![]() ![]() Read more: The Scariest Episodes of the Real Ghostbusters By the end, they surround the townspeople, poised to attack, giving way to a mass fist-fight. The visual of the dolphins standing on their tails and marching into town is surreal enough, but the segment also follows through on the premise, having them kill people by bouncing beach balls at them or impaling them with their noses. Homer tries to convince the town that they can outsmart the dolphins, but… they can’t. Lenny and the Sea Captain are both murdered by the sea as the first act of a full-blown dolphin insurrection in Springfield. It’s surprising that these specials took so long to do a full-on Hitchcock parody, but it’s worth the wait. In short, it’s The Birds, but with dolphins. “Bottlenose bruises, blowhole burns, flipper prints- this looks like the work of rowdy teens. Night Of The Dolphin (Treehouse Of Horror XI) But it’s a funny one, so it just makes the list- we particularly like how Lucy Lawless, who protests all the way through that she’s not Xena, ultimately saves the day with her Lucy Lawless powers anyway. Just as Halloween costumes have become less about being scary than hitting something in pop culture, this is really the first Treehouse Of Horror segment that doesn’t really have anything to do with horror. Read more – Tales From the Cryptkeeper: Essential Episodes It’s by far the geekiest segment on the list, with gags about nit-picky nerd questions and a passing references to Doctor Who, Lost In Space and Star Trek- Voyager, sealed in mylar bags on the Collector’s wall. When Lucy Lawless appears at a comic convention in Springfield, she’s kidnapped by the Collector (Comic Book Guy) who wants her as his bride, and the two heroes come to her rescue. They quickly fall upon the idea of becoming superheroes- Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl- and the rest of the story segues into an episode of their own TV show, complete with catchy theme song and adventures that involve kicking Saddam Hussein in the arse and using the Statue of Liberty to crash a Nazi zeppelin. Fantastic, while Lisa gains super-strength. “Whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did it.”Īt a school Halloween party, an accident with an X-ray machine gives Bart the ability to stretch his body a la Mr. Desperately Xeeking Xena (Treehouse Of Horror X) ![]() If you are one of those cry-babies who might be offended, I dare you not to read this list. We’ve been advised to tell you that the following list is very scary with stuff that might give your kids nightmares. ![]()
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