Devil Flanders



Homer wakes from a dream about doughnuts to find that there are none left. When he says that he would sell his soul for a doughnut, the Devil appears in the guise of Ned Flanders and offers Homer a contract to seal the deal. In a rare moment of clarity, Homer realizes that the Devil will not be able to claim his soul if he doesn't finish the doughnut; he saves one bite and keeps it in his refrigerator marked "Do not eat!" Naturally, he is unable to resist the "forbidden doughnut" and eats it in the middle of the night. The Devil Flanders immediately reappears to take possession of Homer's soul. Marge and Lisa plead with the Devil, finally getting him to agree to hold a trial the next night. Homer is to spend the day in Hell, however; after falling down a long rocky slope onto a conveyor belt, he is chopped into tiny pieces. His next punishment is to be strapped into a chair and continuously force-fed "all the doughnuts in the world!" (a parody of the Merrie Melodies cartoon "Pigs Is Pigs") -- but to the demons' astonishment, Homer happily eats thousands and keeps begging for more! At the stroke of midnight, the Devil Flanders brings Homer back to the Simpson household for his trial. He summons the "Jury of the Damned" made up of Blackbeard, Benedict Arnold, John Wilkes Booth, Lizzie Borden, John Dillinger, Richard Nixon and the starting line-up of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers. However, Marge has unfortunately entrusted Homer's defense to Lionel Hutz. The inept Hutz quickly realizes that he has no chance, and sneaks out the bathroom window. Before the jury delivers a verdict, Marge makes a final effort to save Homer by displaying a photo from their wedding day. On the back, Homer has written that he pledges his soul to Marge; therefore, it was not his property at the time of his deal with the Devil. The jury rules in favor of Homer and the judge dismisses the case. Furious at his loss, the Devil Flanders curses Homer to never forget that doughnut; Homer is shown at breakfast the next morning with a giant doughnut for a head.