![]() With The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror XXXII” (season 33, episode 3) released, there is no better time to look back on the best-and worst-that their long history of Halloween episodes has to offer. While early Treehouse of Horror episodes took inspiration from The Twilight Zone and were beloved by fans, more recent Halloween specials have seen The Simpsons parody contemporary pop culture with less successful results. However, much like reviews of The Simpsons itself, the critical reception of the recent Treehouse of Horror Halloween episodes has been mixed at best. Hibbert’s New Voice Is Good News For The Simpsons ![]() ![]() At their best, the Treehouse of Horror specials allows The Simpsons to tell darker, stranger stories than normal episodes can manage. A segment where the town of Springfield is overrun by zombies, or Ned Flanders becomes a vengeful serial killer, would never fly in a normal episode of The Simpsons, but both of these stories have been explored (twice) by the show’s Halloween specials. However, the annual Treehouse of Horror episodes gives The Simpsons an opportunity for truly wild concepts. The Treehouse of Horror specials have been a staple of The Simpsons for decades, but how do the annual Halloween episodes rank from worst to best? Since the series began in 1989, The Simpsons has never let confusing continuity get in the way of a good joke. An anarchic animated sitcom, The Simpsons has always played fast and loose with canon, often altering existing backstories to fit new gags.
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