She runs over and reads the title: "Yes, I Am a Vampire, by Monty Burns. Treehouse of Horror IV Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery Add a photo to this gallery Mr. Burns appears as a Dracula-like vampire in "Treehouse of Horror IV". The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said the episode included many notable sequences and was "probably the best" Treehouse of Horror episode. Executive producer James L. Brooks loved the show, so it was "great fun" for him to do the parody. The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror is an annual special episode of The Simpsons consisting of several parodies of horror movies, TV shows, novels, and other horror elements. In recent years, too many "Treehouse of Horror" entries have focused more on movie parodies and less on Halloween. The inherent absurdity of the sketch—dancing from gag to oddball reference to more gags as everyone involved just kind of shrugs and rolls with it—smacks so perfectly of the creation of a juvenile slacker like Bart, especially given that, as the framing device explains before going in, he was meant to do a bit based on Coolidge’s A Friend in Need but changed it at the last minute. The family watch Kent Brockman deliver the news on TV. Doing Dracula. His first punishment is to be strapped down and force-fed "all the doughnuts in the world! Lisa tries to warn her parents, but Burns reappears with Bart who is now very pale and is behaving oddly. ", but he eats them all with aplomb. Then two classic horror teams Len Wein/Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing) and Marv Wolfman/Gene Colan (The Tomb of Dracula) return to their monstrous masterpieces to root out the humor and go for the jugular. What you see is what you will received. Cover price $4.99. The family returns to Mr. Burns' mansion, where Homer drives a stake through Mr. Burns' heart (after first hitting his crotch), causing him to dissolve into sand (but not before Mr. Burns tells Homer "You're Fired!"). The castle? Flanders as the devil in The Devil and Homer Simpson! They take place outside the show's normal continuity and completely abandon … Flanders as the devil in The Devil and Homer Simpson! And this segment, an endless fart joke that gets even worse with a weak Spider-Man twist, is nearly unwatchable. He’s an old man, what you gonna do. [1] The first time the Devil appears, he resembles the demon Chernabog from the Walt Disney film Fantasia,[5] especially after Homer discovers a technicality and starts taunting the Devil that he's "smarter than the devil", until the Devil turns into the Chernabog-esque demon and glares at him before disappearing. Many of the tales feature Affectionate Parodies of contemporary Horror Films.Others are inspired by more traditional horror — there is even a Dramatic Reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" in the first "Treehouse" episode.. The wraparounds are ba… Lisa is the hero, figuring it all out, denying the temptation—teasing temptation from her brother, no less, because that’s their entire relationship—of being converted into a vampire, hatching the plan to beat Burns. When the bus finally stops, everyone sees the obvious damage, but Bart is still sent away to an insane asylum for the rest of his life for his disruptive behavior. Bookmark the permalink. Lisa is the only one who initially knows the truth and convinces the rest of the family they must go to his castle, kill Mr. Burns (as he is the head vampire) and put an end to the curse. Posted on October 15, 2018 by Patric ... And I am happy that Countess Dracula is now part of our game! WIGGUM We think we're dealing with a supernatural being, most likely a mummy. Hell, even the zany climax of the sketch breaking suddenly into a Charlie Brown Christmas parody reads like a snotty biting-of-his-thumb (or eating of his shorts) in the direction of it all. Mirkin was a big fan of the film and pushed for a segment about vampires inspired by the movie. -Bart Simpson's Dracula-On the news, there is another report of 'a local peasant' having been drained of his blood. So of course in his Dracula lampoon he isn’t the hero. Tomorrow he could be smoking." The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror (2001) (Video Game) A level is based on the segment "Bart Simpson's Dracula" from this episode. [16] The episode's reference to Bram Stoker's Dracula was named the 32nd greatest film reference in the history of the show by Total Film's Nathan Ditum. Three chapters, each a separate story. 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