GET READY FOR SCAR-IFIC TRICKS AND FRIGHTENING TREATS ON �THE SIMPSONS�� �TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XVII� SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, ON FOX

Dr. Phil McGraw, Richard Lewis and Fran Drescher Make Guest-Voice Appearances

THE SIMPSONS hand out screams and scare up laughs in their most recent Halloween special. The horror starts in �Married to the Blob,� when a meteor falls to Earth and reveals a green goo that Homer mistakes for a marshmallow. After Homer eats the goo, he turns into a rampaging blob with a never-ending appetite that even guest voice Dr. Phil McGraw can�t stop. In �You Gotta Know When to Golem,� the fright-fest continues when Bart brings Golem, guest voice Richard Lewis as a legendary monster from Jewish folklore, to life and forces him to carry out his ghastly bidding. But when the creature is finally freed of his evil-doing, Marge, Bart and Lisa create a female monster (guest voice Fran Drescher) that captures Golem�s heart. In the final scare, �The Day the Earth Looked Stupid,� a fake radio broadcast convinces the residents of Springfield that they�re in the midst of an alien invasion, throwing the town into a state of pandemonium � which only worsens when the invasion stops being a hoax and becomes reality in the �Treehouse of Horror XVII� episode of THE SIMPSONS Sunday, Feb. 25 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-1717) (TV-PG L, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Pamela Hayden as Milhouse; Hank Azaria as Moe and Chief Wiggum and others; Harry Shearer as Ned Flanders and others Tress MacNeille as Mrs. Skinner and Russi Taylor as Sherri.

Guest Voice Cast: Dr. Phil McGraw as himself, Richard Lewis as Golem and Fran Drescher as Female Golem.