# Simpsons Halloween Madness - Round 1

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 7, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773 "2008-10-07T00:50:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/1 "2008-10-07T00:50:24Z")

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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](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_Treehouse_of_Horror_episodes) if you need to refresh your memory.

Round 1 closes Friday night.

**Act 1** Bracket:

1. The Shinning (5)  
vs 16. I Know What You Diddily-Iddily-Did (10)

2. Clown Without Pity (3)  
vs 15. The Ned Zone (15)

3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)  
vs 14. Hell Toupée (9)

4. Bad Dream House (1)  
vs 13. B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence (16)

5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)  
vs 12. Reaper Madness (14)

6. The HΩmega Man (8)  
vs 11. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)

7. Send in the Clones (13)  
vs 10. G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad (11)

8. The Thing & I (7)  
vs 9. E.T., Go Home (18)  
**Act 2** Bracket:

9. Time & Punishment (5)  
vs 16. Frinkenstein (14)

10. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)  
vs 15. The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms (13)

11. King Homer Kong (3)  
vs 14. House of Whacks (12)

12. Hungry Are The Damned (1)  
vs 13. The Terror of Tiny Toon (9)

13. Fly Vs Fly (8)  
vs 12. Four Beheadings and a Funeral (15)

14. Desperately Xeeking Xena (10)  
vs 11. The Genesis Tub (7)

15. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)  
vs 10. Survival of the Fattest (16)

16. Scary Tales Can Come True (11)  
vs 9. Bart’s Good Life (2)  
**Act 3** Bracket:

17. Dial Z For Zombie (3)  
vs 16. The Night of the Dolphin (11)

18. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)  
vs. 15. In the Belly of the Boss (15)

19. Eazy Bake Coven (8)  
vs. 14. Homer^3 (6)

20. If I Only Had a Brain (2)  
vs 13. The Island of Dr. Hibbert (13)

21. Heck House (18)  
vs 12. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)

22. The Raven (1)  
vs 11. I’ve Grown a Costume on Your Face (16)

23. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)  
vs 10. Wiz Kids (12)

24. Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off (14)  
vs 9. Citizen Kang (7)  
**Bumper** Bracket:

25. Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)  
vs 16. Marge’s Mini Logo intro (18)

26. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)  
vs 15. Mr Burns’ Bat Opening (12)

27. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)  
vs 14. Kang & Kodos’s Perfect Strangers dinner (15)

28. The Springfield Cementery (1-5)  
vs 13. Maude Flanders Seance (13)

29. The Munsters Opening (11)  
vs 12. Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16)

30. Night Gallery (4)  
vs 11. Homer & Bart’s “Outer Limits” intro (5)

31. Mr Burns’ Tales From the Crypt intro (17)  
vs 10. The FOX Censor (8)

32. The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)  
vs 9. Too much candy nightmares (2)

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**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/2 "2008-10-07T18:32:19Z")

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**Act 1** Bracket:

1. The Shinning (5)

2. Clown Without Pity (3)

3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)

4. Bad Dream House (1)

5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)

6. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)

7. Send in the Clones (13)

8. The Thing & I (7)  
**Act 2** Bracket:

9. Time & Punishment (5)

10. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)

11. King Homer Kong (3)

12. Hungry Are The Damned (1)

13. Fly Vs Fly (8)

14. The Genesis Tub (7)

15. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)

16. Bart the Monster (2)  
**Act 3** Bracket:

17. Dial Z For Zombie (3)

18. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)

19. Homer^3 (6)

20. Homer’s Brain (2)

21. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)

22. The Raven (1)

23. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)

24. Citizen Kang (7)  
**Bumper** Bracket:

25. Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)

26. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)

27. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)

28. The Springfield Cemetery (1-5)

29. The Munsters Opening (11)

30. Night Gallery (4)

31. The FOX Censor (8)

32. The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)

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**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/3 "2008-10-07T19:17:44Z")

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**Act 1 Bracket:**

1. The Shinning (5)

2. The Ned Zone (15)

3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)

4. B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence (16)

5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)

6. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)

7. Send in the Clones (13)

8. The Thing & I (7)

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Act 2 Bracket\*\*:

1. Time & Punishment (5)

2. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)

3. House of Whacks (12)

4. Hungry Are The Damned (1)

5. Four Beheadings and a Funeral (15)

6. The Genesis Tub (7)

7. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)

8. Bart’s Good Life (2)  
**Act 3 Bracket:**

9. Dial Z For Zombie (3)

10. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)

11. Eazy Bake Coven (8)

12. The Island of Dr. Hibbert (13)

13. Heck House (18)

14. The Raven (1)

15. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)

16. Citizen Kang (7)  
**Bumper Bracket:**  
Marge’s Mini Logo intro (18)

17. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)

18. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)

19. Maude Flanders Seance (13)

20. The Munsters Opening (11)

21. Homer & Bart’s “Outer Limits” intro (5)

vs 10. The FOX Censor (8)

1. The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)

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**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/4 "2008-10-07T20:14:23Z")

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**Act 1** Bracket:

1. The Shinning (5)

2. Clown Without Pity (3)

3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)

4. Bad Dream House (1)

5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)

6. The HΩmega Man (8)

7. Send in the Clones (13)

8. The Thing & I (7)  
**Act 2** Bracket:

9. Time & Punishment (5)

10. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)

11. King Homer Kong (3)

12. Hungry Are The Damned (1)

13. Fly Vs Fly (8)

vs 11. The Genesis Tub (7)

1. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)

vs 9. Bart’s Good Life (2)  
**Act 3** Bracket:

1. Dial Z For Zombie (3)

2. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)

3. Eazy Bake Coven (8)

4. If I Only Had a Brain (2)

vs 12. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)

1. The Raven (1)  
vs 11. I’ve Grown a Costume on Your Face (16)

2. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)

vs 9. Citizen Kang (7)  
**Bumper** Bracket:

1. Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)

2. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)

vs 14. Kang & Kodos’s Perfect Strangers dinner (15)

1. The Springfield Cementery (1-5)

vs 12. Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16)

1. Night Gallery (4)

vs 10. The FOX Censor (8)

vs 9. Too much candy nightmares (2)

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/5 "2008-10-08T02:07:20Z")

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Act 1 Bracket:

1. The Shinning (5)

2. Clown Without Pity (3)

3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)

4. Bad Dream House (1)

5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)

6. The HΩmega Man (8)

7. G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad (11)

8. The Thing & I (7)

Act 2 Bracket:

1. Time & Punishment (5)

2. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)

3. King Homer Kong (3)

4. Hungry Are The Damned (1)

5. Fly Vs Fly (8)

6. The Genesis Tub (7)

7. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)

8. Bart’s Good Life (2)  
Act 3 Bracket:

9. Dial Z For Zombie (3)

10. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)

11. Eazy Bake Coven (8)

12. If I Only Had a Brain (2)

13. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)

14. The Raven (1)

15. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)

16. Citizen Kang (7)  
Bumper Bracket:

17. Marge’s Mini Logo intro (18)

18. Mr Burns’ Bat Opening (12)

19. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)

20. The Springfield Cementery (1-5)

21. The Munsters Opening (11)

22. Night Gallery (4)

23. The FOX Censor (8)

24. The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/6 "2008-10-08T03:48:45Z")

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**Act 1** Bracket:

1. The Shinning (5)

2. The Ned Zone (15)

3. Hell Toupée (9)

4. Bad Dream House (1)

5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)

6. The HΩmega Man (8)

7. Send in the Clones (13)

8. The Thing & I (7)  
**Act 2** Bracket:

9. Time & Punishment (5)

10. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)

11. King Homer Kong (3)

12. Hungry Are The Damned (1)

13. Fly Vs Fly (8)

14. Desperately Xeeking Xena (10)

15. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)

16. Bart’s Good Life (2)  
**Act 3** Bracket:

17. Dial Z For Zombie (3)

18. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)

19. Eazy Bake Coven (8)

20. If I Only Had a Brain (2)

21. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)

22. The Raven (1)

23. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)

24. Citizen Kang (7)  
**Bumper** Bracket:

25. Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)

26. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)

27. Kang & Kodos’s Perfect Strangers dinner (15)

28. The Springfield Cementery (1-5)

29. Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16)

30. Night Gallery (4)

31. The FOX Censor (8)

32. Too much candy nightmares (2)

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/7 "2008-10-08T05:47:10Z")

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**Act 1** Bracket:

1. The Shinning (5)
2. Clown Without Pity (3)
3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)
4. Bad Dream House (1)
5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)
6. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)
7. G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad (11)
8. The Thing & I (7)

**Act 2** Bracket:

1. Time & Punishment (5)
2. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)
3. King Homer Kong (3)
4. Hungry Are The Damned (1)
5. Fly Vs Fly (8)
6. The Genesis Tub (7)
7. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)
8. Scary Tales Can Come True (11)

**Act 3** Bracket:

1. Dial Z For Zombie (3)
2. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)
3. Homer^3 (6)
4. If I Only Had a Brain (2)
5. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)
6. The Raven (1)
7. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)
8. Citizen Kang (7)

**Bumper** Bracket:

1. Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)
2. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)
3. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)
4. The Springfield Cementery (1-5)
5. The Munsters Opening (11)
6. Homer & Bart’s “Outer Limits” intro (5)
7. The FOX Censor (8)
8. Too much candy nightmares (2)

Note: Many of these were chosen against shows I’ve never seen.

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**Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/8 "2008-10-08T17:32:32Z")

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**Act 1** Bracket:

1. The Shinning (5)

2. Clown Without Pity (3)

3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)

4. Bad Dream House (1)

5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)

6. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)

7. Send in the Clones (13)

8. The Thing & I (7)  
**Act 2** Bracket:

9. Time & Punishment (5)

10. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)

11. King Homer Kong (3)

12. Hungry Are The Damned (1)

13. Fly Vs Fly (8)

14. The Genesis Tub (7)

15. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)

16. Bart’s Good Life (2)  
**Act 3** Bracket:

17. Dial Z For Zombie (3)

18. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)

19. Homer^3 (6)

20. If I Only Had a Brain (2)

21. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)

22. The Raven (1)

23. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)

24. Citizen Kang (7)  
**Bumper** Bracket:

25. Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)

26. Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)

27. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)

28. The Springfield Cementery (1-5)

29. The Munsters Opening (11)

30. Night Gallery (4)

31. Mr Burns’ Tales From the Crypt intro (17)

32. The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)

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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/9 "2008-10-08T17:50:34Z")

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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

1. The Shinning (5)
2. Clown Without Pity (3)
3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)
4. Bad Dream House (1)
5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)
6. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)
7. Send in the Clones (13)
8. The Thing & I (7)

**Act 2** Bracket

1. Time & Punishment (5)
2. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)
3. King Homer Kong (3)
4. Hungry Are The Damned (1)
5. Fly Vs Fly (8)
6. The Genesis Tub (7)
7. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)
8. Bart’s Good Life (2)

**Act 3** Bracket

1. Dial Z For Zombie (3)
2. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)
3. Homer^3 (6)
4. If I Only Had a Brain (2)
5. Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)
6. The Raven (1)
7. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)
8. 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)

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/10 "2008-10-10T12:32:36Z")

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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:

1. The Shinning (5)
2. Clown Without Pity (3)
3. The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)
4. Bad Dream House (1)
5. The Monkey’s Paw (2)
6. Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)
7. G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad (11)
8. The Thing & I (7)

**Act 2** Bracket:

1. Time & Punishment (5)
2. Terror at 5½ Feet (4)
3. King Homer Kong (3)
4. Hungry Are The Damned (1)
5. Fly Vs Fly (8)
6. The Genesis Tub (7)
7. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)
8. Bart’s Good Life (2)

**Act 3** Bracket:

1. Dial Z For Zombie (3)
2. Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4)
3. Homer^3 (6)
4. If I Only Had a Brain (2)
5. Heck House (18)
6. The Raven (1)
7. Nightmare Cafeteria (5)
8. Citizen Kang (7)

**Bumper** Bracket:

1. Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)
2. Mr Burns’ Bat Opening (12)
3. the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)
4. The Springfield Cemetery (1-5)
5. Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16)
6. Homer & Bart’s “Outer Limits” intro (5)
7. The FOX Censor (8)
8. The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)

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**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/11 "2008-10-11T16:17:37Z")

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Act 1 Bracket:

1. **The Shinning (5)** - 9  
vs 16. I Know What You Diddily-Iddily-Did (10)

2. **Clown Without Pity (3)** - 7  
vs 15. The Ned Zone (15) - 2

3. **The Devil and Homer Simpson (4)** - 8  
vs 14. Hell Toupée (9) - 1

4. **Bad Dream House (1)** - 8  
vs 13. B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence (16) - 1

5. \*\*The Monkey’s Paw (2) \*\*- 9  
vs 12. Reaper Madness (14)

6. The HΩmega Man (8) - 3  
vs 11. **Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (6)** - 6

7. **Send in the Clones (13)** - 6  
vs 10. G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad (11) - 3

8. **The Thing & I (7)** - 9  
vs 9. E.T., Go Home (18)  
Act 2 Bracket:

9. **Time & Punishment (5)** - 9  
vs 16. Frinkenstein (14)

10. **Terror at 5½ Feet (4)** - 9  
vs 15. The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms (13)

11. **King Homer Kong (3)** - 8  
vs 14. House of Whacks (12) - 1

12. **Hungry Are The Damned (1)** - 9  
vs 13. The Terror of Tiny Toon (9)

5.\*\* Fly Vs Fly (8) \*\*- 8  
vs 12. Four Beheadings and a Funeral (15) - 1

1. Desperately Xeeking Xena (10) - 1  
vs 11. **The Genesis Tub (7)** - 8

2. **Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace (6)** - 9  
vs 10. Survival of the Fattest (16)

3. Scary Tales Can Come True (11) - 1  
vs 9. **Bart’s Good Life (2)** - 8  
Act 3 Bracket:

4. **Dial Z For Zombie (3)** - 9  
vs 16. The Night of the Dolphin (11)

5. \*\*Bart Simpson’s Dracula (4) \*\*- 9  
vs. 15. In the Belly of the Boss (15)

6. Eazy Bake Coven (8) - 4  
vs. **14. Homer^3 (6)** - 5

7. **If I Only Had a Brain (2)** - 8  
vs 13. The Island of Dr. Hibbert (13) - 1

8. Heck House (18) - 2  
vs 12. **Life’s a Glitch, Then You Die (10)** - 7

9. **The Raven (1)** - 9  
vs 11. I’ve Grown a Costume on Your Face (16)

10. **Nightmare Cafeteria (5)** - 9  
vs 10. Wiz Kids (12)

11. Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off (14)  
vs 9. **Citizen Kang (7)** - 9  
Bumper Bracket:

12. **Halloween Party on Evergreen Terrace (3)** - 6  
vs 16. Marge’s Mini Logo intro (18) - 3

13. **Gruesome Opening Sequence Parody (9)** - 7  
vs 15. Mr Burns’ Bat Opening (12) - 2

14. **the ACTUAL Treehouse of Horor (1)** - 7  
vs 14. Kang & Kodos’s Perfect Strangers dinner (15) - 2

15. \*\*The Springfield Cementery (1-5) \*\*- 8  
vs 13. Maude Flanders Seance (13) - 1

16. **The Munsters Opening (11)** - 5  
vs 12. Kang & Kodos’s World Series accelerator beam (16) - 4

17. \*\*Night Gallery (4) \*\*- 6  
vs 11. Homer & Bart’s “Outer Limits” intro (5) - 3

18. Mr Burns’ Tales From the Crypt intro (17) - 1  
vs 10. **The FOX Censor (8)** - 8

19. **The Frankenstein “don’t let your kids watch” intros (1-2)** - 6  
vs 9. Too much candy nightmares (2) - 3

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-halloween-madness-round-1/466773/12 "2008-10-11T18:39:48Z")

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> [@mobo85](#):
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> 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.

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.