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It's always the one you least suspect!
~ Flanders the Devil[src]

Flanders the Devil (also referred to as "The Devil Flanders") is the Devil in the form of Ned Flanders. He is also a skin for Ned in Tapped Out!

History[]

Homer, distraught that all the donuts have been eaten at work (including his emergency donut) Homer lamented that he would sell his soul for a donut. As soon as the words were out of Homer's mouth, the Devil appeared in the guise of Ned Flanders. After confirming that Homer really did want to sell his soul for a donut, the Devil produced a contract and a flaming pen. Homer signed, and the Devil gave him the donut (straight from Hell's Kitchen).

Homer devoured most of the donut in seconds, but in a rare moment of clarity, he realized that the Devil would not be able to claim his soul if he didn't finish the donut. Homer started dancing around and mockingly singing "I'm smarter than the Devil!" The Devil transformed from his Flanders guise into a more demonic appearance and roared at Homer, "You are not smarter than me! I'll see you in Hell yet, Homer Simpson!" Then he returned back to Hell.

Homer saved the final bite of the donut and put it in the refrigerator, labeling it "Daddy's Soul Donut. Don't eat!" Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, Homer wandered half-asleep to the fridge, found himself unable to resist the "forbidden donut," and ate it. The Devil Flanders immediately reappeared to take possession of Homer's soul. Marge and Lisa pleaded with the Devil and persuaded him to hold a trial the next night, in spite of his complaints about how difficult they were being: "You Americans with your 'due process' and 'fair trials.' This is always so much easier in Mexico." Later He tells them that they'll have a trial at the stroke of twelve midnight but in the meantime, Homer is going to spend the next day in Hell being severely tortured, until the trial.

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Flanders as the Devil in Treehouse of Horror XVIII.

Homer's punishments during his day in Hell were being chopped into tiny pieces on a conveyor belt, and then being force-fed donuts in the Ironic Punishment Division of Hell Labs. The latter wasn't much of a punishment for Homer—he happily ate thousands of donuts and begged for more, much to the confusion to the demon administering the punishment. Meanwhile At the stroke of twelve midnight, Devil Flanders brought Homer back to the Simpson home for trial. Unfortunately, Marge had retained Lionel Hutz to defend Homer. Inept as usual, Hutz committed the blunder of allowing the Devil to hand-pick the "Jury of the Damned" in exchange for bathroom breaks every half hour: the jury was composed of John Wilkes Booth, Lizzie Borden, John Dillinger, Blackbeard, Benedict Arnold, Richard Nixon and the starting lineup of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers; Nixon pointed out that he was not yet dead, but took part nonetheless because of a favour he owned to the Devil.

Devil Flanders, opening the trial, stated to the jury that he and Homer had a contract—Homer's soul in exchange for a donut "which he delivered! And it was scrump-diddily-umptious!" Lionel Hutz, for his part, blundered again, reminding the jury that by definition a contract was unbreakable. But when Lionel Hutz realized he had no chance to win, he called a bathroom break and ran off by sneaking out of the bathroom window.

The Grim Reaper, who served as the judge, was about to deliver a verdict, but in a final-ditch effort, Marge produced a wedding day photo where Homer had written on the back that he pledged his soul to Marge. The jury then ruled that Homer's soul was the property of Marge Simpson and not of the Devil, and the judge dismissed the case. Lionel Hutz returned with a pizza box, believing he lost the case; when When Marge told him they won, he revealed that the pizza box was all empty. While he was very furious, Devil Flanders conceded the loss, but he bestowed a curse on Homer's head.

The next morning at breakfast, Homer had a giant donut for a head. Marge scolded him for picking at it, and Homer was afraid to leave for work because Springfield Police officers with cups of coffee were waiting expectantly for him to come out of the house.

Flanders again turns into the Devil when he takes the kids into the church, which became the Heck House on Halloween.

Descriptive Appearance[]

Treehouse of Horror IV[]

Treehouse of Horror XVIII[]

Gallery[]

Heck House Devil TF[]

Behind the Laughter[]

  • When the Devil Flanders gets angry at Homer at the nuclear power plant, the form he assumes is exactly like the demon Chernabog in "A Night on Bald Mountain" from Fantasia.
  • Homer's ironic punishment of being force-fed donuts is a parody of the Merrie Melodies cartoon Pigs Is Pigs.
  • Unsurprisingly, Mr. Burns seems to have an affinity for the Devil: "Who's that goat-legged fellow? I like the cut of his jib." Smithers replies, "Prince of Darkness, sir. He's your eleven o'clock."
  • When the Devil Flanders first appears in the Simpson house, he and Bart exchange casual greetings: "Hey, Bart." "Hey."
    • Bart has met the Devil in previous episodes; starting with Bart Gets Hit by a Car. Harry Shearer (Ned's voice actor) also voices the Devil in this episode.
  • The Devil's hand-picked "Jury of the Damned" consists of Benedict Arnold, Lizzie Borden, Richard Nixon, John Wilkes Booth, Blackbeard the Pirate, John Herbert Dillinger, and the starting line-up of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers. When the jurors appear in the Simpson living room, the Flyers are the only ones who frighten the Simpsons.
  • Richard Nixon was still alive when Treehouse of Horror IV first aired. When he's summoned to be in the jury, he protests that he's not dead yet, but agrees to serve after the Devil Flanders reminds him that he owes the Devil a favor.
  • Ned is an old English term for devil.

Appearances[]

See also[]

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Santa's Little HelperSnowball IIAbraham SimpsonPatty BouvierSelma BouvierMona SimpsonJacqueline BouvierLing BouvierHerb Powell
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Springfield Elementary School faculty and students
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Characters in the Treehouse of Horror series
Treehouse of Horror
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Treehouse of Horror III
King HomerHouse of Evil ShopkeeperKiller Krusty Doll
Treehouse of Horror IV
Flanders the DevilGrim ReaperCount BurnsGremlin
Treehouse of Horror V
Mister PeabodyShermanJasonUnnamed LunchladyDarwin Fish
Treehouse of Horror VI
Duff CowboyPaul AnkaVan Brunt & Churchill OwnerZip Boys
Treehouse of Horror VII
Hugo SimpsonPigeon-RatJonathan Frink (Lisa's World)Religious Leader (Lisa's World)Man (Lisa's World)Clinton Campaign Member
Treehouse of Horror VIII
FloydKiller Rating
Treehouse of Horror IX
JasonKiller Toupée
Treehouse of Horror X
Werewolf FlandersClobber GirlStretch DudeThe CollectorXena the Warrior Princess
Treehouse of Horror XI
Baby BearGeorge CauldronGoldilocksDaddy BearMummy BearRapunzelTrollSuzanneSnorky
Treehouse of Horror XII
GypsyHobgoblinLeprechaunYodaUltrahouse 3000Harry PotterLord MontymortSlithers
Treehouse of Horror XIII
Homer's clonesPeter GriffinBilly the Kid
Treehouse of Horror XIV
Jonathan Frink Sr.Grim Reaper
Treehouse of Horror XV
Simon StoolowitzEliza SimpsonDr. BartleyPeter PanC. Ebenezer BurnsInspector WiggumMao
Treehouse of Horror XVI
DavidCyborg BartWitchMutant PeacockDefunct Robots
Treehouse of Horror XVII
Dr. Phil McGrawFemale GolemMale GolemOrson Welles
Treehouse of Horror XIX
Airport Stair BotATM BotBestimus MuchosCarnage DestructicusCoffee Machine BotHot Dog Oven BotKitchen BotsMelodyMicrowave BotNacho BotPlane BotSedan BotSex ToySnoozeSquishee Machine BotThree-WayToaster BotAdvertisersGeorge ClooneyJohn LennonGolda MeirJimmy StewartRip TaylorJohn WayneGrand PumpkinTom Turkey
Treehouse of Horror XX
Countess DraculaAmenhotepWomenhetHubert WongFrankenstein's MonsterJuliensteinThe WolfmanShe-Wolf
Treehouse of Horror XXI
EdmundRogerColonel KetchupCrazy Eights
Treehouse of Horror XXII
KamalaRigel 7 Taxi Driver
Treehouse of Horror XXIII
Crazy iguana ladyGluttonGlutton's wifeMayan priestMayan scientistMayan godsBlack hole aliensMoe-looking SatanOrange DemonUnited Federation of Homers Through History
Treehouse of Horror XXIV
The Fat in the HatStrong-Man HomerBore-AxCount OrlokRay BradburyBrundleflyEdward C. BurkeThe CreeperGortHypnotoadStephen KingWinslow LeachH. P. LovecraftRichard MathesonRo-ManRod SerlingYmir
Treehouse of Horror XXV
Hot StuffHellroads TeacherJeffistophelesStanley KubrickPvt. Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence
Treehouse of Horror XXVII
HomishPetaPitaDrew CareyRachelJerry and Larry MackleberryMs. Mancuso-GluckmanSergeant SausageHigh BallDonald Fagen
Treehouse of Horror XXVIII
Irish PriestDr. Kenneth HumphriesMario BataliChocolate Easter BunnyPazuzuOther Homer SimpsonOther Marge SimpsonOther Bart SimpsonOther Lisa SimpsonOther Maggie SimpsonOther Abraham Simpson IIOther Milhouse Van Houten
Treehouse of Horror XXIX
CthulhuPhloemHerb TannenbaumXylem
Treehouse of Horror XXX
DemogorgonFlander DemogorgonSt. GreeterAmphibian Man
Treehouse of Horror XXXI
FunzoHomerverse charactersBurnsverse characters
Treehouse of Horror XXXII
Mopey Mary
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