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Too much of introduction is devoted to Willie. Maybe make a Willie section?--Lord of the Ping 19:29, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
"Originally, the name of the Halloween episodes was The Simpsons Halloween Special, (and followed by the roman numerals for the sequels) but was later changed to Treehouse of Horror after the twelfth Halloween episode." ... "The yearly Halloween special was named "Treehouse of Horror" because the original special depicted the Simpson children in their treehouse telling scary stories to one another."
So which is it?
I see no contradiction in that quote, depending on what the word "after" means. It could mean "subsequent to" or "in allusion to". I assume the intended meaning is that the name was originally "The Simpsons Halloween Special" but after twelve years it was renamed after the first episode, "Treehouse of Horror".
In any case, the current article no longer mentions the renaming except to note that it's "Also known as The Simpsons Halloween Specials". There's no longer any reference to the timing of the name, and the only mention of its origin is the word "eponymous" when the first episode is named. --Wrong Oms (talk) 22:47, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
Done Scorpion0422 19:06, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
The Simpsons Halloween episodes → Treehouse of Horror episodes — I think the page should be moved to "Treehouse of Horror episodes" or "The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes" because the episodes are all titled "Treehouse of Horror" and that seems like the term that the most users would search for. I don't know if the move would be controversial, but I'm not sure which title to move to, hence the discussion. —Scorpion0422 19:34, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
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. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.After thorough checking, the article seems to not have any minor problems, bar the image of Kang and Kodos. Honestly, it looks like they're doing ballet. Alientraveller 19:45, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Okay, I took a look and believe it or not, there really aren't many good screenshots of the two of them from the early episodes. The reason I chose THOH III is because that appearance is used as an example in the text, so I figured it made sense to use that image. I did upload a different version of that image though. Is it better? -- Scorpion0422 00:13, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
"Several Treehouse of Horror-inspired books have been published, including Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror Spine-Tingling Spooktacular[42] and Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror Spine-Tingling Spooktacular.[43]"
I think thats supposed to read as two individual names, but its not. Just lettin ya'lls know! Qb | your 2 cents 18:59, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
Why is a completely unrelated picture of a pumpkin on the front page beside this article?
Confidentially, I'd like to see an article about the Treehouse of Horror comic adaptations, because if you thought the series itself parodied classic movies and genre, the comic spoofs current horror comic genres as well.
For example, in the recent ToH collection: Dead Man's Jest, they reprint the classic Treehouse of Horror issue which parodied the EC Comics anthology comics, as well as poking fun at Marvel's Horror of Dracula series.
In a more recent ToH issue, the Simpsons lampoon 'Death Note,' where the artist who did the Manga version, of the Simpsons Round the World issue illustrates it. Bart finds the infamous notebook, and hilarity ensues when it's discovered even when the pages are removed, any name written on it will cause that person's demise.
Anyway, just a suggestion, since the comic adaptations deserve some merit as well as the animated series which inspired the genre.Fangarius (talk) 05:26, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
Confidentially, you're correct. But there was another reason behind the "Treehouse of Horror," nom de plume. Many of the writers were fans of the EC Comics' anthology comics, one in particular, which was called "Vault of Horror." However, since Springfield didn't exactly have a vault (unless you count Montgomery Burns' vault, and if I recall, he doesn't like anyone using it, even if it's for causing unrelenting horror and indescribable torture to others), they decided on calling the Halloween Specials as "Treehouse of Horror."
Now why exactly did they wait until the thirteenth episode to officially call it that? Rumor has it, HBO still had obtained the rights from EC Comics' "Vault of Horror," and had planned on making a spin-off series from "Tales of the Crypt." However, the cable network nixed the idea, feeling the concept was rather redundant. Thus, when the rights expired, the Gaines' estate consented with Matt Groening and the writers in allowing them the use of "Treehouse of Horror."
However, this is only speculation, since this is the only logical explanation on why it took them so long in using the name. Considering "Treehouse of Horror" was originally the code name for the Halloween Specials.Fangarius (talk) 05:43, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
I know this is an FA, but there are two things I don't like
First, this sentence is incomplete, For "Treehouse of Horror", there were even three different directors for the episode. Which episode of "Treehouse of Horror?" Second, the cultural references is more of a list than true prose. I'd personal prefer to see something along the lines of:
Simpson'e Episode | Show Parodied | Episode Parodied |
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Treehouse of Horrors 13 | TwilightZone | Episode name |
Treehouse of Horrors 15 | TwilightZone | Episode name |
Treehouse of Horrors 8 | TwilightZone | Episode name |
Now, I won't make the changes, but wanted to throw it out to the people who worked on the article.---Balloonman PoppaBalloon 13:25, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
Hey (Zombie) Scorpion0422, why not merge List of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes? The page is basically a single section and the lead is redundant of this article. –thedemonhog talk • edits 22:37, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
And the page received 103,900 views, a lot more than I was expecting. In comparison, Mary Shelley, the TFA the day before, had 56,600 and Tang Dynasty (the day before that) had 32,100. However, this is well under the views received by Troy McClure when it was TFA on May 28 (133,200) and The Simpsons on December 17 (130,600). -- Scorpion0422 20:34, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
The understanding of what it means to be "canon" seems confused upon Wikipedia. Though often assumed to mean something to the effect of "not a true progression/representation of actual story", this is not true. Firstly, the article's assertion that Treehouse of Horror episodes are non-canon doesn't even make sense, as it needs to be justified against something (e.g Treehouse of Horror episodes are not considered part of the post 2000's comedic-animation canon, or simply just not part of Simpson's canon).
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, even if the statement was made to make sense, it still wouldn't be true. Though Treehouse of Horror episodes can justifiably be discounted as regular story-progressing "Simpsons" episodes, they are still part of officially-sanctioned Simpsons canon (afterall, they weren't written and developed by some rogue-animator), and I am therefore reworking the sentence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.149.5.151 (talk) 15:42, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
This sounds fair, as it would likely cause an undesirable agree of confusion, for the inclusion of (since the re-wording) largely irrelevant information. For future reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanon_(fiction)#Nature_of_fictional_canons —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.149.5.151 (talk) 15:58, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
I added the WP:BOO banner to this article. This project didn't contribute to the article's FA status but will certainly use it as a model to improve other Halloween articles.--otherlleft (talk) 13:12, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
shouldn't we mention the similarity of Anthology of Interest episodes from futurama?, because thats like futuramas treehouse of horror.IAmTheCoinMan (talk) 10:54, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
In THOH IV, where Bart is presenting, Marge comes in and tells Bart to inform the audience this episode is scary. She then gives him Maggie. Yet the article states there was no warning? Ribbet32 (talk) 18:58, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Wouldn't it be worth mentioning in this section that the only cast member who has never had a scary named during the THOH closing credits is Harry Shearer. I don't know why this is, maybe something in his contract but check it out and you'll see what I'm talking about and IMHO this fact should be included with the subject. 71.101.84.3 (talk) 09:47, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
I think there should be a mention about the time slot move, seeing as how these episodes no longer air before Halloween, due to Fox's contract with the MLB to air The World Series. 75.166.6.49 (talk) 03:54, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Should there be an infobox for Previous and Next episodes in the Treehouse of Horror series?, ala:
← Previous Next → XIX XXI
The above example (or something similar) would show at the bottom of the navbox for episode XX. I'd like some feedback and a consensus before I go any further with it. Fixblor (talk) 00:37, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
Under 'segements', in reference to Homer3, the articles states "At the time (1995), it was groundbreaking, as it was unheard of for a television show to use such animation." If this simply refers to the use of computer graphics in a television show, the statements is incorrect. The Canadian show Reboot, which was entirely CGI,began airing in 1994. The 3D rendering of Homer may have been unique, but the sentence makes it sound like it was the first computer generated animation on television.
The result of the move request was: Moved. (non-admin closure) Omni Flames (talk) 10:58, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
– The article on the THOH series of episodes gets more views than the first THOH episode does, and as it's effectively a WP:CONCEPTDAB it is a much more plausible primary topic, since it covers the episode that currently occupies the title in addition to the others. Nohomersryan (talk) 22:30, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
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This article was promoted to featured article status in 2008, fifteen years ago, and since then the number of "Treehouse of Horror" episodes has almost doubled. I've done a copyedit through the article, as part of the 2020 URFA drive, but major work is required for this to meet modern-day FA criteria:
Recent parodies have included films and television specials in more varied genresis not verified just by a list of spoofed material. It needs a source that says that this is a phenomenon that began around year X (when is "recent"?) and ideally how and why it occurred.
The overall structure of the article is strong. Much of the base of an FA is there. Every single section, however, needs work. — Bilorv (talk) 17:11, 28 August 2023 (UTC)