Well I ticked another thing off my list of stuff to see this morning. Purely by chance I caught The Simpsons Halloween special, The Treehouse of Horror on TV, after watching Frasier.
For years I've seen cards, comics, toys and all sorts from this special but never the thing itself.
I used to watch the Simpsons when it first came out but stopped. It was fun seeing the Treehouse though, I enjoyed all the horror references, especially the famous Twilight Zone episode with the monster on the plane's wing. Was that William Shatner?
There was lots of stuff from Coppola's Dracula too, with the distinctive double bee-hive hairdo. Oddly enough, I thought Treehouse was older than that. I'm not sure when it was made.
Anyways, job done. I've seen it now. Have you readers?
The Simpsons (first six seasons) was one of the last great TV shows out there - on a good day, an incredible source of humor and cultural parody. The yearly Treehouse of Horror episodes are the best, as they covered all sorts of in-joke pop culture references. That, and Futurama, are the only good cartoon series out there! SFZ
ReplyDeleteYearly? Blimey. I'd no idea! Thanks SF.
DeleteRick and morty is genius
ReplyDeleteAs was Archer.
Yep.
DeleteHalloween is an annual event, and so is the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. There have been many different Treehouse episodes over the years, based on different movies and TV shows. You still have plenty to catch up on.
ReplyDeleteWow, it's all news to me!
DeleteWhen horror references are made in family friendly cartoons it just makes my day, The grim adventures of Billy and Mandy had Blackula, Cthulu, Aliens...
ReplyDeleteMe too MJ!
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