Treehouse of Horror, also known as "The Simpsons" Halloween specials, is a series of Halloween specials within the animated series "The Simpsons", each consisting of three separate, self-contained segments.
 These segments usually involve the Simpson family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting.
 They take place outside the show's normal continuity and completely abandon any pretense of being realistic, being known for their far more violent and much darker nature than an average "Simpsons" episode.
 The first, entitled "Treehouse of Horror", aired on October 25, 1990, as part of the second season and was inspired by EC Comics horror tales.
 Since then, there have been 26 other "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, with one airing every year.
"Treehouse of Horror XIII" is the first episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourteenth season and the thirteenth Halloween episode.
 It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 3, 2002, three days after Halloween.
 It is the second Treehouse of Horror to have a zombie related segment, and the last Treehouse of Horror to have three separate writers credited for writing three stories (starting with "Treehouse of Horror XIV", only one writer is credited for writing the three stories).
"Treehouse of Horror IX" is the fourth episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons".
 It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 25, 1998.
 This is the ninth "Treehouse of Horror" episode, and, like the other "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, contains three self-contained segments: In "Hell Toupée", Homer gets a hair transplant and is possessed by the spirit of an executed criminal; in "Terror of Tiny Toon", Bart and Lisa are trapped in a special, extremely violent episode of "The Itchy & Scratchy Show"; and in "Starship Poopers", Marge reveals that Maggie is the product of a one-night stand with the alien Kang.
This is a list of "Treehouse of Horror" episodes produced by the animated television series "The Simpsons".
 "Treehouse of Horror" episodes have aired annually since the second season (1990) and each episode has three separate segments.
 These segments usually involve the family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting and always take place outside the normal continuity of the show and are therefore considered to be non-canon. "
Treehouse of Horror" episode aired on October 25, 1990 and was inspired by EC Comics Horror tales.
 Before "Treehouse of Horror XI", which aired in 2000, every episode has aired in the week preceding or on October 31; "Treehouse of Horror II" and "Treehouse of Horror X" are the only episodes to air on Halloween.
 Between 2000 and 2011, due to Fox's contract with Major League Baseball's World Series, several episodes have originally aired in November; as of 2011 every "Treehouse of Horror" episode has aired during the month of October.
 From "Treehouse of Horror" to "Treehouse of Horror XIII", all three segments were written by different writers and in some cases there was a fourth writer that wrote the opening and wraparound segments.
 For "Treehouse of Horror", there were even three different directors for the episode.
 Starting with season fifteen's "Treehouse of Horror XIV", only one writer was credited as having written a "Treehouse of Horror" episode, and the trend has continued since.
"Treehouse of Horror" is the third episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> second season.
 It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 25, 1990.
 The episode was inspired by 1950s horror comics, and begins with a disclaimer that it may be too scary for children.
 It is the first Treehouse of Horror episode.
 These episodes do not obey the show's rule of realism and are not treated as canon.
 The opening disclaimer and a panning shot through a cemetery with humorous tombstones were features that were used sporadically in the "Treehouse of Horror" series and eventually dropped.
 This is also the first episode to have the music composed by Alf Clausen, taking over for Danny Elfman who also wrote the show's theme.
"Treehouse of Horror XIX" is the fourth episode of the twentieth season of "The Simpsons".
 It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 2, 2008.
 This is the nineteenth "Treehouse of Horror" episode, and, like the other "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, contains three self-contained segments: in "Untitled Robot Parody", Transformer robots run amok in Springfield; in "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising", Homer is hired by ad agents to kill celebrities so their images can be used for free; and in a "Simpsons"-style parody of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (called "It's The Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"), Milhouse summons a demon pumpkin who goes berserk when it sees humans carving its brethren into jack-o-lanterns as part of Halloween tradition.
 It was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Bob Anderson.
Middle child syndrome is the feeling of exclusion by middle children.
 This effect occurs because the first child is more prone to receive privileges and responsibilities (by virtue of being the oldest), while the youngest in the family is more likely to receive indulgences.
 The second child (or middle child) no longer has their status as the baby and is left with no clear role in the family, or a feeling of being "left out".
 Despite being used to explain a child's behavior, middle child syndrome is not actually a clinical disorder.
"Treehouse of Horror XXI" is the fourth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> twenty-second season.
 It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 7, 2010.
 This is the 21st "Treehouse of Horror" episode, and, like the other "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, consisted of three self-contained segments: In "War and Pieces", Bart and Milhouse discover a real-life board game that they must win to return home; in "Master and Cadaver", Marge and Homer go on a honeymoon on a sailboat, and rescue a mysterious castaway named Roger; and in "Tweenlight", Lisa falls in love with a vampire named Edmund.
"Treehouse of Horror III" is the fifth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season.
 It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 29, 1992.
 In the third annual Treehouse of Horror episode, Homer buys Bart an evil talking Krusty doll, King Homer is captured by Mr. Burns, and Bart and Lisa inadvertently cause zombies to attack Springfield.
 The episode was written by Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky, Sam Simon, and Jon Vitti, and directed by Carlos Baeza.
Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series "The Simpsons".
 She is the middle child and most intelligent of the Simpson family.
 Voiced by Yeardley Smith, Lisa first appeared on television in "The Tracey Ullman Show" short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987.
 Cartoonist Matt Groening created and designed her while waiting to meet James L. Brooks.
 Groening had been invited to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic "Life in Hell", but instead decided to create a new set of characters.
 He named the elder Simpson daughter after his younger sister Lisa Groening.
 After appearing on "The Tracey Ullman Show" for three years, the Simpson family were moved to their own series on Fox, which debuted on December 17, 1989.

Question: Who was captured by a middle child in Treehouse of Horror III?
Answer: King Homer