Editing Treehouse of Horror IX (section)

==Reception==
In its original airing on Fox, the episode had an 8.6 [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen rating]] and was viewed in approximately 8.5 million homes. It finished the week ranked 35th. It was the fifth highest rated show on Fox that week, after two games of the [[1998 World Series]], a World Series pre-game show, and ''[[Ally McBeal]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ho-hum series still puts Fox on top |date=1998-10-29 |publisher=The Associated Press |work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref>

The authors of the book ''I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide'', Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, wrote, "Another collection of horrors, of varying degrees of wit. The Itchy and Scratchy one is by far the best, and Starship Poopers is only really amusing once the Jerry Springer segment begins."<ref name="BBC"/> Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide gave the episode a positive review saying "The series usually rises to the occasion of its Halloween episodes, and 'IX' doesn’t disappoint. Each of the three stories satisfies, as they offer a lot of clever, amusing moments. 'Toupée' is probably the best, though, as it's the most creative of the bunch. While funny, the other two can be a bit predictable."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasonten.shtml |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Tenth Season (1998) |publisher=Dvdmg.com |access-date=2010-08-28}}</ref> Kay McFadden of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' wrote that the episode is "certainly not on a par with that all-time doppelganger classic, '[[Treehouse of Horror VII]]', [...] still, No. 9's dialogue is sharp and there's reassuring continuity to such beloved institutions as Itchy and Scratchy."<ref>{{Cite news |author=McFadden, Kay |date=1998-10-29 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |title=The Simpsons still deliver house of everyday horrors}}</ref>

In 2008, "Starship Poopers" was named the tenth best ''Treehouse of Horror'' segment by ''[[IGN]]''. They wrote that "While [it is] not the best Kang & Kodos segment, 'Starship Poopers' delivers consistent laughs and a great ending, as Kang & Kodos vow to destroy all the politicians in Washington (to the Simpsons' delight) and Maggie creepily laughs and says, 'I need blood.{{' "}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/11/05/the-simpsons-best-treehouse-of-horror-segments |title=Top 10 Segments from The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror |author=Iverson, Dan, Goldman, Eric, Zoromski, Brian |date=November 5, 2010 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=2022-01-23 }}</ref> In [[51st Primetime Emmy Awards|1999]], composer [[Alf Clausen]] was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series]] for his work on the episode.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?page=3&person=&program=The%20Simpsons&start_year=0&end_year=2010&network=149&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Primetime Emmy Award Database |work=[[Emmy]].com |access-date=2010-08-28 }}</ref>