S18E04 · SCENE 2/23 · 00:29
Treehouse of Horror XVII · Torture chamber
Torture chamber comedy

The family endures a comedic torture scene with nipple spikes and blood.

00:29→01:30
in the episode · 1m 01s · S18E04

What happens

00:29–01:30

The Simpsons are strapped in a torture chamber, complaining about the discomfort. Homer jokes about his blood having Roman numerals. The scene is played for laughs.

WhereTorture chamber
DriverHomer
Positioncold_open · escalation
ThreadHomer blob rampage

Key lines

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00:33

I am the crypt-keeper, or should I say master of scare-i-monies?

00:49

Listening to you two is more torture than the torture.

01:11

Fancy Roman numerals and everything.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.7
humiliation0.4
violence0.3
deadpan0.3
argument

Beats

01:03Homer comments on blood

Scene in the episode

00:29–01:30
A · Homer blob rampage
B · Bart golem mischief
C · 1930s alien hoax

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