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{{Infobox Simpsons episode
| season         = 3
| episode        = 7<!-- Review [[List of The Simpsons episodes (seasons 1–20)]] before changing. 7 is correct. -->
| director       = [[Jim Reardon]]
| writer         = [[Al Jean]]<br>[[Mike Reiss]]<br>[[Jeff Martin (writer)|Jeff Martin]]<br>[[George Meyer]]<br>[[Sam Simon]]<br>[[John Swartzwelder]]
| production     = 8F02
| airdate        = {{Start date|1991|10|31}}
| guests         = *[[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]]
| commentary     = [[Matt Groening]]<br>Al Jean<br>Mike Reiss<br>[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>Jeff Martin<br>Jim Reardon<ref name="John"/>
| prev           = [[Like Father, Like Clown]]
| next           = [[Lisa's Pony]]
}}
"'''Treehouse of Horror II'''" is the seventh<!-- Review [[List of The Simpsons episodes (seasons 1–20)]] before changing. 7 is correct. --> episode of the [[The Simpsons season 3|third season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It first aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the United States on October 31, 1991. It is the second annual ''[[Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode, consisting of three self-contained segments, told as dreams of [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and is the only ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode to date where each segment name is not stated inside the episode. In the first segment, which was inspired by [[W. W. Jacobs]]'s short story "[[The Monkey's Paw]]" and ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[A Small Talent for War]]", Homer buys a Monkey's Paw that has the power to grant wishes, although all the wishes backfire. In the second part, which parodies the ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[It's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone)|It's a Good Life]]", Bart is omnipotent, and turns Homer into a [[jack-in-the-box]], resulting in the two spending more time together. In the final segment, [[Mr. Burns]] attempts to use Homer's brain to power a giant robotic laborer.

The episode was written by [[Al Jean]], [[Mike Reiss]], [[Jeff Martin (writer)|Jeff Martin]], [[George Meyer]], [[Sam Simon]] and [[John Swartzwelder]] while [[Jim Reardon]] was the director. The episode is presented in a similar format to the previous season's "[[Treehouse of Horror (The Simpsons episode)|Treehouse of Horror]]" and contains several similarities to the previous episode, such as Marge's opening warning, the tombstones in the opening credits and the appearance of the alien characters [[Kang and Kodos]]. "Treehouse of Horror II" was the first episode that employed the "scary names" idea, in which many of the credits have unusual names. The episode contains numerous parodies and references to horror and science fiction works, including ''The Twilight Zone'', ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'', ''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]'', ''[[The Thing with Two Heads]]'' and ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''.

In its original airing on Fox, the episode had a 12.1 [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen rating]] and finished the week ranked 39th. The episode received positive reviews, and in 2006, [[IGN]] listed the third story as the eighth best ''Treehouse of Horror'' segment. The episode was nominated for two [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special and [[Alf Clausen]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series]].