Treehouse of Horror segment
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A Treehouse of Horror segment is a short, self-contained horror- or sci-fi-themed parody story featured within the annual Halloween anthology episodes of The Simpsons.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short television story
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television anthology segment ⓘ |
| airedAsPartOf | annual Halloween anthology episode ⓘ |
| airedOn | Halloween season ⓘ |
| basedOn |
classic literature
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comic books ⓘ horror films ⓘ popular culture ⓘ science fiction films ⓘ television shows ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distributedBy | 20th Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
The Simpsons characters
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alternate continuity ⓘ non-canonical events ⓘ |
| firstAiredIn | Treehouse of Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAiredInSeason | The Simpsons season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupedIn | sets of three per episode ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
self-contained story
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short segment ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
black comedy
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horror ⓘ parody ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMusicBy | various The Simpsons composers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
humorous
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macabre ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
| medium | animated television ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | anthology ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Simpsons Halloween special
NERFINISHED
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Treehouse of Horror episode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy |
20th Television Animation
NERFINISHED
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Gracie Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingContext | television-appropriate horror ⓘ |
| recursAnnuallySince | 1990 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general television audience ⓘ |
| typicalLength | approximately 6–8 minutes ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
exaggerated violence
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fourth-wall humor ⓘ parody of horror tropes ⓘ parody of science fiction tropes ⓘ |
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