SIMPSONS, THE: THE SIMPSONS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL XIV: TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XIV {FIFTEENTH SEASON PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
One in this animated comedy series about the Simpsons -- Homer and Marge, and their children, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. This episode, the fourteenth annual Halloween special, features three scary stories.
In the first, "Reaper Madness," Homer accidentally "kills" the Grim Reaper when it arrives in search of Bart, temporarily rendering all of humanity unable to die. When Homer tries on Death's robe, he instantly becomes the new Reaper and begins enjoying the many perks of his new "job," including preferential seats at the sports arena. He is soon tasked with claiming Marge, however, and he very regretfully delivers her body to God, who then releases him from his role as Death. But God realizes too late that Homer has tricked him and has instead killed her annoying sister, Patty.
In "Frinkenstein," Professor Frink is overjoyed to learn that he has won the Nobel Prize, but admits to Lisa that he wishes to share his accomplishment with his late father, Professor John Frink Sr., a "he-man scientist" who was killed by a shark after denouncing his son's wimpy demeanor. Having preserved his body, however, Professor Frink decides to reanimate his dad – but when Frink Sr. awakens, he goes out in search of healthy new organs to replace his missing parts and quickly becomes a "marauding ghoul," killing many Springfield residents along the way. Lisa scolds him for not appreciating the professor's accomplishment, and Frink Sr. surprises his son in Stockholm as he accepts the Nobel – but he is then tempted by the many impressive brains in the room and begins attacking the guests. He dies "again" after falling off the stage, but Frink Jr. then reveals that he has trapped his father's essence in a "soul-catcher" so that they may be together forever.
Finally, in "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off," Bart and Milhouse order a magic stopwatch from an old-timey comic book and realize that they have the power to stop and start time at will. They cause mischief all over Springfield before they are caught in the act by Mayor Quimby. When the angry townspeople chase the two boys, the watch is accidentally broken, leaving everyone except Bart and Milhouse permanently frozen in time. When the fun of being the only two people "left" in the world wanes, Bart and Milhouse decide to repair the watch. Fifteen years later, they set Martin up as a scapegoat and un-freeze time back to normal. Everyone is mildly confused by Bart's older appearance, and when Bart gives Lisa the repaired watch, she uses it to alter the family in a variety of odd ways. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: FOX
- DATE: November 2, 2003 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:21:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:79847
- GENRE: Animation
- SUBJECT HEADING: Animation; Comedy; Halloween; Death
- SERIES RUN: FOX - TV series, 1989-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Matt Groening … Executive Producer, Created by, Developed by
- James L. Brooks … Executive Producer, Developed by
- Sam Simon … Executive Producer, Developed by
- Al Jean … Executive Producer
- Ian Maxtone-Graham … Co-Executive Producer
- Carolyn Omine … Co-Executive Producer
- John Frink … Co-Executive Producer
- Don Payne … Co-Executive Producer
- Tim Long … Co-Executive Producer
- Dana Gould … Co-Executive Producer
- Dan Greaney … Co-Executive Producer
- Kevin Curran … Co-Executive Producer
- Larina Jean Adamson … Supervising Producer
- Matt Selman … Supervising Producer
- Brian Kelley … Supervising Producer
- J. Stewart Burns … Supervising Producer
- Michael Price … Supervising Producer
- Mike Scully … Producer
- George Meyer … Producer
- Ron Hauge … Producer
- Tom Gammill … Producer
- Mike Reiss … Producer
- Max Pross … Producer
- David Mirkin … Producer
- Richard Raynis … Producer
- Bonnie Pietila … Producer
- Denise Sirkot … Producer
- Richard Sakai … Producer
- Marc Wilmore … Producer
- Joel H. Cohen … Co-Producer
- Dominique Braud … Associate Producer
- Felicia Nalivansky-Caplan … Associate Producer
- John Hyde … Animation Executive Producer
- Mike Wolf … Animation Executive Producer
- Laurie Biernacki … Animation Producer
- Drew Arrison … Animation Co-Producer
- Steve Dean Moore … Director
- John Swartzwelder … Writer
- Alf Clausen … Music by
- Danny Elfman … Theme Music by
- Dan Castellaneta … Cast, Voice, Homer Simpson
- Julie Kavner … Cast, Voice, Marge Simpson
- Nancy Cartwright … Cast, Voice, Bart Simpson
- Yeardley Smith … Cast, Voice, Lisa Simpson
- Hank Azaria … Cast, Voice, Death / Moe Szyslak / Johnny Lightlips / Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy
- Harry Shearer … Cast, Voice, Kang / Death / Principal Skinner / Ned Flanders / Jasper
- Oscar de la Hoya … Cast, Voice, Himself
- Jennifer Garner … Cast, Voice, Herself
- Dudley Hershbach … Cast, Voice, Himself
- Jerry Lewis … Cast, Voice, Professor John Frink, Sr.
- Pamela Hayden … Cast, Voice, Milhouse Van Houten / Rod Flanders / Jimbo Jones
- Tress MacNeille … Cast, Voice, Agnes Skinner / Dolph
- Maggie Roswell … Cast, Voice, Helen Lovejoy / Miss Hoover / Luann Van Houten
- Russi Taylor … Cast, Voice, Martin Prince / Sherri / Terri