The Simpsons send Pamela Hayden off with a “Treehouse Of Horror” sequel
“Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes” is an anthology of very relevant sci-fi parodies

It will be coming up Milhouse no more. Well, at least until he’s recast. Last night’s Simpsons marks the final appearance of Pamela Hayden, the voice of that little weiner Milhouse for 35 years. Hayden is Simpsons royalty, lending her dulcet tones to Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Sarah Wiggum, and other Springfield residents. For this final tour around town, tonight’s episode “Treehouse Of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes” has nothing to do with the blockbuster prequel to Wizard Of Oz. Instead, it borrows its SEO to deliver an ode to the dystopian science fiction of Ray Bradbury.
Surprisingly, tonight’s installment airing has nary a pilgrim or turkey in sight. The series expands its “Treehouse Of Horror” franchise with a month-late sequel—similar to 2019’s “Thanksgiving Of Horror.” “Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes” is three tales of terror with a wrap-around parody of Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man and the 1969 film adaptation starring Rod Steiger. Using his heavily tattooed body to set up a collection of stories to tell Lisa, Andy Serkis plays the Illustrated Man in an extended spoof of Steiger’s performance that today’s teens can’t stop talking about. But despite the Halloween trappings and very relevant jokes about mid-century sci-fi, this is more of an Easter episode as it is filled with Easter eggs. The Simpsons writers and animators couldn’t help but hide references throughout the episode. Even the episode’s structure recalled “Lisa’s Wedding. Not even The Simpsons can escape The Simpsons.