The Simpsons Halloween Segment

“THE STRANGE CASE OF HOMER SIMPSON”

Scripted By Michael Birch

Based on the characters created by Matt Groening 
The segment itself is taken from the Robert Louis Stevenson tale Dr. Jekell and Mr. Hyde.

We open in the ANDROID DUNGEON. The Comic Book Guy sits at his counter, a comic book lay on its back. 

CBG (Ominously): I present to you with an of horror and double identity from America’s favorite dysfunctional family. A tale staring a slow-witted Springfieldian known as Homer Simpson. A tale in which I call,

He picks up the comic and flashes it in front of the CAMERA. 
On the cover of the comic Homer is standing in front of the couch looking down at the floor. A penny lies on the floor.

-THE STRANGE CASE OF HOMER SIMPSON!

The CAMERA zooms into the cover. Which becomes an animated sequence. 
Homer attempts to reach the shiny coin but is unable to do so due to his stomach fat.

Homer (Sadly): Ooh. Marge! (His shouting grows louder) Marge!
(His shouting grows louder still) MARGE!

Marge rushes into the room, oven mitts still on her hands.

Marge (Annoyed): What Homer?
Homer points to the coin and whimpers. Marge bends down and picks the coin up.

Marge: You could get the coin yourself if you gave an effort to lose some weight.

Homer (complaining): But that’s to hard, can’t I get leposuction?

Marge: First off it’s not leposuction, it’s liposuction and no we can't. It’s out of our price range. So your just going to have to buck ups and do it the old fashion way.

Homer (Perking up): With Duffman’s Duff diet? (He turns to the CAMERA, pointing a finger in the air as if stating a fact) It’s the beer diet that let’s you drink away your fat and your troubles.

Marge: No Homer, with motivation.

Homer whines.

Marge: Is that the spirit of a winner? 

Homer (Meekly): No.

Marge: Darn tootin! Now get out there and lose...some weight that is. Causes you’re not a failure are you? Are you! 

Homer (Proudly): Yes I am! (The room falls silent for a second, Homer looks around.)(Proudly) I mean no I’m not.

We CUT TO the street.
Homer, dressed in sweats, prepares for a morning jog.
Rocky-like music begins to play.
Rocky runs by Homer.

Rocky: Yo Adrian!
He runs into the street and is promptly hit by a car driven by Comic Book Guy.

Comic Book Guy: Of all the tired satires. The writers should be ashamed. Worst Halloween segment ever! 

He drives off.
Homer shrugs and as he prepares to run Gil runs into him.

Homer: Hey.

Gil: Sir you gotta help ol’ Gil out.

Homer: Well now your the center of the world huh?

Gil: Please you don’t understand. Death, he’s after me.

Homer: Just keep moving along.

Gil runs off.
A few moments later we see Death run by Homer.
He stops.

Death: Hey Homer, you haven't happened to see anyone by the name of Gil run by have you?

Homer ponders on this.

Homer: He went that way.

Death: Thanks.

Death runs off.

Death:(screaming) Hey you jackass give me back my wallet.

Homer: Well I’d better not wait any longer. 

INSERT TITLE CARD: HOMER WORKING OUT

clips of Homer “Working out are shown” 
Clip 1: (On the street) Homer chases a donut hung from a fishing pole in the Simpsons car, Marge drives. As Homer trails behind, the car stops as he slams into it. Bart laughs.
Clip 2: (In the Gym) Homer is running on a treadmill, he looks at the buttons and coos. He presses the button numerous times, causing it to go faster and him flying from it into the wall.
Clip 3: (At a boxing ring) Homer stands in a boxing ring with Tantum O’Neil, the bell sounds as Tantrum punches Homer. Homer sails into the ceiling.  
We cut back to the Simpsons bathroom. Homer stands by the scale as the rest of Simpson’s watch on.

Homer: And now the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Before I was 260 pounds now I weigh...(he steps on the scale and looks down: the scale reads 250 pounds) 250 pound! Hoo-Hoo!

He does a touchdown like victory dance.

Marge: Homer, after all that it’s been six-week and you’ve only lost ten pounds.

Homer: Do’h!

The Simpsons are eating diner at the table. Homer sits in a depressed slum.

Homer (Depressed): with his mouth full) I just don’t understand it. (He devours the pork chops) Why can’t I loose weight? (He shovels more food into his mouth) It’s not fair. (He starts to cry, then holds up his plate) More.

Lisa: Perhaps it is your eating habits. They were the cause of your heart attack.

Homer: But I can’t change my eating habits, think of the pork, the sausage and the little morsel I call the donut. Mmmm, Pork, Sausage and the rest.

Lisa: But you don’t have to.
She holds up an advertisement that reads: Test subject for weight loss formula needed. Call 555-Bru-Hey.

Homer (Reading): Test subject needed for weight loss. Call 555-Bru-Hey.

Homer drives in his car. He whistles the Simpsons theme song.
He pulls up to a lab.
Inside the lab Homer sits on a table as Professor Frink views paperwork.

Frink: You know Mr. Simpson, we were looking for an animal test subject, but very well, Flavin!

He hands Homer a bottle of the serum.

Homer: Frinkitize me capn’. 

Frink: But be forewarned of the side effects. Not like there is any.

Homer sits on the couch drinking beer. The TV is turned onto Channel 6. 

Kent Brockman (On TV): In today's news FOX had to cancel King Of The Hill, due to it’s idiotic portrayal of Texans that prompted a riot leaving twelve dead. And hundreds disfigured. 

Homer takes a swig of the serum. His eyes roll around in his head, then go back to where they were.  

Homer’s Brain (Evilly): Kill! Kill! Kill!

Homer (Scared): Who said that?

Homer’s Brain: Me, Stupid.

Homer (Laughing): Oh you, what can you do. You’re only my 
brain. HA! Which I might add I seldom use.

Homer’s hand twitches, Homer looks down in confusion. His hand lunges at his throat, choking him. His hand then flips him off the couch. He continues to beat him up, arriving at the kitchen sink. His hand pushes his head under water. When he emerges he has an innocent expression ala the eyes of Mr. Sparkle.

Good Homer (Merrily with Irish accent): What good deed can I do today?

He walks joyously out the door and two Flanders.
In the Flanders's yard Ned tends to the garden as Homer sneaks up behind him. Ned turns around.

Ned: High-diddily-ho, what can I do you for?

Good Homer: Well top o’ the morning to you too. I came here to compliment you on your garden and give you a...

Homer twitches as Good Homer, becomes Evil Homer. The physical change is that Homer now wears a monocle. He picks up the hedge clippers

Evil Homer: ...A “pat” in the back!
Evil Homer takes the hedge clippers and, but then changes back into Good Homer.

Good Homer: For a job well...   
He once again becomes Evil Homer and Stabs Ned.

Evil Homer: DONE!

We cut to Homer and Marge’s bedroom.

Marge: I’m very proud of you Homer, you certainly are losing weight. And I think you’re starting to grow your hair back!

Homer: Yeah, but it’s all on my back.
Homer flips on the TV.

Reporter: I’m Arnie Pie, filling in for Kent Brockman. In a shocking discovery, local goody-two-shoe’s, Ned Flanders was found buried in his yard.

On the TV, a mound of dirt with a hand sticking out is shown. Lou and Eddie, dig it up. It reveals to be Ned Flanders.
Homer and Marge gasp as Marge turns off the TV.

Marge (Panicked): Homer, lock all the doors and windows, I’ll get the kids for an emergency family meeting.

The Simpson family gathers around the living room in their pajamas.

Bart: So Mom, why’d ya call this meeting?

Lisa: Did Homer lock himself outside again?

They look outside to see that Homer has indeed locked himself outside. He bangs on the window.

Marge (Rolling her eyes): Yes, but that’s not why were here.

Lisa: Then why are we here.

Marge: I’ll be frank about this. I afraid to say that Ned Flanders has been murdered

Bart/Lisa (Shocked): Murdered!

Lou walks thru their house.

Lou: Yup. He’s stone dead. 

Bart: Oh yeah I knew about that.

Marge: How could you have known about it?

Bart points out the window; outside police line the 
Flanders home.

Bart: And don’t worry about me, I set-up Punji Stakes by my door so I anyone walks in. WHAMO! Hey, they worked in Nam’ they’ll work for me.
Lisa (Sarcastically): Bart, aren’t you outside of your room?

Bart: Do’h!

We cut to outside the Simpson lawn as Chief Wiggum, Lou and Eddie approach Homer.

Eddie (Interrogatively): So, Homer Simpson I presume.

Wiggum: Yeah, I presume! Seriously guys I’m presuming cause I don’t know. Are you Homer Simpson? I can’t keep a name to a face. 

Homer (In disguised voice): No, I’m Homeir Simpsoaun.

Lou: Let’s take this bozo to the slammer! 

Homer (As he’s thrown in the car): But the accent, the 
accent!

The car drives away as the Simpson family looks on in horror.
Inside the Simpson’s house Marge paces back and forth!

Marge (Saddened): My Homie a murderer? 

Bart: I’d always figured he’s more of the semi-bite. 

Lisa happens across the bottle of the weight loss serum.

Lisa: Wait a minute. (She flips the bottle around) May cause a Jekell and Hyde effect!

Marge: Then, were going to pay a visit to Professor Frink.

We cut to the jailhouse. The inmates in the jail include: Shaggy and Scooby Doo, The kids of South Park, Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman, Hank Hill, Martha Stewart, Matt Groening and Homer. 

Homer: It’s not fair, I was framed!

Scooby: Ro raws ramed! (A jewel drops from his coat)

Evil Homer: I killed that Flanders guy

Good Homer: Well I was trying to compliment him:

Homer: Shut up both of you!

Homer begins to strangle himself as on footsteps on another.

Good Homer/Evil Homer: That’s it were leaving!

Two other Homer’s appearing. The Good Homer and the Evil Homer pass through the gate before becoming solid. Homer opens the gate then shuts it. As he does Kenny tries to escape but is crushed between the bars.

Stan: Oh my God a popular TV character from another network 
killed Kenny!

Kyle: FOX you bastards! 

We cut to Frink’s Lab. Inside Marge talks to Frink.

Frink: Yes I’m afraid that split personalities is a unfortunate side effect. Although I’m morally split down the middle on what to do.

He chuckles at his joke.

Marge: Isn’t there an antidote?

Frink: I’m afraid not.

Marge: Drugs?

Fink ponders on this. He walks over to a large contraption.

Frink: This may work. It’s a molecular separator. It can remove any evil from a man. Observe.

He steps into the machine, a low hum begins. Seconds later he emerges. His right had missing.

Frink: Must have to work out a few...

His hand attacks him and grips his throat. He screams and is flipped about. He lands on the floor. Marge runs for the exit.
The Screen becomes black
Matt Groening walks into view

Matt Groening: We’re sorry folks but the Halloween episode is over. I hope you enjoyed it.

Angry mumbling is heard.

Matt Groening: Well if you’d like to know how this installment ended...

He walks to the side and draws up a curtain. 
Behind the curtain is the THREE HOMERS trying to smack, that roach that appears in the Orcan commercials.
The CAMERAS view becomes that of the TV’s, the bug is to the left hand side.
The THREE HOMERS draw back their fist and simultaneously punched the TV.
The screen suddenly becomes static.
THE END

 
Below are a few concepts that if any wants they can write into screenplays.
For DFTSOTRDL I think a collaberation between The Goose, R.E Freak and, Mike Carlone would be great.
For Rico, anyone who's a fan of THE CROW or KILL BILL and can blend action and humour.
For DFTSOTRDL and Rico if needed you can change the story and settings around.
I've been trying to create screenplays out of these but I'm currently focusing on directing "The Everland" and writing simultaneously two novels.

Don’t Forget To Sign on The Red Dotted Line

A Dark Comedy  concept
By C.R

Plot:
 	We open in a dank LA bar, Berkley, a high profile private eye, sips down hard liquor. He has fallen upon hard times. There is no immediate demand for investigations. His girlfriend struggles with kleptomania and is not one for the trust factor. 
	Taking this into mind, a nearly alcoholic Berkley, receives a phone call from a old friend, a police chief, Kevin Gouth. The call concerns the possible murder of Sigmund Richer, a local tycoon who's corpse revealed trace amounts of arsenic. He leaves for Minnesota after a harsh break up with his girlfriend. All he has in one suitcase and his brains.
	Upon arriving at the small town of Wheatfield, he meets the chief who shows him the will. Seeing an odd occurrence, no of the heirs took the money, Berkley decides there was a murder. After seeking more knowledge from locales he begins to hang in a local bar. This bar happens to be the same place Meredith Richer, Sigmund’s wife, spent her nights at.  After the two of them begin to talk, Berkley realizes that he must not get any of the family to know he’s a private eye. So upon introducing himself he claims to be Jerry Miller, an old business associates son. Believing this to be true, she invites him to stay the week at Sigmund's remembrance.
	 At the mansion the relations of the Richer family have gathered and are staying for a the family reunion Sigmund always wished for. As Berkley prods deeper into the family’s life, he discovers that Sigmund was not at all careful where he spent his money. This revelation targets Sigmund's sons as the murderers, but it is uncertain. For it becomes clear that there can be no definitive line between good and evil can be drawn. For each person he meets harbors an unsavory habit and each (including himself) seems to ignore morals. 
	Thus it is only when he discovers that the nephew, Dave, his bank account has half a million in it. Seeing this odd, for Dave works for a coal mine.

Note: The film should not be written as a spoof  instead it should be seen as a social satire and character study.  

Rico

Beginning:
	Rico is introduced along with her family life and her social life.  She is deeply involved with Chase.  Her family life consists of only her mother who is agoraphobic and refuses to accept her failings.  Things take a turn for the worse when Rico falls into a coma after… haven't decided yet

Middle: 
	Her friends and family are devastated. Inside the dreamscape Rico finds the she is a vampire that is hunted by a mysterious group of drifters lead by a man known as Mr. X.
She is lead into an underground operation… Meanwhile back in the real world Chase finds that a research team has been able to invent a machine that can allow someone the ability to enter the dreams of another person.  He agrees and he and Rico are hooked up to the machine. When he enters he tells her that she can wake up but instead finds that she has become so involved with the dreamscape that she has accepted it as her reality and therefore he does too. They confront the hunters, and Mr. X. And Rico discovers that she can control her reality.

End:
	The machine fails and Chase is pulled from the reality leaving Rico. When she awakes she finds that ten years have passed in which her sanity is no more.