Treehouse of Horror XIII

For the continuing series of Halloween specials, see Treehouse of Horror series.
"Treehouse of Horror XIII" is the first episode of Season 14, as well as the thirteenth Halloween episode. This is also the first digitally animated Halloween special (originally going to be an episode for Season 13) and the first "Treehouse of Horror" episode to actually be called "Treehouse of Horror" (prior to that, the Halloween episodes of The Simpsons were called The Simpsons Halloween Special plus whatever number they were up to). 
==Synopsis==
This year's tales of terror include: a séance to bring Maude Flanders' spirit back to the mortal realm; Springfield being overrun by Homer clones thanks to a magic hammock; Lisa's call for gun control leading to zombie outlaws; and Dr. Hibbert running an island resort where the visitors get turned into animals.
== Full Story ==
===Opening Sequence===
The Simpsons and Ned hold a séance in order to contact Ned's deceased wife, Maude. While praying, Bart comes in pretending to be Maude, but does not realize that Maude’s real ghost is right behind him. Ned is happy to see his late wife again as she still looks pretty the same since he buried her the day she died, when Marge asks her what lies beyond the grave she tells her she woke up had tea with half a grape fruit and did the jumble they called it a day ahead but then Maude turns into a fiery demon, which scares everyone. She cackles evilly and she opens up a green book with the white writing "THE SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR" and the number "13" drools on the book in blood as Homer screams repeatedly as the episode goes into the first story.
===Send in the Clones===
In a parody of Multiplicity, Homer walks into the backyard to lie in his hammock. Marge sets upon him with a list of chores to do for the day. Homer is reluctant, but his concern changes to getting a new hammock because his old one broke. A man selling hammocks sells Homer one with a fancy design, but he warns Homer that the hammock can cause trouble. Disregarding this, Homer lies down and discovers that the new hammock can produce clones of himself. He begins making and using clones to do all of his chores.
One day, when Ned asks if he can have his chainsaw given back to him, one of the Homer clones picks up the chainsaw and looks at Homer, who nods. However, the clone misunderstands and brings Ned's severed head back. Horrified by Ned's wrongful death, Homer immediately chooses to get rid of the clones and the hammock. He bundles the duplicates in a truck and takes them to an isolated cornfield.
In the cornfield, the clones soon use the abandoned hammock to make an army of Homer clones. Among the hundreds of clones, a few 'mutations' (including Homer as he was drawn on The Tracey Ullman Show, King-Size Homer, smart Homer (HOMЯ), a faceless Homer, and Family Guy’s own Peter Griffin) are seen. The clones attack Springfield and destroy all of its buildings, except for Moe's Tavern, which reports record business.
US Army officials gather in the Mayor's war room, where after they learn that the clones will encompass the entire United States if they are not stopped, Lisa thinks of a solution to solve the problem, after getting the idea from Homer, who became upset when he found an empty doughnut box. She suggests that several helicopters hook gigantic donuts on cables and have the clones chase them into Springfield Gorge. The plan is put into action, and upon seeing the large donuts, all of the Homers begin chasing the helicopters. The helicopters fly over the gorge, luring the Homer clones to their doom (and each one saying "D'oh!" as their last word).
Later that night, Marge enters the bedroom and soon discovers that the Homer next to her is a clone (he has no belly button). The clone tells her that the real Homer was the first one to fall into the gorge. Marge is initially upset, but relaxes when the clone offers her a back rub as Stephen Still's "Love the One You're With" plays in the background.
===The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms===
In a parody of The Terminator, the beauty Lisa and the gorgeous Bart are at the Springfield Cemetery, mourning the loss of their pet goldfish, Goldie. Lisa inadvertently discovers the grave of William Bonney, a man who was killed at a young age by gun violence. According to his epitaph, he dreamed of a world without guns. In his memory, Lisa starts a gun control crusade, which makes Springfield 100% gun free, and all of the guns are sold. The town is now defenseless, causing the corpses of William "Billy the Kid" Bonney and his cohorts, 'The Hole in the Ground' gang, to rise from the dead.
The gang starts wreaking havoc on the town, until Professor Frink invents a time machine, which Homer uses to go back in time to stop the gun ban and destroy the zombies. Homer tells the citizens of Springfield to shoot at the zombies' graves, causing them to rise up and flee. Lisa feels guilty about banning guns, because sometimes they are the answer. Suddenly, a more futuristic Homer comes in to warn them about guns that have destroyed Earth in the future. He is then shot by Moe, who has had too much of all of this nonsense and plans to use Frink's time machine to find some "caveman hookers".
===The Island of Dr. Hibbert===
In a parody of The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells, the Simpsons are going on a trip to "The Island of Lost Souls". On the island, they find Dr. Hibbert running the island's resort. While the family is there, Marge starts to think that something creepy is going on, although Homer largely dismisses her concerns. She investigates and, consequently, she is captured by Dr. Hibbert, who transforms her into a panther hybrid. After having violent sex with the new Marge, Homer realizes that she has been transformed.
He goes to find a cure for Marge's new state, but encounters Ned, who has became a cow-centaur who needs to be milked. After Homer reluctantly milks him, Flanders takes Homer to meet other Springfield inhabitants who have also been turned into 'manimals', including Bart (now a spider), Lisa (now a bird) and Maggie (now an anteater). Homer, initially appalled at what everyone has become (and that they actually prefer it to being human), eventually embraces the concept of being an animal who does nothing but eat, sleep, mate and roll around in its own filth after realizing how well it suits his lifestyle. He enjoys spending the rest of his life as a walrus and living with his transformed family on the island, intending to spend the rest of their days at Dr. Hibbert's resort. After Homer (as a walrus) was giving Marge (as a panther) a back scratch, she coughs up a hair ball and Dr. Hibbert plans on changing the animal hybrids back into humans.
===Closing Sequence===
Meanwhile, the two aliens Kang and Kodos comment on how the skull-shaped island looks like their alien number four.
Characters and their animal transformations in The Island of Dr. Hibbert:
Character 	Animal
Abraham Simpson II 	Rooster
Agnes Skinner and Seymour Skinner 	Kangaroo and Joey
Allison Taylor 	Dingo
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets	Possums
Arnie Pye 	Eagle
Barney Gumble 	Warthog
Bart Simpson 	Spider
Blue-Haired Lawyer 	Moose
Bumblebee Man 	Bumblebee
Carl Carlson 	Armadillo
Charles Montgomery Burns 	Fox
Clancy and Sarah Wiggum 	Pigs
Cletus Spuckler 	Sloth
Comic Book Guy 	Ram
Cookie Kwan 	Deer
Cosine Tangent 	Paddlefish
Database 	Vampire Bat
Dewey Largo 	Bat
Disco Stu 	Shrew
Dolph Starbeam 	Tiger
Doris Freedman 	Tang
Dubya Spuckler 	Xenops
Duffman 	Koala
Eddie 	Dog
Edna Krabappel 	Hyena
Eleanor Abernathy 	Zebra
Elizabeth Hoover 	Ostrich
Erik 	Dodo
Fat Tony 	Beaver
Gary Chalmers 	Grizzly Bear
Gil Gunderson 	Giraffe
Groundskeeper Willie 	Orangutan
Hans Moleman 	Tortoise
Helen Lovejoy 	Horse
Herman Hermann 	Lizard
Homer Simpson 	Walrus
Horatio McCallister 	Crocodile
Jacqueline Bouvier 	Stork
Janey Powell 	Yak
Jasper Beardly 	Goat
Jeremy Freedman 	Donkey
Jessica Lovejoy 	Abyssinian
Jimbo Jones 	Parrot
Joe Quimby 	Panda
Jonathan Frink 	Turkey
Kearney Zzyzwicz 	Mandrill
Kent Brockman 	Rhino
Kirk Van Houten 	Aardvark
Krusty the Clown 	Lion
Lenny Leonard 	Pelican
Lewis Clark 	Tamaskan
Lindsey Naegle 	Meerkat
Lisa Simpson 	Owl
Lou 	Cheetah
Luann Van Houten 	Toucan
Luigi Risotto 	Guinea Pig
Maggie Simpson 	Anteater
Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon 	Antelope
Marge Simpson 	Panther
Martin Prince 	Sheep
Mary Spuckler 	Vervet Monkey
Melvin Van Horne 	Lemur
Michael D'Amico 	Baboon
Milhouse Van Houten 	Snail
Miss Springfield 	Raccoon
Moe Szyslak 	Toad
Ned Flanders 	Cow
Nelson Muntz 	Wolf
Nick Riviera 	Squirrel
Nikki McKenna 	Oarfish
Old Jewish Man 	Vulture
Otto Foreman 	Camel
Patty Bouvier 	Mountain Lion
Rainier Wolfcastle 	Jack Rabbit
Ralph Wiggum 	Peacock
Raphael 	Chameleon
Report Card 	Vicuña
Robert Terwilliger 	Woodpecker
Rod Flanders and Todd Flanders 	Penguins
Roy Snyder 	Hippo
Samantha Stankey 	Zebu
Selma Bouvier 	Elephant
Sherri and Terri 	Pigeons
Snake Jailbird 	Skunk
The Rich Texan 	Bison
Timothy Lovejoy, Jr. 	Coyote
Üter Zörker 	Goose
Waylon Smithers, Jr. 	Flamingo
Wendell Borton 	Earwig
Whitney Spuckler 	Dolphin
Santa's Little Helper 	Ant
Snowball V 	Bat
==Broadcast History==
===United States===
Broadcast date(s)	Channel aired
*November 3, 2002
*December 8, 2002
*October 26, 2003	
*December 28, 2020	
==Behind the Laughter==
===Production===
Marc Wilmore, Brian Kelley, and Kevin Curran wrote the episode. This is the first Halloween episode to use digital ink and paint as a proof of concept, which led to the decision to have the show's animation converted from traditional cel to digital ink and paint, starting permanently with "The Great Louse Detective".
== Reception ==
The episode received positive reviews from TV critics and fans.
==Videos==
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XIII Promo
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XIII Promo 2
== Citations ==
fr:Simpson Horror Show XIII
pl:Treehouse of Horror XIII
pt:No Dia das Bruxas XIII
pt-br:A Casa da Árvore dos Horrores XIII
ru:Дом ужасов XIII
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