"The Simpsons" Treehouse of Horror II (1991)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Jim Reardon

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

31 October 1991 (Season 3, Episode 7)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

The Simpson family receives a severed monkey's paw which can grant wishes, Bart gains magical powers which he uses to turn Homer into a Jack-in-the-box, and Mr. Burns uses Homer's brain to create a robot. |

Plot Keywords:

Roman Numeral In Title | Sleeping On Duty | Halloween | Reference To Frankenstein | Grave Robbing

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 22

7:00 PM

Fox

Treehouse of Horror II

#3.7

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty the Klown / Groundskeeper Willie / Mayor Quimby / Kodos / Others (voice) (as Diabolical Dan Castellaneta)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice) (as Ghoulie Julie Kavner)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Kearney / Others (voice) (as Nefarious Nancy Cartwright)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice) (as Yowling Yeardley Smith)
Hank Azaria	...	Moe Szyslak / Apu / Lou / Others (voice) (as Hellacious Hank Azaria)
Harry Shearer	...	Montgomery Burns / Waylon Smithers / Ned Flanders / Kent Brockman / Principal Skinner / Otto / Kang / Jasper / Eddie / Dr. Marvin Monroe / Others (voice) (as Howlific Harry Shearer)
Maggie Roswell	...	Helen Lovejoy / Others (voice) (as Mummified Maggie Roswell)
Marcia Wallace	...	Mrs. Krabappel / Others (voice) (as Macabre Marcia Wallace)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

This was the first Halloween episode to use spooky credit names.

Quotes:

[Homer yelps as Smithers and Mr. Burns drag him through a cemetary in a bag]
Smithers: Listen, sir! Did you hear that?
Mr. Burns: [mockingly] No I didn't! What was it? Frankenstein? The booger man?
Smithers: It's the man in the bag, sir! I think he's alive.
Mr. Burns: Oh.
[beats Homer with shovel]
Mr. Burns: Bad corpse! Bad corpse! Stop... scaring... Smithers! Satisfied?
Smithers: Thank you, sir.

Movie Connections:

References Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Soundtrack:

Hello! Ma Baby

Musical Score

I am STILL looking for the name of the music score that was featured in other Simpsons episodes, but primarily in the "Treehouse of Horror II" episode during "The Bart Zone"... in which Bart and Homer (now changed into a Jack-in-the-Box) heeded the advice of Dr. Marvin Monroe, and proceeded to just have fun and enjoy each other's company. During this time, a musical score was playing in the background. I have heard this music in other places... especially in some REALLY OLD TV commercials from the late 60's and early 70's. The music features a vibraphone as the lead instrument, and it would seem to be in what is called "5/4 TIME", which is the same time signature of the original song "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck. Does ANYONE know the name and/or location of this score, possibly by Alf Clausen, and how of where I can obtain it?