The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXII / Season: 23 / Episode: 3 (NABF19) (2011)

The Simpsons

Treehouse of Horror XXII (Television Episode)

Season: 23
Episode: 3
Production Code: NABF19

October 30, 2011

The Diving Bell and the Butterball - A spider bite leaves Homer paralyzed but he is able to communicate through natural gases.

Dial D for Diddly - Ned Flanders becomes a serial killer.

In the Na'Vi - Bart and Milhouse are assigned to access a sacred extract of a distant planet.

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TV/Films referenced in Treehouse of Horror XXII

Movies

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127 Hours (Movie)

September 4, 2010

Genres: Action/Adventure / Biography / Drama

The first story in this episode is a parody of the film '127 Hours' with Homer playing the part of the man trapped in a crevasse.

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Alien (Movie)

May 25, 1979

In the opening scene of this episode, the Simpson family is dressed up for Halloween. Bart is wearing an astronaut suit while Maggie pops out of Bart's suit, dressed as an alien - a reference to the film 'Alien'.

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Avatar (Movie)

December 18, 2009

Genres: Action/Adventure / Science Fiction

The story 'In the Na'Vi' is a parody of the film 'Avatar'.

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Black Swan (Movie)

September 1, 2010

Genres: Suspense/Thriller

At the end of this episode, Grampa Simpson appears on stage wearing a ballerina costume. He asks, "When are we doing 'Black Swan'?".

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) (Movie)

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Movie)

March 23, 2007

Genres: Biography / Drama

The segment titled 'The Diving Bell and the Butterball' is a parody of the 2007 film 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'.

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Watchmen (Movie)

March 6, 2009

Genres: Action/Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Science Fiction

In the opening scene of this episode, the Simpson family are all dressed up for Halloween. Homer is dressed as Doctor Manhattan from the 2009 film 'Watchmen'.

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Yours, Mine and Ours (Movie)

November 23, 2005

Genres: Comedy

In the story 'In the Na'Vi' the aliens say that they don't have words for "yours" and "mine" because they share everything. They say this is the reason they didn't enjoy the movie 'Yours, Mine and Ours'.

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Yours, Mine and Ours (Movie)

April 24, 1968

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Television Series

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Dexter (Television Series)

October 1, 2006

Genres: Drama / Police/Crime

The story 'Dial D for Diddly' is a parody of the television series 'Dexter'.

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Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Television Series)

Patty and Selma are killed in a manner parodying Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner.

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Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner (1949) (Television Series)

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Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner (Television Series)

September 16, 1949

Genres: Animation / Child/Family

In the story 'Dial D for Diddly', Homer convinces Ned to kill Patty and Selma. Ned's attack on Patty and Selma is a parody of the cartoon 'Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner'.

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Movie Series

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Spider-Man (Movie Series)

May 3, 2002 - May 2007

In the second story of this episode, Homer is bitten by a radioactive spider - twice. The second time he is bitten, he transforms in to Spider-Man. A paralyzed Spider-Man...

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