The Simpsons: Every Treehouse Of Horror Ranked Worst To Best
22. XI. G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad; Scary Tales Can Come True; Night Of The Dolphin
The fairy tale spoofs are some of the ropiest Simpsons moments, but the Scary Tales Can Come True segment here is still better than the G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad opener. That does have a couple of good jokes - like Homer attempting to convince that Agnes Skinner was going to be the next Hitler - but ultimately it's a little lightweight.
For all of the episode's faults, the simple, ludicrous site of Homer transformed into a part chicken, part sweeping brush monster in the Hansel and Gretel spoof is legitimately one of the funniest things every made in the name of the show. it's just a shame the whole thing wasn't as good as the sum of its better ideas.
The Night Of The Dolphin segment on the other hand is a mess: it's not as funny as it thinks it is and the goofy almost light-hearted tone is the opposite of everything I want from a Treehouse. Apart from if it involves Homer-chicken brushing the floor in hysterics.