It’s pleasantly morbid, especially with the Pixar 3-D animation, although the Randy Newman soundalike brings to mind the apple song from Family Guy ( Family Guy did it …?). Except instead of treating his toys with kindness and love, like Andy, Bart has more in common with Sid, the sadist next door. Reason for Ranking: The same year that the Simpsons short “Playdate With Destiny” played before Pixar’s Onward came this parody of the animation studio’s first (and best, in this writer’s humble opinion) movie, Toy Story. Plot: Bart’s toys fight back after he blows up a Radioactive Man doll in the microwave. “Toy Gory,” Treehouse of Horror XXXI (Season 32, 2020) Or, in the spirit of the season, should I say, “ Heeeeeeere’s Treehouse!” (Hi Treehouse, I’m Grampa.) Below, you’ll find a ranking of every “Treehouse of Horror” segment - over 100 of them - from worst to best. It’s oddly soothing knowing that every October (or occasionally November) there’s going to be a new Halloween-themed episode it’s the same feeling that Vince Guaraldi’s A Charlie Brown Christmas score evokes during the December holidays, but a lot more violent. Yesterday, The Simpsons delivered the 33rd installment of the horror-anthology series, which typically contains an intro and three segments (often with unofficial hosts Kang and Kodos). The only thing scarier than lousy Smarch weather is time’s refusal to march forward. Thirty-plus years later, Harrison Ford is playing Indiana Jones again, there’s been something like 47 Batman movies, and “Treehouse of Horror” is still around, same as it ever was. ![]() ![]() ![]() The last year without a new “Treehouse of Horror” episode of The Simpsons was 1989, when Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Batman were the two highest-grossing movies of the year. It has been updated to include segments from every The Simpsons Halloween episode that has aired since then, including 2022’s “Treehouse of Horror XXXIII.” This article was originally published on October 31, 2011.
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