Treehouse of Horror XXIII

"Treehouse of Horror XXIII"
The Simpsons episode
Promotional image for the episode.
Episode no.Season 24
Episode 2
Directed bySteven Dean Moore
Written byDavid Mandel
Brian Kelley
Production codePABF17
Original air dateOctober 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)
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"Treehouse of Horror XXIII" is the second episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by David Mandel and Brian Kelley. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 7, 2012. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the episode aired on Sky 1 on March 24, 2013 with 1,312,000 viewers, making it the most watched program that week.

In this three-part anthology episode, a black hole appears in Springfield in the first installment, demonic activity occurs in the Simpson house in the second installment, and Bart travels back in time, which interferes with Homer and Marge's past, in the third installment. Jon Lovitz guest stars as Artie Ziff. The episode received positive reviews. Animator Paul Wee won an Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Animation for this episode, which also received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program.