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episode</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The episode's promotional image" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI.jpg/200px-Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="387" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Promotional image for the episode.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Episode <abbr title="number">no.</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data">Season 17<br />Episode 4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/David_Silverman_(animator)" title="David Silverman (animator)">David Silverman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Wilmore" title="Marc Wilmore">Marc Wilmore</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Production code</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">GABF17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Original air date</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">November 6, 2005<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-11-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary"><span class="nowrap">Guest appearances</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data ib-tv-episode-guests"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> as himself<br /><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> as himself</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary" style="background: #CCCCFF; padding: 0.25em 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Episode features</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commentary</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a></li> <li>Marc Wilmore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Selman" title="Matt Selman">Matt Selman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Curran_(writer)" title="Kevin Curran (writer)">Kevin Curran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gammill" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Gammill">Tom Gammill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Castellaneta" title="Dan Castellaneta">Dan Castellaneta</a></li> <li>David Silverman</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header noprint summary">Episode chronology</th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width: 100%; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0.1em 0.2em 0; text-align: center;">← <b>Previous</b><br />"<a href="/wiki/Milhouse_of_Sand_and_Fog" title="Milhouse of Sand and Fog">Milhouse of Sand and Fog</a>" </td> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0 0.2em 0.1em; text-align: center;"><b>Next</b> →<br />"<a href="/wiki/Marge%27s_Son_Poisoning" title="Marge's Son Poisoning">Marge's Son Poisoning</a>" </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_17" title="The Simpsons season 17"><i>The Simpsons </i>season 17</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_episodes" title="List of The Simpsons episodes">List of episodes</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Treehouse of Horror XVI</b>" is the fourth episode of the <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_17" title="The Simpsons season 17">seventeenth season</a> of the American animated television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. It first aired on the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox network</a> in the United States on November 6, 2005. In the sixteenth annual <i><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror" title="Treehouse of Horror">Treehouse of Horror</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family" title="Simpson family">Simpsons</a> replace <a href="/wiki/Bart_Simpson" title="Bart Simpson">Bart</a> with a robot son after Bart falls into a coma, <a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer</a> and various other characters find themselves on a <a href="/wiki/Reality_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Reality show">reality show</a> where <a href="/wiki/Mr._Burns" title="Mr. Burns">Mr. Burns</a> hunts humans for sport, and costumed Springfieldians become whatever they are wearing, thanks to a witch who was disqualified from a Halloween costume contest. </p><p>This was the first <i>Treehouse of Horror</i> episode since "<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_X" title="Treehouse of Horror X">Treehouse of Horror X</a>" not to also serve as the season premiere. It was written by <a href="/wiki/Marc_Wilmore" title="Marc Wilmore">Marc Wilmore</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/David_Silverman_(animator)" title="David Silverman (animator)">David Silverman</a>. <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> guest star as themselves. Around 11.66 million Americans tuned in to watch the episode during its original broadcast. The episode received mixed reviews. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the opening, <a href="/wiki/Kang_and_Kodos" title="Kang and Kodos">Kang</a> hopes to speed up an exceedingly slow and boring <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> game, despite Kodos' protests, but ends up destroying the universe when the baseball players go so fast, they turn into a killer vortex which sucks up the whole universe, even <a href="/wiki/God_(The_Simpsons)" class="mw-redirect" title="God (The Simpsons)">God</a>. When Kodos berates Kang off-camera for destroying the universe, Kang responds by leaving a <a href="/wiki/Post-it_note" title="Post-it note">post-it note</a> on the white void, revealing the title of the episode. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="B.I._Bartificial_Intelligence">B.I. Bartificial Intelligence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: B.I. Bartificial Intelligence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In this spoof of <i><a href="/wiki/A.I._Artificial_Intelligence" title="A.I. Artificial Intelligence">A.I. Artificial Intelligence</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Bart_Simpson" title="Bart Simpson">Bart</a> winds up in a deep <a href="/wiki/Coma" title="Coma">coma</a> after attempting to jump out of a window into a swimming pool. The family takes in a robotic boy, named David, who quickly proves to be a better son. Three months later, Bart finally wakes up from his coma and competes against David for the affection of the rest of his family. However, Bart is dumped on a road by Homer, who decides to keep David instead. When Bart finds a group of old rusty robots, he steals their parts at night to become a cyborg. Angry that Homer abandoned him, he then returns home and cuts through both David and Homer with a chainsaw after the robot tries to use Homer as a shield. Although the family is now together again, Homer is angry that he has been fused with David's lower half, which soon collapses due to Homer's weight. Suddenly, the whole scenario is revealed to be a dream conjured by Homer's <a href="/wiki/Demonic_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Demonic possession">demonically possessed</a> mind as he is being exorcised by a priest. <a href="/wiki/Marge_Simpson" title="Marge Simpson">Marge</a> reluctantly says she will call work and tell them Homer cannot make it in, much to his delight. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Survival_of_the_Fattest">Survival of the Fattest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Survival of the Fattest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a parody of the 1924 <a href="/wiki/Richard_Connell" title="Richard Connell">Richard Connell</a> short story "<a href="/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game" title="The Most Dangerous Game">The Most Dangerous Game</a>", men from <a href="/wiki/Springfield_(The_Simpsons)" title="Springfield (The Simpsons)">Springfield</a> arrive at <a href="/wiki/Mr._Burns" title="Mr. Burns">Mr. Burns</a>' mansion to go hunting. Unbeknownst to them, they themselves are the prey to be hunted, with Burns pledging that if they survive by noon the following day, they will be free to go home. The hunt is broadcast on live television as <i>The World Series of Manslaughter</i>, with Terry Bradshaw as a guest analyst. Homer manages to survive the night while the others are killed left and right, but Burns closes in on him in the morning. Just as he is about to be shot, Burns and <a href="/wiki/Waylon_Smithers" title="Waylon Smithers">Smithers</a> are knocked out by Marge with a frying pan in each hand, who then hits Homer on the head for being away from home for 18 hours without calling, before they end up having make-up sex behind the astonished Bradshaw. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="I've_Grown_a_Costume_on_Your_Face"><span id="I.27ve_Grown_a_Costume_on_Your_Face"></span>I've Grown a Costume on Your Face</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: I've Grown a Costume on Your Face"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a parody of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone" title="The Twilight Zone">The Twilight Zone</a></i> episode "<a href="/wiki/The_Masks" title="The Masks">The Masks</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-Simpson_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simpson-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the citizens of Springfield dress in their <a href="/wiki/Halloween_costume" title="Halloween costume">Halloween costumes</a> for a semi-annual contest party. The winner is declared to be a strange old green-skinned witch. When given the award and asked who she is, she is forced to admit that she is a real witch. As a result, her reward is rescinded because she is not in actual costume. In anger over losing her gift certificate, she turns everyone into their costumed characters, including transforming <a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer</a> into a decapitated human, Marge into a skeleton, Bart into a werewolf, <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Simpson" title="Lisa Simpson">Lisa</a> into <a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Albert Einstein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dr._Hibbert" title="Dr. Hibbert">Dr. Hibbert</a> into <a href="/wiki/Count_Dracula" title="Count Dracula">Count Dracula</a>, <a href="/wiki/Apu_Nahasapeemapetilon" title="Apu Nahasapeemapetilon">Apu</a> into <a href="/wiki/R2-D2" title="R2-D2">R2-D2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patty_and_Selma" title="Patty and Selma">Patty and Selma</a> into two halves of a horse, <a href="/wiki/Milhouse_Van_Houten" title="Milhouse Van Houten">Milhouse</a> into a <a href="/wiki/Bulldozer" title="Bulldozer">bulldozer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Muntz" title="Nelson Muntz">Nelson</a> into a <a href="/wiki/Raccoon" title="Raccoon">racoon</a> (despite protesting that he is the <a href="/wiki/Lone_Ranger" title="Lone Ranger">Lone Ranger</a>, and too poor to afford the hat), <a href="/wiki/Hans_Moleman" class="mw-redirect" title="Hans Moleman">Hans Moleman</a> into a mole (though he complains that he wasn't wearing a costume), <a href="/wiki/Moe_Szyslak" title="Moe Szyslak">Moe</a> into <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Hefner" title="Hugh Hefner">Hugh Hefner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Principal_Skinner" title="Principal Skinner">Principal Skinner</a> into a <a href="/wiki/GI_Joe" class="mw-redirect" title="GI Joe">GI Joe</a> (without genitalia), his mother <a href="/wiki/Agnes_Skinner" class="mw-redirect" title="Agnes Skinner">Agnes</a> into a <a href="/wiki/Southern_belle" title="Southern belle">southern belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sherri_and_Terri" class="mw-redirect" title="Sherri and Terri">Sherri and Terri</a> into <a href="/wiki/Tweedledee_and_Tweedledum" class="mw-redirect" title="Tweedledee and Tweedledum">Tweedledee and Tweedledum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mayor_Quimby" title="Mayor Quimby">Mayor Quimby</a> into <a href="/wiki/Mayor_McCheese" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor McCheese">Mayor McCheese</a>. The only person who can reverse the spell is <a href="/wiki/Maggie_Simpson" title="Maggie Simpson">Maggie</a>, who was dressed as a witch. After the townspeople are split over being reverted to normal or being left as costumes, instead of reversing the spell, Maggie turns them all into <a href="/wiki/Pacifier" title="Pacifier">pacifiers</a> with their normal heads and then flies off on a broom. The segment ends as Moe and a transformed <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> (who was in Springfield working off a speeding ticket) talk to the audience about the importance of reading. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Former football player <a href="/wiki/Terry_Bradshaw" title="Terry Bradshaw">Terry Bradshaw</a> and former basketball player <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> appeared as themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_references">Cultural references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cultural references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "B.I. Bartificial Intelligence" segment is a parody of the 2001 film <i><a href="/wiki/A.I._Artificial_Intelligence" title="A.I. Artificial Intelligence">A.I. Artificial Intelligence</a></i> with an ending that is a reference to the 1973 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Exorcist" title="The Exorcist">The Exorcist</a></i>. The "Survival of the Fattest" segment is a parody of the 1924 short story "<a href="/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game" title="The Most Dangerous Game">The Most Dangerous Game</a>". The "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face" segment is a parody of the episode "<a href="/wiki/The_Masks" title="The Masks">The Masks</a>" from the television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(1959_TV_series)" title="The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)">The Twilight Zone</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Simpson_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simpson-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viewing_figures">Viewing figures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Viewing figures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The episode earned 4.2 rating and was watched by 11.66 million viewers, which was the 24th most-watched show that week.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ryan J. Budke of <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Squad" class="mw-redirect" title="TV Squad">TV Squad</a></i> thought it was the best <i>Treehouse of Horror</i> episode in several seasons. He liked the <i>A.I.</i> parody and thought the second segment was "one of the funniest 'Treehouse of Horror' segments that's aired in a long time. At the very least, this decade." However, he said the final segment "seemed to fall flat for me."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Colin Jacobson of <i>DVD Movie Guide</i> liked the episode. He said "[w]hile not among the series' best 'Treehouse' episodes, it comes with enough cleverness to succeed."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On <i>Four Finger Discount</i>, Brendan Dando enjoyed the episode, liking the different genres of the episode. However, Guy Davis thought the episode was not as good as previous <i>Treehouse of Horror</i> episodes and did not like the middle segment.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Alison Foreman of <i><a href="/wiki/IndieWire" title="IndieWire">IndieWire</a></i> named the episode as the tenth-best <i>Treehouse of Horror</i> episode.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, Dennis Perkins of <i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i> ranked the episode at 29 out of 34 <i>Treehouse of Horror</i> episodes, saying the "twists come off more like the writers waving their hands and declaring that these 'Treehouse' stories don't require the effort to make the gags land."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024 Joshua Karp of <i><a href="/wiki/Vulture_(website)" title="Vulture (website)">Vulture</a></i> ranked the segments at 82, 62, and 47, respectively, out of 107.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Treehouse_of_Horror_XVI&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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of Horror XXIX">XXIX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXX" title="Treehouse of Horror XXX">XXX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXI" title="Treehouse of Horror XXXI">XXXI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXII" title="Treehouse of Horror XXXII">XXXII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXIII" title="Treehouse of Horror XXXIII">XXXIII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXIV" title="Treehouse of Horror XXXIV">XXXIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXV" title="Treehouse of Horror XXXV">XXXV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kang_and_Kodos" title="Kang and Kodos">Kang and Kodos</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons:_Night_of_the_Living_Treehouse_of_Horror" title="The Simpsons: Night of the 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href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_8" title="The Simpsons season 8">8</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_9" title="The Simpsons season 9">9</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_10" title="The Simpsons season 10">10</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_11" title="The Simpsons season 11">11</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_12" title="The Simpsons season 12">12</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_13" title="The Simpsons season 13">13</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_14" title="The Simpsons season 14">14</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_15" title="The Simpsons season 15">15</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_16" title="The Simpsons season 16">16</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_17" title="The Simpsons season 17">17</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_18" title="The Simpsons season 18">18</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_19" title="The Simpsons season 19">19</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_20" title="The Simpsons season 20">20</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_episodes_(season_21%E2%80%93present)" title="List of The Simpsons episodes (season 21–present)">Season 21–present</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_21" title="The Simpsons season 21">21</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_22" title="The Simpsons season 22">22</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_23" title="The Simpsons season 23">23</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_24" title="The Simpsons season 24">24</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_25" title="The Simpsons season 25">25</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_26" title="The Simpsons season 26">26</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_27" title="The Simpsons season 27">27</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_28" title="The Simpsons season 28">28</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_29" title="The Simpsons season 29">29</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_30" title="The Simpsons season 30">30</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_31" title="The Simpsons season 31">31</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_32" title="The Simpsons season 32">32</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_33" title="The Simpsons season 33">33</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_34" title="The Simpsons season 34">34</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_35" title="The Simpsons season 35">35</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_36" title="The Simpsons season 36">36</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_17" title="The Simpsons season 17">Season 17</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a 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title="Homer's Paternity Coot">Homer's Paternity Coot</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We%27re_on_the_Road_to_D%27ohwhere" title="We're on the Road to D'ohwhere">We're on the Road to D'ohwhere</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Fair_Laddy" title="My Fair Laddy">My Fair Laddy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Seemingly_Never-Ending_Story" title="The Seemingly Never-Ending Story">The Seemingly Never-Ending Story</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bart_Has_Two_Mommies" title="Bart Has Two Mommies">Bart Has Two Mommies</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson,_This_Is_Your_Wife" title="Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife">Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Abie" title="Million Dollar Abie">Million Dollar Abie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_Kiss,_Bang_Bangalore" title="Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore">Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Wettest_Stories_Ever_Told" title="The Wettest Stories Ever Told">The Wettest Stories Ever 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title="Hard Target">Hard Target</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surviving_the_Game" title="Surviving the Game">Surviving the Game</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pest_(1997_film)" title="The Pest (1997 film)">The Pest</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Condemned" title="The Condemned">The Condemned</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tournament_(2009_film)" title="The Tournament (2009 film)">The Tournament</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game_(2022_film)" title="The Most Dangerous Game (2022 film)">The Most Dangerous Game</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Captive_Pursuit" title="Captive Pursuit">Captive Pursuit</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Treehouse of Horror 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