Though the short animation, with soundtrack by feel-good indie rock band The Freaks, features the collective's trademark cute characters, it delivers a dark take on true friendship.
The freak show features the man who puts screwdrivers up his nose and hums little melodies, the snake-charming ladies who from a distance are of an indiscernible sex, the tattooed man, the Killer Clown and sundry other attractions.
Its successes include GuitarFreaks, which features a guitar-shaped controller, and 1998's Pop'n Music, a game similar to Beatmania in which multiple colorful buttons must be pressed.
The music video for the title track was directed by Dave Malloure, while JB Ghuman directed the video for "Good Girl Freak Out" featuring TV personality Kelly Osbourne.
What's more, "Freak Show," which features the voices of David Cross and H. Jon Benjamin, is animated, meaning it has the freedom to lampoon wantonly whomever it pleases.
Earlier this week, Ryan Murphy released the first teaser trailer for his upcoming "AHS: Freak Show," which featured a creepy-looking hand.
The final frightening tale, "Freaks no Geeks," features Mr. Burns' traveling circus, The Burnsum and Bailey Circus, which has stopped in Springfieldland in the 1930s.
Writer Danny Baker is also back for the anniversary show which will feature a number of its original features including Freak or Unique, in which audience members show off their unusual skills.
A catchy tune titled "Freak in the Crowd" features three young women slamming harassment while drawing attention bullying's potentially dangerous side-effects.
When she was a little girl, she went to a freak circus where they featured a deformed child in a cage.
