The Simpsons Trick or Treehouse Box Set
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Description
This three-volume set of six Simpsons episodes is more treat than trick, but a decidedly mixed bag. Anyone expecting a collection of just the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes will be disappointed. Volume 1, containing "Treehouse of Horror III" and "Treehouse of Horror V," delivers "the terror and foul horror" we've come to expect from these eagerly awaited annual Halloween broadcasts. "III" pays homage to the "Talky Tina" episode of The Twilight Zone (an evil Krusty doll tries to kill Homer), King Kong (Marge is the beauty who attracts giant beast Homer), and Night of the Living Dead (Bart unwittingly unleashes a reign of zombie terror). "V" is even more frightfully funny. No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy in "The Shinning" ("You mean 'The Shining,'" Bart corrects. "Shh, you want to get sued?" he is reprimanded). In a nod to Ray Bradbury, Homer is sucked into a time vortex and "alters the future in ways you can't even imagine" (Ned Flanders as "the unquestioned lord and master of the world"?). Last on the menu is "Nightmare Cafeteria," in which Principal Skinner and Lunchlady Doris cook up an unsavory solution to the school's overcrowding problem. Volume 2 strays from Halloween for two classic Sideshow Bob episodes, "Black Widower" and "Cape Feare." Kelsey Grammer is in fine voice as Sideshow Bob, whose evil plans are foiled by Bart. To be charitable, the episodes on volume 3, "Bart Sells His Soul" and "Lisa the Skeptic," would be more appropriate for a collection of The Simpsons' religious-themed shows. --Donald Liebenson
Description
This set includes Trick Or Treehouse Volumes I-III Episodes Include: Treehouse Of Horror III, Treehouse Of Horror V, Black Widower, Cape Feare, Bart Sells His Soul and Lisa the Skeptic
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1 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:
the best show everTuesday, May 07, 2002
the simpsons by far beat every TV show out there
11 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Halloween?Sunday, December 16, 2001
This was a wonderful video set for Simpsons fans, but if your buying it for the halloween episodes don't. There are only two actual halloween episodes in this six episode set. The other episodes are good though as well. I only wished that they would have put all halloween episodes in the set.
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A must have for Simpsons fansMonday, August 27, 2001
This is a hilariously entertaining set of videos that center around the Halloween specials, such as "The Shinning." This is where Homer turns crazy when he discovers that television and beer are unavailable at the creepy hotel. Other classic episodes are included, which are guaranteed to make you laugh out loud.
3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:
DVD soon to be released!Monday, May 07, 2001
The Simpsons has been hailed by many as the greatest show to EVER hit television. So when the DVD format became immensely popular, fans of the show asked themselves, "Hey, wouldn't it be great if the heads at Fox put out DVDs of seasons 1-12 of the Simpsons?" Well, Simpsons fans, your dream has come true.
I've read on quite a few Simpsons websites that Fox is scheduled to release Season 1 of the show in early September of 2001. Included, supposedly, will be commentaries from the show's creators, outtakes from the various episodes, a few Simpsons shorts from the Tracy Ullman show and a few Easter Eggs. But these are early announcements. I'm sure Fox will pack it with other exciting Simpsons goodies, judging from their immaculate extra-flodded special edition releases which have been coming out lately.
Fox will also (supposedly) release each consecutive season every 6 months. Once season 1 is released and seasons 2-9 (the best Simpsons material) start hitting stores, it will be a major event for fans of the show. For further information regarding the DVD releases, visit www.nohomers.net, which is also the best Simpsons site I've ever visited.
6 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Definately the best VHS Simpson's set until date but...Tuesday, May 01, 2001
but...people want the DVD, each season packed into a couple of DVD disc sets, like how they are doing with The X-Files and many other series. Imagine watching featurettes, deleted scenes, commentaries by Matt Groening, a couple of DVD-ROM extras, really early Simpson's episodes from the Tracy Ullman show (I think that Tracy Ullman is mispelled but I'm not a fan of her's I a Simpson's fan)---imagine all of the extra features and the video and audio quality that can be achieved for the best show ever!!!!! Watching from the time when Homer and Bart got Santa's Little Helper on Xmas until The Treehouse Of Horror XI and beyond!! It would be simply amazing, there aren't words to describe what it would be, it would be a major event.