"Treehouse of Horror IX" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
![]() Bart and Lisa jump out of a pot in a live-action portion of "Terror of Tiny Toon". To create the splash, an object was dropped into the pot, then the characters were animated over it. | |
Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 4 |
Directed by | Steven Dean Moore |
Written by | Hell Toupée: Donick Cary The Terror of Tiny Toon: Larry Doyle Starship Poopers: David X. Cohen |
Production code | AABF01 |
Original air date | October 25, 1998 |
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Episode features | |
Chalkboard gag | Bart paints "The Simpsons Halloween Special IX" on the board with a blood-soaked brush. |
Couch gag | The family never makes it to the living room; Bart slips while skateboarding and hits his head, Lisa gets catapulted into the roof of the garage after tripping over Bart while cycling, and Homer gets run down by Marge's car. In the living room, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees are on the couch wondering where the Simpsons are.[1] |
Commentary | Matt Groening Mike Scully George Meyer Ron Hauge David X. Cohen Donick Cary Steven Dean Moore |
"Treehouse of Horror IX" is the fourth episode of the tenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on October 25, 1998. This is the ninth Treehouse of Horror episode, and, like the other "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, contains three self-contained segments: In "Hell Toupée", Homer gets a hair transplant and is possessed by the spirit of an executed criminal; in "Terror of Tiny Toon", Bart and Lisa are trapped in a special, extremely violent episode of The Itchy & Scratchy Show; and in "Starship Poopers", Marge reveals that Maggie is the product of a one-night stand with the alien Kang.
"Treehouse of Horror IX" was written by Donick Cary, Larry Doyle and David X. Cohen, and directed by Steven Dean Moore. "Terror of Tiny Toon" includes a live-action segment starring Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford. Jerry Springer and Ed McMahon also appear in the episode, voicing themselves, while Robert Englund vocally reprising the role of Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. The episode also features Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th series[2] while various characters visit the talk shows Live with Regis and Kathie Lee and The Jerry Springer Show.
In its original airing on the Fox Network, the episode had an 8.6 Nielsen rating. In 1999, composer Alf Clausen was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for his work on the episode.