Pazuzu!Maggie gets me the most. Something about a child with no concept of morality having demonic powers makes my scales crawl, and when that child is _Maggie Goddamn Simpson_ and *_on fire_* I'm gonna check out and leave the country.
With all the deaths in these Treehouse of Horror specials, I just think it's funny how the most tame episode with no deaths at all, the first one, is opened with a genuine plea from Marge to not be offended and to send your children to bed early, with no irony or strings attached. She gets more self-aware next year and realizes that people are probably going to watch anyway, and eventually they drop the warnings entirely. It just feels weirdly funny in retrospect.
@@Lomaxxx53yea it definitely was partly ironic, but I think they also genuinely wanted to warn people because a lot of kids were watching it despite it not being a kids show. I imagine it just wasn't necessary anymore because everybody knew the Simpsons and how "inappropriate" it was at a certain point.
@@isaiahromero9861 I'd say simpsons is the second tame adult show. its like King of the Hill > Simpsons > Bob's Burgers > Futurama > American Dad > Family guy > South park
Was thinking the same. Though, the clones weren't exactly like Homer, some looked odd (like parodies of the character), others dumber than the original, even one that was more intelligent than the actual Homer, and moreover, they didn't have a belly button! So, there is an argument to be made if they shouldn't count as Homer seeing the only verifible quality they have in common is appearance.
Good point... This was one we debated a lot too. I look at Bart as being one individual person, one person who came into the episode, died 8 times, and exited the episode as the same person. Whereas the Homer that enters the clone episode dies during the segment, and also a bunch of others versions of him. I viewed it more as Homer (the character) dying + a bunch of belly-buttonless clones. I had a little trouble with the legal distinction of a clone as a distinct separate individual. Besides, including all his clones makes a countdown no fun, anyway. ;)
I was thinking about that while watching & "WAS going to comment BUT I don't think think that was part of the Treehouse series and was a separate episode.
willie: there pretty as a picture....(zombies climb out) agh zombies!!!...(fixes the dirt)..there pretty as a picture..me: dead!..what a moment...just wow...that moment always was funny but now at age 22 its really funny...like wtf
that line always reminds me of that one Halloween episode of "Married… with children" where the Death appears as Peggy Bundy and talks about some of the folks she took and even Shakespeare. And how much disappointed she was that his last words were only (quote): "uughhahhhhh uuuuhhh!!" despite being such a big number of a writer.
"Don't worry children, I'm coming to rescue the lot of ya - AAAH! Och, I'm bad at this." My favourite TOH line of all time, said right before/during Willie's 3rd death in TOH5.
@@freakfoxvevo7915same. Imo Marge a.k.a "Lenore" is the first ever Treehouse of Horror death, even if it technically happens off-screen and doesn't really follow the same pattern as the other deaths that ToH is famous for. Regardless, it's still the very first death to have happened within a ToH. I guess if you don't want to count it, do to it being off-screen and to complete the reference rather than for shock or comedy like the other deaths we later see, then I guess you could count Lenny as the very first (on-screen) death in ToH. To me tho, it'll always be Lenore. Since regardless of it being done for the sake of the Edgar Allan Poe reference and happening off-screen and whatever else some may say to discredit it's status as First. Regardless of what anyone has to say it's still the very first death mentioned within a ToH, so that makes it the first, dammit! May naysayers be damned!! 😂😂😂
I think the show was initially very reluctant to show anything negative happening to Maggie. I was just watching an early THOH and there's a couch gag in which the Simpsons are all shown hanging from nooses above the couch. But they make sure to have Maggie still sucking per pacifier, as if to say, "Relax, folks. She's okay." Nowadays, I think they wouldn't bother.
I was surprised in the later episodes how much more willing they were to kill at the kids. They went out of their way to kill Nelson again this year. Even Baby Gerald has 2 deaths now.
@@TheRealJims Not sure if this was just how I experienced media, but way back (90's?) it was taboo to kill children in mainstream media. Heck you couldnt get away with swearing on it either. When I was growing up the first time a character swore on mainstream tv went through all my friends gossip. Same with the first child to be openly killed on tv, they always got killed offscreen or let it open to interpretation if they dared to do it at all. Lol I remember how scandalous it was when it happened, my friends couldnt believe it. But obviously that opened the flood gates and it's become more accepted since.
@@El_Omar2203 people whining about "things today" being more PC or censored are just outright wrong and are just upset about very specific consequences.
Okay, since I think this only counts between Treehouses of Horror I to XVIII (I haven't found a mention to deaths in later episodes), so I tought I'd combine this list with The Simpsons Theory's countdown of deaths, which does include the most recent episodes. 1. Homer Simpson: 21 (+12) 2. Bart Simpson: 16 (+6) 3. Ned Flanders: 14 (+1) 4. Lisa Simpson: 12 (+6) 5. Principal Skinner: 11 (+1) 5. Mr. Burns: 11 7. Chief Wiggum: 10 (+1) 8. Nelson Muntz: 9 (+2) 9. Groundskeeper Willie: 8 (+1) 10. Moe Szyslak: 7 (+3) 10. Krusty the Clown: 7 10. Dr. Hibbert: 7 10. Comic Book Guy: 7 14. Sideshow Mel: 6 14. Milhouse Van Houten: 6 (+3) 14. Lenny: 6 (+1) 14. Selma Bouvier: 6 (+1) 14. Kirk Van Houten: 6 14. Hans Moleman: 6 (+1) 20. Jimbo Jones: 5 (+1) 20. Patty Bouvier: 5 (+1) 20. Sea Captain: 5 20. Carl: 5 20. Professor Frink: 5 (+1) 25. Marge Simpson: 4 (+6) 25. Grampa Simpson: 4 (+2) 25. Apu: 4 25. Disco Stu: 4 25. Ms. Hoover: 4 25. Kent Brockman: 4 25. Snake: 4 25. Dolph: 4 (+1) 25. Üter Zörker: 4 34. Waylon Smithers: 3 (+2) 34. Kearney: 3 (+1) 36. Gil Gunderson: 2 NR. Maggie Simpson: 2 (+4) The defining factor for this was Treehouse of Horror XXXI, with the segments "Into the Homerverse" and "Be Nine, Rewind". The previous boosted Homer's death count by 6 (with Homer and 5 clones being killed by Mr. Burns), and the other killing Lisa 9 times, and Nelson 6 times.
Totally thought it would be Willy... but then again, like he said, he was the go-to guy during the first seasons... which are the ones I actually watched.
I mean like most people say the older ones were better. I just liked the fact they focused on trying to make it creepy and not just right we will kill this one now because we can.
@@ilovesmosh2012 What's the best treehouse of horror from the newer seasons? The intro where it shows them going millions of years into the future was really surprising, and actually made me say "Damn, maybe these aren't all bad.." (The Don Hertzfeldt couch gag)
I'd like to think that the Treehouse of Horror episodes are what come at the end of various Simpsons timelines, where that particular Simpsonverse just collapse under the weight of the nonsense of it, that's why there's more Treehouse of Horror episodes in the newer series, as they're more unlikely and bizarre.
As a kid I watched the Y2K treehouse of horror and the only thing that scared me was Nelson getting sucked and stuck inside the copier machine. The idea of being stuck like that scared me as a kid.
I allways find myself more attracted to the older Treehouses of horror, like the series itself has degraded over time, but for a stark episode to episode comparison i dont see the difference and change anywhere more that the Halloween specials.
watching the first treehouse segment aka bad dream house is like the perfect simpsons Halloween yearly tradition in my house...its perfect..it still holds up..its scary funny and just bizarre....it allows the staff to have fun and do some huge parodies and make them bigger and longer and more unique...I think that segment is why it became so popular..it just is magical to watch...the house itself the creepy moments the ending..wow
The intro to this series - The music and images together - just for some reason taps into a weird feeling I can't get enough of. I don't know if there's a word for it but, like... Nighttime nostalgia? Like being a kid and being driven back from the airport at night. Seeing a petrol station, the only lit-up place in sight, giving an eerie feeling like nothing exists beyond it. Pizza Planet. The mountain road between Brahams and Silent Hill. Absolutely love it. What's the name of the song?
Damn, all my favourite TH-camrs uploading all at once while another favourite TH-camr is livestreaming. The agony of choice is the real Halloween horror.
The treehouse of horrors were always my favorite episodes, even when i stopped watching the show i would always watch the treehouse of horror. They're the last remaining episodes where it feels like the writers actually put in alot of creativity and have fun with the show.
I'm always surprised that there's never been an Evil Dead parody... especially when the Army of Darkness image of Homer with the chainsaw hand is such a great idea
The first on-screen Treehouse of Horror death was in Treehouse of Horror III, and it was Lenny, eaten by King Homer. The first overall character death was in Treehouse of Horror I, and it was Marge, as the "Lost Lenore" In case you’re wondering, the first overall death was in Treehouse of Horror I, and it was the Native Americans in "Bad Dream House"
Good video. Very informative It really makes one notice how grotesque they are with these deaths. Generally, in the regular series are more subtle to show or not, organs and those things, when killing characters.
Favorite Treehouse of horror death on the Simpsons, Helen Lovejoy getting killed by Possessed Maggie. A relief to see that after so many episodes of her targeting Marge with her gossip.
I love how dark and morbid the writing gets in Treehouse. A similar example to the zombie Flanders like this gem from IV: Grampa: (Runs into Bart's room holding a stake) "WE'VE GOT TO KILL THE BOY!!" Marge: "How did you know he's a vampire?" Grampa: "He's a vampire!? AAAAAHH!!" (Runs away) Happy Halloween everybody!! Ooolooloolooloo loo loo loo...
I'll be honest, Marge's phrasing for that joke always rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe I'm hearing it wrong but I think she says "How DO you know he's a vampire?" which makes no sense in that context.
I'm amazed that they've never done a Psycho parody with Skinner as Norman Bates. Imagine how good that could be! Marge could meet her end in the shower, then Homer would have to team up with her sisters to check out the motel and find Agnus in the fruit cellar.
"Everywhere you will die. You, your family, everyone, over and over again. Mountains of broken bodies beneath the wheel" -The Lich from Adventure Time, the writers of modern Treehouse of Horror
@13:39 You're wrong, the Grounds Keeper Willy played a Freddy like character running around and killing kids in their dreams in a early season... I remember vividly watching it over and over as a kid.
The living dead had to die first and then are usually reanimated after death. Undead refers to something that cant die by "old age" even if it used to be human. I guess those terms were more used in the 90s than now but that's how I remember it
@@issholland If you were completely resurrected, then wouldn't that just make you alive? What would Bucciarati from JJBA fall under? He was reanimated but his body was deteriorating at a rapid pace, eventually causing him to lose his sense of hearing and sight.
@@VGamingJunkieVT yeah a zombie or a lich would be living dead because by all metrics they are "dead," like heart rate, brain activity, anything along those lines, but they still have "living" functions like zombies still eat even though they dont need to or a lich still having the means to "think" even though their brain would have long deteriorated like their body did
I remember that in act 1 Groundskeeper Willie got axed by Homer. Act 2 Maggie axed Willie then speaks in Darth Vader's voice. Act 3 Principal Skinner axed him.
You know what bothers me? Why are the newer episodes so less memorable? I am looking at a lot of this footage like "i don't remember that" but i FAITHFULLY either record or watch the Treehouse of Horrors EVERY SINGLE YEAR
@I forgot to add a name yea but Horror isn't just showing a bunch of death. Good horror focuses on the build up and fear before the death rather than making the death itself the scary part.
I always love when you get a chance to talk about newer Simpsons episodes. It's something I rarely see, most people only go as far as season 11 at the latest.
Now that you mention it, a Friday the 13th Treehouse skit would be pretty cool. You could have Marge be the deranged serial killer for once by casting her in the Mrs. Voorhees role. And then that naturally leads to Bart taking on the Jason role, which is weirdly fitting for him. Seriously, someone needs to get on this
One of my favourite Treehouse Of Horrors was actually in an old Simpsons comic ("Simpsons Comics Treehouse Of Horror 7," I think), where of all things, they decided to do a parody of Frans Kafka's "Metamorphosis." As a Kafka fan, I really appreciate such an interesting and unusual choice for a Horror parody.
The THOH that was the one with the Shining parody was like, the first episode of Simpsons I ever saw when I was like... 4 or 5, and I thought that was just how the show was. That fog ending being viewed on an old rabbit ears TV with clicky dials has stayed as a key memory of my childhood forever, lol.
My immediate assumption was Groundskeeper Willie, which is probably because I'm most familiar with early seasons. Again, the hat trick is one of the most memorable things the Treehouse of Horrors have ever produced!
"It's also a good time to kill off our favorite characters... again and again and again... and again and again." Yes, but we've got to do it from different angles
I know this video is old but I think it's interesting that Lisa recently had a segment where she was killed over and over again like Bart was in the Sideshow Bob segment
Technically, unless both Snowball 2 deaths were before OR after "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot," but not both before and after, Snowball 2 was killed just once and Snowball 5 was killed once.
Again, like last year, there’s no real opening the difference is that Homer and Bart only go up one death a piece Marge does die this year meaning including opening Marge and chief Wiggum are now tied in last place with 12 deaths I didn’t include the transformations into homers, because technically they’re not dead
I didn't expect each of the death tolls to be so close to each other, thanks for doing the homework for us! A fun reason to rewatch many of the treehouse of horrors segments
Perhaps when he used the flying fan in the episode where homer became a boxer? He did use it to rescue people. th-cam.com/video/s8TDPT6Jncc/w-d-xo.html
Hit it spot on with the Hans Moleman opposite day thing. But do we ever actually see Hans die or, just just in a situation where he should be dead? (car explosion, truck going off a cliff)
Some of those comments are seriously nostalgia-stroking, and quoting the same five episodes. RealJims is a real Jim, he actually watches modern episodes, and so do I.
@@Made_In_Heaven88 I couldn't agree more. Overall it's my most favorite of the modern segments. I honestly hope that next year's segments and episode as a whole will be exactly like it. Plus when they introduced it, it was even done in the same way like the classic intros.
@@fodv93 well they just recently had their Treehouse of Horror special for season 30 and In my opinion it was a tad disappointing none of the story's really had an ending
The "they save that for Christmas" line hit me at exactly the right time in the right way and I almost literally died from laughing. Thanks for that, I think.
"Dad, you shot the Zombie Flanders!"
"he was a zombie?"
I recommend Dankmus on TH-cam for a really good remix of this scene and episode.
"eat lead Einstein!"
"shows over Shakespeare!"
"''tis this the end of Zombie Shakespeare?"
@@Maniac4Bricks Hell yeah, Dankmus is a ledge.
That is my favorite line ever from the Treehouse of Horror Series ever
Funny
"Hey, Simpson. I'm feeling a might peckish. Mind if I chew your ear?"
ZOMBIE FLANDERS Dad, you shot the Zombie Flanders
@@IcyDiamond He was a zombie?
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CUE THE TITLE!
No.
The flaming skeleton of Groundskeeper Willie is THE scariest thing I've seen in a TOH.
I agree. I also remember how much Bart as The Raven creep me out as a kid especially at the end
@@GBmovieluv I'm scared of werewolf flanders
I hear ya, @@angelxcutiee69
@@GBmovieluv the reason is how they make it sound when he eats homer at the end
Pazuzu!Maggie gets me the most. Something about a child with no concept of morality having demonic powers makes my scales crawl, and when that child is _Maggie Goddamn Simpson_ and *_on fire_* I'm gonna check out and leave the country.
With all the deaths in these Treehouse of Horror specials, I just think it's funny how the most tame episode with no deaths at all, the first one, is opened with a genuine plea from Marge to not be offended and to send your children to bed early, with no irony or strings attached. She gets more self-aware next year and realizes that people are probably going to watch anyway, and eventually they drop the warnings entirely. It just feels weirdly funny in retrospect.
I don't think the warning is with no irony or strings attached when it's a parody of the same warning for the Frankenstein movie (1932)
Hi Luffy!
@@Lomaxxx53yea it definitely was partly ironic, but I think they also genuinely wanted to warn people because a lot of kids were watching it despite it not being a kids show. I imagine it just wasn't necessary anymore because everybody knew the Simpsons and how "inappropriate" it was at a certain point.
@@isaiahromero9861 I'd say simpsons is the second tame adult show. its like King of the Hill > Simpsons > Bob's Burgers > Futurama > American Dad > Family guy > South park
@@kaiseremotion854 eh, what about Rick and Morty
"Minors like Kearney"?
Think I'm gonna need a simpsons mysteries on that.
I come to you from the future!
Your wish is his command!
I love the delivery of “gets strangled by god”
You said it so deadpan.
Michael Fixedsys Same with “he gets turned into koolaid”
I came down to the comments specifically for that as it caught me so off guard and the absurdity of it got a good laugh from me
The one with Sideshow Bob killing Bart still makes me feel kind of sick
If each of Bob's killings of a revived Bart count, should Homer just be off the charts thanks to the clone deaths?
Was thinking the same. Though, the clones weren't exactly like Homer, some looked odd (like parodies of the character), others dumber than the original, even one that was more intelligent than the actual Homer, and moreover, they didn't have a belly button! So, there is an argument to be made if they shouldn't count as Homer seeing the only verifible quality they have in common is appearance.
Good point... This was one we debated a lot too. I look at Bart as being one individual person, one person who came into the episode, died 8 times, and exited the episode as the same person. Whereas the Homer that enters the clone episode dies during the segment, and also a bunch of others versions of him. I viewed it more as Homer (the character) dying + a bunch of belly-buttonless clones. I had a little trouble with the legal distinction of a clone as a distinct separate individual.
Besides, including all his clones makes a countdown no fun, anyway. ;)
I was thinking about that while watching & "WAS going to comment BUT I don't think think that was part of the Treehouse series and was a separate episode.
If we did count all the clone homers, what would his death count be?
Technically that was just one death unless you wanna keep pausing the episode to count (keeping in mind they weren't all on screen at the same time)
"Is this the end of Zombie Shakespeare?"
willie: there pretty as a picture....(zombies climb out) agh zombies!!!...(fixes the dirt)..there pretty as a picture..me: dead!..what a moment...just wow...that moment always was funny but now at age 22 its really funny...like wtf
that line always reminds me of that one Halloween episode of "Married… with children" where the Death appears as Peggy Bundy and talks about some of the folks she took and even Shakespeare. And how much disappointed she was that his last words were only (quote): "uughhahhhhh uuuuhhh!!" despite being such a big number of a writer.
Take Shakespeare...and I did...
Seymour skinner: YES
"Don't worry children, I'm coming to rescue the lot of ya - AAAH! Och, I'm bad at this."
My favourite TOH line of all time, said right before/during Willie's 3rd death in TOH5.
*speaks with James Earl Jones' voice* "This is indeed a disturbing universe."
So, chronologically, does that make Lenny the first ever Treehouse of Horror casualty (eaten by King Homer) ?
NOT LENNY!
You shouldn't have lied to me about Lenny.
No it was homer and mr burns from treehouse 2.even know they technically did not die they were still dead for a time
@@Sakafan6 no your both wrong, the first death was a house
@@ilikechocolate2518it's a spirit. Technically the house was already dead. In my mind, the first real death was Marge being lanore in The Raven
@@freakfoxvevo7915same. Imo Marge a.k.a "Lenore" is the first ever Treehouse of Horror death, even if it technically happens off-screen and doesn't really follow the same pattern as the other deaths that ToH is famous for. Regardless, it's still the very first death to have happened within a ToH. I guess if you don't want to count it, do to it being off-screen and to complete the reference rather than for shock or comedy like the other deaths we later see, then I guess you could count Lenny as the very first (on-screen) death in ToH. To me tho, it'll always be Lenore. Since regardless of it being done for the sake of the Edgar Allan Poe reference and happening off-screen and whatever else some may say to discredit it's status as First. Regardless of what anyone has to say it's still the very first death mentioned within a ToH, so that makes it the first, dammit! May naysayers be damned!! 😂😂😂
I think the show was initially very reluctant to show anything negative happening to Maggie. I was just watching an early THOH and there's a couch gag in which the Simpsons are all shown hanging from nooses above the couch. But they make sure to have Maggie still sucking per pacifier, as if to say, "Relax, folks. She's okay." Nowadays, I think they wouldn't bother.
I was surprised in the later episodes how much more willing they were to kill at the kids. They went out of their way to kill Nelson again this year. Even Baby Gerald has 2 deaths now.
@@TheRealJims Not sure if this was just how I experienced media, but way back (90's?) it was taboo to kill children in mainstream media. Heck you couldnt get away with swearing on it either. When I was growing up the first time a character swore on mainstream tv went through all my friends gossip. Same with the first child to be openly killed on tv, they always got killed offscreen or let it open to interpretation if they dared to do it at all. Lol I remember how scandalous it was when it happened, my friends couldnt believe it. But obviously that opened the flood gates and it's become more accepted since.
I unfortunately think they should’ve kept her sucking her pacifier out. That was creepy!
Funny how people say cartoons today are less violent when stuff like this happened way back.
@@El_Omar2203 people whining about "things today" being more PC or censored are just outright wrong and are just upset about very specific consequences.
The theory of Martin cutting off Skinners head works since you later see the bullies kicking Skinners head around
"We've go to kill the boy!"
"How did you know he's a vampire?"
"He's a vampire?!"
Finally! ANOTHER Simpson's Mystery! I love these videos!
Giovanni Orellana so good
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Here are the extended rankings below. Don't read this until after watching the video, as it basically spoils the countdown.
Character Name: Story Deaths (+Openers/Couch Gags)
1. Bart Simpson: 15 (+6)
2. Homer Simpson: 14 (+11)
3. Ned Flanders: 12
4. Principal Skinner: 10 (+1)
5. Mr. Burns: 10
6. Chief Wiggum: 9 (+1)
7. Groundskeeper Willie: 8 (+1)
8. Moe Szyslak: 7 (+3)
9. Krusty the Clown: 7
10. Dr. Hibbert: 6
10. Comic Book Guy: 6
10. Sideshow Mel: 6
13. Milhouse Van Houten: 5 (+3)
14. Jimbo Jones: 5 (+1)
14. Lenny: 5 (+1)
14. Patty Bouvier: 5 (+1)
14. Selma Bouvier: 5 (+1)
18. Kirk Van Houten: 5
18. Hans Moleman: 5
18. Sea Captain: 5
21. Marge Simpson: 4 (+5)
22. Grampa Simpson: 4 (+2)
23. Professor Frink: 4 (+1)
24. Apu: 4
24. Carl: 4
24. Disco Stu: 4
24. Ms. Hoover: 4
24. Kent Brockman: 4
24. Snake: 4
30. Lisa Simpson: 3 (+6)
31. Nelson Muntz: 3 (+2)
31. Waylon Smithers: 3 (+2)
33. Dolph: 3 (+1)
33. Kearney: 3 (+1)
NR. Maggie Simpson: 2 (+4)
Okay, since I think this only counts between Treehouses of Horror I to XVIII (I haven't found a mention to deaths in later episodes), so I tought I'd combine this list with The Simpsons Theory's countdown of deaths, which does include the most recent episodes.
1. Homer Simpson: 21 (+12)
2. Bart Simpson: 16 (+6)
3. Ned Flanders: 14 (+1)
4. Lisa Simpson: 12 (+6)
5. Principal Skinner: 11 (+1)
5. Mr. Burns: 11
7. Chief Wiggum: 10 (+1)
8. Nelson Muntz: 9 (+2)
9. Groundskeeper Willie: 8 (+1)
10. Moe Szyslak: 7 (+3)
10. Krusty the Clown: 7
10. Dr. Hibbert: 7
10. Comic Book Guy: 7
14. Sideshow Mel: 6
14. Milhouse Van Houten: 6 (+3)
14. Lenny: 6 (+1)
14. Selma Bouvier: 6 (+1)
14. Kirk Van Houten: 6
14. Hans Moleman: 6 (+1)
20. Jimbo Jones: 5 (+1)
20. Patty Bouvier: 5 (+1)
20. Sea Captain: 5
20. Carl: 5
20. Professor Frink: 5 (+1)
25. Marge Simpson: 4 (+6)
25. Grampa Simpson: 4 (+2)
25. Apu: 4
25. Disco Stu: 4
25. Ms. Hoover: 4
25. Kent Brockman: 4
25. Snake: 4
25. Dolph: 4 (+1)
25. Üter Zörker: 4
34. Waylon Smithers: 3 (+2)
34. Kearney: 3 (+1)
36. Gil Gunderson: 2
NR. Maggie Simpson: 2 (+4)
The defining factor for this was Treehouse of Horror XXXI, with the segments "Into the Homerverse" and "Be Nine, Rewind". The previous boosted Homer's death count by 6 (with Homer and 5 clones being killed by Mr. Burns), and the other killing Lisa 9 times, and Nelson 6 times.
Totally thought it would be Willy... but then again, like he said, he was the go-to guy during the first seasons... which are the ones I actually watched.
Same
Bob Dole doesn't need this.
"Actually yeah, I kinda like that theory. This is canon now."
I mean like most people say the older ones were better. I just liked the fact they focused on trying to make it creepy and not just right we will kill this one now because we can.
Omg didn’t expect to see u here
One thing I think the new seasons do well is the Treehouse of Horror episodes.
the older ones are so much creepier to me, maybe it's the nostalgia, but I say it was the writers. They were just better!
@@ilovesmosh2012 What's the best treehouse of horror from the newer seasons? The intro where it shows them going millions of years into the future was really surprising, and actually made me say "Damn, maybe these aren't all bad.." (The Don Hertzfeldt couch gag)
@@ZeranZeran Treehouse of horror XXXI is pretty good also the Thanksgiving of Horror.
I'd like to think that the Treehouse of Horror episodes are what come at the end of various Simpsons timelines, where that particular Simpsonverse just collapse under the weight of the nonsense of it, that's why there's more Treehouse of Horror episodes in the newer series, as they're more unlikely and bizarre.
As a kid I watched the Y2K treehouse of horror and the only thing that scared me was Nelson getting sucked and stuck inside the copier machine. The idea of being stuck like that scared me as a kid.
I allways find myself more attracted to the older Treehouses of horror, like the series itself has degraded over time, but for a stark episode to episode comparison i dont see the difference and change anywhere more that the Halloween specials.
watching the first treehouse segment aka bad dream house is like the perfect simpsons Halloween yearly tradition in my house...its perfect..it still holds up..its scary funny and just bizarre....it allows the staff to have fun and do some huge parodies and make them bigger and longer and more unique...I think that segment is why it became so popular..it just is magical to watch...the house itself the creepy moments the ending..wow
Tbh I like all the treehouses with the later seasons being more cathartic and gory and the older ones being well written and funny
I like the Willie hat trick, too. "Is that the best you can do?" Also appreciate the love for Final Fantasy ocremixes.
This is indeed a disturbing universe-Maggie Treehouse of Horror V
The intro to this series - The music and images together - just for some reason taps into a weird feeling I can't get enough of.
I don't know if there's a word for it but, like... Nighttime nostalgia?
Like being a kid and being driven back from the airport at night. Seeing a petrol station, the only lit-up place in sight, giving an eerie feeling like nothing exists beyond it. Pizza Planet. The mountain road between Brahams and Silent Hill.
Absolutely love it.
What's the name of the song?
This channel is way under subscribed!
Maybe because he took 3 minutes to get to the actual video
Sam phelps. Yh, man. I agree
2:40 lisa, they prefer to be called the living impaired
This legend knows more about The Simpsons than anyone else, including the creators of the show.
when milhouse, lisa and bart got chopped up in that cannibal story has always stuck with me.
Damn, all my favourite TH-camrs uploading all at once while another favourite TH-camr is livestreaming. The agony of choice is the real Halloween horror.
The treehouse of horrors were always my favorite episodes, even when i stopped watching the show i would always watch the treehouse of horror. They're the last remaining episodes where it feels like the writers actually put in alot of creativity and have fun with the show.
That whole Freddie Kruger parody with Willie... always gave me nightmares as a kid.... for a looong time lol.
Somehow I didn't know Homer was King Kong AND Godzilla. Now I want to see a King Homer Vs Homerzilla episode.
I'm always surprised that there's never been an Evil Dead parody... especially when the Army of Darkness image of Homer with the chainsaw hand is such a great idea
They did a little bit of Evil Dead 2 in the comics, Treehouse #13 Prop, Prop, Whiz, Whiz!
@@crispysteve42 Based.
'"Take that Washington!"
"Eat lead Einestein!"
"Show's over Shakespeare!!!"
Is this the end of zombie Shakespeare?
The first on-screen Treehouse of Horror death was in Treehouse of Horror III, and it was Lenny, eaten by King Homer.
The first overall character death was in Treehouse of Horror I, and it was Marge, as the "Lost Lenore"
In case you’re wondering, the first overall death was in Treehouse of Horror I, and it was the Native Americans in "Bad Dream House"
Good video. Very informative
It really makes one notice how grotesque they are with these deaths. Generally, in the regular series are more subtle to show or not, organs and those things, when killing characters.
Favorite Treehouse of horror death on the Simpsons, Helen Lovejoy getting killed by Possessed Maggie. A relief to see that after so many episodes of her targeting Marge with her gossip.
Also, thank you for not hating Lisa's guts.
"I was walking through the gas one day"-Mr Burns
😂
I love how dark and morbid the writing gets in Treehouse. A similar example to the zombie Flanders like this gem from IV:
Grampa: (Runs into Bart's room holding a stake) "WE'VE GOT TO KILL THE BOY!!"
Marge: "How did you know he's a vampire?"
Grampa: "He's a vampire!? AAAAAHH!!" (Runs away)
Happy Halloween everybody!! Ooolooloolooloo loo loo loo...
I'll be honest, Marge's phrasing for that joke always rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe I'm hearing it wrong but I think she says "How DO you know he's a vampire?" which makes no sense in that context.
"Homie we have to do something. Today he sucks blood, tomorrow he might start to smoke."
@@notmyname9261 because he has a stake in his hand
Honestly would love more Mysteries videos, still my favourite content from this channel~
I'm amazed that they've never done a Psycho parody with Skinner as Norman Bates. Imagine how good that could be! Marge could meet her end in the shower, then Homer would have to team up with her sisters to check out the motel and find Agnus in the fruit cellar.
Too predictable.
Yes! Another Simpsons Mysteries! I love this! This is the best Halloween ever! Now, hopefully this means we'll get a Simpsons Showdown soon too
"Everywhere you will die. You, your family, everyone, over and over again. Mountains of broken bodies beneath the wheel"
-The Lich from Adventure Time, the writers of modern Treehouse of Horror
Willie: ...Maurice, you, die!...lol..
@13:39 You're wrong, the Grounds Keeper Willy played a Freddy like character running around and killing kids in their dreams in a early season... I remember vividly watching it over and over as a kid.
Yea that happened.
But it was a parody of Nightmare on elm Street.
I’m still waiting for a Sleepy Hollow episode. Homer as drunk Brom, Marge as Katrina, Ned as Ichabod. It practically writes itself.
The notification popped up and I clicked on it as fast as I could. Love your videos. Best Halloween Treat Ever.
LIsa just shot way the fuck up in the rankings tonight
I was about to say the same thing!
Nelson a bit as well.
I was JUST rewatching the Kang and Kodos video when I got this notification. Perfect timing
I've never heard that distinction between the living dead and the undead. I was under the assumption that they are the same thing.
The living dead had to die first and then are usually reanimated after death. Undead refers to something that cant die by "old age" even if it used to be human. I guess those terms were more used in the 90s than now but that's how I remember it
@@issholland If you were completely resurrected, then wouldn't that just make you alive? What would Bucciarati from JJBA fall under? He was reanimated but his body was deteriorating at a rapid pace, eventually causing him to lose his sense of hearing and sight.
@@VGamingJunkieVT complete resurrection means you're a regular human again
@@issholland That's what I figured. Resurrection simply means alive and well. Not sure what you mean by living dead, a fallible zombie/lich?
@@VGamingJunkieVT yeah a zombie or a lich would be living dead because by all metrics they are "dead," like heart rate, brain activity, anything along those lines, but they still have "living" functions like zombies still eat even though they dont need to or a lich still having the means to "think" even though their brain would have long deteriorated like their body did
Thankyou for all the videos you make! You are the best channel I've discovered in a long time, a Simpsons channel that delves deep!
"Alcohol and night swimming : it's a winning combination!"
Poor Groundkeeper Willie in Treehouse of Horror V.
Is that the one where he got burned, or is that the one where he got axed in the back in every act?
@@carultch Axed in the back in every act, the one where he got burned was Treehouse of Horror VI
I remember that in act 1 Groundskeeper Willie got axed by Homer. Act 2 Maggie axed Willie then speaks in Darth Vader's voice. Act 3 Principal Skinner axed him.
@@melissacooper4282 That the episode.
I’m surprised that unlucky Gil character or cat lady aren’t killed more often
the fact that Moleman has died more in the main series than in these non canonical stories is just funny
10:15 "All of Lisa and Maggie's deaths are with other family members"
Treehouse of Horror XXXI: are you sure about that?
Well, for Lisa.
You know what bothers me? Why are the newer episodes so less memorable? I am looking at a lot of this footage like "i don't remember that" but i FAITHFULLY either record or watch the Treehouse of Horrors EVERY SINGLE YEAR
Cos the older it is, the more often you've been able to see it maybe?
@@AmberAmber I think that you may have the answer there. Feeling down = Watch an old episode.
@I forgot to add a name yea but Horror isn't just showing a bunch of death. Good horror focuses on the build up and fear before the death rather than making the death itself the scary part.
My favorite Simpsons episodes by my favorite Simpsons commentator!
I’m genuinely surprised about the lack of Moleman death/torture on the THOH series! Yes, it is Opposite Day.
I always love when you get a chance to talk about newer Simpsons episodes. It's something I rarely see, most people only go as far as season 11 at the latest.
Doing these videos have been a good chance to brush up on those later episodes I don't know as well! Been fun to rewatch them!
The first RealJims video I’ve watched 2 years ago!
The Goldilocks parody is my favorite death. Something about the screams and the blood coming from underneath the door. I love it
Now that you mention it, a Friday the 13th Treehouse skit would be pretty cool. You could have Marge be the deranged serial killer for once by casting her in the Mrs. Voorhees role. And then that naturally leads to Bart taking on the Jason role, which is weirdly fitting for him.
Seriously, someone needs to get on this
One of my favourite Treehouse Of Horrors was actually in an old Simpsons comic ("Simpsons Comics Treehouse Of Horror 7," I think), where of all things, they decided to do a parody of Frans Kafka's "Metamorphosis." As a Kafka fan, I really appreciate such an interesting and unusual choice for a Horror parody.
I think i remember a comic like that
Thought I was watching Dead Meat for a moment... actually that would be quite a neat crossover/collab.
The THOH that was the one with the Shining parody was like, the first episode of Simpsons I ever saw when I was like... 4 or 5, and I thought that was just how the show was. That fog ending being viewed on an old rabbit ears TV with clicky dials has stayed as a key memory of my childhood forever, lol.
I'm surprised this video has poped up in my recommendations again. You'll never stop real Jim's
Actually really well researched, good job!
My immediate assumption was Groundskeeper Willie, which is probably because I'm most familiar with early seasons. Again, the hat trick is one of the most memorable things the Treehouse of Horrors have ever produced!
You did it again - absolutely great video! Thanks, so sorry I didn't see this on Halloween.
"It's also a good time to kill off our favorite characters... again and again and again... and again and again."
Yes, but we've got to do it from different angles
I honestly think that it was really gross how often they kill Bart. I mean, what is so funny about murdering a little, chubby boy?
I know this video is old but I think it's interesting that Lisa recently had a segment where she was killed over and over again like Bart was in the Sideshow Bob segment
You are brilliant And keep doing what you're doing
Simpsons Mystery is my favorite show on here. Glad to see another one.
I’m glad to see a Simpsons Mysteries episode after a year!
I think Moe having an actual self forever sleep death would be overstepping the line of edginess for the Simpsons.
When I saw the screen at 0:53, I thought Disco Stu was pretty badass when his death pose is groping a woman.
Then I saw his other hand.
Technically, unless both Snowball 2 deaths were before OR after "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot," but not both before and after,
Snowball 2 was killed just once and Snowball 5 was killed once.
Lisa's death count after XXXI: *stonks*
Again, like last year, there’s no real opening the difference is that Homer and Bart only go up one death a piece Marge does die this year meaning including opening Marge and chief Wiggum are now tied in last place with 12 deaths I didn’t include the transformations into homers, because technically they’re not dead
I didn't expect each of the death tolls to be so close to each other, thanks for doing the homework for us! A fun reason to rewatch many of the treehouse of horrors segments
Wait were not counting Homers hundreds/thousands of clones?
Nope
I know
Only one death is counted per segment
Each clone is technically a different character from homer.
No, but it was revealed that the real Homer fall to his death with his clones and the Homer that with the family was a clone.
The next mystery should definitely be how Moe rescued the kids in "Das Bus". It was said by the narrator, but there was never any mention afterwards
Perhaps when he used the flying fan in the episode where homer became a boxer? He did use it to rescue people.
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I love the Simpsons
But I think I would get sick of it after 6 years of making videos, how do you do it and still come up with good ideas?
I just want to say hi Jim... Hi Jim! Keep doing the great work! Please do some Futurama videos when you get out of ideas for The Simpsons. Bye Jim!
Hit it spot on with the Hans Moleman opposite day thing. But do we ever actually see Hans die or, just just in a situation where he should be dead? (car explosion, truck going off a cliff)
I really hope you took just a moment in the middle of counting Simpson's deaths to admire what a kickass job you have
Would also be interesting to see the reverse concept. Which Treehouse character has the highest body count, and racks up the most kills.
"It didn't always be this way."
You, _sound_ like Homer! 🤣🤣
Thank you for them giggles TheRealJims
The older episodes were much darker. The modern ones are too happy.
I love this channel so much
Some of those comments are seriously nostalgia-stroking, and quoting the same five episodes.
RealJims is a real Jim, he actually watches modern episodes, and so do I.
The Homer cannibalizing himself segment was possibly my favorite thing The Simpsons has done in about 15 years.
Same here, it was a return to form for Treehouse stories I think it was because it wasn't based on any known horror movie, it was just a simple story
@@Made_In_Heaven88 I couldn't agree more. Overall it's my most favorite of the modern segments. I honestly hope that next year's segments and episode as a whole will be exactly like it. Plus when they introduced it, it was even done in the same way like the classic intros.
@@fodv93 well they just recently had their Treehouse of Horror special for season 30 and In my opinion it was a tad disappointing none of the story's really had an ending
@@Made_In_Heaven88 I meant by the one they'll do for 2019. I already saw that one and I agree it was a little disappointing. It was meh overall.
Haha, no, no. Not even close. That was easily the stupidest segment in that episode.
Interestingly the Sideshow Bob Bart thing was already done in an Itchy and Scratchy short involving the cat being repeatably cloned.
Homer is killed when he's hit by the car in the opening? I've never interpreted it that way. It's just slapstick.
The "they save that for Christmas" line hit me at exactly the right time in the right way and I almost literally died from laughing. Thanks for that, I think.
The score would definitely change had he counted the tree house of horror comics. They get away with more creepy and violent deaths than the show.
Any examples?
@@ghhn4505 Treehouse of Horror comic #14, story 1: "30 Days of Do'h".