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The Simpsons Almost Did The Multiverse Decades Before The Marvel Cinematic Universe
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Joe Roberts)
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The Simpsons almost ventured into the multiverse, decades before Marvel's cinematic universe took the concept mainstream.
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- The classic Halloween episode 'Treehouse of Horror VI' was originally slated to feature Homer crossing over into an alternate dimension, until last-minute changes nixed the idea.
- The Simpsons has long been renowned for its visionary and meta-textual storytelling, so this multiverse concept would have been a groundbreaking move decades ahead of the MCU's embrace of the trope.
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Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror VI