Dial "M" for Murder or Press "#" to Return to Main Menu- Lisa is forced into a Hitchcockian murder scheme by Bart.
Don't Have a Cow, Mankind- Springfield is once again overrun by zombies, thanks to Krusty Burger's latest sandwich.
There's No Business Like Moe Business- In a Sweeney Todd spoof, Moe bleeds Homer dry to create the perfect microbrewed great beer.
WAR
35.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Treehouse Of Horror Xx” ranks #298 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 77.9 — Great. The episode packs 49 scored jokes at 3.1 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.6 on impact, with Bart landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Homer: What kind of civilized people eat the body and blood of their savior?
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Bart: 'Ding-dong-ditch' means you kill her, then you throw that ding-dong into a ditch. Geez, pick up a book.
Bart Dark/Subversive Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Moe: A little tip: you might want to wash me before you eat me. Thank you.
Moe Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Kent Brockman: Now, Lisa, you're a vegetarian, but these cows have made a different choice.
Homer · Marge: Can you still love a man who's half-beer? I always have.
Homer Marge Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 49 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Vampire: Ah, Halloween: the one night when we can walk the streets undetected.
Vampire Observational Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Bart: Hey, lame-os. Turner Classic Movies called. They want their costumes back.
Bart Setup/Punchline Observational Vampire: We lame-os? I have a remedy for our predicament. Into this costumery.
Vampire Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Homer: We brought a bottle of booze. Boooooze! Come in! Come in!
Homer Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Homer: Mmm. Good! Beer good. You good.
Homer Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Homer: Lighten up, ladies. It's not cheating when you're wearing a costume! Not the face!
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Escalation Nelson: Hooray for Different-Face!
Nelson Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Lisa: Or should I congratulate your tutor: Amelia, at the Homework Factory! Your victory is tainted! Asterisk! Asterisk!
Lisa Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Teacher · Lisa: I barely spent any time on this decision. Asterisk! Asterisk! Asterisk!
Teacher: My horoscope told me I'd see something interesting today, but I thought that meant the horoscope itself!
Teacher Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm Bart · Lisa: Exactly! Crisscross! Do we have a deal? Thanks, but I'll pass. If I say 'crisscross' one more time, will that change your mind? Listen, you're a persistent fellow, but I... Crisscross! I'm in.
Lisa · Bart: Bart, have you established your alibi? Yep. I'm at the tennis match. And people will remember you were there? I'm pretty sure they will. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Lisa Bart Visual Gag Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Mrs. Krabappel · Bart: I've been ding-dong-ditched! Crisscross.
Bart: Like Mom and Dad say 'snuggle' when what they really mean is 'let's lock the door and hug.'
Bart Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart: 'Ding-dong-ditch' means you kill her, then you throw that ding-dong into a ditch. Geez, pick up a book.
Bart Dark/Subversive Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Bart: Yeah, torture and pulverize her. Then ding-dong-ditch the body and we're even.
Bart Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Mrs. Krabappel: Oh, Lisa! Come hold this blade so it doesn't slice through my neck.
Bart · Mrs. Krabappel: Slice her like a bagel! - Ah, got it! Thanks, Lisa. Last thing I want is to be sliced in two-- you know, like a bagel.
Bart: I've been waiting for you... and trying to figure out how girls pee.
Bart Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Willie · Bart: Crisscross! Like the plaid on me kilt! You're not wearing a kilt. Uh-oh.
Bart · Lisa: You're no different from me. We're made from the same dinna. It's pronounced D-N-A, you idiot.
Krusty: We start with Grade A beef, feed that to other cows, then kill them and serve the unholy results on a seven-grain bun.
Krusty Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Krusty: Burger Squared! The math checks out!
Kent Brockman: Now, Lisa, you're a vegetarian, but these cows have made a different choice.
Kent Brockman: That's my check-cashing arm, you stupid...
Moe: A little tip: you might want to wash me before you eat me. Thank you.
Moe Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Bart: How do I know you're not a muncher? - I'm your father and I need your help! I can't make sense of that muncher talk!
Lisa · Homer: No! That's the last book in the world! Really? Yes! It's-- oh. Go ahead.
Dr. Hibbert · Homer: You mean tell her I love her? Or I meaning you? Mm, I'll just high-five her.
Homer: Another politician who can't keep his promises.
Homer Observational Irony/Sarcasm Apu: Well, as a vegetarian, I did not consume any tainted burgers, and as a convenience store owner, I am armed to the teeth.
Apu Character Comedy Escalation Homer · Lisa: I can't shoot her. She's Lisa's godmother. You can apologize in hell! I guess I could.
Homer · Marge: Who gets to carry the chosen one? Ow! Aw, did the chosen one hurt his chosen little noggin?
Lisa · Bart: Got your nose. Why you...
Homer: I think the better brains is, are you brains a brains?
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Homer: What kind of civilized people eat the body and blood of their savior?
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Narrator · Bart · Lisa: And all we had to do was let Bart take a bath in our food. Hey, Lis, want some soup? Mm-hmm.
Moe: Must be another mouse in the pipe. Let's see if this cobra solves it.
Moe Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Moe: Like taking beer from a baby!
Moe Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Moe · Marge · Homer: Um, Marge, Homer, uh, just ran out saying he don't love you, and he never did. He what?! Help me! That, uh... that's me. I've been taking ventriloquism lessons. Help me or kill me!
Moe: That, uh... that's me. I've been taking ventriloquism lessons. Help me or kill me!
Moe Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Marge: It tastes like cuddling. It tastes like clean clothes. It tastes like hot steaming cocoa mixed with rainbows...
Homer · Lisa: This is the best musical in light years. Light years measure distance, not time. You know what I meant.
Moe · Marge: The reason I left you is simple. I'm gay?! Yeah, read on. It gets gayer.
Musical Homer: I want to nibble on Jamaican jerks and teriyaki thighs
Moe · Marge: The other day, I ran into an Irishman. Oh, really? No, O'Reilly.
Moe: My taste for romance is kinda perverse. I can only make love in the back of a hearse. Plus I gotta be dressed as a Civil War nurse.
Moe Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Moe: And then when I'm finished, I'll go through your purse. But you could do worse.
Moe Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: Can you still love a man who's half-beer? I always have.
Homer Marge Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — The Simpsons
