#TreehouseOfHorror XVIII (2007) A special for the Friedberg and Seltzer generation. E.T.? Mr And Mrs Smith?? You just know that third one started as a Bruce Almighty pitch too. Wall-to-wall "I understood that reference" slop. Highlight: Marge killing all the pop-up FOX graphics at the start.

#TreehouseOfHorror XIX (2008) Past the halfway mark, this feels more like obligation than fun. And the episode isn't very good either. Highlight: There's not much to Milhouse's Peanuts spoof, but as usual, I prize the ones that experiment with animation when the jokes fall flat.