Treehouse of Horror VIII

"Treehouse of Horror VIII"
The Simpsons episode
Fox Censor talking to the audience while the rating icon reaches out with a sword. This scene had a difficult time getting through the real-life censors.
Episode no.	Season 9 Episode 4
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	The HΩmega Man: Mike Scully Fly vs. Fly: David X. Cohen Easy-Bake Coven: Ned Goldreyer
Production code	5F02
Original air date	October 26, 1997 (1997-10-26)
Episode features
Couch gag	The Simpsons sit on the couch. Metal shackles restrain their wrists and ankles and metal caps come down on all of their heads. The family writhes in pain as they get shocked by electricity.[1]
Commentary	Matt Groening Mike Scully David X. Cohen Mark Kirkland George Meyer Matt Selman
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"Treehouse of Horror VIII" is the fifth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on Fox in the United States on October 26, 1997. In the eighth annual Treehouse of Horror episode, Homer Simpson is the last Springfieldian left alive when a neutron bomb destroys Springfield until a gang of mutants come after him, Homer buys a transporter that Bart uses to switch bodies with a housefly, and Marge is accused of witchcraft in a Puritan rendition of Springfield in 1649. It was written by Mike Scully, David X. Cohen and Ned Goldreyer, and was directed by Mark Kirkland.^[1]