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Template:Future television episode list The Simpsons' 19th season (2007 - 2008) began airing on Fox on September 23, 2007.[1] It is the first season after The Simpsons Movie and contains seven hold-over episodes from the Season 18 (JABF) production line. Al Jean will serve as the Executive producer, a position he has held ever since the thirteenth season. Due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike only 22 episodes will be produced, instead of the planned 23.[2] However, Entertainment Weekly reported that there are only 17 episodes remaining that are ready, which would make the season consist of a total of 22 episodes.[3]

Season 19 included guest appearances by Stephen Colbert, Lionel Richie, Placido Domingo, Maya Rudolph, Matt Dillon, Steve Buscemi, Ted Nugent, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Other guest appearances in the season include Alan Moore, Jon Stewart, Dan Rather, Keith Olbermann, Kurt Loder, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Dan Clowes, Art Spiegelman, Jack Black, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Matt Damon, Glenn Close, Beverly D'Angelo, Topher Grace, Terry Gross and Amy Winehouse.

List of episodes

# Original title (top)
Alternative title (bottom)		 Directed by Written by Original airdate Prod. code
401–1"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"Mark KirklandJoel H. CohenSeptember 23, 2007JABF20
When Homer saves Mr. Burns's life, he gets to fly in a corporate jet, which he loves. Then, he becomes obsessed with flying corporate jet style. then he tries to get a job that will let him fly. But, he does not get it and has to hide in Krusty Burger from his family. Afterwards him and Marge get to fly in the corporate jet. Meanwhile Bart goes on a school trip.
Guest stars: Stephen Colbert and Lionel Richie.[4]
402–2"The Homer of Seville"Michael PolcinoCarolyn OmineSeptember 30, 2007JABF18
Homer goes to the hospital, where he develops the ability to sing in an operatic voice whenever he is lying on his back. Mr. Burns overhears Homer and immediately hires him to sing the lead in his production of La bohème. Homer wows the crowd at the Springfield Opera House. Homer becomes an enormous celebrity, especially with the ladies and while running from a mob of crazed fans, Homer is saved by a mysterious woman named Julia, who has questionable intentions.
Guest stars: Maya Rudolph and Placido Domingo.[5]
403–3"Midnight Towboy"Matthew NastukStephanie GillisOctober 7, 2007JABF21
Homer ends up having his car towed by a tow truck driver named Louie who introduces Homer to the joy of towing cars for a living. Meanwhile, Marge begins to feel that Maggie is getting too clingy and hires a counselor. The method works a little too well, leaving Maggie with no need for Marge at all.
Guest stars: Matt Dillon.[6]
404–4"I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"Bob AndersonDana GouldOctober 14, 2007JABF19
Marge is caught in the middle of a bank robbery, but manages to convince Dwight, the assailant, that she will visit him in prison should he turn himself in. He does so, but Marge, too frightened to go to prison, does not fulfill her promise and Dwight breaks out and comes looking for her.
Guest stars: Steve Buscemi, Ted Nugent and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
405–5"Treehouse of Horror XVIII"Chuck SheetzMarc WilmoreNovember 4, 2007JABF16

Season 19's edition of the annual trio of Halloween stories.

  • "E.T. Go Home" - Bart and Lisa find Kodos, who is hiding from the government, and help him obtain devices to contact his home planet, but Kodos's intentions prove to be less than friendly.
  • "Mr. and Mrs. Simpson" - Homer secretly lives a double life as a secret agent and is assigned to eliminate Kent Brockman, discovering that Marge is also an agent with the same mission.
  • "Heck House" - Bart, Lisa and some other kids pull pranks on Halloween night and, after they go too far, Ned Flanders turns the church into a Hell house. Gaining supernatural powers from God, he subjects the kids to his wrath.
406–6"Little Orphan Millie"Lance KramerMick KellyNovember 11, 2007JABF22
Milhouse's parents get remarried and go on a honeymoon cruis and getlost at sea and are presumed dead, so Milhouse decides it’s time to begin acting like a real man. As a result, he has a new attitude which makes him more popular than ever and Bart can not stand that Milhouse has become cooler than him. Meanwhile, Homer finds himself in trouble when he can’t remember the color of Marge’s eyes.[7]
Unaired episodes
407–7"Husbands and Knives"TBATBANovember 18, 2007[7]JABF17
A new comic book store, "Coolsville Comics & Toys" opens up directly across the street from Comic Book Guy's store. Meanwhile, Marge opens her own women-only workout center.
Guest stars: Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, Dan Clowes and Jack Black.[1]
408–8"Funeral for a Fiend"TBATBANovember 25, 2007[9]KABF01

Sideshow Bob tries to kill the Simpson family, but is caught and put on trial.[8]


Guest stars: Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney and Keith Olbermann.

Known titles

The following episodes are confirmed to air in season 19 but have no plot yet:

For other episode titles that have not yet been confirmed to air during the nineteenth season, see List of The Simpsons episodes.

Known plots

  • In an episode that will air in February of 2008, there will be a trilogy episode featuring three separate stories, each with a Valentine's Day theme.[11] One story will be a "Sid and Nancy" flashback where Nelson is Sid Vicious, Lisa is Nancy Spungen and Bart is Johnny Rotten from the Sex Pistols.[12]
  • Matt Groening: There will be a Prison Break episode in the near future "with tattoos and everything!"[13]
  • Al Jean: "We have Jon Stewart coming up later in a political show where they move Springfield's primary to first in the nation and the candidates come and invade the town and the town is so disgusted, they all write in 'Ralph Wiggum'."[14] Dan Rather will also guest star in the episode.[15]
  • Michael Price: "We have a great episode that's set as a flashback to the '90s where Homer forms the first grunge band."[15]

Returning characters

Guest stars

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Season 19 Information". The Futon Critic. 2007-07-22. Retrieved 2007-07-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "On the Firing Line". Army Archerd. 2007-11-08. Retrieved 2007-11-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Striking Home". Entertainment Weekly. 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-11-11. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Homer Flies High on the Season Premiere of The Simpsons Sunday, September 23, on FOX". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  5. ^ "Homer becomes an Opera star, only to find himself the target of an obsessed fan on The Simpsons Sunday, September 30, on FOX". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  6. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20070914fox17
  7. ^ a b "Little Orphan Millie Information". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  8. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a75660/frasier-cast-to-reunite-for-simpsons.html
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  10. ^ a b Army Archerd (2007-08-16). "Matt Damon & Bart Simpson!". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-23. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Anthony C. Ferrante. "Exclusive: 'THE SIMPSONS' AL JEAN CELEBRATES 400 EPISODES (AND A '24' PARODY) AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T RUN OUT OF IDEAS". iF Magazine. Retrieved 2007-05-20. {{cite web}}: Text "date2007-05-08" ignored (help)
  12. ^ "SDCC 07: The Simpsons Panel". IGN. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2007-07-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Madonna set for Simpsons cameo?". Yahoo!. 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-08-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Edward Douglas (2007-07-20). "The Future of The Simpsons?". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 2007-07-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ a b c "Simpsons Writers Dish on Movie and New Season". TV Guide. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
  16. ^ Larry Carroll (2007-07-26). "The Simpsons Movie Trivia!". MTV. Retrieved 2007-07-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "Dan Gross - Some 'Fresh Air' for 'Simpsons'". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2007-08-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ Kimberley Dadds (2007-08-08). "Winehouse lined up to appear in 'Simpsons'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2007-08-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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