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In this year's tricky triptych of terror, Bart presents
three Halloween treats based on paintings a la
"Night Gallery":
The Devil and Homer Simpson: Homer ends up on
trial with the Devil (Ned Flanders?!) after Homer trades him his soul for a doughnut.
Nightmare at 5 1/2 Feet: Bart's nightmare of dying
in a school bus crash comes true when Bart begins seeing a gremlin taking the bus apart.
Bart Simpson's Dracula: The Simpsons have dinner with a vampiric Mr. Burns, who bites Bart and makes him a child of the night.
Episode Quotes
Homer: Oh! Super fun happy slide!
Lisa: No dad!
Lionel Hutz: First, some ground rules: Number one, we get bathroom breaks every half-hour.
Devil Flanders: Agreed! Number two, the jury will be chosen by me!
Lionel Hutz: Agreed. No, wait--
Devil Flanders: Silence! I give you the Jury of the Damned! Benedict Arnold, Lizzie Borden, Richard Nixon--
Nixon: But I'm not dead yet! In fact, I just wrote an article for Redbook.
Devil Flanders: Hey, listen; I did a favor for you!
Nixon: Yes, master.
Devil Flanders: John Wilkes Booth, Blackbeard the Pirate, John Dillinger, the starting line-up of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers!
Simpsons: Ahh!
(Homer puts stake in Mr.Burns)
Homer: Take that!
(Homer hits stake with hammer multiple times)
Lisa: Uh Dad, that's his crotch.
Homer: Oh, Sorry.
(Homer puts stake where the heart and hits it)
Mr. Burns: AAAAAAGH!
(Mr. Burns disentergrates)
Homer: Whoo-hoo!
(Mr. Burns Comes Back Alive)
Mr. Burns: You're Fired!
(Mr. Burns Dies Again)
Homer: D'oh!
Cultural References
The second segment of this episode, is a parody of the episode
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet from the show
The Twilight Zone, which features also a man watching the wing of a plane being ripped apart by a gremlin.
The Broad Street Bullies
Devil Flanders: John Wilkes Booth, Blackbeard the Pirate, John Dillinger, the starting line-up of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers!
The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers were very well known for their rough and tough style of play. They got into multiple fights each game and teams often dreaded playing against them. They were famously nicknamed, "The Broad Street Bullies."