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==Production==
==Production==
It contained nine holdover episodes from the season 19 (KABF) production line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z246z11z8&ID=4112|title=Fox Announces Primetime Slate for 2008–2009|accessdate=2008-05-15|date=2008-05-15|publisher=FoxFlash}}</ref>
It contained nine holdover episodes from the season 19 (KABF) production line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z246z11z8&ID=4112 |title=Fox Announces Primetime Slate for 2008–2009 |accessdate=2008-05-15 |date=2008-05-15 |publisher=FoxFlash |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122125223/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z246z11z8&ID=4112 |archivedate=2008-11-22 |df= }}</ref>


Production on the season was delayed because of contract negotiations with the six main voice actors.<ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Schneider | title = Still no deal for 'Simpsons' cast | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 2008-05-19 | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986121.html?categoryId=14&cs=1 | accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref> The dispute was resolved, and the actors' salary was raised to $400,000 (US) per episode. The delay in production caused the planned 22 episodes to be shortened to 20.<ref name="Strike">{{cite news | title = Simpsons cast sign new pay deal | publisher = [[BBC|BBC News]] | date = 2008-06-03 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7434296.stm | accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref> In addition, voice actor [[Dan Castellaneta]] was credited as a consulting producer for the first time.<ref name="Strike"/> The main cast consisted of Castellaneta, [[Julie Kavner]], [[Nancy Cartwright]], [[Yeardley Smith]], [[Hank Azaria]], and [[Harry Shearer]]. The recurring cast consisted of [[Marcia Wallace]], [[Pamela Hayden]], [[Tress MacNeille]], [[Russi Taylor]] and [[Karl Wiedergott]].
Production on the season was delayed because of contract negotiations with the six main voice actors.<ref>{{cite news | author = Michael Schneider | title = Still no deal for 'Simpsons' cast | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = 2008-05-19 | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986121.html?categoryId=14&cs=1 | accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref> The dispute was resolved, and the actors' salary was raised to $400,000 (US) per episode. The delay in production caused the planned 22 episodes to be shortened to 20.<ref name="Strike">{{cite news | title = Simpsons cast sign new pay deal | publisher = [[BBC|BBC News]] | date = 2008-06-03 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7434296.stm | accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref> In addition, voice actor [[Dan Castellaneta]] was credited as a consulting producer for the first time.<ref name="Strike"/> The main cast consisted of Castellaneta, [[Julie Kavner]], [[Nancy Cartwright]], [[Yeardley Smith]], [[Hank Azaria]], and [[Harry Shearer]]. The recurring cast consisted of [[Marcia Wallace]], [[Pamela Hayden]], [[Tress MacNeille]], [[Russi Taylor]] and [[Karl Wiedergott]].
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===20th anniversary===
===20th anniversary===
In 2009, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of ''The Simpsons'', Fox announced that a year-long celebration of the show titled "Best. 20 Years. Ever." would run from January 14, 2009 to January 14, 2010. Several contests were run, including the "Unleash Your Yellow" contest in which entrants designed a poster for the show<ref>{{cite web|title=Simpsons Poster Contest Will Have Fans Seeing Yellow|url=http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/simpsons-poster.html|work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|author=Wallace, Lewis|date=2009-01-13|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref> and "Best. Couch Gag. Ever." where fans created their own live-action couch gag video.<ref name="videocontest">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z17z8&ID=4828|title=Unleashe more of your yellow with "The Simpsons" video contest|accessdate=2009-04-07}}</ref>
In 2009, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of ''The Simpsons'', Fox announced that a year-long celebration of the show titled "Best. 20 Years. Ever." would run from January 14, 2009 to January 14, 2010. Several contests were run, including the "Unleash Your Yellow" contest in which entrants designed a poster for the show<ref>{{cite web|title=Simpsons Poster Contest Will Have Fans Seeing Yellow|url=http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/simpsons-poster.html|work=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|author=Wallace, Lewis|date=2009-01-13|accessdate=2009-01-14}}</ref> and "Best. Couch Gag. Ever." where fans created their own live-action couch gag video.<ref name="videocontest">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z17z8&ID=4828 |title=Unleashe more of your yellow with "The Simpsons" video contest |accessdate=2009-04-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117230515/http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z17z8&ID=4828 |archivedate=2010-01-17 |df= }}</ref>


As part of the celebration, the Irish-themed episode "[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]" premiered on [[Sky1]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]] on March 17, 2009. It was the first-ever episode of the show to air in Europe before being seen in the United States. The American debut of the episode was on March 22.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ireland, U.K. to air 'The Simpsons'|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001300.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Schneider, Michael|date=2009-03-16|accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref>
As part of the celebration, the Irish-themed episode "[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]" premiered on [[Sky1]] in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]] on March 17, 2009. It was the first-ever episode of the show to air in Europe before being seen in the United States. The American debut of the episode was on March 22.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ireland, U.K. to air 'The Simpsons'|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001300.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Schneider, Michael|date=2009-03-16|accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Bart gets a perfect score on Springfield Elementary's latest standardized test, leaving Lisa worried that Bart may be smarter than she when Bart is rewarded with a field trip -- that turns out to be an elaborate trick into getting the low-testing students (and Principal Skinner) out of the way. Meanwhile, Homer forgets to mail off his insurance payment and must keep himself and the house accident-free until his coverage can be reinstated at 3:00pm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=2&d=22|title= Primetime Listings (February 22 - February 28)|accessdate=2009-02-06|date=2009-02-06|publisher=FoxFlash}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Bart gets a perfect score on Springfield Elementary's latest standardized test, leaving Lisa worried that Bart may be smarter than she when Bart is rewarded with a field trip -- that turns out to be an elaborate trick into getting the low-testing students (and Principal Skinner) out of the way. Meanwhile, Homer forgets to mail off his insurance payment and must keep himself and the house accident-free until his coverage can be reinstated at 3:00pm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=2&d=22 |title=Primetime Listings (February 22 - February 28) |accessdate=2009-02-06 |date=2009-02-06 |publisher=FoxFlash |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131212550/http://foxflash.com:80/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=2&d=22 |archivedate=2009-01-31 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 6.52<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/03/top-fox-primetime-shows-february-23-to-march-1-2009/13888 |title=Top Fox Primetime Shows, February 23 to March 1, 2009 |publisher=TV by the Numbers |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=March 3, 2009 |accessdate=March 25, 2011}}</ref>
|Viewers = 6.52<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/03/top-fox-primetime-shows-february-23-to-march-1-2009/13888 |title=Top Fox Primetime Shows, February 23 to March 1, 2009 |publisher=TV by the Numbers |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=March 3, 2009 |accessdate=March 25, 2011}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=The Simpsons get into a mortgage crisis of their own when Homer cannot afford to pay off the money he borrows from his home equity loan (so he can finance his extravagant [[Mardi Gras]] parties) and the Simpsons sell their home to Ned Flanders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=3&d=7|title= Primetime Listings (March 1 - March 7)|accessdate=2009-02-18|date=2009-02-18|publisher=FoxFlash}}</ref><br />''Guest Star'': [[Maurice LaMarche]].
|ShortSummary=The Simpsons get into a mortgage crisis of their own when Homer cannot afford to pay off the money he borrows from his home equity loan (so he can finance his extravagant [[Mardi Gras]] parties) and the Simpsons sell their home to Ned Flanders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=3&d=7 |title=Primetime Listings (March 1 - March 7) |accessdate=2009-02-18 |date=2009-02-18 |publisher=FoxFlash |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330085755/http://foxflash.com:80/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=3&d=7 |archivedate=2010-03-30 |df= }}</ref><br />''Guest Star'': [[Maurice LaMarche]].
|Viewers =5.99<ref>{{cite news | author = Robert Seidman | title = Sunday Ratings: Low-ish Desperate Housewives wins the night | publisher = TV by the Numbers | date = March 9, 2009 | url = http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/09/sunday-ratings-low-ish-desperate-housewives-wins-the-night/14173 | accessdate=September 30, 2012}}</ref>
|Viewers =5.99<ref>{{cite news | author = Robert Seidman | title = Sunday Ratings: Low-ish Desperate Housewives wins the night | publisher = TV by the Numbers | date = March 9, 2009 | url = http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/09/sunday-ratings-low-ish-desperate-housewives-wins-the-night/14173 | accessdate=September 30, 2012}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=Moe once again searches for love and falls for a woman named Maya over the Internet. However, when Moe meets Maya face-to-face, he discovers it is more like face-to-knee, as Maya is only three feet tall. Meanwhile, Maggie is put in a playground full of hostile babies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=4&d=1|title= Primetime Listings (March 29 - April 4)|accessdate=2009-03-17|date=2009-03-17|publisher=FoxFlash}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=Moe once again searches for love and falls for a woman named Maya over the Internet. However, when Moe meets Maya face-to-face, he discovers it is more like face-to-knee, as Maya is only three feet tall. Meanwhile, Maggie is put in a playground full of hostile babies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=4&d=1 |title=Primetime Listings (March 29 - April 4) |accessdate=2009-03-17 |date=2009-03-17 |publisher=FoxFlash |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325171733/http://www.foxflash.com:80/div.php/main/page?aID=1z4&mo=4&d=1 |archivedate=2009-03-25 |df= }}</ref>
|Viewers = 6.50 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings/2009/04/05 |title=TV Listings for - April 5, 2009 |publisher=TV Tango |date=2009-04-05 |accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref>
|Viewers = 6.50 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtango.com/listings/2009/04/05 |title=TV Listings for - April 5, 2009 |publisher=TV Tango |date=2009-04-05 |accessdate=2016-09-15}}</ref>
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|ShortSummary=While desperately searching for a bathroom during her morning jog, Marge discovers how low-rent Springfield Elementary School really is and moves Bart and Lisa to Waverly Hills Elementary by having Homer rent an apartment there so the city inspector of Waverly Hills (who cracks down on out-of-towners who only register for a Waverly Hills address so they can send their kids to that town's school) does not get suspicious. Meanwhile, Bart helps Lisa become popular by telling others that Lisa is friends with a teenage pop star named Alaska Nebraska.<br />''Guest Stars'': [[Ellen Page]] and [[Maurice LaMarche]].<ref name=FF>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=4832|title= May is Massive on Fox|accessdate=2009-04-08|publisher=FoxFlash}}</ref>
|ShortSummary=While desperately searching for a bathroom during her morning jog, Marge discovers how low-rent Springfield Elementary School really is and moves Bart and Lisa to Waverly Hills Elementary by having Homer rent an apartment there so the city inspector of Waverly Hills (who cracks down on out-of-towners who only register for a Waverly Hills address so they can send their kids to that town's school) does not get suspicious. Meanwhile, Bart helps Lisa become popular by telling others that Lisa is friends with a teenage pop star named Alaska Nebraska.<br />''Guest Stars'': [[Ellen Page]] and [[Maurice LaMarche]].<ref name=FF>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=4832 |title=May is Massive on Fox |accessdate=2009-04-08 |publisher=FoxFlash |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412221337/http://foxflash.com:80/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=4832 |archivedate=2009-04-12 |df= }}</ref>
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The Simpsons
Season 20
DVD cover
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) –
May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)
Season chronology
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Season 19
Next →
Season 21
List of episodes

The Simpsons' twentieth season aired on Fox from September 28, 2008 to May 17, 2009.[1] With this season, the show tied Gunsmoke as the longest-running American primetime television series in terms of total number of seasons.[2] The season was released on BD January 12, 2010, making this the first season released on BD. It was released on DVD in Region 1 on January 12, 2010, and in Region 4 on January 20, 2010.[3] The season was only released on DVD in Region 2 in a few areas.

Production

It contained nine holdover episodes from the season 19 (KABF) production line.[4]

Production on the season was delayed because of contract negotiations with the six main voice actors.[5] The dispute was resolved, and the actors' salary was raised to $400,000 (US) per episode. The delay in production caused the planned 22 episodes to be shortened to 20.[6] In addition, voice actor Dan Castellaneta was credited as a consulting producer for the first time.[6] The main cast consisted of Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer. The recurring cast consisted of Marcia Wallace, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Russi Taylor and Karl Wiedergott.

The Simpsons began high-definition production in season 20. The first episode in HD, "Take My Life, Please", aired on February 15, 2009. "Take My Life, Please" is also the first to feature the new opening sequence.

Also, more episodes were given the TV-14 rating than any other season. The episodes that were given this rating were "Sex, Pies, and Idiot Scrapes", "Treehouse of Horror XIX", "Gone Maggie Gone", "No Loan Again, Naturally", "Dangerous Curves", "Wedding For Disaster", and "Four Great Women and a Manicure".

20th anniversary

In 2009, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of The Simpsons, Fox announced that a year-long celebration of the show titled "Best. 20 Years. Ever." would run from January 14, 2009 to January 14, 2010. Several contests were run, including the "Unleash Your Yellow" contest in which entrants designed a poster for the show[7] and "Best. Couch Gag. Ever." where fans created their own live-action couch gag video.[8]

As part of the celebration, the Irish-themed episode "In the Name of the Grandfather" premiered on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 17, 2009. It was the first-ever episode of the show to air in Europe before being seen in the United States. The American debut of the episode was on March 22.[9]

Reception

Critical reception

Robert Canning of IGN gave the season a 7.9 out of 10 improving 1.3 from the past season. He gave it a positive review saying that it was "Good" and that "With at least two more years of The Simpsons guaranteed, this unexpected but very welcome resurgence has come at a perfect time. If they can keep the momentum moving, the series is primed to once again approach perfection and go out at the top of its game."[10]

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by The Simpsons

Episodes from the twentieth season received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. "Gone Maggie Gone" was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour) and Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. Dan Castellaneta won the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy for voicing Homer in the episode "Father Knows Worst"; Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer were also nominated for the episodes "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe" and "The Burns and the Bees" respectively. The winners were announced on September 12, 2009.[11] The Simpsons was the only series to be nominated in the Animation category at the Writers Guild of America Awards in 2010. The nominees were: Stephanie Gillis for "The Burns and The Bees", John Frink for "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe", Billy Kimball & Ian Maxtone-Graham for Gone Maggie Gone", Don Payne for "Take My Life, Please", and Joel H. Cohen for "Wedding for Disaster".[12] The award was won by Joel H. Cohen.[13]

Nielsen ratings

The season ranked 77th in ratings with an average of 6.930 million viewers and an 18/49 rating of 3.4/9 and the rerun timeslot ranking 113th.[14] The most viewed episode was "Treehouse of Horror XIX", with 12.48 million watching it and a 4.9 Nielsen rating.[15] The least viewed episode was "Four Great Women and a Manicure" which is the second least viewed episode of the series, after Season 21's "Million Dollar Maybe".[16]

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
4211"Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes"Lance KramerKevin CurranSeptember 28, 2008 (2008-09-28)KABF179.3[17]
4222"Lost Verizon"Raymond S. PersiJohn FrinkOctober 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)KABF157.43[18]
4233"Double, Double, Boy in Trouble"Michael PolcinoBill OdenkirkOctober 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)KABF148.09[19]
4244"Treehouse of Horror XIX"Bob AndersonMatt WarburtonNovember 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)KABF1612.48[20]
4255"Dangerous Curves"Matthew FaughnanBilly Kimball & Ian Maxtone-GrahamNovember 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)KABF188.16[21]
4266"Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"Nancy KruseTim LongNovember 16, 2008 (2008-11-16)KABF198.52[22]
4277"MyPods and Boomsticks"Steven Dean MooreMarc WilmoreNovember 30, 2008 (2008-11-30)KABF207.80[23]
4288"The Burns and the Bees"Mark KirklandStephanie GillisDecember 7, 2008 (2008-12-07)KABF216.19[24]
4299"Lisa the Drama Queen"Matthew NastukBrian KelleyJanuary 25, 2009 (2009-01-25)KABF225.75[25]
43010"Take My Life, Please"Steven Dean MooreDon PayneFebruary 15, 2009 (2009-02-15)LABF016.82[26]
43111"How the Test Was Won"Lance KramerMichael PriceMarch 1, 2009 (2009-03-01)LABF026.52[27]
43212"No Loan Again, Naturally"Mark KirklandJeff WestbrookMarch 8, 2009 (2009-03-08)LABF035.99[28]
43313"Gone Maggie Gone"Chris ClementsBilly Kimball & Ian Maxtone-GrahamMarch 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)LABF045.99[29]
43414"In the Name of the Grandfather"Ralph SosaMatt MarshallMarch 17, 2009 (2009-03-17) (Sky1)
March 22, 2009 (Fox)		LABF116.15[30]
43515"Wedding for Disaster"Chuck SheetzJoel H. CohenMarch 29, 2009 (2009-03-29)LABF056.58[31]
43616"Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"Nancy KruseJohn FrinkApril 5, 2009 (2009-04-05)LABF066.50 [32]
43717"The Good, the Sad and the Drugly"Rob OliverMarc WilmoreApril 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)LABF076.50[33]
43818"Father Knows Worst"Matthew NastukRob LaZebnikApril 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)LABF085.94[34]
43919"Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh"Michael PolcinoJ. Stewart BurnsMay 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)LABF106.75[35]
44020"Four Great Women and a Manicure"Raymond S. PersiValentina L. GarzaMay 10, 2009 (2009-05-10)LABF095.16[36]
44121"Coming to Homerica"Steven Dean MooreBrendan HayMay 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)LABF125.86[37]

Blu-ray and DVD release

The Complete Twentieth Season
Set Details Special Features
  • Hand-drawn menus by Matt Groening
  • The 20th Anniversary Special Sneak Peak (US DVD/Blu-ray Only)
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
January 12, 2010 September 17, 2010[38] January 20, 2010

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