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Revision as of 21:38, 13 September 2014

The Simpsons (season 26)
Season 26
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2014
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The Simpsons' twenty-sixth season will begin airing on Fox on September 28, 2014.

In this season, Krusty the Clown plans to retire, while in the same episode a notable character will die (Clown in the Dumps); Homer and Bart attempt to solve some father/son conflicts; Marge opens a sandwich franchise (Super Franchise Me); Mr. Burns finds a girlfriend in Democratic Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard (guest voice Nick Offerman; The Wreck of the Relationship); Bart schemes to bring down his new 5th grade teacher, Mr. Lassen (guest voice Willem Dafoe), who is a terrible bully (Blazed and Confused); Homer has a mid-life crisis; and the cast of Futurama will make an appearance in Springfield in a crossover episode (Simpsorama). Additional guest voices for this season will include Nick Offerman, David Hyde Pierce, Jeff Ross, Matthew Sweet[1] and Gordon Ramsay.[2]

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes


No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
5531"Clown in the Dumps"TBAJoel H. Cohen[3]September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)[4]SABF20TBD
5542"The Wreck of the Relationship"[5]TBAJeff Westbrook[6]October 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)[4]SABF17TBD
5553"Super Franchise Me"[7]TBATBAOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)[7]SABF19TBD
5564"Treehouse of Horror XXV[8]"TBAStephanie Gillis[9]October 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)SABF21TBD
5575"Simpsorama"[10]TBAJ. Stewart BurnsNovember 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)SABF16TBD
5586"Blazed and Confused"[11]TBATBANovember 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)[11]TBATBD
5597"I Won't Be Home for Christmas"TBATBADecember 14, 2014 (2014-12-14)[12]TBATBD
5608"The Musk Who Fell to Earth[13]"TBATBAJanuary 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)[13]TBATBD
5619"The Man Who Came to Be Dinner"David SilvermanTBAJanuary 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)[12]RABF15TBD

Upcoming episodes without a scheduled air date

Production code Title
TBA "Opposites A-frack"[14]
TBA "Band of Dads"[15]
TBA "Peeping Mom"[16]
TBA "Covercraft"[17]
TABF05 "Bart's New Friend"[18]
TABF08 "The Princess Guide"[19]
TABF09 "Sky Police"[20]

Confirmed plots and guest stars

  • In "Clown in the Dumps",[21] one of the characters will die. However, producer Al Jean has ruled out Edna Krabappel, saying it has nothing to do with the real-life death of her voice actress Marcia Wallace,[22] although the character will be retired in Wallace's memory.[23] Before she died, Wallace had completed voice work for most of season 25.[24] One major clue to the death is Hank Azaria has confirmed that none of his characters will be dying.[25] Another clue to the death was provided with Al Jean stating that the character was a 'terrific character' but was not viewed as an 'iconic character'.[26] Jean also confirmed that this episode would be the premiere of season 26.[27]
  • In "The Man Who Came to Be Dinner", which is co-written by Al Jean and directed by David Silverman,[28] the Simpsons will go to "an amusement park where the lines for the rides are terrible, except for this one rocket called Journey to Your Future" that takes them to Rigel 7, the home planet of Kang and Kodos.[29] This episode was previously going to air as the finale of Season 24, but was supposed to be moved to Season 25 for unknown reasons. It will now air in January 2015[11] as part of the 26th season, meaning it is the first episode since season 9's "Simpson Tide" to be held back 2 seasons.
  • "Bart's New Friend"[18] is based on a fan script sent in by Judd Apatow in 1990, which is being retooled for airing in season 26.[30] In the episode, Homer goes to a hypnotist and is given the mentality of a ten-year old boy. The hypnotist dies, leaving Homer stuck in the mind of a child. He begins to bond with Bart while in this state, and refuses entry back into the responsibilities of adulthood.[31][32]
  • "Covercraft" is an upcoming episode of season 26 that is set to be the 'very musical' episode after season 9's 'All Singing, All Dancing'.[33]
  • "Band of Dads" will feature Sideshow Mel's family.[34]

References

  1. ^ http://assets.fox.com/shows/upfronts/assets/Simpsons,%20The.pdf
  2. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/GordonRamsay/status/506192009905053697
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ a b [2]
  5. ^ https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/494150803288903680
  6. ^ [3]
  7. ^ a b [4]
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/493080239002484736
  9. ^ [5]
  10. ^ Twitter / TheJohnDiMaggio
  11. ^ a b c [6] Cite error: The named reference "twitter.com" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  12. ^ a b [7]
  13. ^ a b [8]
  14. ^ Reg. #PAu003711492 in the U.S. Copyright Records database
  15. ^ "WebVoyage Record View 1". Cocatalog.loc.gov. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  16. ^ Twitter / mattselman: Matt Groening accidentally
  17. ^ "Twitter / AlJean: Upcoming episode". Twitter.com. 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  18. ^ a b Twitter / AlJean: No, in Blazed and Confused
  19. ^ Reg. # PAu003736419 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  20. ^ "WebVoyage Titles". Cocatalog.loc.gov. 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  21. ^ "Twitter / AlJean: @monicabell15 Last for this". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  22. ^ 'Simpsons' Actress Marcia Wallace Dies
  23. ^ "'Simpsons' star Marcia Wallace dies at 70". Chicago Tribune. Reuters. October 26, 2013.
  24. ^ Hughes, Jason (4 November 2013). "'The Simpsons' Pays Tribute To Marcia Wallace With Final Chalkboard Message". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  25. ^ Simpsons character death hugely narrowed down following Hank Azaria tip
  26. ^ Burns, Ashley (2014-04-30). "The Upcoming 'Simpsons' Death Is Being Called The 'Yellow Wedding'". Uproxx.com. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  27. ^ Denham, Jess (30 April 2014). "The Simpsons death: 'Yellow Wedding' episode will be 'bigger' than Game of Thrones". The Independent.
  28. ^ "Twitter / tubatron: I'm starting to direct a Simpsons". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  29. ^ Keck's Exclusives: The Simpsons in Space
  30. ^ 'The Simpsons': Judd Apatow on playing 'self-involved' Judd Apatow and the upcoming episode he wrote (two decades ago)
  31. ^ Haglund, David (November 26, 2012). "The Simpsons Producing an Episode Written 22 Years Ago by Judd Apatow". Slate. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  32. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (February 19, 2013). "Yes, Judd Apatow's Simpsons Script Will Be Rewritten". Vulture. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  33. ^ https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/495645288938225664
  34. ^ "Twitter / mattselman: SPOILER ALERT". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
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