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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lisa was excited at the thought of being a vampire, until she learns that it would make her eight years old forever. Dracula and Edmund won't let her back out of it though.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: Lisa was excited at the thought of being a vampire, until she learns that it would make her [[ChildVampire eight years old forever. old]] ''[[LampshadeHanging forever]]''. Dracula and Edmund still won't let her back out of it though.though!

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--> '''Marge''': What do you, "this one"?

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--> '''Marge''': What do you, you mean, "this one"?


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** It's PlayedForLaughs, but "Tweenlight" concludes with Homer's HeroicSacrifice below being for naught, when he plummets to his apparent death after transforming into a heavy bat.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: From "Master and Cadaver", when Homer becomes suspicious of Roger's story and baking prowess.
--> '''Homer''': They should've called this one, "Recipe for Disaster".
--> '''Marge''': What do you, "this one"?
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** After fast forwarding the special at the beginning and thus ruining it for the viewers, Professor Frink fast forwards himself to death.

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** After fast forwarding the special at the beginning and thus ruining it for the viewers, Professor Frink [[RapidAging fast forwards forwards]] himself to death.
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* YankTheDogsChain: Bart manages to beat the board game "Satan's Path" and bring Milhouse back to life. Then he suggests they just play hangman, a game that has ''no'' board game pieces. The board game brings it to life, and Bart and Milhouse are hanged when they lose.

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* AffablyEvil: Dracula is a typical parent, despite the whole bloodsucking thing. He embarrasses Edmund while meeting Lisa's parents, and helps Homer chase down the kids when they run away.



* DownerEnding:
** "War and Pieces" ends with Bart defeating the enchanted board-game, only to summon up a live version of hangman. Millhouse fails to guess the last letter, and both boys are hanged.
** In "Master and Cadaver," Marge and Homer learned that they tried to murder an innocent man, only for Homer to murder Roger and all of the people on the ship who were miraculously not poisoned because he wants to leave no witnesses. Marge can't bear the guilt and eats the poisoned pie, leaving Homer alone in boat full of corpses.



* EveryoneHasStandards: Lisa was excited at the thought of being a vampire, until she learns that it would make her eight years old forever. Dracula and Edmund won't let her back out of it though.



* HiddenDepths: Edmund is embarrassed when Dracula reveals that he is musically gifted.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Marge is horrified that she and Homer caused the deaths of so many people, a shark and a pelican in "Master and Cadaver". She eats the poisoned pie, which in turn leads to Homer's moment as he cradles Marge's dead body.



* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking that the number "3" was actually a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they ''get hanged.''

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* TemptingFate: Marge tells Bart and Millhouse to play board games since she thinks video games are too violent. The board game that Bart and Millhouse plays is much more fatal.
* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse Millhouse thinking that the number "3" was actually a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they ''get hanged.''

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* TakeThat: "Tweenlight" makes fun of almost every thing ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' has been building on.

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* TakeThat: "Tweenlight" makes fun of almost every thing ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' has been building on.



* WholePlotReference: All of the segments subtly lampoon modern movies: ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'' for "War and Pieces", ''Film/DeadCalm'' for "Master and Cadaver" and (of course) ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' for "Tweenlight."

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* VampireEpisode: The "Tweenlight" segment.
* WholePlotReference: All of the segments subtly lampoon modern movies: ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'' for "War and Pieces", ''Film/DeadCalm'' for "Master and Cadaver" and (of course) ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' for "Tweenlight."
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* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Milhouse in the "Tweenlight" segment can turn into a were-''poodle''.


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* SwordfishSabre: Homer uses a mounted swordfish to spear a random pelican.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of "Master and Cadaver," Maggie dons a bowler hat and fake eyelashes for one eye a la Alex [=DeLarge=] from AClockworkOrange. Turns out it became a subject for a [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E3TreehouseOfHorrorXXV future Treehouse of Horror]] segment called "A Clockwork Yellow", and Maggie as she appeared in that ending makes an appearance.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of "Master and Cadaver," Maggie dons a bowler hat and fake eyelashes for one eye a la Alex [=DeLarge=] from AClockworkOrange.''Film/AClockworkOrange''. Turns out it became a subject for a [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E3TreehouseOfHorrorXXV future Treehouse of Horror]] segment called "A Clockwork Yellow", and Maggie as she appeared in that ending makes an appearance.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Homer himself in the "Tweenlight" segment. He sacrifices himself for Lisa, so the two vampires could suck on his cholesterol-filled blood.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Homer himself in the "Tweenlight" segment. He sacrifices himself for Lisa, so the two vampires could suck on his cholesterol-filled blood.blood (and not the good kind of cholesterol).
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* DrivenToSuicide:
** After fast forwarding the special at the beginning and thus ruining it for the viewers, Professor Frink fast forwards himself to death.
** Unable to live with her guilt for the deaths of the innocent people in "Master and Cadaver", Marge eats a poisoned pie.
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* ReferenceOverdosed: All the board-games they play are a reference to real board games, even ''Consternation,'' which is a reference to the ''Series/{{Concentration}}'' home game.

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* ReferenceOverdosed: All the board-games board games they play are a reference to real board games, even ''Consternation,'' which is a reference to the ''Series/{{Concentration}}'' home game.
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* WholePlotReference: All of the segments subtly lampoon modern movies: ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'' for "War and Pieces", ''Film/DeadCalm'' for "Master and Cadaver" and (of course) ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' for "Tweenlight"

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* WholePlotReference: All of the segments subtly lampoon modern movies: ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'' for "War and Pieces", ''Film/DeadCalm'' for "Master and Cadaver" and (of course) ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' for "Tweenlight""Tweenlight."
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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board-game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver" and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire called Edmund in "Tweenlight."

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board-game board game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver" and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire called Edmund in "Tweenlight."



* CrazyJealousGuy: Homer in "Master and Cadaver".

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* CrazyJealousGuy: Homer in "Master and Cadaver".Cadaver."



* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of "Master and Cadaver", Maggie dons a bowler hat and fake eyelashes for one eye a la Alex [=DeLarge=] from AClockworkOrange. Turns out it became a subject for a [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E3TreehouseOfHorrorXXV future Treehouse of Horror]] segment called "A Clockwork Yellow", and Maggie as she appeared in that ending makes an appearance.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of "Master and Cadaver", Cadaver," Maggie dons a bowler hat and fake eyelashes for one eye a la Alex [=DeLarge=] from AClockworkOrange. Turns out it became a subject for a [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E3TreehouseOfHorrorXXV future Treehouse of Horror]] segment called "A Clockwork Yellow", and Maggie as she appeared in that ending makes an appearance.



* ReferenceOverdosed: All the board-games they play are a reference to real board-games- even ''Consternation'', which is a reference to the ''Series/{{Concentration}}'' home game.

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* ReferenceOverdosed: All the board-games they play are a reference to real board-games- board games, even ''Consternation'', ''Consternation,'' which is a reference to the ''Series/{{Concentration}}'' home game.



* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking that the number "3" was actually a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they ''get hanged''.

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* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking that the number "3" was actually a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they ''get hanged''.hanged.''
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* CrazyJelaousGuy: Homer in "Master and Cadaver".

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* CrazyJelaousGuy: CrazyJealousGuy: Homer in "Master and Cadaver".

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board-game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver," and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire called Edmund in "Tweenlight."

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board-game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver," Cadaver" and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire called Edmund in "Tweenlight."


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* CrazyJelaousGuy: Homer in "Master and Cadaver".
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* {{Dracula}}: He is [[spoiler: Edmund's father]].

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* {{Dracula}}: He is [[spoiler: Edmund's father]].father.



* HeroicSacrifice: Homer himself in the "Tweenlight" segment. [[spoiler: He sacrifices himself for Lisa, so the two vampires could suck on his cholesterol-filled blood.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: Homer himself in the "Tweenlight" segment. [[spoiler: He sacrifices himself for Lisa, so the two vampires could suck on his cholesterol-filled blood.]]
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* TakeThat: "Tweenlight" makes fun of almost every thing ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' has been building on.
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* ReferenceOverdosed: All the board-games they play are a reference to real board-games

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* ReferenceOverdosed: All the board-games they play are a reference to real board-gamesboard-games- even ''Consternation'', which is a reference to the ''Series/{{Concentration}}'' home game.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Marge in a black bikini for almost the whole second story.
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* CountDracula: He is [[spoiler: Edmund's father]].

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* CountDracula: {{Dracula}}: He is [[spoiler: Edmund's father]].

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board-game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver," and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire in "Tweenlight."

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board-game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver," and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire called Edmund in "Tweenlight."


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* CountDracula: He is [[spoiler: Edmund's father]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the end of "Master and Cadaver", Maggie dons a bowler hat and fake eyelashes for one eye a la Alex [=DeLarge=] from AClockworkOrange. Turns out it became a subject for a [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E3TreehouseOfHorrorXXV future Treehouse of Horror]] segment called "A Clockwork Yellow", and Maggie as she appeared in that ending makes an appearance.

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* KubrickStare: By Maggie, of all people, disguised as [[Film/AClockworkOrange Alex [=DeLarge=].]]



* WholePlotReference: All of the segments subtly lampoon modern movies: ''Jumanji'' for "War and Pieces", "Dead Calm" for "Master and Cadaver" and (of course) ''Twilight'' for "Tweenlight"

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* WholePlotReference: All of the segments subtly lampoon modern movies: ''Jumanji'' ''Film/{{Jumanji}}'' for "War and Pieces", "Dead Calm" ''Film/DeadCalm'' for "Master and Cadaver" and (of course) ''Twilight'' ''Franchise/{{Twilight}}'' for "Tweenlight"

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* HeroicSacrifice: Homer himself in the "Tweenlight" segment. [[spoiler: He sacrifices himself for Lisa, so the two vampires could suck on his cholesterol-filled blood.]]



* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking "3" was a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they get hanged.

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* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking that the number "3" was actually a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they get hanged.''get hanged''.

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver," and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire in "Tweenlight."

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board game board-game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer in "Master and Cadaver," and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire in "Tweenlight."


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* ReferenceOverdosed: All the board-games they play are a reference to real board-games


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* WholePlotReference: All of the segments subtly lampoon modern movies: ''Jumanji'' for "War and Pieces", "Dead Calm" for "Master and Cadaver" and (of course) ''Twilight'' for "Tweenlight"

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* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking "3" was a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they get hanged.

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* TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking "3" was a letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they get hanged.hanged.
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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board game, Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer, and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire.

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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board game, game in "War and Pieces," Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer, murderer in "Master and Cadaver," and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire.
vampire in "Tweenlight."




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* [[AllJustADream All Just a Bath Time Daydream]]: "Master and Cadaver" is revealed to be a daydream in Maggie's imagination.



* WhatAnIdiot: Milhouse thinking "3" was a letter.

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* WhatAnIdiot: TooDumbToLive: Milhouse thinking "3" was a letter.letter -- while playing a literal version of Hangman where if the players guess wrong, they get hanged.
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Bart and Milhouse get trapped in a cursed board game, Homer and Marge's honeymoon trip on a boat gets interrupted by a castaway who may be a murderer, and Lisa falls for a preteen vampire.

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* {{Irony}}: That's how Homer sees the idea of a cross being used to kill somebody.
* WhatAnIdiot: Milhouse thinking "3" was a letter.

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