Same Nitpicking. The episode makes cultural references to television series such as The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, and Peanuts, as well as films such as The Devil and Daniel Webster, Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Lost Boys. Treehouse of Horror IV. Knowing it's a trap, Bart pulls it anyway and slides back down into the lair...where a group of vampires are waiting for him. O'Brien worked on the "wraparounds" of Bart introducing each segment to make sure that they "pulled" the episode together. Down below, Homer finds himself chopped into pieces and given an ironic punishment by being force-fed donuts (he manages to eat the whole supply, to the torture technician demon's confusion). Soon, Bart notices a gremlin has attached itself to the side of the bus and is slowly picking it apart. The family awakes in the commotion and Lisa begs the Devil for a fair trial; he grudgingly agrees to this but demands that Homer spend a day in Hell. Oct 23, 2019 - A ranking of every segment from the Treehouse of Horror Halloween episodes of Matt Groening’s animated Fox comedy series “The Simpsons” from worst to best. Homer nearly falls for it himself when the family venture into Burns' lair to stake him. The undead family bare their fangs to attack Lisa... before turning to audience and wishing everyone a Happy Halloween, in a closing shot that parodies A Charlie Brown Christmas. This go-around is done in the style of Night Gallery with Bart hosting the in-betweens while babysitting Maggie as Marge goes to get gift-shop earrings, but not before telling Bart that this year's Halloween special may be too scary for some viewers. [7] Many scenes had to be cut to shorten the segment, including one that showed Homer's severed head being used as a bowling ball by a demon in hell. The family closes in on Lisa, but instead of attacking, they break character and wish the home audience a happy Halloween. [8], The demon who is feeding Homer donuts says: "I don't understand it. A vampire woman pulls him off the slide and pins him down as the rest of the undead minions gather around him and bare their fangs menacingly. As with the rest of the Halloween specials, the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside the show's regular continuity. Unfortunately, while half-asleep and looking for a midnight snack, he eats the final piece of the "forbidden donut", and Ned instantly reappears to take possession of Homer's soul. [6] Oakley said there was a lot of work put into the design of the gremlin in "Terror at ​5 1⁄2 Feet" to make him scary "within The Simpsons universe". The logo for this episode Contents Just as it looks that Homer will be condemned to Hell, Marge comes in with a photo album and shows everyone their wedding photo (which was in an emergency room as Homer ate the wedding cake...before the wedding). [6] At Mr. Burns' castle, Lisa notices a tome resting on a stand in the basement. A page for describing Recap: Simpsons S5 E5 "Treehouse of Horror IV". Burns dies and all seems well...but the next morning at home Grandpa floats into the kitchen claiming to be a vampire. Jacobson praised "The Devil and Homer Simpson" as clever funny, and described "Bart Simpson's Dracula" as "easily the least effective", claiming it, "presents some good moments but never quite takes flight". head of Flanders. The family's plan to kill the head vampire is also a reference to both the film and novel. Executive producer James L. Brooks loved the show, so it was "great fun" for him to do the parody. The Devil, in the form of Ned Flanders, appearing at Homer's work station after he says that he would sell his soul for a donut. Many of the tales feature Affectionate Parodies of contemporary Horror Films.Others are inspired by more traditional horror — there is even a Dramatic Reading of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" in the first "Treehouse" episode.. ; All Just a Dream: A few stories end with it being revealed to be a dream or fantasy of one of the characters.The "Treehouse of Horror II" stories were explicitly set-up as nightmares that Lisa, Bart, and Homer have as a result of eating too much Halloween candy. The Simpsons S4 E5 "Treehouse of Horror III", The Simpsons S6 E6 "Treehouse of Horror V", The scenes where Bart walks around in a hallway full of paintings is a homage to, During Marge's warning, she suggests that people instead listen to the old, "The Devil and Homer Simpson" is a shout-out to, When the devil shapeshifts into a large demon claiming that Homer "is not smarter than him" it's a direct homage to Chernabog in, The segment with Bart and the gremlin is a homage to the famous, "Bart Simpson's Dracula" is a shout-out to, Mr. Burns' menacing vampire shadow is a shout-out to the most famous scene from, Bart flying around with other kids turned into vampires references, Homer being strapped into a chair with a device holding his mouth open as he's force-fed until he's obese is a direct homage to the infamous feeding sequence in ", The movement of Homer's arms as he reacts to the Super Fun Happy Slide lever was directly inspired by Disney's, The "Happy Halloween" ending, complete with snow falling, Milhouse playing piano and Santa's Little Helper dancing references, The end credits are a musical homage to the theme from. Every season but the first one has had one. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E5TreehouseOfHorrorIV. The next morning, however, Lisa discovers that everyone else in the Simpson family is a vampire, with Marge as their head. Meanwhile the family hires Lionel Hutz to represent him in the trial. When Marge asks how he knows Bart's a vampire... Marge lets out a cackle after revealing she is the head vampire. Nixon even says he's not dead, but it's implied that he's in Hell because he made a, Even "Dogs Playing Poker" by Cassius Marsellus Coolidge is featured, Don't tell the Devil that you think you're smarter than him. After the family finds out Bart is a vampire: Also this bit in the scene before that when Bart proclaims how cool being a vampire is because vampires get to stay up all night and drink blood. [13] Central Michigan Life's John Thorpe named it the tenth best episode of the series, and wrote: "The best part comes when Homer decides not to eat the last part of the doughnut, thus saving him from hell. Some time later, the family is traveling at night to Pennsylvania, where Burns has invited them to dinner. BBC. As they investigate, vampires emerge from the coffins and encircle them while Lisa reads through Mr. Burns autobiography "Yes, I Am a Vampire" (with a foreword by Steve Allen). ... Back to the TV. Mirkin said, "Things had to happen really fast. He may have meant it metaphorically, but the jury decides that the pledge is legally binding—therefore, Marge owns Homer's soul, and it wasn't his to bargain with Flanders in the first place. Homer drives a stake through his heart (though not before accidentally hitting his crotch). Defeated and enraged, the Devil frees Homer, but gets his revenge by turning Homer's head into a doughnut. [8] The paintings seen in these segments are parodies of well-known works, including The Scream, The Son of Man, The Death of Marat, The Persistence of Memory, and Ascending and Descending, all featuring members of the Simpson family. The "Super Happy Fun Slide" in Mr. Burns' lair. TV; 13 Great Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Halloween Stories; ... (Treehouse Of Horror IV) ... particularly when taking on the tropes of Springer’s show. Lisa when Bart tells her that everyone in the family (except her) is a vampire. Abnormal Limb Rotation Range: Happens to Homer to parody The Exorcist in "Treehouse of Horror XVI". Also, Groundskeeper Willie shot his mule seventeen times for refusing to walk in the mud. Related Videos. [1] The first time the Devil appears, he resembles the demon Chernabog from the Walt Disney film Fantasia,[5] especially after Homer discovers a technicality and starts taunting the Devil that he's "smarter than the devil", until the Devil turns into the Chernabog-esque demon and glares at him before disappearing. He panics when he sees a gremlin on the side of the bus loosening the lug nuts on one of the wheels. Even with their audible moaning and Bart trying to get her attention (though for latter, Lisa thought Bart was annoying her with his. Likewise, Homer and Marge fail to notice something wrong when Burns arrives with Bart, despite it being obvious that Burns has blood on his mouth, Bart having two bite marks on his throat and Bart acting rather zombie-like and not speaking as he normally would. It is the fourth episode of the annual Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials. Despite the fact that she knows that they're surrounded by coffins, Lisa is too focused on Burns' book to notice Burns' vampire minions rising from them and closing in on Bart and her. In a parody of The Devil and Daniel Webster, at work, Homer states that he would sell his soul for a doughnut after finding that Lenny and Carl took all the doughnuts and threw them at an old man (Grampa) "for kicks". Bart gleefully announces he was right, but Skinner nonetheless finds his actions deplorable and has him shipped off to the New Bedlam Home for the Emotionally Interesting (last seen on the season three premiere, "Stark Raving Dad"). As Lisa and he head for the school bus in rainy weather, Bart finds that Skinner is onboard, a punishment from his mother. It was inspired by an episode of The Twilight Zone called "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", in which William Shatner's character is inside an airplane watching a gremlin tear apart the wing. Second, all jury members have done criminal deeds that are legally punishable: Benedict Arnold (treason). The specials are anthologies of three short stories with a Horror theme, all Played for Laughs. That night, a half-asleep Homer goes to grab a midnight snack and thoughtlessly eats the last piece of the donut; the Devil appears and starts to suck him into Hell. Third, though not a real example of this trope it should be mentioned anyway: all the Jury members are people from American history. Silverman watched the episode to get inspiration for Bart's facial expressions. Metacritic TV Episode Reviews, Treehouse of Horror IV, With a Night Gallery style opening, Bart introduces three tales. [12] Patrick Bromley of DVD Verdict gave the episode an A grade and called it "one of the very best" Halloween specials, although said "Treehouse of Horror V" was better. The family returns to Mr. Burns' mansion, where Homer drives a stake through Mr. Burns' heart (after first hitting his crotch), causing him to dissolve into sand (but not before Mr. Burns tells Homer "You're Fired!"). You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo. As with the rest of the Halloween specials, the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside the show's regular continuity. [1] The ending of "Bart Simpson's Dracula" is a reference to A Charlie Brown Christmas. Just before the Grim Reaper can pronounce Homer's sentence, Marge enters with a photo from her and Homer's wedding day. His first punishment is to be strapped down and force-fed "all the doughnuts in the world! Later that night, Lisa is awakened by a now undead Bart and his vampire friends. Earlier installments have the onscreen title of The Simpsons Halloween Special. In some ways the first one of these (from the show's second season) was by far it's best with a trio of wonderful instalments - Bad Dream House, Hungry Are The Damned and The Raven.Out of the three, they're all great but it's the last one that truly stood out with Bart being his most malevolent as the creepy raven of the piece, tormenting Homer. The Simpsons’ version sees Bart witnessing a gremlin taking the bus apart on his way to school. In a parody of The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" including the final segment in Twilight Zone: The Movie, after having a nightmare in which he is killed in a bus crash, Bart rides the bus to school one rainy morning. But at night, they take on a life of their own. Milhouse chimes in with this: A man is found completely drained of all his blood next to a cape labelled "Dracula", so Chief Wiggum decides a mummy is involved, and orders the entire Egyptian wing of the museum destroyed. The bus makes it safely to school (despite that it's completely wrecked — and for once, it wasn't Otto the bus driver's fault). When Homer strikes his deal with Devil!Flanders for the donut, the latter explains that he'll take ownership of Homer's soul "the instant he finishes" the pastry. "[14] DVD Talk's Bill Gibron gave the episode a 4 out of 5 score. He beckons her to join them but she refuses, so Bart crashes through the window and tries to turn her by force. ‘Bart Simpsons’ Dracula’ Treehouse of Horror IV. The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, said the episode included many notable sequences and was "probably the best" Treehouse of Horror episode. ; All Just a Dream: A few stories end with it being revealed to be a dream or fantasy of one of the characters.The "Treehouse of Horror II" stories were explicitly set-up as nightmares that Lisa, Bart, and Homer have as a result of eating too much Halloween candy. “Treehouse Of Horror IV” (season five, episode five; originally aired 10/28/1993) I was contacted by an NPR producer recently for a piece she was putting together about the ever-increasing ubiquity of pop-culture references in entertainment. Treehouse of Horror IV is the fifth episode of the fifth season of The Simpsons. James Coco went mad in fifteen minutes! Also, Abe wanted to kill Bart, before finding out he's a vampire. Bart in the ambulance at the end of the segment when the gremlin appears holding Ned's severed head. Üter, a character from Germany, makes his first appearance on the show in this segment; he was conceived as a one-time joke, but reappeared in later episodes because Mirkin felt he was "such a perfect stereotype". Ned Flanders is the Devil. "Treehouse of Horror IV" was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, and Bill Canterbury. Bart unsuccessfully tries to convince the other passengers of the danger. Halfway into the bus ride, they pick up Groundskeeper Willie who had gotten stranded after killing his mule. [6] Oakley loved the idea of Flanders being the Devil because he was the character whom viewers would least expect. The family is invited to Mr. Burns' castle in Pennsylvania, where Bart and Lisa discover a secret staircase descending to an eerie basement filled with coffins. ↑ ‘Treehouse of Horror IV’ script, Simpson Crazy. Year: 1993. Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a … It's no different from the basement in Grandpa's rest home. It doesn't last, given Homer's. Lisa claims that the only way to restore him is to kill the head vampire, Mr. Burns. Bart has several at certain points when he sees the gremlin picking the bus apart. Bart begins to relax, only to scream in terror when the gremlin shows up in the window of the truck, showing off the severed (and still talking!) Using the bus's emergency flares, Bart opens the window and manages to knock the gremlin off just as he's pulled back in by Skinner and Willie. He liked the final result and felt Mr. Burns was perfect in the role as Dracula. I always loved the spooktacular horror trappings in this segment, and, it was probably my favourite growing up. The episode was co-written by Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, and Bill Canterbury, and directed by David Silverman. "Terror at ​5 1⁄2 Feet" is a parody of the final segment seen in Twilight Zone: The Movie and The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet". Synopsis: When Homer announces he would sell his soul for a donut, the Devil, disguised as Ned Flanders, shows up to take him up on the offer. Also in the news: Mr. Burns just bought a blood bank! 17+ In a ghoulish gallery, Bart hosts three bloodcurdling tales of Halloween horror. Lionel Hutz has one when he messes up his case, causing him to pull a. (Welcome everyone to the Simpsons 4th Halloween special, I am here to tell you that the following show is very scary... with stuff that will give your children nightmares. Lisa knows they should be tracking down a vampire but Homer dismisses the theory. Despite the obvious evidence, Wiggum assumes it's the work of a mummy and has the Egyptian wing of the museum destroyed. "Treehouse of Horror IV" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons' fifth season and the fourth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials. Devil Flanders: Agreed! Marge and Lisa plead with Ned, finally getting him to agree to hold a trial the next day. The family watches a news report about a murder victim who was drained of his blood; a black cape was found at the scene. Episode - 1F04 First Aired - 10/28/1993 This go-around is done in the style of Night … Tropes Media Browse Indexes Forums Videos At the stroke of twelve midnight, Ned brings Homer back to the Simpson household for his trial. KENT In a completely unrelated story, Montgomery Burns has just closed … Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Mirkin was a big fan of the film and pushed for a segment about vampires inspired by the movie. Replete with the types of jokes and pop culture references that The Simpsons audiences have come to love best, Treehouse of Horror V features the best segment of the entire series: “The Shinning,” a parody of, you guessed it, The Shining. Hans' car stops before it can hit a tree...then explodes anyway, because it's an AMC Gremlin. Treehouse of Horror IV script. But when it hit its stride, man, was it good. Retrieved on 2007-03-21. Lisa "accidentally" spills the "punch" on Bart and her and they head off to get cleaned up. Bart readies his fangs to bite a screaming Lisa, but when Homer comes in to yell at him, the fangs retract. [2] The wraparounds are based on Rod Serling's television series Night Gallery, in which Serling appears at an art gallery and introduces each episode by unveiling paintings depicting the stories. A bat soon flies in who morphs into Mr. Burns himself and Bart is presented to him to which Burns waste no time feeding on. At the manor, there's even more obvious evidence of Burns being a vampire (i.e. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 28, 1993, and features three short stories called "The Devil and Homer Simpson", "Terror at 5 1 ⁄ 2 Feet", and "Bart Simpson's Dracula". This scene later appeared in the clip show episode "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", which aired in the show's seventh season. Bart when he sees the vampires approaching him and Lisa. In a ghoulish gallery, Bart hosts three bloodcurdling tales of Halloween horror. Bart convinces his seat mate, Üter, to untie him and discovers the back tire will soon be loosened by the gremlin. He tries to warn the others but every time he does so, the gremlin hides. [1] The title and a majority of the plot of "Bart Simpson's Dracula" is a parody of the Francis Ford Coppola film Bram Stoker's Dracula. Until then, Homer is sent to spend the rest of the day being punished in Hell. Bart floating outside Lisa's bedroom window is a parody of The Lost Boys as well as Stephen King's novel Salem's Lot. This story also begins with a nightmare as Bart dreams of his school bus losing control and being run over by a semi-truck. [1] As with the rest of the Halloween specials, the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside the show's regular continuity. Starring: The Invisible Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Hans Moleman, Abraham Simpson, Krusty Doll, Gil Gunderson, Homer Barbera, Disney Princess Homer, Noir Homer, 8-Bit Homer, Anime Homer, Krusty the Clown), JOKER Kavner (Marge Simpson, … [15], Kim Nowacki of Yakima Herald-Republic named "Treehouse of Horror IV" her "all-time favorite" episode. The trial doesn't go well — the Devil offers proof of his deal and Hutz ultimately excuses himself to go to the bathroom and flees out the window. "[4], The first segment, "The Devil and Homer Simpson", was written by Daniels and McGrath. The wraparound segments are a reference to Rod Serling's television series Night Gallery. Treehouse of Horror XXXI is the fourth episode of the thirty-second season of The Simpsons, and the six hundred eighty-eighth episode overall.. In particular, the twist revelation that Burns is not the head vampire is also a reference to the twist ending of The Lost Boys. Phil Hartman as Lionel HutzFrank Welker as the gremlin. Our magic isn't perfect. [10] The jury at Homer's trial consists of John Wilkes Booth, Lizzie Borden, John Dillinger, Blackbeard, Benedict Arnold, the starting lineup of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers, and Richard Nixon. But Bart laughs evilly as he changes into a bat and flees into the night. In a parody of Night Gallery, Bart introduces each of the three segments by walking through a gallery of paintings and each time choosing one of them as the focus of his story. As they head back they discover Burns' vampire lair (oddly easily accessible) and investigate. The rest of the family reveals to the shocked Lisa that they're all vampires, because Burns wasn't the head one — Marge is. The back has a message from Homer, pledging his soul to Marge in exchange for her hand in marriage. Lisa makes it back to the family and tries to tell them what happened, but then Burns, with very visible blood on his mouth, appears with a clearly bitten and pale-skinned Bart who drones that nothing happened which the family believes. That night at the Simpson home, Lisa is visited in her bedroom window by a now vampiric and evil Bart flanked by other kids he's bitten. Homer, in a stunning moment of competence, immediately realizes that this means so long as he never takes the last bite, the contract can't be completed. Like many things, the Treehouse of Horror series took a little bit to get going. The Simpsons are invited to Mr Burns’ castle in Pennsylvania. Hand crafted in San Diego and the Bay Area. One of his subordinates forces Homer to eat all the donuts in the world as a sort of ironic punishment. She praised the parodies of The Twilight Zone and A Charlie Brown Christmas. ↑ DVD Movie Guide's review of The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season He awakens still a little shaken by it (not helped with Homer blowing a blow-horn that he stole from a marina in his ears). Treehouse of Horror IV is the fifth episode of Season 5 and the fourth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials. [7] Mirkin said he felt the gremlin was well-done because he looked scary and "yet it looks like a completely organic Simpsons character". He also thought Harry Shearer did a good job of playing Flanders in a much darker way, while remaining very true to the character. The Devil and Hutz barter on specific terms before the trial begins: Hutz for bathroom breaks, the Devil on his pick of the jury, which turns out to include some of the worst people from history: Benedict Arnold, Lizzie Borden, Richard Nixon (who, at the time of the episode was still alive and only on the jury because of a Deal with the Devil), John Wilkes Booth, Blackbeard the Pirate, John Dillinger, and the starting line-up of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers ("The Broad Street Bullies"). When the bus finally stops, everyone sees the obvious damage, but Bart is still sent away to an insane asylum for the rest of his life for his disruptive behavior. [8] DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson thought "Terror at ​5 1⁄2 Feet" was the best segment of the episode. Bart is relieved as he is finally able to rest, but the gremlin appears in the back window of the ambulance, holding Ned's decapitated (yet still living) head, which makes Bart scream in terror. in season 5 No. In a Night Gallery parody, Bart presents three more tales of terror: The Devil and Homer Simpson: Homer sells his soul to the devil for a donut. : he mentions the family being "fresh victims of his ever-growing army of the undead" over the entrance's intercom, his shadow has a life of its own, the "punch" served is blood, etc.) The next morning, Homer cannot stop eating his own head as the police eagerly wait for him (as their breakfast) to leave the house while holding cups of coffee. Treehouse of Horror IV S5 E5 27 Oct 1993. On the back of the photo is a declaration Homer made pledging his soul to Marge. The kids flee but Bart stops when he sees a lever for a "Super Happy Fun Slide". These are The Simpsons' special annual Halloween Episodes. They also air programming found on either Playhouse Disney or PBSKids in the United States, or in some cases, that doesn't air in the U.S. at all. Treehouse of Horror IV Director David Silverman Writers Conan O'Brien Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein Greg Daniels Dan McGrath Bill Canterbury Series The Simpsons Season 5 No. The jury agrees that Homer's soul belongs to her, and he's freed — but the Devil, sore at being cheated, turns his head into a donut. The gremlin catches fire and falls from the bus, but is found by Ned, who decides to adopt the creature. When Bart is about to bite Lisa, Homer and Marge interrupt and discover that Bart is a vampire. [4] Shortly after she finds the tome, she makes allusions to Shemp and Curly Howard of the Three Stooges, mistaking Bart's fearful attempts at getting her attention as impressions of the two. 2: Treehouse Of Horror VIII ↑ The Simpsons offers Homer Donut Hell, Fried Donut Ho ↑ Moore, Frazier (November 4, 1993). is sent off to a mental hospital for the rest of his life for disruptive behaviour, A wall opens and reveals... a laundry room, With a neon sign pointing the way no less. [4], In its original American broadcast, "Treehouse of Horror IV" finished 17th in the ratings for the week of October 25 to October 31, 1993, with a Nielsen rating of 14.5, translating to 13.6 million households. Skinner tries to stop his paranoia by pulling the shade over the window but Bart can't help but peek and sees the gremlin only making matters worse. And it looks like that this episode is rated TV-G, due to graphic violence enjoy the show.) [4], The second segment, "Terror at ​5 1⁄2 Feet", was written by Oakley and Weinstein. But these factors get little attention by the family. Original title: The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IV (TV). The episode was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week. Mirkin, a "big" Peanuts fan, came up with the idea for the ending of "Bart Simpson's Dracula".[6]. Everything Wrong With The Simpsons "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire" ... TV shows are great, except when they suck. Lisa tries to warn her parents, but Burns reappears with Bart who is now very pale and is behaving oddly. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. [16] The episode's reference to Bram Stoker's Dracula was named the 32nd greatest film reference in the history of the show by Total Film's Nathan Ditum. Flanders the Devil presents his personally selected jury to decide whether he gets possession of Homer's soul. They particularly liked the scenes in Hell where Homer is punished by the Devil, and Chief Wiggum's attempts to deal with Dracula (who he thinks is a mummy) in the "Bart Simpson's Dracula" segment by ordering the Egyptian wing of the Springfield museum to be destroyed. The first time, they just think he's crazy. Marge scolds him not to pester Satan. [17] James Whitbrook of Gizmodo called "Bart Simpson's Dracula" the "best sketch in what is the best Treehouse of Horror."[18]. 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