Question: What is the name of the the television show where Treehouse of Horror IX is one episode of an American animated television series which is a satire of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name ?

 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. "Treehouse of Horror IX" is the fourth episode in the tenth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons". <SEP> "The Simpsons" is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.  It is a satirical depiction of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.  The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, and television, as well as many aspects of the human condition.  The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks.  Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name.  The shorts became a part of the Fox series "The Tracey Ullman Show" on April 19, 1987.  After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime-time show that was an early hit for Fox. <SEP>  "The Simpsons" is a satire of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. "The Simpsons"' tenth season was originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States between August 23, 1998, and May 16, 1999.  It contains twenty-three episodes, starting with "Lard of the Dance".  Set in the fictional city of Springfield, the show lampoons American culture, society, television, and many aspects of the human condition. <SEP> 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.