Treehouse of Horror VI 

A freak lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life; The children are terrorized by Groundskeeper Willie in their dreams; Homer finds himself trapped in another dimension.

Directors:

Bob Anderson (as Bedlam Bob Anderson), David Mirkin (as Decadent David Mirkin)

Writers:

Matt Groening (created by) (as Matt 'Funk Lord of USA' Groening), James L. Brooks (developed by) (as James Hell Brooks)

Stars:

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Squeaky-Voiced Teen / Kodos / Santa's Little Helper / Groundskeeper Willie / Grampa Simpson / Krusty the Clown (voice) (as Dan CastellanetaarghaGAHEGGA {Smash} Gurgle Mr. Hyde)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice) (as Jooooolie Kavner)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz (voice) (as Nancy Heart-Fright)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice) (as Scudley Smith)
Hank Azaria	...	Man at Duff Beer Sign / Crazy Old Man / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Kirk Van Houten / TV Voice #1 / Professor Frink (voice) (as Angst Azaria)
Harry Shearer	...	Radio Announcer / Kent Brockman / Otto / Ned Flanders / Advertising Agent / Kang / Principal Skinner / TV Voice #2 / Reverend Lovejoy / Dr. Hibbert (voice)
Paul Anka	...	Himself (voice)
Marcia Wallace	...	Edna Krabappel (voice)
Russi Taylor	...	Martin Prince (voice) (as Russi Big Tombs Taylor)
Dennis Bailey
Ron Brooks
Trish Doolan
Marsha Waterbury

Storyline

A freak lightning storm causes giant advertising mascots to come to life; The children are terrorized by Groundskeeper Willie in their dreams; Homer finds himself trapped in another dimension.

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Plot Keywords:

3d animation | halloween episode | nightmare | dream | giant | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Coffee Roaster - 13567 Ventura Boulevard - Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gracie Films,20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR (seasons 3-19)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene where Homer is in the third dimension. He walks by a building resembling the library from the video game Myst (1993).

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Goofs

The aliens, Kang and Kodos, are shown hitchhiking. They sport a destination sign reading "EARTH CAPITAL". It *could* be attributed to English presumably being their second language, but the word they wanted was "CAPITOL".

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Quotes

[Principal Skinner is having a meeting with parents, but burning Willie rushes into the room]
Groundskeeper Willie: Help! Please, help me!
Principal Skinner: Willie, don't worry! Mr. Van Houten has the floor.
Mr. Van Houten: I, for one, would like to see the cafeteria menus in advance so parents can adjust their dinner menus accordingly. I don't like the idea of Milhouse having two spaghetti meals in one day.
[before anyone could answer, the entire class looks directly at Willie, who explodes into flame and screams]

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Crazy Credits

This is the first Treehouse of Horror episode to not have a cemetery motive or tombstones with humorous names in its opening. This is also the first Treehouse of Horror episode to have a short opening.

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Connections

Spoofs The Twilight Zone: Little Girl Lost (1962)

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Soundtracks

Just Don't Look
(uncredited)
Performed by Paul Anka and Yeardley Smith

User Reviews

Attack of the 50-foot mascot

I'd had vague memories about this episode from way back, primarily because of the third act with Homer stumbling into the third dimension (best CGI 1995 had to offer).

Couple of really good lines here, but it's mostly the 3D gimmick. And the middle segment turns out to be the weakest.

But the real laughter is in the opener, a terrific jab at commercial advertising - and Homer's gluttony. Just seeing Lard Lad run amok is worth the price of admission.

7/10