as one of the men, and his story is about how he works training digital clones of people stored in egg-shaped objects that serve as personal assistants – and how one of those clones refused to be a personal assistant. "[14] Show Patrol wrote "The nostalgia factor makes “Grand Pumpkin” the best of these amusing bits for me, but they all lack that trademark “Simpsons” brand of satirical smartness. “Mat Selman, our executive producer wanted to do three Thanksgiving stories that would be scary,” Dan Vebber told /Film over the phone. And then when it was animated, we certainly talked about how the attack should look like the movie, The first segment was about the first Thanksgiving, so the second is about a current Thanksgiving. A spokesperson for the GLSEN said "many people say gay without even realizing what they're saying is bad, we're trying to educate people that this is a term that is hurtful to young people when used in a negative way. Jasper sticks a patriotic-themed "I voted" sticker on Homer's forehead. Later on, the children from, As the episode goes on, the replicated cranberry juice comes to life and becomes a monster obsessed with sucking bones out of the children’s bodies. Milhouse starts to cry and his tears and childlike belief bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. Just like in “White Christmas,” Homer fast-forwards the time inside the tube, which leaves Marge alone for years with no one to talk to while only a few seconds transpire in the real world. On February 1, 2020, Dan Vebber won the Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 72nd Writers Guild of … Likewise, there is a “San Junipero” poster on the dining room wall, which is a nod to the Black Mirror episode of the same about a beach resort town that’s also a simulated reality for the elderly where they can relieve any decade they want, or even inhabit after they die. “So we thought of other things that the creature could suck out, and I thought that it would be funny to see somebody’s skeleton get pulled out of them before they were left with this floppy skin sack. [12] When Marge first speaks, she uses a muted trombone. The latest example takes the long-running “Treehouse of Horror” and repeats it just a month after this year’s proper “Treehouse” episode, but with a Thanksgiving setting. 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 2.1 Opening 2.2 A-Gobble-Ypto 2.3 The Fourth Thursday After Tomorrow 2.4 The Last Thanksgiving 3 Reception 4 Citations In a special Thanksgiving edition … The episode begins with Marge introducing three spooky tales of horror and warning the audiences not to let their kids watch – just like in the good old days. The Simpsons returns for its 31st season; more daring and delightful than ever. [4] Al Jean said it was "just really fun to do transformations [and] you can see why they enjoyed doing that film. The Simpsons are forced to face various Thanksgiving … The bloody first Thanksgiving, a black mirror of thanksgiving preparations and the horrifying last Thanksgiving. The Vince Guaraldi music is such a huge part of it, so we got to clear it. Milhouse' prayer to the Grand Pumpkin is similar to the Nicene Creed. The Simpsons are forced to face various Thanksgiving nightmares, including the first Thanksgiving, an artificial intelligence mishap and a dangerous space mission complicated by a sentient cranberry sauce. Thanksgiving, in a future where Earth has become uninhabitable and a colonization vessel is already a thousand light years away from the planet. It was just a dream come true to satirize it. “We wanted it to feel like if you’re a turkey, Thanksgiving is pretty much a horror movie where you’re being hunted down and slaughtered.” Vebber said. Shouts Lou, but then a murder of crows descends upon them and kills them, in a reference to Hitchcock’s The Birds. Trending pages. The Simpsons face various Thanksgiving nightmares, including the first Thanksgiving, an A.I. mishap and a dangerous space mission complicated by a sentient cranberry sauce. 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Marge plays a trombone, a loving salute to the way the Peanuts specials portrayed adult voices. [4] Jean said in 2011 that "For years we had never been able to parody Charlie Brown's Halloween special, which is one of the all-time top three animated shows ever. Shortly after airing, the episode was criticized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) because a character (Nelson Muntz) casually uses the adjective "gay" to insult The Grand Pumpkin. [13] At the end of the segment, she says to the audience that they can send complaints to an address which she only says in more muted trombone noises. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 2, 2008 and in the United Kingdom on [Sky 1]] on November 30, 2008. 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