Treehouse of Horror V

Rating: 4.3 (169 votes)

Memorable quotes

Homer: So what do you think, Marge? All I need is a title. I was thinking along the lines of No TV and No Beer Make Homer...something-something.
Marge: Go Crazy?
Homer: Don't mind if I do!

Willie: You've got the Shinning.
Homer: You mean Shining--
Willie: Shh! Do you wanna get sued?

Notes

• Wendell is seen in the classroom when Bart is sent to detention for turning his desk around. A few seconds later, he's seen packed in the detention room with the other kids when Bart arrives to it. Yet again, he's seen in detention in the cafeteria a few seconds after that.
• In all three stories Willie gets hit in the back with an axe.

References

• The first segment, "The Shinning", parodies the film "The Shining". Here are some references you may have spotted:
  • Obviously, the title.
  • The main plot: A caretaker (Homer/Jack) at an isolated lodge goes insane.
  • Blood pouring out of the elevator.
  • Young child (Bart/Danny) can read people's thoughts, and calls Willy/Halloran when in trouble.
  • Maggie spells "REDRUM" with her blocks, which is "MURDER" backwards. In the film, Danny writes "REDRUM" on the walls.
  • Jack writes "All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy" on his typewriter; Homer types "Feelin' Fine", but has scrawled "No TV And No Beer Make Homer Go Crazy" all over the walls.
  • When Homer/Jack goes crazy, he advances on Marge/Wendy (carrying a baseball bat) up the stairs. (Interesting fact - this scene in the film holds the record for the most number of takes at 127)
  • Homer/Jack talks to the ghost of a bartender (the rooms also look the same)
  • Marge/Wendy leaves Homer/Jack in a walk in fridge; he is released by the bartender.
  • Homer/Jack breaks into rooms with an axe, saying "Heeeeeere's Jonnny!" from the Johnny Carson show; Homer adds new entrances from David Letterman and 60 Minutes.
  • Willy/Halloran rushes to help, but is axed in the back.
  • The family (Danny in the movie) rush out into the snow, with Homer/Jack following with the axe.
  • Simpsons/Jack end up frozen in the snow.
• The plot of "Time and Punishment" is loosely based on the short story "The Sound of Thunder."
• Pinhead, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhees all show up and help a werewolf, Dracula, a mummy and Moe drag Homer out of the pantry in "The Shinning".