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| If that bread had been made with yellow pumpkins, ol' Grandy would've been fine. |
The episode begins after Homer dies from your typical voting day hijinks.
Untitled Robot Parody
Bart is looking for something to give to Lisa for Christmas. At a shop, a strange toy truck rolls up, but Bart dismisses it. It then 'transforms' into a pink car, and Bart now decides to buy it. On Christmas, Lisa is ecstatic that Bart bought her an actual present, but it displays some of its might only to Maggie. That night, the robot activates several other appliances throughout the house in an attempt to bolster its ranks. Soon, the "Posibots" rally against their enemies, which Lisa deduces is an ages old conflict spanning galaxies, yet they've chosen Earth for their final battle. Still, Marge confronts the leaders of both sides, asking why they're even fighting in the first place. Neither side can remember, and thus make amends by teaming up to enslave humanity. Fun times.
Individual Score: +0.7
How to Get Ahead in Dead-vertising
Homer and Marge are having a tough time getting Maggie adjusted to day care, but Homer shows Maggie a familiar face on the wall: Krusty's. However, Krusty arrives in time to have those faces removed, as they had been used without his permission and he wants his cut. Angry that Krusty made Maggie cry, Homer confronts Krusty outside and pushes him into a swing set in a series of events that eventually lead to Krusty's death. A short time later, a lawyer and a few advertisers he represents approach Homer. They tell him that they love using dead celebrities to advertise products because 1) they don't get paid and 2) they can't say no. They see that Homer has a knack for killing celebrities and so they task him with killing several more so their likenesses can be abused for profit. Homer agrees, and kills George Clooney, a guy who may or may not of been named Prince at the time, and Neil Armstrong, among others likely.
In heaven, Krusty is bothered by all the shameless ads featuring dead celebrities. Even George Washington can't believe there's a President's Day ad featuring him kissing Lincoln (though Lincoln seems okay with it). John Wayne rallies the celebrity angels and, despite Jimmy Stewart's objections, the group storms Earth while Homer and his ad buddies are having a party. Krusty is able to shoot Homer in the head, killing him. Unfortunately for them, Homer arrives in heaven just in time to lock the returning celebrities out, and he and Lincoln have the whole place for themselves, which pleases Lincoln a little too greatly.
Individual Score: +0.7
It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse
In an obvious Charlie Brown parody, Milhouse visits his friends Bart and Lisa and retells the tale about the Grand Pumpkin, who visits every pumpkin patch if a kid believes enough in him. Bart keeps telling Milhouse that he made up that story, but Milhouse still believes. That night, the other kids make fun of Milhouse as he hangs out at the patch, but Lisa stays with him for awhile. Eventually, she too tires of the act and demands restitution before leaving. Saddened, Milhouse sheds a tear, which enables the Grand Pumpkin to come to life. Milhouse gives the creature pumpkin bread, but when it learns its made from pumpkins, the Grand Pumpkin throws up and promises revenge. Going around town, the pumpkin eats Homer for carving pumpkins, and upon busting into the school where a party is being held, eats Willie for cooking pumpkin seeds, and Nelson just because, though its learned the Grand Pumpkin is racist against yellow pumpkins.
Milhouse tells Lisa the Grand Pumpkin came to life from Milhouse's childish belief, so Lisa has him fully believe in another tale: Tom Turkey. Soon, a giant turkey busts in and blows off the Grand Pumpkin's head, saving the three people it ate. However, Tom Turkey then learns people eat turkeys for Thanksgiving, and promises revenge himself. Outside, Marge states the kids learned the true value of, well, something anyway.
Individual Score: +0.8
Quick Review
This ended up being a fairly good Treehouse of Horror. I don't really have any complaints, I mean, its nothing spectacular but at this point its about as good as its ever going to get. All three stories have their good moments (and their humorless periods), but its hard to find any real faults with them.
Final Score: 7.3
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