An episode-by-episode retrospective of a truly cromulent show
Original airdate: November 1, 2026
The premise: In an attempt to get herself more time to take tests at school, Lisa gets herself evaluated for three different kinds of neurodivergency, as we see exemplified in side stories featuring Principal Skinner, Homer, and Comic Book Guy. Continue reading “814. Testing 1-2-3”
Original airdate: October 25, 2026
The premise: In “Bride’s Shed Revisited,” a mysterious backyard shed turns Homer into different men of Springfield every time he goes into it, leaving Marge to choose her ideal new husband. “Dog Boy Afternoon” is a Pet Sematary parody where Homer buries Bart and Santa’s Little Helper in the same grave, and the two come back to life in each other’s bodies. In “Vehicular Dadslaughter,” a teenage Bart and Lisa’s search for their missing father leads them to the DMV, where Patty and Selma trap them alongside Homer: stuck in an endless driver’s ed video where Homer dies again and again due to his careless driving. Continue reading “813. Treehouse of Horror XXXVII”
Original airdate: October 18, 2026
The premise: After some rowdy Halloween night partying, Homer and some others accidentally hit someone with their car driving home and dispose of the body. The following year, he’s surprised to find that many other Springfield residents have stories of “killing” the same mysterious costumed stranger, who is out for bloody revenge for what the entire town did to them. Continue reading “812. Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening”
Original airdate: October 4, 2026
The premise: Bart and Lisa bring home a baby chimp and they discover the ups and downs of co-parenting. Meanwhile, Homer worries for his safety when he discovers that as they grow, chimps will instinctively become violent to whoever they perceive to be their tribe’s alpha male. Continue reading “811. Diary of a Chimpy Kid”
Original airdate: September 27, 2026
The premise: In order to save the school, Homer is tasked with transporting reclusive children’s book author Constance Clavinger to the book fair so she can read the long-awaited sequel to her hit book. But then he discovers that Constance’s follow-up story involves violently killing off her own creation, as she has become bitter and disgruntled in life, wanting to pass down her pessimism to a new generation of kids. Continue reading “810. The Children’s Book Job”
