The Simpsons Se06 Ep06 Treehouse of Horror V

“Treehouse of Horror V” is the sixth episode of the sixth season and the fifth episode in the Treehouse of Horror Series. The episode premiered on October 30, 1994, and was directed by Jim Reardon. The writers were Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, David Cohen and Bob Kushell. James Earl Jones, in his second appearance in a Simpsons Halloween episode, guest-stars as the voice of an alternate universe Maggie.

Treehouse of Horror V is an Anthology episode that features mini-stories. “The Shinning” is a parody of The Shining where the Simpsons become the winter caretakers of Mr. Burns’ mountain lodge and Homer goes insane and tries to murder the family. In “Time and Punishment,” Homer repeatedly travels back in time and alters the future. He tries to change thngs back, but fails and settles for a reality close to his own. In “Nightmare Cafeteria,” Principal Skinner begins using detention students as cafeteria food. When Bart and Lisa are about to be slaughtered, Bart wakes up and realizes it is a dream. But immediately afterward, in the closing sequence, he and the family are attacked by fog that turns people inside out.

David Mirkin deliberately placed more graphic violence in the episode due to complaints about excessive violence in the show. The episode features a recurring joke in every story where Groundskeeper Willie is struck in the back with an axe when trying to help someone.