and bart's commentary is nothing short of genius itself. reminds me of the reaction i received trying to explain why jaws is one of the scariest movies I've seen.
The fact that homer and lisa are the only ones who understand the creepyness of the raven and the fact homer followed perfectly along enough to imagine himself as the guy in the raven is a fun reminder of his subconscious intelligence
@@06pag yeah, I think its because Homer is old enough to understand the loss and grief the poem is about, whereas Lisa and Bart just think of it as a creepy (or not-so-creepy) tale
+Kbholla You can't define a whole generation based on some shit music that only a fraction of them listen to. You sure are open minded and intelligent (sarcasm)
EmeraldCity wow thanks for pointing that out for me! I never would have recognized sarcasm without you. go do your math homework hahaha. and yes I can, and I do. don't like it? change it. because the same way my generation is associated with murder in war and hatred, you are associated with exactly what I said. keep your meta psychology to yourself you clueless youngin.
Lol I actually always loved how they handled this particular telling because the kids dont think The Raven is scary at all, but the adult Homer does. I mean it was mostly done as a joke but I like that they paid a light homage to how The Raven is a specific kind of horror that largely haunts those aware of more adult experiences like loss and sorrow. The kids dont find it as scary simply because they haven't gotten to experience the depths of those emotions quite yet.
Exactly! Lisa is book smart but she's still only eight. Homer is dense as a brick but he knows what grief and loss are like. The episode ends with him going to bed, his imagination probably working overtime with what it could be like to lose Marge or the kids, all as the Bart-shaped Raven watches. Leave it to the Simpsons to end their first Halloween episode with a bit that would rattle the adults more than the kids.
@@Martyhero| The beauty of The Raven is how Poe wraps such a brutally blunt message within elegant, flowing wordplay. No ghosts, no monsters, just the forced understanding that the people you miss will never come back.
its literally one of the only two jokes in the entire raven part of the segment ...I love how the rest of it is just homer being neurotic reading the story hilariously as he acts it out lol and darth vader being so matter of fact ..obviously they have a few cuts to the kids talking about the story but outside of that
Cesar Cueto: Umm, because they aren't shadowy figures writing in secret? We know who the writers for the show are, and we know that many of them went to Harvard...
Some Random Guy but all they did was copy someone's poem. There's nothing unique about this. I'm not saying I don't like it but what I like is what Edgar Allen Poe wrote which is about 95 % of this segment.
Can we just stop a minute to not only appreciate James Earl Jones narration ,but the talent if Dan Castelleneta when homer went into his flying rage at the end. Pure talent.
4:13 And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting on the palid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; and his eyes have all the seeing of a Demon's that is dreaming, and the lamp light oler him streaming throws his shadow on floor; and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted.. Nevermore!
+Barry Gormley LOL...yet...we continue to tune in just hoping we get a blast of old time Simpsons humor.....only to hear "NEVERMORE" radiate through our listening tunnels.......Cheers!
@@redrave404 nope. It’s about grief plain and simple and the overwhelming nature of it. Even Poe said this after the extreme sickness of his wife and his descent into alcoholism. Nice try tho
You have to give it to Poe, when one of his poems are brought to life with the freaking Simpsons, and still somehow sends a chill down your spine. HOW!
Interestingly Homer's seemingly exaggerated and mocking reactions to the bird are pretty spot on; in the first half he goes from fear to an amused mocking; then later to mania and then to anger and sorrow, which if you read the language of the poem closely is precisely what the narrator is feeling; especially the way he addresses the raven at first, the narrator unaware of the raven's ability to speak is using the raven as an object of amusement and talking to it like a noble, captured perfectly in Homer's mocking tone 😉
@@lynxthereal4064Even funnier is that both Sir Christopher Lee, and James Earl Jones, had a big part in Star Wars. Even if it was at very different times.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I youtubed, weak and weary, over many a strange and curious video of lore. while i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, 'tis not possible, i muttered, give me back movies galore! Quoth the server "404"
I find it quite ironic that Bart insists that the story isn't scary, yet ever since I first saw this episode as a child it's always left a haunting impression on me. True, "scary" is probably not the most fitting description, but it is certainly chilling, unnerving; especially the final sequence in which Homer impotently tries to vanquish the omen, only to be left in a ruinous pit of despair as the raven looms ominously above him. All that, even despite the lampooning.
Same actually! I always loved this more than any other halloween episodes because it felt kind of really interesting and poetic and i couldnt help but get really into the poem itself, and the visuals are really well done imo
It's not scary for children like Bart and Lisa but for an adult like Homer who has a wife he loves and that he can lose the story hits close to home for him and scare him
@@petercross1879 It's kinda scary to think about how fragile our minds can be, that we're all capable of a descent into madness, etc. Scary in a different way
Of course, if you think about it, what could be more frightening than floating above the earth, staring in to the infinite nothingness as it just sits there, ominously, patiently.
yeah it being nothing was powerful because it makes one wonder about what was tapping on the door, and thus our mind begins to fill in the gaps of what could be tapping on the door that can disappear and reappear at will.
Poe died in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances, but he never lived there. He spent most of his time in Massachusetts and in Richmond, Virginia. In fact, his adopted mother and father (John Allan and Fanny Allan) were natives of the city of Richmond. His first love interests were women of the city who lived in Church Hill, not far from Saint John’s Episcopal Church. His mother - who died when he was only two - was buried in Saint John’s grave yard in December, 1811. The other area he lived in was in Massachusetts, where his extended family lived and where he fell in love with a few other ladies. His final trip - in 1849 - saw him depart from Richmond to head northward in order to promote a paper publication he was founding. He ended up in Baltimore where he ended up kicking the bucket and being buried hastily.
My father is a high school English teacher with the name Mr. Simpson. He shows this to his class every year when they talk about Edgar Allen Poe. Edit: How did it take me this long to realize James Earl Jones narrated this.
The beginning describes relatable terror very well. The slight noise. The rustling curtains. Mundane things that you typically pay no mind to, but for some reason inspire terror in this moment. In this moment your sense of safety in your home is shattered, and shattered by nothing more than your own imagination. You know there's nothing there, but you can't silence that small voice that's saying, "but what if there is?" It's that unknown that drives your imagination and fuels your fear. The rest of the poem describes existential dread very well, too.
To be more precise, they have been doing this quite a lot in the modern episodes of The Simpsons these days. Although, it's more the fact that it seems that it is far and few between each season. This kind of Storytelling still does exist within the series I believe. Although, I do love the fact that this particular episode was one of the ones to have balanced out that sort of sophistication with storytelling and combining it with slapstick comedy in such an elegant way. That's something that the series has always been known for and continue doing throughout the years. One of those prospects was even having different animators do their own takes on the characters and adding in elements that you wouldn't really see in the much earlier episodes.
This is genuinely a masterpiece with that music, narration, soulful drawing and those colours; gave me a chill when I was a child and still does now nearly thirty years later.
This is truly a beautiful reading of The Raven. On paper the language seems too dense at times but James Earl Jones nails it so perfectly it just flows and makes so kuch sense to me. The last lines remind me why The Simpsons is lengendary. The new episodes...whatever but the older stuff is the best cartoons can and will ever be. God i love this!
The way he reads "perched and SAT" is just so chilling. And Dan Castellanetta as Homer does a great job with the material as well. "Take thy BEAK from out my HEART!" Masterful line readings despite the more humorous interpretation.
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted-nevermore!
4:12 And the Raven, Never Flitting, Still is Sitting, Still is Sitting on the palid bust of pallas just above my chamber door; and his eyes have all the seeing of a Demon's that is dreaming, and the lamp light oler him streaming throws his shadow on floor; and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted Nevermore!
Can we just appreciate the work of the voice actors? They did a truly brilliant performance and knew the meaning of every word. They knew exactly the feel needed. They knew the intent of the words. It’s one of the most impressive things I’ve seen in a very long time
remember when the Simpsons managed to not only parody perfectly, but actually promoted and embodied classic literature and stories of class... as well as used proper references and parodies while maintaining their own story and identity... those were the days. the tell tale heart (Lisa's rival) the raven (this one) Rear Window, the birds (with dolphins) etc. etc.
I LOVE how they managed to make this a comedy and at the same time capture the master piece of the horror by doing the exact quotes and adding music that fits the situation 3:53.
My English teacher in 8th grade played this for us in class. It was 1998 and I was so excited to see her play this as I was and still am a huge simpsons fan. What made it more special is that we watched it when the simpsons were in their prime and had many classic episodes yet to come.
Everyone praises James Earl Jones (and rightfully so), but Dan Castellaneta absolutely kills it as well. His performance is utterly immaculate. Along with the score, this rendition will never be beat.
We would all sit down and watch The Simpsons when it came out weekly as a family in the 90's and early 2000's. It was like white toast and butter, or a cup of tea. Such a comfy memory.
My brother and I would watch it every night at 6pm (if my memory serves me right) whenever we stayed over at our grandparents house which was for weeks at a time. This was also late 90s early 2000s. They didn’t have cable, only local tv, so we were limited in show options anyway, but we faithfully watched simpsons every single night. Now my grandpa passed years ago and my grandma just got admitted to the hospital today, and it’s making me think of all the memories I had at her house :( Simpler times
Even as a child with zero concept of what symbolism meant and how it was being portrayed. I found this episode and this segment especially hypnotic and a masterpiece. Years later in middle school I would learn about Edgar Allen Poe and I would come across this poem which I thought was something Simpsons had done themselves. When I made the connection and realized that it was the simpons portrayal of a classic poem, it made me love this clip forevermore.
This scene and story gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. The angles and narrator really do the story justice. Edgar Allan Poe will always be the Master of Horror, Fear, and Insanity.
Bart: "Lisa that wasn't scary. Not even for a poem." Lisa "Well it was written in 1845. Maybe people were easier to scare back then." And Homer's out side, shivering with fear. My teacher used this episode to show us how different the romantic poets of the time were from anyone else, how no-one had written like that, not even like Poe did.
It’s terrifying that someone could convey this kind of mood using words. They had no video. They couldn’t just say, “Everyone stabbed everyone else, the End.” Masterpieces are subtle and work up to terror. This was a masterpiece.
It is because Bart does not understand the true meaning beyond some initial implications. The poem is quite terrifying IF you understand its true meaning.
The Raven is a mix of tragedy and madness, which lends to the horror of it all. The fear of never getting passed the lost love; the fear of not knowing what happens after death; the fear of never finding peace with that loss, all these things are what makes the Raven a tragedy. To add to this, the Raven could be nothing more than a manifestation of the bereaved; a constant reminder of that loss that will remain evermore.
I love the way the Simpsons did this poem. It's one of my favorite poems, anyway. And the Simpsons version is so funny, while still retaining the original feel of Poe's work. I love the Simpsons and I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. 😁
Why? Because it brings to light a famous poem, is read by James Earl Jones, respects its audience's intelligence by not trying to stuff in too many "humor" moments from a comedy show into a horror story and manages to accurately portray the original story? Oh hell no, never in a million years, we've intelligent shows like Rick and Morty, Family Guy 10 seasons past its welcome grace, The Simpsons past-the-time-they-seem-to-care-about-a-good-story-and-instead-try-to-be-hip-with-the-kids, and just about anything on Adult Swim these days beyond Bob's Burgers.
For me, the best part is when Homer hits his head and the Bart Ravens marsh around his head going ‘Nevermore, Nevermore, Nevermore”, gets me every time
The Simpsons doing a parody/not parody of The Raven, narrated by James Earl Jones, is one of the best things ever put on television and doesn’t seem to get the acknowledgment for it that it deserves.
Ironically, this is one of the best adaptations of the Raven ever done.
and bart's commentary is nothing short of genius itself. reminds me of the reaction i received trying to explain why jaws is one of the scariest movies I've seen.
Fucking "quoth the raven eat my shorts" gets me every time
what is ironic about that?
Living Universe
That the Simpsons gave such a good adaptation when they were just trying to be funny.
ya
Quoth the raven:
"Eat my shorts!"
Gets me every time.
2:35
In the latin spanish dub he said "vete al diablo" (go to hell). Very funny too
lol
If I ever get a raven, I'm gonna name him "Quoth" and teach him to say, "Eat my shorts!"
Quoth the raven
Raven Cartman:respect my authoritah
This is arguably the best use of James Earl Jones' voice ever and this is the man who voiced Darth Vader, that's saying something.
Much better in latinoamerica, English voices sucks. !vete al diablo!!
@@oscarsoto9512 k
@@oscarsoto9512 Shame latinoamerica didn't make the Simpsons, just watches it.
@@oscarsoto9512 lmao go back to your toilet country nobody in Mexico even knows what a camera is ad their all poor.
@@yeetjones927 just like Bart said. =
" vete al diablo "
I can't believe my first exposure to Edgar Allan Poe was because of The Simpsons.
I think it's the same for many, for me it was. And watching other TV shows and films introduced me to others
same for me
Same for me.
Meat 2
Isn’t it great?
this is real masterpiece, old Simpsons are legendary.
Ragnar Lothbrok, for me the best were seasons 1-10
*is
Silhouetters it would be are
matthew walker Don't worry, you wouldn't get it.
no one does.
The fact that homer and lisa are the only ones who understand the creepyness of the raven and the fact homer followed perfectly along enough to imagine himself as the guy in the raven is a fun reminder of his subconscious intelligence
Actually, Lisa didn't get it either. It's because they're children. Homer's old, so it scares him.
@@06pag yeah, I think its because Homer is old enough to understand the loss and grief the poem is about, whereas Lisa and Bart just think of it as a creepy (or not-so-creepy) tale
It's scary to not trust your own mind, feeling a presence that isn't there is scary... realising you are going mad is terrifying.
@@oscarhawkley The scariest aspect of going mad is that you don't realise it's occuring
funfact homer is actully a genuis if it wernt for that crayon in his brain
James Earl Jones + Edgar Allen Poe = The Simpsons hitting the high bar for Halloween on the first punt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
The only treehouse of horror that comes close is The shining
@@minjusearsLisa: "Oh no, we left Grampa at the gas station!"
Bart:
Homer:
Marge:
Lisa: "What about Grampa?
@@minjusears shhh. You wanna get sued?
That last part by James Earl Jones still gets me, "And The Raven, ever flitting, still is sitting, STILL is sitting".
My favorite part.
Agreed. I get goosebumps listening to his voice accompanied by the score.
No joke if Edgar Allen Poe lived in modern time, he would be dropping the hottest rap album of the year
But why was I thinking the same thing lol?!
+sweetbabyboo5 Probably due to the Epic Rap Battle with Poe
+MaJuV I literally just seen that today lml. I feel like King won though 😒.
+Kbholla You can't define a whole generation based on some shit music that only a fraction of them listen to. You sure are open minded and intelligent (sarcasm)
EmeraldCity wow thanks for pointing that out for me! I never would have recognized sarcasm without you. go do your math homework hahaha. and yes I can, and I do. don't like it? change it. because the same way my generation is associated with murder in war and hatred, you are associated with exactly what I said. keep your meta psychology to yourself you clueless youngin.
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
"Why you little….!!!"
+Alfredo C
Quoth the Raven, "Eat my shorts!"
ha
"Uh oh!"
D'oh!
Get back here you little raven!
Lol I actually always loved how they handled this particular telling because the kids dont think The Raven is scary at all, but the adult Homer does. I mean it was mostly done as a joke but I like that they paid a light homage to how The Raven is a specific kind of horror that largely haunts those aware of more adult experiences like loss and sorrow.
The kids dont find it as scary simply because they haven't gotten to experience the depths of those emotions quite yet.
Exactly! Lisa is book smart but she's still only eight. Homer is dense as a brick but he knows what grief and loss are like. The episode ends with him going to bed, his imagination probably working overtime with what it could be like to lose Marge or the kids, all as the Bart-shaped Raven watches.
Leave it to the Simpsons to end their first Halloween episode with a bit that would rattle the adults more than the kids.
Bien dit!
@@Martyhero| The beauty of The Raven is how Poe wraps such a brutally blunt message within elegant, flowing wordplay. No ghosts, no monsters, just the forced understanding that the people you miss will never come back.
@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth Ever notice the stages of grief while watching this?
This
Dan Castellanetta did a good job adding Homer's emotions very clearly into the huge wall of text.
Quoth the Raven, "Eat my shorts!" XD
BART, STOP IT! He says "Nevermore", and that's all he'll ever say...
Okay okay
D’oh! Come back here you little Raven!!!
"Eat pant" quart the raven
its literally one of the only two jokes in the entire raven part of the segment ...I love how the rest of it is just homer being neurotic reading the story hilariously as he acts it out lol and darth vader being so matter of fact ..obviously they have a few cuts to the kids talking about the story but outside of that
My teacher actually showed this to my class
same XD
same; what a a coincidence
Now That's 20% cooler mine too,
Same
Me to, today
“Are we scared yet?”
“Bart, he’s setting the mood!”
H A
Bart is setting the mood ? Aaaahhhh now that's scary !
2:02
What if I told him it was narrated by Darth Vader.
"You know what would have been scarier than nothing?"
"What?"
"ANYTHING!"
3:27 "Take thy beak from *OUT* MY HEART, and take thy *FORM* from *OFF* MY DOOR!"
Cracks me up every time. 😆
Quoth the Raven. Nevermore.
@@larizarichard08 "Why you little!"
@@oriongaming340”Uh oh!”
@@Kyle___Broflovski”AHHHHHHHHH”
@@lordbluebaron2270Get back here, you little Raven!
When Harvard graduates used to write sitcoms.
thejobloshow how do you know they're Harvard graduates
Cesar Cueto: Umm, because they aren't shadowy figures writing in secret? We know who the writers for the show are, and we know that many of them went to Harvard...
Some Random Guy but all they did was copy someone's poem. There's nothing unique about this. I'm not saying I don't like it but what I like is what Edgar Allen Poe wrote which is about 95 % of this segment.
Edgar Allen Poe's alma mater is University of Virginia not Harvard.
Haha armond white
Can we just stop a minute to not only appreciate James Earl Jones narration ,but the talent if Dan Castelleneta when homer went into his flying rage at the end. Pure talent.
Yes, Dan Castellaneta was amazing in this.
Not to mention Grip the Raven, the inspiration for the poem. He belonged to Charles Dickens.
I thought it was Kelsey Grammer (Sideshow Bob) but JAmes Earl Jones was a great pick
The way he cried 'Leave my loneliness unbroken!' was so raw
This is art, quite frankly.
I could listen to James Earl Jones reciting poetry all day.
4:13 And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting on the palid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; and his eyes have all the seeing of a Demon's that is dreaming, and the lamp light oler him streaming throws his shadow on floor; and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted.. Nevermore!
“Take thy beak from OUT my heart! And take thy FORM... from OFF. MY. DOOR!!”
I love that!
Why you little......
Quoth the raven… you know the rest.
Nevermore
Can we just have James Earl Jones read all of Edgar Allan Poe's stories?
You mean Darth Vader?
I love how both people you named are known by their first, middle, and last name. Without saying the middle name, they wouldn't be recognizable.
Edgar Poe sounds weird, right?
+ZeldafanNr2 Allen isn't a middle name though. It's the family name of his birth family. Poe is the last name of his adopted family
+ZeldafanNr2 who's Edgar Poe LOL
Back when The Simpsons had some respect for their audience.
Nevermore.
+Jeong-hun Sin I... I... *Sigh*... BEST REPLY EVAR.
+Barry Gormley LOL...yet...we continue to tune in just hoping we get a blast of old time Simpsons humor.....only to hear "NEVERMORE" radiate through our listening tunnels.......Cheers!
+DowellForPASenate He asked his named not be mentioned with that episode so no one would think he had anything to do with it.
+ShadowSonic2 Except his name appears in the credits..
"The Raven" is more a depressed story, than a scary story.
There's a hint in the poem that perhaps the narrator is dead and is in hell, and the slow revelation of that is the terror.
@@redrave404 nope. It’s about grief plain and simple and the overwhelming nature of it. Even Poe said this after the extreme sickness of his wife and his descent into alcoholism. Nice try tho
@@macktheripper7454 implying overwhelming grief and sadness and loneliness unending isn't terror
@@zacharycruz1511 it definitely can be though, it’s a form of terror to lose someone to death or circumstance
@@jaylenwilliams2269 that's what I said. the op is the one who's implying that stuff isn't scary
How I think I sound: The narrator
How I actually sound: Homer
Very relatable😂
Nice PFP
His reading of the last line in the poem is spot on. Still gives me goosebumps to this very day. Amazing, considering it's a comedy show.
Olafur Juliusson ye tru smae
That's my favorite part. It's so haunting
ironically probably the only treehouse of horror that gives us goosebumps
same here. Goosebumps everytime.
Those last 40 seconds were truly amazing
You have to give it to Poe, when one of his poems are brought to life with the freaking Simpsons, and still somehow sends a chill down your spine.
HOW!
+WolfFireheart Well, it is being read by James Earl Jones. He could be reading the back of a cereal box and it would still send chills down my spine.
Olli right? If i was him I’d just sit my kids and grandkids down and read shit just to hear my own voice and entertain them lol
he sold his ppems for $15 And that was alot at the time
Interestingly Homer's seemingly exaggerated and mocking reactions to the bird are pretty spot on; in the first half he goes from fear to an amused mocking; then later to mania and then to anger and sorrow, which if you read the language of the poem closely is precisely what the narrator is feeling; especially the way he addresses the raven at first, the narrator unaware of the raven's ability to speak is using the raven as an object of amusement and talking to it like a noble, captured perfectly in Homer's mocking tone 😉
Sounds like the stages of grief
@@cliffordhn given that the narrator is quite obviously grieving/in mourning it could very well be!
This was my first introduction to Poe. The episode is iconic, timeless. Forever a permanent memory in my life now 😊
Forevermore.
I watched this first Treehouse of Horror not too long ago, and this segment in particular, I will likely remember, forevermore.
Back when The Simpsons were well written intelligent and fresh. Props to whoever asked James Earl Jones to read this poem. It's superb.
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James Earl Jones has a hell of a sense of humor. He once ding dong ditched Carrie Fisher.
Sir Christopher Lee read this poem as well, and that's the best voice for that poem
@@lynxthereal4064Even funnier is that both Sir Christopher Lee, and James Earl Jones, had a big part in Star Wars. Even if it was at very different times.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I youtubed, weak and weary, over many a strange and curious video of lore. while i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, 'tis not possible, i muttered, give me back movies galore! Quoth the server "404"
Quoth the server people: "Eat my shorts!"
This needs to be top comment...
I'm sorry that's too funny I'm dying 😂
dharamdin not bad
dharamdin this is golden.
I find it quite ironic that Bart insists that the story isn't scary, yet ever since I first saw this episode as a child it's always left a haunting impression on me.
True, "scary" is probably not the most fitting description, but it is certainly chilling, unnerving; especially the final sequence in which Homer impotently tries to vanquish the omen, only to be left in a ruinous pit of despair as the raven looms ominously above him.
All that, even despite the lampooning.
Despite the lampooning, "Nevermore"
Same actually! I always loved this more than any other halloween episodes because it felt kind of really interesting and poetic and i couldnt help but get really into the poem itself, and the visuals are really well done imo
It's not scary for children like Bart and Lisa but for an adult like Homer who has a wife he loves and that he can lose the story hits close to home for him and scare him
@@silvercheetah92so true! Poe, just one of the greatest Poet ever.
I think "haunting" describes it perfectly well
Homer chasing the Raven was such a good depiction of his descent into madness. Surprisingly well done.
try to strangle the raven after he said why you little
This is such a fantastically dark, brooding poem, and James Earl Jones makes it exponentially better.
the raven isn't scary. a guy goes crazy because his wife dies. That's sad, not scary
@@petercross1879 It's kinda scary to think about how fragile our minds can be, that we're all capable of a descent into madness, etc. Scary in a different way
@@ryanspears1986 only our minds are not that fragile. I had depression a few years ago, and I wasn't about to lose my mind
You know what would have been scarier than nothing?
What?
ANYTHING!
Paul Schober nah it wouldn't have
@Ttrucker I thought we stopped hating on Justin Bieber in 2014.
Of course, if you think about it, what could be more frightening than floating above the earth, staring in to the infinite nothingness as it just sits there, ominously, patiently.
JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson should pay attention to this.
yeah it being nothing was powerful because it makes one wonder about what was tapping on the door, and thus our mind begins to fill in the gaps of what could be tapping on the door that can disappear and reappear at will.
Bart: "You know what would've been scarier than nothing?"
Lisa: "What?"
Bart: "Anything!"
Fun fact: this raven is where the Baltimore Ravens got their name. Poe lived in Baltimore, not that far from where the Ravens (M&T) Stadium is
Gedoudahere.. gimme reference
Very Interesting Makes Alot Sense Why There Called The Baltimore Ravens
Ravens fan here!
I love thissss😳☺️
Poe died in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances, but he never lived there.
He spent most of his time in Massachusetts and in Richmond, Virginia. In fact, his adopted mother and father (John Allan and Fanny Allan) were natives of the city of Richmond. His first love interests were women of the city who lived in Church Hill, not far from Saint John’s Episcopal Church. His mother - who died when he was only two - was buried in Saint John’s grave yard in December, 1811.
The other area he lived in was in Massachusetts, where his extended family lived and where he fell in love with a few other ladies.
His final trip - in 1849 - saw him depart from Richmond to head northward in order to promote a paper publication he was founding. He ended up in Baltimore where he ended up kicking the bucket and being buried hastily.
My father is a high school English teacher with the name Mr. Simpson. He shows this to his class every year when they talk about Edgar Allen Poe.
Edit: How did it take me this long to realize James Earl Jones narrated this.
ArtistOfCons 😉👍👍👍
Lol!That is platinum!
So you're Mr.Simpson too?0
@@flxssy yeah
It's Edgar Allan Poe sorry
I love how people say "The Raven" is scary, it's actually a very depressing, sad story.
Corsair Carl isnt that something truly worth fearing? Loss and loneliness?
The beginning describes relatable terror very well. The slight noise. The rustling curtains. Mundane things that you typically pay no mind to, but for some reason inspire terror in this moment. In this moment your sense of safety in your home is shattered, and shattered by nothing more than your own imagination. You know there's nothing there, but you can't silence that small voice that's saying, "but what if there is?" It's that unknown that drives your imagination and fuels your fear.
The rest of the poem describes existential dread very well, too.
JBHUTT09 I love that analysis; well said. 😏🦅
its scary either way, loneliness is scary..depression is also scary
JBHUTT09 also like Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden. Very similar to how our mind can trick us sometimes
Later episodes would never give Homer dialogue this eloquent, no matter who wrote it. The freakout at the end would have been the whole skit.
Yep
10-4
What are you even talking about?
@@duolingoowl920 he’s talking about modern simpsons being slapstick family guy bullshit
To be more precise, they have been doing this quite a lot in the modern episodes of The Simpsons these days. Although, it's more the fact that it seems that it is far and few between each season. This kind of Storytelling still does exist within the series I believe. Although, I do love the fact that this particular episode was one of the ones to have balanced out that sort of sophistication with storytelling and combining it with slapstick comedy in such an elegant way. That's something that the series has always been known for and continue doing throughout the years. One of those prospects was even having different animators do their own takes on the characters and adding in elements that you wouldn't really see in the much earlier episodes.
This is genuinely a masterpiece with that music, narration, soulful drawing and those colours; gave me a chill when I was a child and still does now nearly thirty years later.
Music is Danny elfman is it? Immediately reminds me of Batman Returns 🙂
This is truly a beautiful reading of The Raven. On paper the language seems too dense at times but James Earl Jones nails it so perfectly it just flows and makes so kuch sense to me. The last lines remind me why The Simpsons is lengendary. The new episodes...whatever but the older stuff is the best cartoons can and will ever be. God i love this!
The way he reads "perched and SAT" is just so chilling. And Dan Castellanetta as Homer does a great job with the material as well. "Take thy BEAK from out my HEART!" Masterful line readings despite the more humorous interpretation.
Lies again? Cheap Ass Candy Ass
"Quoth the raven:"
"Eat my shorts!"
Seriously, I fucking fell of my chair laughing!
Sure
+Adam Cederblad ay lmao
+John Dunn Nevermore.
+Adam Cederblad I am doing a research paper on Poe and his works and decided to make that my title. It made me die laughing too XD
+Adam Cederblad EAT MY SHORTS SPARTA!
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted-nevermore!
Gives me chills every time.
Me too
4:12 And the Raven, Never Flitting, Still is Sitting, Still is Sitting on the palid bust of pallas just above my chamber door; and his eyes have all the seeing of a Demon's that is dreaming, and the lamp light oler him streaming throws his shadow on floor; and my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted Nevermore!
thsi was scary when i was little
thsi
ABSOLUTELY!
YES. Mom said i was hiding under the cover with a little peep hole to watch lol
2:02
same
The last stanza though... it's so powerful
Far Trek of which shalt be matched, nevermore..
Quoth the raven "eat my shorts"
Lol🤣
Can we just appreciate the work of the voice actors? They did a truly brilliant performance and knew the meaning of every word. They knew exactly the feel needed. They knew the intent of the words. It’s one of the most impressive things I’ve seen in a very long time
Genius. Much respect to Mr L Jones for a perfect recitation.
'Earl'
remember when the Simpsons managed to not only parody perfectly, but actually promoted and embodied classic literature and stories of class... as well as used proper references and parodies while maintaining their own story and identity...
those were the days.
the tell tale heart (Lisa's rival)
the raven (this one)
Rear Window, the birds (with dolphins) etc. etc.
The two best treehouse of horror shorts are the raven and the "shinning"(shh do you wanna' get sued) parody.
They also did "Lord Of The Flies" where the kids get stuck on that island.
@@mindelo23 Thank you
@@theblackbaron4119 I agree, those are amazing
Also Hamlet I believe at one point
Bart makes a cute raven XD
Quoth the raven, "Eat my shorts!"
Stooooooooop
YASSSS! I have a pop figure of the Bart Raven lol
@@victoriaferdinandi3908 that’s a real thing?! 😂🤣
@@ErikZarins apparently lol
"Do you know what would be scarier than nothing?"
"What?"
"Anything!"
I LOVE how they managed to make this a comedy and at the same time capture the master piece of the horror by doing the exact quotes and adding music that fits the situation 3:53.
What's the name of the song?
@@Archangel957 that all I found: ua-cam.com/video/02xcua01-BE/v-deo.html
@@Archangel957 I don't know, but it sounds very Beethoven
👍
its called comic relief
My English teacher in 8th grade played this for us in class. It was 1998 and I was so excited to see her play this as I was and still am a huge simpsons fan. What made it more special is that we watched it when the simpsons were in their prime and had many classic episodes yet to come.
Nice! Was it on VHS?
Kudos to your English teacher, back in 1998.
@@LDFE2002 it was on VHS! With the portable TV wheeled in along with the VCR. Sorry for the late reply.
4:00 “Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore! Nevermore!”
LOL 😂
Can we just appreciate how intense Homers screaming is at 3:10 especially in Shakespearian
Everyone praises James Earl Jones (and rightfully so), but Dan Castellaneta absolutely kills it as well. His performance is utterly immaculate.
Along with the score, this rendition will never be beat.
"Nevermore, Nevermore, Nevermore!" LMAO! Classic!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!!!
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"
Simpsons with Mufasa’s voice...gotta love old Simpsons
Quoth the Raven, NEVERMORE.
@DavidThe DrawBird8 wait James Earl Jones voices darth vader
@@spectralknightgaming8364 He voices both Darth Vader and Mufasa.
I love James Earl Jones doing this story.
He does it very well. Before I knew it was him I thought it might have been Patrick Stewart. He too has a voice designed for this kind of narration.
We would all sit down and watch The Simpsons when it came out weekly as a family in the 90's and early 2000's. It was like white toast and butter, or a cup of tea. Such a comfy memory.
My brother and I would watch it every night at 6pm (if my memory serves me right) whenever we stayed over at our grandparents house which was for weeks at a time. This was also late 90s early 2000s. They didn’t have cable, only local tv, so we were limited in show options anyway, but we faithfully watched simpsons every single night. Now my grandpa passed years ago and my grandma just got admitted to the hospital today, and it’s making me think of all the memories I had at her house :(
Simpler times
Even as a child with zero concept of what symbolism meant and how it was being portrayed. I found this episode and this segment especially hypnotic and a masterpiece. Years later in middle school I would learn about Edgar Allen Poe and I would come across this poem which I thought was something Simpsons had done themselves. When I made the connection and realized that it was the simpons portrayal of a classic poem, it made me love this clip forevermore.
Take thy beak from OUT my heart and take thy FORM from out. My. DOOR!
+joinmarch76 nevermore!
UN Owen *grumbles* Take thy beak from out my heart and take thy form from off my door..
joinmarch76 Nevermore! *Loved that part btw*
+UN Owen Why you little-!
"uh oh" lls
2:35 they can make a joke and still make it fit with the flow of the story this really is a masterpiece
House of usher just reminded me of this
This scene and story gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. The angles and narrator really do the story justice. Edgar Allan Poe will always be the Master of Horror, Fear, and Insanity.
I can't get over how great Dan Castellaneta is in this!
I always loved how at the end you expect the raven to say "never more" one last time, but instead he says "huahahah..."
2:45 Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from a unseen censer swung by seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
@@bettyottman1718 "uh-oh"
Bart: "Lisa that wasn't scary. Not even for a poem."
Lisa "Well it was written in 1845. Maybe people were easier to scare back then."
And Homer's out side, shivering with fear.
My teacher used this episode to show us how different the romantic poets of the time were from anyone else, how no-one had written like that, not even like Poe did.
It’s terrifying that someone could convey this kind of mood using words. They had no video. They couldn’t just say, “Everyone stabbed everyone else, the End.” Masterpieces are subtle and work up to terror. This was a masterpiece.
It is because Bart does not understand the true meaning beyond some initial implications. The poem is quite terrifying IF you understand its true meaning.
One of my favorite Simpsons episodes! The Simpsons taught me more as a kid than any kid show I ever watched!
Hhaha.
'You know what would have been scarier than nothing?'
'What?'
'Anything!'
Came here after the Netflix Fall of House Of Usher, as soon as i heard the chamber door line it brought me back to this
The Raven is a mix of tragedy and madness, which lends to the horror of it all.
The fear of never getting passed the lost love; the fear of not knowing what happens after death; the fear of never finding peace with that loss, all these things are what makes the Raven a tragedy.
To add to this, the Raven could be nothing more than a manifestation of the bereaved; a constant reminder of that loss that will remain evermore.
Never more
😊
This voice is so addicting to listen to!
Very cool James Earl Jones doing the narrator
I remember growing up
watching this episode. Now I’m back here again after watching The Fall of House of Usher.
Edgar Allen Poe + Darth Vader + Homer Simpson = Classic entertainment
2:02 Homer screams
I love the way the Simpsons did this poem. It's one of my favorite poems, anyway. And the Simpsons version is so funny, while still retaining the original feel of Poe's work. I love the Simpsons and I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. 😁
This would NEVER be allowed to air today. Too intelligent.
...A comedy animated sitcom that parodies The Raven...? Alright...
Seen this in tv stupido 😁
ricarleite right? The Simpsons did some cool episodes they had great Halloween specials
Why? Because it brings to light a famous poem, is read by James Earl Jones, respects its audience's intelligence by not trying to stuff in too many "humor" moments from a comedy show into a horror story and manages to accurately portray the original story?
Oh hell no, never in a million years, we've intelligent shows like Rick and Morty, Family Guy 10 seasons past its welcome grace, The Simpsons past-the-time-they-seem-to-care-about-a-good-story-and-instead-try-to-be-hip-with-the-kids, and just about anything on Adult Swim these days beyond Bob's Burgers.
@Greg Dobson That was the whole point of mentioning it. Put the word intelligent in my little rant in sarcastic quotation marks.
this just unlocked a hidden memory. i remember my english teacher showing my class this to teach poe’s stories to us. she also read us the black cat.
It was great seeing this scene from the Simpsons adapted into "The Fall of the House of Usher."
This is my favorite clip from all five billion seasons of The Simpsons. Happy Halloween!
Uh, Christopher. The Simpsons is actually at Season 28.
To quote Rainier Wolfcastle:
"That's the joke."
Simpsons 30th season premires this year on Fox
As good as the Simpsons were back then, they shall be again...
Nevermore.
Edgar Allen Poe is truly immortal through his books and the film adaptations.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Guy Reading Sounds Like Darth Vader.
That's because he voiced Darth Vader.
He's also voiced by Mufasa
+ComedyJam Actually it is James Earl Jones.
simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/James_Earl_Jones
+ComedyJam it's people like you that ruin Wikipedia with your nonsense facts
you dont say
"Ya know what woulda been scarier than nothing??"
"What???"
"ANYTHING!!!".....LMAO
this makes the raven make more sense than any other adaptation ive seen
"Quoth the raven 'eat my shorts'." 😆
That's all wrong.
@@bettyottman1718 That's what makes it funny.
@@skyecameron3158 I know, but the Raven says "Nevermore" and That's all he got to say.
The fall of the house of Usher and The Simpson evermore
love this rendition of the raven
James Earl Jones was the perfect choice for this poem
100%
The late Christopher Lee also did a spectacular take on the passage.
For me, the best part is when Homer hits his head and the Bart Ravens marsh around his head going ‘Nevermore, Nevermore, Nevermore”, gets me every time
Imagine watching that scene playing Stars and Stripes Forever
Mufasa reads The Raven
Darth Vader reading The Raven, it doesn't get much better than this.
The Simpsons doing a parody/not parody of The Raven, narrated by James Earl Jones, is one of the best things ever put on television and doesn’t seem to get the acknowledgment for it that it deserves.
The best ever rendition of one of the best poems ever
Found out ravens can talk, found a video of a raven saying "nevermore" and then I just had to come back and watch this.
Bless the internet.
LOL i like “eat my shorts” better than “nevermore” broo 😂😂😂💀
I am very curious how many will pop up here after Usher… Those of us around ….. 30 and over most likely remember this from childhood. I would think….
Who else is here after watching The Fall of the House of Usher?