The stories which the segments of the 7th episode of Season 36, titled “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes“, are based of have been announced. The episode airs on November 24, 2024.
As previously announced, the episode is based on Ray Bradbury‘s short stories.
The episode’s framing device is based on his book The Illustrated Man.
The episode starts with the family visiting a circus that popped out over the night in the city, and Homer and Bart watch the freaks, while Lisa has problems with this carnivals, already having three of them shut down that year. Contrary to the others, this exploits only humans, and she wanders around till she meets the Illustrated Man, and after gazing in his tatoos, she watches the stories that inspired them.
In the first, based on The Screaming Woman, Bart hears a scream from underground and goes in town to search for help but noone believes him.
In the second, based on Marionettes, Inc., Carl tells Chalmers that he can get a copy of himself as a robot so he can avoid being with Skinner, but Chalmers scrambles to put things right and the robot takes over his life.
The third and final one, based on Fahrenheit 451, Homer’s job is to eliminate “low-brow” entertainment things, with only tv series like Robber Barons (a Succession-like show) that leaves him confused, before discovering the illegal joys of watching America’s Funniest Home Videos and similar other programs, becoming addicted to what he must instead erase.
Source: LaughingPlace
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