"The Simpsons" Treehouse of Horror VI (1995)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Directors:

Bob Anderson
David Mirkin

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
James L. Brooks (developer) ...

TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

29 October 1995 (Season 7, Episode 6)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

First, a freak lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life. Next, Groundskeeper Willie dies and swears revenge on the kids in their dreams. Finally, Homer accidentally finds himself trapped in another dimension. |

Plot Keywords:

Cartoon Reality Crossover | Dumpster | CGI Animation | Part Live Action | Halloween

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson (voice) (as Dan CastellanetaarghaGAHEGGA {Smash} Gurgle Mr. Hyde)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice) (as Jooooolie Kavner)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (voice) (as Nancy Heart-Fright)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice) (as Scudley Smith)
Hank Azaria	...	Prof. John Frink / Chief Wiggum (voice) (as Angst Azaria)
Harry Shearer	...	Ned Flanders / Dr. Hibbert / Reverend Lovejoy (voice)
Paul Anka	...	Himself (voice)
Marcia Wallace	...	Mrs. Krabappel (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	(voice) (as Russi Big Tombs Taylor)
Trish Doolan	...	Woman on Street
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Bailey	...	Man On Street
Ron Brooks	...	Woman On Street
Marsha Waterbury	...	Woman On Street

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The episode was inspired by The Twilight Zone.

Quotes:

[after Willie explodes into flame and screams, he becomes a skeleton]
Groundskeeper Willie: You'll pay for this! With your children's blood!
Chief Wiggum: Yeah, right. How ya gonna get 'em, skeleton power?
Groundskeeper Willie: I'll strike, where ya cannot protect them... In their dreams!

Movie Connections:

References "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour" (1985)

Unprocessed fishsticks!

Not wishing to suffer a night of boring stories and horrid family activities with Patty and Selma, Homer scours the house for a hiding place and has to settle for a spot behind the bookcase after Bart, Lisa and the pets take the better ones.

But behind the bookcase is the doorway to another dimension, a place where shapes are extended beyond the 2 dimensions of the Simpsons universe, along the hypothetical 'Z-Axis'. This leads to Homer noticing things he has never been able to see before, such as his big belly and butt.

The place Homer is taken to is a massive grid-like universe, not unlike the movie Tron, where the stars shine brightly above and odd shapes and idiosyncrasies are in abundance. Among the many curious things Homer encounters is the library from Myst, which I thought was a cool reference. Also, the music as Homer wanders around in this mysterious place is very nice, it's a shame it never made it to any of the Simpsons CDs.

In the end, though Homer's own ignorance of quantum physics (he never read the book by that wheelchair guy) and despite Bart's rescue attempts, the universe collapses on itself and Homer falls into oblivion, or some place much, much worse...

...the real world. Well, at least he still has his erotic cakes.