S04E05 · EP
season 4 ·
Treehouse of Horror III
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 16%tense 9%cheerful 8%awkward 8%violence 7%chaotic 7%lie 7%escalation 5%petty grievance 4%secret exposed 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer's cursed doll
B · King Homer adventure
C · Bart raises zombies
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · TV studio · cold_openKrusty warns viewers

Krusty the Clown warns viewers about scary content and dares them to watch.

00:00–00:09lie
2 · Simpson living room · cold_openHomer denies calling chicken

Homer denies calling everyone chicken, swearing on a carpet sample book.

00:09–01:23lie · double_standard
3 · Simpson living room · cold_openMarge tells scary story

Marge tells children a scary story about an evil witch and shows her body parts.

01:23–02:04lie · humiliation
4 · Simpson living room · cold_openHomer ruins Halloween game

Homer interrupts Marge's story and demands a ghost story for Halloween.

02:04–02:47petty_grievance · escalation
5 · Simpson living room · act1Grampa gives Bart birthday money

Grampa gives Bart birthday money from the government and Homer forgets his present.

02:47–03:18lie · petty_grievance
6 · Mysterious store · act1Homer buys cursed Krusty doll

Homer buys a cursed Krusty doll from a mysterious store that also sells frogurt.

03:18–04:00lie · deal
7 · Simpson living room · act1Bart gets Krusty doll for birthday

Bart receives the Krusty doll as a birthday gift and Grampa warns it is evil.

04:00–05:25lie · obsession
8 · Simpson living room · act1Doll threatens to kill Homer

The Krusty doll threatens to kill Homer, who becomes terrified.

05:25–05:30threat · escalation
9 · Simpson house · act1Doll attacks Homer repeatedly

The doll attacks Homer, who tries to escape but fails.

05:30–06:17violence · pursuit
10 · Simpson house · act1Marge calls store about doll

Marge calls the store to complain about the doll trying to kill Homer.

06:17–06:22investigation · escalation
11 · Simpson house · act1Shopkeeper fixes doll setting

The shopkeeper reveals the doll was set to evil and fixes it.

06:22–07:11secret_exposed · deal
12 · Simpson living room · act1Homer tells boring ghost story

Homer tries to tell a ghost story but gets details wrong and bores everyone.

07:11–07:56petty_grievance · humiliation
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13 · Ship · act2Marge joins expedition to Ape Island

Marge applies for a job on a mysterious expedition to capture a giant ape.

07:56–10:29scheme · deal
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14 · Ape Island · act2King Homer captured by crew

The crew captures King Homer, a giant ape, using a gas bomb.

10:29–11:48violence · pursuit
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15 · Broadway theater · act2King Homer performs on Broadway

King Homer is put on stage in a Broadway show but runs amok in Springfield.

11:48–13:43violence · escalation
16 · Springfield streets · act2Marge cares for injured Homer

Marge comforts Homer after his rampage as King Homer.

13:43–13:47comeuppance · humiliation
17 · Flanders house · act3Ned Flanders hosts Halloween party

Ned Flanders hosts a Halloween party with healthy fruit instead of candy.

13:47–15:33social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
18 · Simpson house · act3Bart reads zombie book

Bart reads a book about raising the dead and decides to try it.

15:33–16:11obsession · scheme
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19 · Simpson backyard · act3Bart raises the dead

Bart performs a spell that raises zombies from the dead.

16:11–18:08secret_exposed · escalation
20 · Flanders' store · act3Zombies attack Ned Flanders

Zombies attack Ned Flanders at his store, eating his brain.

18:08–19:38violence · escalation
21 · Simpson house · act3Simpsons barricade against zombies

The Simpsons barricade their house as zombies surround them.

19:38–20:32pursuit · avoidance
22 · Springfield streets · act3Zombies rampage through Springfield

Zombies rampage through Springfield, attacking famous figures and causing chaos.

20:32–21:03violence · escalation
23 · Library · act3Bart finds reversal spell

Bart finds the reversal spell and ends the zombie attack.

21:03–21:50secret_exposed · confession
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