![]() “On the Upper East Side, appearances are often deceiving. It’s thirty minutes of free entry to the boundless, bodacious pop-cultural athenaeum – upon which The Simpsons is built – in full metal curator mode, and everything is on display: the surreal gags, slapstick, the delicious and rapid-fire movie references, cannibalism, murder, Peabody and Sherman (quiet, you!), sing-alongs with flesh-eating fog, and the most wonderfully loving Shining parody of all time speaking of which, has this joke, that goes something like: “No TV and no beer Homer… something… something.” DO ‘ Treehouse of Horror V’ falls appropriately in the middle of The Simpsons’ fully quotable glory days it’s not only the best Halloween episode of TV – disturbing, funny, surreal – but one of the best animated episodes of all time. ‘Treehouse of Horror V’ is the greatest of all the ‘ Treehouse’ specials from the opening salvo of Marge politely standing on stage to inform us all that the network had planned on replacing tonight’s’ episode with fictional afternoon snore-fest 200 Miles to Oregon, to the bloody all-singing all-dancing end credits, this episode felt like the writers had a big bloody chip on their shoulder, a point to prove, a point to potentially wield and fatally wound someone with. ‘ Trick or Treat’ may not stand out as the purest Halloween-themed episode of all time, but one you could definitely be forgiven for watching from behind a pillow. It remains one of Curb’s defining episodes – a primer on what to expect for first-time viewers. ‘Trick or Treat’ waxes in a uniquely Larry-lyrical way on the give to everyone at Halloween/do not give to anyone at all issue, the difference between ‘fashion baldness’ and alopecia, and the big question of costume merit that we all consider as we wait for (or ignore) knocks at the door. His confounded reaction to all of this is part of a classic Curb exchange with the unsympathetic police and an even less sympathetic Cheryl. Larry follows that rare act of selfless generosity by refusing Halloween treats to a pair of teenagers – based on their complete lack of effort in the costume department – only to wake up to find his driveway plastered in toilet paper and unflattering graffiti spray-painted across his front door. ‘Trick or Treat’ proves that even on a good day – a holiday – Curb Your Enthusiasm’s anti-everything Larry David is capable of the most cringe worthy acts of social singularity ten minutes in, Larry and Cheryl are happily dishing out candy to a group of cute vampires and monsters. From old favourite Sabrina the Teenage Witch to anthology spook-fest American Horror Story, we’ve picked 15 of our favourite Halloween episodes from TV past and present. The scariest day of the year is almost upon us and the Culturefly writers have been getting in the spooky spirit by reliving the TV episodes that made them scream, laugh and cry.
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