I don’t know what happened with the Simpsons Neglectorino tournament, but it’s now that time of the year for the Treehouse of Horror tournament! Vote for your favorite segments, in order to determine the SDMB’s favorite Simpsons Treehouse of Horror story! Bracket rankings were done based on my ranking of preferences. The episode the segment is from is in ()'s, so use The Wikipedia TOH episode guide if you need to refresh your memory.
Round 1 closes Friday night.
Act 1 Bracket:
The Shinning (5)
vs 16. I Know What You Diddily-Iddily-Did (10)
Clown Without Pity (3)
vs 15. The Ned Zone (15)
The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)
vs 14. Hell Toupée (9)
Bad Dream House (1)
vs 13. B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence (16)
The Monkey’s Paw (2)
vs 12. Reaper Madness (14)
The HΩmega Man (8)
vs 11. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)
Send in the Clones (13)
vs 10. G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad (11)
The Thing & I (7)
vs 9. E.T., Go Home (18) Act 2 Bracket:
Time & Punishment (5)
vs 16. Frinkenstein (14)
Terror at 5½ Feet (4)
vs 15. The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms (13)
King Homer Kong (3)
vs 14. House of Whacks (12)
Hungry Are The Damned (1)
vs 13. The Terror of Tiny Toon (9)
Fly Vs Fly (8)
vs 12. Four Beheadings and a Funeral (15)
Desperately Xeeking Xena (10)
vs 11. The Genesis Tub (7)
Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)
vs 10. Survival of the Fattest (16)
Scary Tales Can Come True (11)
vs 9. Bart’s Good Life (2) Act 3 Bracket:
Dial Z For Zombie (3)
vs 16. The Night of the Dolphin (11)
Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)
vs. 15. In the Belly of the Boss (15)
Eazy Bake Coven (8)
vs. 14. Homer^3 (6)
If I Only Had a Brain (2)
vs 13. The Island of Dr. Hibbert (13)
Heck House (18)
vs 12. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)
The Raven (1)
vs 11. I’ve Grown a Costume on Your Face (16)
Nightmare Cafeteria (5)
vs 10. Wiz Kids (12)
Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off (14)
vs 9. Citizen Kang (7) Bumper Bracket:
Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)
vs 16. Marge’s Mini Logo intro (18)
Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)
vs 15. Mr Burns’ Bat Opening (12)
the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)
vs 14. Kang & Kodos’s Perfect Strangers dinner (15)
The Springfield Cementery (1-5)
vs 13. Maude Flanders Seance (13)
The Munsters Opening (11)
vs 12. Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16)
Night Gallery (4)
vs 11. Homer & Bart’s “Outer Limits” intro (5)
Mr Burns’ Tales From the Crypt intro (17)
vs 10. The FOX Censor (8)
The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)
vs 9. Too much candy nightmares (2)
An excellent idea for a bracket. Most of these are gimmies (but a few are pretty tricky), but that only means that the later rounds will become even more difficult to choose between.
Act 1 Bracket
The Shinning (5)
Clown Without Pity (3)
The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)
Bad Dream House (1)
The Monkey’s Paw (2)
Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)
Send in the Clones (13)
The Thing & I (7)
Act 2 Bracket
Time & Punishment (5)
Terror at 5½ Feet (4)
King Homer Kong (3)
Hungry Are The Damned (1)
Fly Vs Fly (8)
The Genesis Tub (7)
Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)
Bart’s Good Life (2)
Act 3 Bracket
Dial Z For Zombie (3)
Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)
Homer^3 (6)
If I Only Had a Brain (2)
Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)
The Raven (1)
Nightmare Cafeteria (5)
Citizen Kang (7)
Bumper Bracket
16. Marge’s Mini Logo intro (18)
2. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)
3. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)
4. The Springfield Cementery (1-5)
12. Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16)
6. Night Gallery (4)
10. The FOX Censor (8)
8. The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)
What mobo85 said - a pretty easy round, but set up well. You can really see here how much better these shows were in years past, when they were taking on classic monster stories and not just spoofing recent films. (Mr. and Mrs. Simpson was a recent favorite of mine, but I wish they’d do a Nosferatu or Wicker Man story.) ToH XIX does look promising, though.
Act 1 Bracket:
The Shinning (5)
Clown Without Pity (3)
The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)
Bad Dream House (1)
The Monkey’s Paw (2)
Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)
G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad (11)
The Thing & I (7)
Act 2 Bracket:
Time & Punishment (5)
Terror at 5½ Feet (4)
King Homer Kong (3)
Hungry Are The Damned (1)
Fly Vs Fly (8)
The Genesis Tub (7)
Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)
Bart’s Good Life (2)
Act 3 Bracket:
Dial Z For Zombie (3)
Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)
Homer^3 (6)
If I Only Had a Brain (2)
Heck House (18)
The Raven (1)
Nightmare Cafeteria (5)
Citizen Kang (7)
Bumper Bracket:
Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)
Mr Burns’ Bat Opening (12)
the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)
The Springfield Cemetery (1-5)
Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16)
Homer & Bart’s “Outer Limits” intro (5)
The FOX Censor (8)
The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)
It’ll get really good when we’re choosing between stuff like the evil Krusty doll and the Shinning, and the forbidden donut episode. Man, this thread really makes me wish I’d Netflixed some Simpsons Halloween eps for this weekend.
You can really see here how much better these shows were in years past, when they were taking on classic monster stories and not just spoofing recent films. (Mr. and Mrs. Simpson was a recent favorite of mine, but I wish they’d do a Nosferatu or Wicker Man story.) ToH XIX does look promising, though.