In a parody of Apocalypto, the Simpson family and some other Springfield residents are depicted as turkeys, while others are depicted as Pilgrims. Homer complains about not knowing when to eat dinner on Thanksgiving, while Kang and Kodos appear dressed as seventeenth-century colonists and declare their intentions to take over the world. In the introduction, Marge informs the viewers that, because of the 'impending terror of everything', there are two Treehouse of Horror episodes this year. based on Marge that resents the real one, and an already-dangerous space mission escaping a doomed Earth becomes worse when Bart's attempts to replicate cranberry sauce turn it into a sentient monster. Turkeys are slaughtered by pilgrims during the first Thanksgiving, Homer purchases an A.I. 1.3 The Last Thanksgiving/The First Blarg-sgivingĪ Thanksgiving take on Treehouse of Horror looking at the past, present and future of the holiday.
Note that two prior episodes that aired were recorded after her death, with successor Grey Griffin already voicing the characters. This is the final episode featuring Russi Taylor, who had been with the show since the first season voicing characters such as Martin Prince, Sherri and Terri, and Uter, due to her death on July 26, 2019. On February 1, 2020, Dan Vebber won the Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards for his script to this episode and the episode was nominated for an Emmy in 2020 for Outstanding Animated Program. The episode was written by Dan Vebber, and was directed by Rob Oliver. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 24, 2019.
" Thanksgiving of Horror" is the eighth episode of the thirty-first season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 670th episode overall. " Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?" Charlie Brooker as Social Media App voice