“Its also the only Halloween Episode Ive ever seen.
“It is the darkest segment of a very, very dark Treehouse,” says Mirkin.
I was honored and thrilled to pass that gift on to future generations.
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I contributed nothing to this segment (except that snappy title!
It’s a crazy premise that yields dozens of surreal visuals.
Even more surreal: Paul Anka saves the day.
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Homer is adorable in CGI (and not too shabby in live action).”
“Any true fans of the show can quote the setups to these punchlines: Abortions for some.
Miniature American flags for others,' Go ahead.
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Throw your vote away, and Dont blame me.
I voted for Kodos.
Go ahead and try.
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If youre like me, this show is permanently burned into your brain.”
“The Simpsonsonce predicted Donald Trumps presidency.
Might this segment explain his subsequent unconventional behavior?
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The perfectSimpsonsmixture of bleak, lazy, and hilarious!
It’s also probably my favoriteSimpsonsepisode that features a live-action Regis Philbin.
I think we won a PETA award for that.
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Or we were fined, I can’t remember.”
Warm hearts and angry leprechauns isn’t that what Halloween is all about?
“I wrote it with him.
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My biggest contribution came when I put my namebeforehis in the writing credits.
In a way, it speaks to my own situation.
I have a house.
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I have a wife.
But ifmyhouse wantsmywife, I’m sure we can work out something.
Thanks, Don, and Happy Halloween. "
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Then the jokes come at a furious, dare I say ‘Swartzwelderian,’ pace.
“The Ned Zone was my first writing assignment and a parody of Stephen KingsThe Dead Zone.
Hes a genius so I was pretty safe.
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Thirteen years later Im still here and I see that torture was their aim.
What I loved about that segment was that it summed up Homer and Ned’s relationship.
Both men are jerks and everyone around them suffers for it and dies in a nuclear explosion.
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Actually, that’s all relationships.
A great segment to watch recorded off a TV on an iPhone then posted on YouTube.
Plus its sweet when Marge builds him a sexy lady Golem made of Play-Doh, voiced by Fran Drescher.
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I responded, Well, youve done pretty well in your career too.
And one of my favorite lines ever re: pumpkin seeds is You roast the unborn?
I believe it may be one of the biggest, hardest laughs Ive ever heard in the room.
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But it turned out funny.
Also if you were playingTapped Out, you could put a tiny black hole in your town.
I put mine near the nuclear plant with a barbed wire fence around it.
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To see more images from Sunday’s Treehouse of Horror XXVIII,click here.
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