Episode
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XI
Overview
This year's Halloween story sees The Simpsons as "The Munsters" (with everyone except Lisa getting killed), Homer as a wandering spirit on the hunt for a good deed in "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad," Bart and Lisa as peasants in a fairy tale forest in "Scary Tales Can Come True," and Lisa inadvertently dooming mankind by rescuing a dolphin in "Night of the Dolphin."
Details
- Series
- The Simpsons
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2000-11-01
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Treehouse of Horror XI is Episode 1 in Season 12 of The Simpsons. It aired on 2000-11-01. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 8: Skinner's Sense of Snow
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Episode 9: HOMЯ
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Episode 12: Tennis the Menace
While making funeral arrangements for Grampa's future, the funeral planner pitches the idea of a mausoleum that uses the same amount of cement as a full-sized tennis court. This prompts Homer to instead build a tennis court in his backyard, initially mistaking the sport for "Foxy Boxing". The tennis court makes Marge and Homer popular in town, but it turns out that this is only because Homer's inferior tennis ability makes them an easy target. Bart on the other hand, shines as a natural.