PANews reported on November 6 that according to CoinDesk, NFT and blockchain made a special appearance in "The Simpsons" on Sunday night, US time. In the Halloween special episode of Treehouse of Horror 34, the iconic animated series, the show repeatedly mentions the overestimation of on-chain NFTs in its first chapter titled "Wild Barts Can't Be Tokens." In this episode, Marge rescues Bart, who has now become an NFT, through a blockchain battle, while the city's mayor announces that the Springfield Art Gallery will go digital. There are also a number of blue-chip NFTs in the plot, such as Beeple, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and second-tier PFPs, which have proven to be almost worthless.
On Platform X, Noah Bolanowski, an NFT collector and consultant at IRL NFT gallery Crypt Gallery, analyzed how the show portrays NFTs, posting: "I like the emphasis on art in this episode, where PFP is portrayed as a lowly person and art is placed in a noble position. They even let BAYC holders come and wash their feet. This episode makes a lot of reference to last year's NFT crash, and this isn't the first time crypto (or NFT) has appeared on the show.