History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS3E7TreehouseOfHorrorII

** Ned's wishes on the Monkey's Paw don't backfire on him like it did with the Simpsons. Do his wishes have aftereffects we didn't see, or does the Paw see Ned as its true wielder? And, if you want to go further, does it see the ''rest'' of the Flanders as its true wielders as well?

* HilariousInHindsight: The appearance of Robot Homer looks [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} very familiar...]] Driven home by the point that Matt Groening once said that Bender is like a robotic Homer Simpson.

*** His wishes will eventually backfire. Kang and Kodos even mentioned that humanity will make bigger boards with bigger nails until they destroy themselves.

** The MemeticMutation that a "finger curls on the monkey's paw" when a wish is granted is not from the original story (which only says it "twists like a snake" in the character's hand when he makes the wish) but from this episode. (Hence there being three wishes because the paw has three fingers, because [[FourFingeredHands it's a cartoon]].)

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa dresses up as a Native American totem pole as a way of showing appreciation for indigenous people. If anything, Lisa would protest ''against'' that sort of thing come the 2010s because it would be seen as cultural appropriation.

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa dresses up in Native American clothing as a way of showing appreciation for indigenous people. If anything, Lisa would protest ''against'' that sort of thing come the 2010s because it would be seen as cultural appropriation.

** How come Kang and Kodos are evil now? Were they so hurt by Lisa's accusasions that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil they ended up taking their anger out on Earth]]? Or were they really EvilAllAlong and wanted to eat the Simpsons last time? Consider how much the aliens were drooling over the Simpsons when they were being measured and (despite what Kang later says) pressuring them to eat, or the possibility that the ''How to Cook For Forty Humans'' cookbook may have been a cover.
*** Of course, another perfectly valid explanation is that, since they're depicted as imaginary characters both here and in the previous special, their change in alignment is merely down to Bart and Lisa's individual perceptions of them.

* HilariousInHindsight: The plot of the third story; a BadBoss removes the brain of a troublesome employee and puts it in a robot that resembles said employee, hoping the robot will be productive, then gets pissed off when the robot behaves exactly like the employee whose brain was used to power the robot in the first place. Also, the employee is yellow. Are we talking about this episode or "[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Welcome to the Chum Bucket]]"?

** How come Kang and Kodos are evil now? Were they so hurt by Lisa's accusasions that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil they ended up taking their anger out on Earth]]? Or were they really EvilAllAlong and wanted to eat the Simpsons last time? Consider how much the aliens were drooling over the Simpsons when they were being measured and (despite what Kang later says) pressuring them to eat, or the possibility that the ''How to Cook For Forty Humans'' cookbook may have been a cover. WebVideo/CinemaSins' theory is that they were really going to eat the Simpsons, but chickened out when they were called out on it.

** Many, if not most people (especially outside the US) are more likely familiar with the concept of the "monkey's paw" via this episode than the [[Literature/TheMonkeysPaw original story]]. Same goes for [[Series/TheTwilightZone "It's a Good Life"]].

* WeirdAlEffect:
** Many, if not most people (especially outside the US) are more likely familiar with the concept of the "monkey's paw" via this episode than the [[Literature/TheMonkeysPaw original story]]. Same goes for [[Series/TheTwilightZone "It's a Good Life"]].
** The MemeticMutation that a "finger curls on the monkey's paw" when a wish is granted is not from the original story (which only says it "twists like a snake" in the character's hand when he makes the wish) but from this episode. (Hence there being three wishes because the paw has three fingers, because [[FourFingeredHands it's a cartoon]].)

** Ned's wishes on the Monkey's Paw don't backfire on him like it did with the Simpsons. Do his wishes have aftereffects we didn't see, or does the Paw see Ned as its one true wielder? And, if you want to go further, does it see the ''rest'' of the Flanders as its one true wielders as well?

** Ned's wishes on the Monkey's Paw don't backfire on him like it did with the Simpsons. Do his wishes have aftereffects we didn't see, or does the Paw see Ned as its one true wielder? And, if you want to go further, does it see the ''rest'' of the Flanders as its one true wielder as well?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: How come Kang and Kodos are evil now? Were they so hurt by Lisa's accusasions that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil they ended up taking their anger out on Earth]]? Or were they really EvilAllAlong and wanted to eat the Simpsons last time? Consider how much the aliens were drooling over the Simpsons when they were being measured and (despite what Kang later says) pressuring them to eat, or the possibility that the ''How to Cook For Forty Humans'' cookbook may have been a cover. WebVideo/CinemaSins' theory is that they were really going to eat the Simpsons, but chickened out when they were called out on it.

** A more obvious explanation, of course, is that as these are all stories and nightmares with no connection whatsoever, the two versions of Kang and Kodos are completely separate and free to be as different as they need to be.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: During Lisa's dream there's a scene where the Simpsons are boarding the plane back to Springfield when Homer's stopped and frisked by airport security. When it turns out Homer's got souvenirs taped under his shirt, the security team pulls their guns on him and order Homer to pay a $2.00 fine. The Monkey's Paw isn't one of the souvenirs nor does the scene have anything to do with any of the wishes. It's actually a reference to ''Film/MidnightExpress'', but that doesn't change the fact that it feels like filler.

* WeirdAlEffect: Many, if not most people (especially outside the US) are more likely familiar with the concept of the "monkey's paw" via this episode than the [[Literature/TheMonkeysPaw original story]]. Same goes for [[Series/TheTwilightZone "It's a Good Life"]].

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: During Lisa's dream there's a scene where the Simpsons are boarding the plane back to Springfield when Homer's stopped and frisked by airport security. When it turns out Homer's got souvenirs taped under his shirt, the security team pulls their guns on him and order Homer to pay a $2.00 fine. The Monkey's Paw isn't one of the souvenirs nor does the scene have anything to do with any of the wishes.
** Its actually a reference to the film 'Midnight Express', but that doesn't change the fact that it feels like filler.

** The MemeticMutation that a "finger curls on the monkey's paw" when a wish is granted is not from the original story (which only says it "twists like a snake" in the character's hand when he makes the wish) but from this episode. (Hence there being three wishes because the paw has three fingers, because [[FourFingeredHands it's a cartoon]].)

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: During Lisa's dream there's a scene where the Simpsons are boarding the plane back to Springfield when Homer's stopped and frisked by airport security. When it turns out Homer's got souvenirs taped under his shirt, the security team pulls their guns on him and order Homer to pay a $2.00 fine. The Monkey's Paw isn't one of the souvenirs nor does it have anything to do with any of the wishes.

* WeirdAlEffect: Many, if not most people (especially outside the US) are more likely familiar with the concept of the "monkey's paw" via this episode than the [[Literature/TheMonkeysPaw original story]]. Same goes for [[Series/TheTwilightZone "It's a Good Life"]].

* WeirdAlEffect: Many, if not most people (especially outside the US) are more likely familiar with the concept of the "monkey's paw" via this episode than the [[Literature/TheMonkeysPaw original story]].

* WeirdAlEffect: Many, if not most people (especially outside the US) are more likely familiar with the concept of the "monkey's paw" thanks to this episode than the [[Literature/TheMonkeysPaw original story]].

* ValuesDissonance: Lisa dresses up in Native American clothing as a way of showing appreciation for indigenous people. If anything, Lisa would protest ''against'' that sort of thing come the 2010s because it would be seen as cultural appropriation.