Results: The Treehouse of Horror

Marge addressed the TV audience, ""You know, Halloween is a very strange holiday," the blue-haired matriarch mused in her signature gravelly voice (provided, both then and now, by Julie Kavner). "[There are] things on TV that are completely inappropriate for younger viewers. Things like the following half hour. Nothing seems to bother my kids, but tonight's show — which I totally wash my hands of! — is really scary. So if you have sensitive children, maybe you should tuck them into bed early." Have you ever watched a Halloween episode?

"It's the most popular episode every year," longtime Simpsons executive producer Al Jean confirmed to Yahoo Entertainment in 2015, one of several veterans of that very first "Treehouse" episode we spoke with at the time. "There's no question that it's the one people look forward to the most." Do you think these episodes are the most popular?

The inspiration for "Treehouse" came directly from a previous generation's source for childhood terrors: the horror comics published in the early 1950s by EC Comics, which boasted gruesome cover art resting beneath chilling titles like Tales From the Crypt, The Vault of Horror and Shock SuspenStories. That's what Simpsons creator Matt Groening had in mind when he first pitched the idea of a horror anthology to the writers' room. Did you know this?

In the midst of making the first "Treehouse of Horror," none of the writers or directors suspected it would become an annual tradition. Once it was completed, though, the decision to do it again — and again, and again, and again — proved a no-brainer. Over the years, "Treehouse" has moved past its horror roots, embracing science-fiction and fantasy, and even anime. This year's edition airs Nov. 5 and will reportedly feature stories about Bart becoming an NFT, Lisa seeking advice from a Hannibal Lecter-style killer and the outbreak of viral oafishness in Springfield. Will you watch this year's Treehouse of Horror?