The Simpsons season 24
The Simpsons | |
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Season 24 | |
Showrunner | Al Jean |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 30, 2012 May 19, 2013 | –
Season chronology | |
The twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons began airing on Fox on September 30, 2012, and concluded on May 19, 2013.[1][2] The season was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. This is the first of two new seasons ordered by Fox. The primary showrunner for the season was Al Jean.[3]
The season was nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning one, for two Writers Guild of America Awards, winning one, and for two Annie Awards.
Voice cast & characters[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Mayor Quimby, Arnie Pye, Kodos, Groundskeeper Willie, Santa's Little Helper, Sideshow Mel, Rich Texan, Snowball II,Barney Gumble, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Louie, Frankie the Squealer, Hans Moleman, Gil Gunderson and various others
- Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier
- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz, Kearney Zzyzwicz and various others
- Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson
- Hank Azaria as Chief Wiggum, Moe Szyslak, Cletus Spuckler, Professor Frink, Comic Book Guy, Kirk Van Houten, Bumblebee Man, Sea Captain, Lou, Carl Carlson, Johnny Tightlips, Old Jewish Man, Luigi Risotto, Snake, Duffman, Superintendent Chalmers, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Disco Stu, Coach Krupt, Julio, Wiseguy and various others
- Harry Shearer as Kent Brockman, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy, Lenny Leonard, [[Otto Mann], Dr. Hibbert, Principal Skinner, Judge Snyder, Dewey Largo, Legs, Mr. Burns, God, Waylon Smithers, Herman Hermann, Rainier Wolfcastle, Jasper Beardly and various others
Supporting cast[edit]
- Chris Edgerly as additional characters
- Pamela Hayden as Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones and various others
- Tress MacNeille as Brandine Spuckler, Crazy Cat Lady, Bernice Hibbert, Lunchlady Dora, Shauna Chalmers, Lindsay Naegle, Agnes Skinner, Dolph Shapiro, Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Muntz and various others
- Maggie Roswell as Helen Lovejoy and Luann Van Houten
- Russi Taylor as Sherri, Terri and Martin Prince
Guest stars for the season included Zooey Deschanel, race car driver Jeff Gordon, composer Marvin Hamlish, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Tilly, Steve Carell, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Patton Oswalt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tina Fey, former United States Attorney General Janet Reno, Edward Norton, and Jane Krakowski.[4][5]
Episodes[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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509 | 1 | "Moonshine River" | Bob Anderson | Tim Long | September 30, 2012 | PABF21 | 8.08[6] |
The Simpsons return to New York City after Bart discovers that, out of all of the female interests he has had, the only one who continued to like him was Cletus Spuckler's daughter, Mary who once helped him save a cow, and now that Mary has moved to the Big Apple to be a writer for Saturday Night Live, Bart wants to see her again. Guest star: Ken Burns, Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anne Hathaway, Maurice LaMarche, Don Pardo, Natalie Portman, Kevin Michael Richardson, Al Roker and Sarah Silverman | |||||||
510 | 2 | "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" | Steven Dean Moore | David Mandel & Brian Kelley | October 7, 2012 | PABF17 | 6.57[7] |
A Halloween special: Guest star: Jon Lovitz | |||||||
511 | 3 | "Adventures in Baby-Getting" | Rob Oliver | Bill Odenkirk | November 4, 2012 | PABF18 | 5.54[8] |
A series of events involving a sinkhole and a new car purchase by the family leads Marge to a sudden realization that she wants to have another baby, and Homer is unable to tell her he doesn't want to have more kids. Meanwhile, Bart and his friends spy on Lisa when she begins biking to points unknown on weekday afternoons. Guest star: Jeff Gordon | |||||||
512 | 4 | "Gone Abie Gone" | Matthew Nastuk | Joel H. Cohen | November 11, 2012 | PABF16 | 6.86[9] |
Homer gets a settlement for fast-food related injuries, and concerns over bad banks' behavior leads him to put the money into a college fund for Lisa. But he puts the funds on an online poker site, and Lisa ends up becoming a hard-core player to build her nest egg. Meanwhile, Grampa Simpson mysteriously disappears from the Springfield Retirement Castle, and leaves behind clues to parts of his life that the family never knew before, including his marriage to a black singer named Rita LaFleur, and when he worked in a restaurant with Marvin Hamlisch. Guest star: Jennifer Tilly, Anika Noni Rose and Marvin Hamlisch | |||||||
513 | 5 | "Penny-Wiseguys" | Mark Kirkland | Michael Price | November 18, 2012 | PABF19 | 5.06[10] |
Homer is shocked to discover that his bowling teammate Dan Gillick is an accountant for Fat Tony and his mob. Meanwhile, Lisa adds insects to her vegetarian diet after passing out during a saxophone solo from iron deficiency, but immediately quits when the bugs guilt her in her dreams. Guest star: Steve Carell, Joe Mantegna and Alex Trebek | |||||||
514 | 6 | "A Tree Grows in Springfield" | Timothy Bailey | Stephanie Gillis | November 25, 2012 | PABF22 | 7.46[11] |
Lisa wins a Mapple MyPad for Homer at a school raffle and Homer (who had been battling severe depression) becomes happy while using the MyPad, only to fall further into despair when he accidentally breaks the device. Flanders picks up Homer's spirits when he finds the word "Hope" written on The Simpsons' backyard tree in sap and everyone sees it as a miracle. Guest star: Kelsey Grammer | |||||||
515 | 7 | "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" | Matthew Faughnan | Matt Selman | December 9, 2012 | PABF20 | 7.44[13] |
Homer wants a younger, hipper image, so he starts hanging out with Terrence and Emily, two hipsters from Portland, but Marge and Bart find the couple, their child, and their ilk who take over the unhip town of Springfield to be irritating and pretentious. Guest star: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Patton Oswalt, and The Decemberists[12] | |||||||
516 | 8 | "To Cur with Love" | Steven Dean Moore | Carolyn Omine | December 16, 2012 | RABF01 | 3.77[14] |
When a fire at the retirement home forces Grampa to move home with the Simpsons, Homer throws out his back on moving day and decides to stay home to recover. While enjoying his time alone, Homer gets distracted by a tablet game called "VillageVille" and loses the family dog, Santa's Little Helper. Once they find him, Homer says he doesn't care about SLH or any other dog. Grampa tells them the very sad story of young Homer's bond with a pooch named Bongo and the tragic events that Mr. Burns caused over the dog. | |||||||
517 | 9 | "Homer Goes to Prep School" | Mark Kirkland | Brian Kelley | January 6, 2013 | RABF02 | 8.97[15] |
After a lockdown at a kids' fun center (caused by a kid chasing after a ball and a negligent worker talking on her cell phone), Homer is traumatized over seeing everyone panic in the chaos, and meets a doomsday prepper who introduces him to some Springfield residents who are preparing for the day when society crumbles from a disaster. Guest star: Tom Waits | |||||||
518 | 10 | "A Test Before Trying" | Chris Clements | Joel H. Cohen | January 13, 2013 | RABF03 | 5.04[16] |
Springfield Elementary School does so badly on a state test administered by an ice-cold administrator that it looks like the school will be permanently shut down. It turns out that Bart didn't take the test and can save SES with a passing grade, but is he interested in doing so? Meanwhile, Homer uses a discarded parking meter to rake in some extra coinage. Guest star: Valerie Harper | |||||||
519 | 11 | "The Changing of the Guardian" | Bob Anderson | Rob LaZebnik | January 27, 2013 | RABF04 | 5.23[17] |
After surviving a tornado landing in Springfield, Marge and Homer seek out guardians for the kids in case they end up getting killed. They first turn to friends and family, including Homer's half-brother, Herb Powell (who inexplicably has gone broke again), with whom to entrust their kids, but when Bart and Lisa fall in love with a super-cool couple, Mav and Portia, Marge starts to question their potential guardians' true motivations. Guest star: Danny DeVito and Rashida Jones | |||||||
520 | 12 | "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" | Mike Frank Polcino | Tim Long | February 10, 2013 | RABF07 | 4.19[18] |
A "special Valentine's-themed outing" in which Bart's heartstrings are pulled once again when Mary Spuckler returns to Springfield, but his failure to pay her enough attention strains their relationship. Guest star: Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Caro, Zooey Deschanel and Max Weinberg | |||||||
521 | 13 | "Hardly Kirk-ing" | Matthew Nastuk | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | February 17, 2013 | RABF05 | 4.57[19] |
Bart gives Milhouse a haircut to get the epoxy out of his hair, and Milhouse's new Kirk-mirroring appearance leads the kids to enjoy the adult life for a while. Meanwhile, Marge tries to wean Maggie off a series of DVDs for toddlers that were pulled for stunting children's developmental growth, and Homer gets addicted to "find the hidden object" puzzle books. Guest star: Kevin Michael Richardson | |||||||
522 | 14 | "Gorgeous Grampa" | Chuck Sheetz | Matt Selman | March 3, 2013 | RABF06 | 4.66[20] |
Homer buys a storage locker after watching a reality show, only to discover that it is Grampa's. He suspects that his dad was secretly gay, but it turns out Grampa was actually a superstar (and deeply loathed) pro wrestler named Glamorous Godfrey. And Mr. Burns, who idolized GG, convinces Grampa to start wrestling again. | |||||||
523 | 15 | "Black Eyed, Please" | Matthew Schofield | John Frink | March 10, 2013 | RABF09 | 4.85[21] |
A new substitute teacher named Miss Cantwell is hired while Miss Hoover is out with severe depression, and Lisa must figure out why Miss Cantwell hates her. Meanwhile, Flanders tries to atone for punching Homer in the eye after Flanders' parents take a liking to him instead of their own son. Guest star: Richard Dawkins and Tina Fey | |||||||
524 | 16 | "Dark Knight Court" | Mark Kirkland | Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham | March 17, 2013 | RABF10 | 4.89[22] |
Lisa must defend Bart after he is accused of pulling an Easter prank on the school marching band. Meanwhile, Mr. Burns fulfills his dream of becoming a superhero, and Smithers pays the townspeople to fake being supervillains for Fruit Bat Man to "defeat". Guest star: Janet Reno | |||||||
525 | 17 | "What Animated Women Want" | Steven Dean Moore | J. Stewart Burns | April 14, 2013 | RABF08 | 4.11[23] |
Homer realizes Marge is very unhappy over their lack of romantic spark, and tries to find a way to reignite it. Meanwhile, Milhouse uses Marlon Brando's cinematic legacy of being a jerk women loved to impress Lisa. Guest star: Wanda Sykes and George Takei | |||||||
526 | 18 | "Pulpit Friction" | Chris Clements | Bill Odenkirk | April 28, 2013 | RABF11 | 4.54[24] |
Reverend Lovejoy leaves his pulpit after a charismatic new minister usurps him and finds a new job as a hot tub salesman, while Homer's newfound devotion and work as a deacon starts to annoy Bart. Guest star: Edward Norton | |||||||
527 | 19 | "Whiskey Business" | Matthew Nastuk | Valentina L. Garza | May 5, 2013 | RABF13 | 4.43[25] |
Homer and Marge help a suicidal Moe get a new lease on life and Moe's homemade alcohol pings the radar of venture capitalists. Elsewhere, Grandpa gets hurt at home and finds Bart takes better care of him than the nursing home staff does, and Lisa complains about the "exploitation" of her dead jazz mentor Bleeding Gums Murphy after he 'performs' at a concert as a projected image. Guest star: Tony Bennett, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sonny Rollins and Ron Taylor | |||||||
528 | 20 | "The Fabulous Faker Boy" | Bob Anderson | Brian McConnachie | May 12, 2013 | RABF12 | 4.16[26] |
Bart's interest in piano lessons surges when he sees the instructor is a beautiful young woman, while Homer tries to keep Marge from finding out he has lost the final two original hairs on his head, and Marge helps a Russian man pass his driver's test. Guest star: Justin Bieber, Bill Hader, Jane Krakowski and Patrick Stewart | |||||||
529 | 21 | "The Saga of Carl" | Chuck Sheetz | Eric Kaplan | May 19, 2013 | RABF14 | 4.01[27] |
Homer, Moe, and Barney team up to buy a winning lottery ticket, but when Carl absconds with the winnings and heads to his homeland of Iceland, Homer, Lenny, and Moe set out to get him and the money back. Guest star: Sigur Rós | |||||||
530 | 22 | "Dangers on a Train" | Steven Dean Moore | Michael Price | May 19, 2013 | RABF17 | 4.52[27] |
Marge stumbles upon a website for married women to arrange affairs (after mistaking it for a cupcake delivery website) and meets a man named Ben, who falls for Marge after the two bond over a Downton Abbey-esque period drama. Meanwhile, Homer takes home a steam train that used to belong to Springfield's high-end, outside mall and recruits Reverend Lovejoy, Moe, Lenny, Carl, and Larry the Lush to fix it for his wedding anniversary. Guest star: Lisa Lampanelli and Seth MacFarlane |
Production[edit]
In October 2011, 20th Century Fox Television announced that the current business model of The Simpsons could not continue and that it needed to reach a new financial agreement with the cast.[28] A report described a previous deal that prevented the series from being syndicated on cable as long as the show continued and that the series may be worth more if it ended.[29] A deal was reached with the cast after an intervention by executive producers Al Jean and James L. Brooks as well as creator Matt Groening.[30] After the actors agreed to a 30% reduction in pay, the series was renewed for a twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth season.[3]
Seven episodes were holdovers from the previous season.[31] Al Jean continued his role as primary showrunner, a role he had since the thirteenth season.[32] This season featured the only episode co-written by David Mandel and the only episode written by Brian McConnachie.[33][34]
Advertising revenue[edit]
An October 2012 article in Advertising Age reported that the average cost of a 30-second advertising spot during a first-run episode of The Simpsons was $286,131—up from $254,260 in season 23. In 2012, The Simpsons was the sixth-most expensive television series in the United States to sponsor. The top five were (in ascending order) American Idol (Thursday), New Girl, Modern Family, American Idol (Wednesday), and NBC Sunday Night Football. A first-run, season 24 episode of The Simpsons was the Fox Broadcasting Company's fourth-most expensive program to sponsor, up from fifth in 2011.[35]
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
For the 2012–2013 television season, the season earned a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which was the 31st best performing show. It averaged 6.27 million viewers, which was the 70th best performing show.[36]
Critical response[edit]
John Schwarz of Bubbleblabbler gave the season an 8.5 out of 10. He enjoyed most of the guest stars, highlighting Tom Waits and Patton Oswalt. He also praised the adaptation of the show to current trends at the time. However, he disliked the Mary Spuckler character and subplots that were not as interesting as the more creative main plots.[37]
Awards and nominations[edit]
At the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, animator Paul Wee won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for "Treehouse of Horror XXIII."[38] The same episode was nominated for the Outstanding Animated Program.[39]
At the 66th Writers Guild of America Awards, writer Joel H. Cohen won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation for his script for "A Test Before Trying."[40] Writers David Mandel & Brian Kelley and Tom Gammill and Max Pross were also nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards for episodes written this season.[41][42]
At the 40th Annie Awards, writer Stephanie Gillis was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production for writing "A Tree Grows in Springfield," and composer Alf Clausen was nominated for the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production for "Treehouse of Horror XXIII."[43]
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