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The Simpsons season 36

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The Simpsons
Season 36
ShowrunnerMatt Selman
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFox
Disney+ (select episodes)
Original releaseSeptember 29, 2024 (2024-09-29) –
present
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The thirty-sixth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons premiered on Fox on September 29, 2024.[1] This is the second of two seasons ordered by Fox. It is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. The primary showrunner for the season is Matt Selman.

Voice cast and characters

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Main articles: List of The Simpsons characters and List of recurring The Simpsons characters

Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Note: This is the last season to feature the voice of Pamela Hayden. She retired from acting after the 35th production season finished production.

Guest cast

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Guest stars announced for the season include former series writer Conan O'Brien, John Cena, Danny DeVito, Tom Hanks, and Andy Serkis.[3]

Episodes

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See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [4]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
7691"Bart's Birthday"Rob OliverJessica ConradSeptember 29, 2024 (2024-09-29)35ABF151.08[5]

Conan O'Brien hosts the "series finale" of The Simpsons, in which the finale itself is generated by an AI machine called HackGPT. In the finale, Bart's 11th birthday approaches and he realizes that Springfield is changing around him: Principal Skinner leaves for Sacramento with Groundskeeper Willie, Mr. Burns passes away and his fortune is given to the power plant employees, Comic Book Guy and his wife Kumiko's baby is born, with John Cena assisting with the delivery, Moe's Tavern closes, Nelson's father and the real Seymour Skinner return, Krusty the Clown ends his show, and Chief Wiggum joins the Chicago Police Department, as well as various marriages and deaths. Bart gains sentience within the finale and tries to resist the changes.

Guest stars: John Cena as himself, Danny DeVito as Herbert Powell, Tom Hanks as himself, Joel McHale as himself, Conan O'Brien as himself, Mark Proksch as Hack-GPT, Seth Rogen as himself, Amy Sedaris as Maggie Simpson (speaking voice)
7702"The Yellow Lotus"Matthew FaughnanLoni Steele SosthandOctober 6, 2024 (2024-10-06)35ABF080.89[6]

The Simpsons go to a fancy resort intended for Springfield's elite for a vacation, thanks to Homer buying timeshares back when Marge was pregnant with Bart. But when they discover he was scammed and are thrown out only 20 minutes later, the family squat in a room designated for the luggage of a rich newly-wed named Tasha, whose new husband is Sideshow Bob.

Guest stars: Chloe Fineman as Tasha, Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum, and Kara Talve singing the "Yellow Lotus Theme"
7713"Desperately Seeking Lisa"Matthew NastukTim LongOctober 20, 2024 (2024-10-20)35ABF182.02[7]

Sick of hearing Lisa complaining about Springfield, Marge sends her off with Patty and Selma to Capital City. There, Lisa meets some of the city’s urbane artists who invite her to join them at a party where like-minded individuals gather. Lisa decides that this culture is her future instead of Springfield and is swept away into a surreal journey through Capital City’s art and drama scene only to soon discover things aren't as they seem.

Guest stars: Griffin Dunne as Cockroach Actor, Richard E. Grant as Julian and British voice, Tracy Letts as Himself, Molly Shannon as Katya
7724"Shoddy Heat"Gabriel DeFrancescoJeff WestbrookOctober 27, 2024 (2024-10-27)35ABF160.98[8]

The Springfield Police Department unearths a coffin with two corpses in it that also contains a business card of Grampa Simpson’s from the 1980s during his brief stint as a private investigator. While Grampa tries to avoid his past, a curious Lisa pushes him to reopen the cold case that caused in the disappearance of his partner Billy and involved both Agnes Skinner and Mr. Burns.

Guest star: Topher Grace as William "Billy" O'Donnell
7735"Treehouse of Horror XXXV"Timothy BaileyRob LaZebnik & Dan Vebber & Matt SelmanNovember 3, 2024 (2024-11-03)35ABF133.18[9]

A series of scary stories are prefaced by "Cottage of Terror", a Mexican-themed opening animated by Jorge R. Gutierrez:

  • "The Information Rage": Bart and Lisa find themselves having to put their differences aside as built up political divisiveness and rage manifests as two giant monsters and it is up to the Simpson siblings to save Springfield.
  • "The Fall of the House of Monty": On the day after Thanksgiving, Victorian-era Mr. Burns becomes a victim of his own greed and cruelty as the dead workers from his corn syrup factory rise up and seek revenge on their former boss.
  • "Denim": In a parody of Venom, Homer comes into contact with a pair of sentient extraterrestrial denim pants that quickly bond with him, only to refuse to leave him when he needs it the most.

Guest stars: Juan Carlos Enriquez, Jorge R. Gutierrez and Tim Yoon sing "Jarabe Tapatío" and Rob LaZebnik as Spit-Takers Anonymous Guy

7746"Women in Shorts"Eric KoenigChristine NangleNovember 10, 2024 (2024-11-10)35ABF170.83[10]

An assortment of stories involving the female residents of Springfield like Luann Van Houten, Malibu Stacy, Mrs. Muntz, Marge, Patty and Selma, Bernice Hibbert, Mama Risotto, Lunchlady Dora, Lisa, Agnes Skinner, Helen Lovejoy, and Rayshelle Peyton. Parodies include Barbie, West Side Story, The Nanny, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Guest stars: Ruth Reichl as herself, Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Payton, Christine Nangle as Mom Goods Manager, Renee Ridgeley as Dr. Wendy Sage
7757"Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes"Debbie Bruce MahanJessica ConradNovember 24, 2024 (2024-11-24)35ABF142.69[11]

In an ode to the works of Ray Bradbury, the Simpson family attend a carnival where Lisa meets an individual known as The Illustrated Man who uses his tattoos to weave various stories for her.

  • A 1950s Bart hears what he thinks are the screams of a woman buried alive in the woods only to discover nobody will believe him.
  • A retro-future version of Superintendent Chalmers is convinced by Carl to use a replacement robot duplicate of himself to avoid spending time with Skinner.
  • Homer is part of a law enforcement team set in a police-state future Springfield where consuming any media that isn't considered as prestige television is illegal.

Guest star: Andy Serkis as Siegfried Blaze and The Illustrated Man

7768"Convenience Airways"Rob OliverLoni Steele SosthandDecember 8, 2024 (2024-12-08)36ABF011.70[12]

The Simpsons mention at a Congressional hearing about the time when they were trapped on a flight with the most unruly passengers in America, some of which they know. They soon find that each of its passengers are slowly disappearing.

Guest stars: Kate Berlant as Stressed Woman, John Early as Joel, Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum, John Pirruccello as Warren Wingspan
7779"Homer and Her Sisters"Matthew NastukNick DahanDecember 15, 2024 (2024-12-15)36ABF031.47[13]

Animosity between Marge's sisters Patty and Selma and Homer peaks when he ruins Patty and Selma's birthday escape room experience. Meanwhile, Krusty is told by his Aunt Sadie Krustofsky to stop being an elitist celebrity and connect with his crew. When Aunt Sadie's tough love approach gets her Aunt Sadie own personal improvement show, Marge uses it to try and bring Homer and her sisters together as well as some other people.

Guest stars: Ike Barinholtz as Wayne the Grip, Susie Essman as Aunt Sadie Krustofsky, Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum
77810"O C'mon All Ye Faithful" (Parts 1 & 2) Debbie Bruce MahanCarolyn OmineDecember 17, 2024 (2024-12-17) (Disney+)[14]35ABF21N/A
77911Matthew Faughnan35ABF22

Mentalist Derren Brown comes to Springfield to bring some Christmas cheer back to the town. He unintentionally makes Homer believe he is Santa. When Flanders becomes jealous of Homer's celebrity, he has a crisis of faith.

Guest stars: Derren Brown as himself, Patti LaBelle as herself, Pentatonix as themselves
78012"The Man Who Flew Too Much"Steven Dean MooreAl JeanDecember 22, 2024 (2024-12-22)36ABF020.91[15]

The Pin Pals get back together and travel to Capital City to attend their first ever state bowling championship only for the helicopter to crash on the way there. While Marge and the kids worry, Homer, Barney, Moe, Carl, Ned Flanders and Pin Pal newcomer Fausto try to survive the harsh natural elements of a frozen mountainside as they attempt the arduous journey back home.

Guest star: Glenn Close as Mona J. Simpson
78113"Bottle Episode"Gabriel DeFrancescoRob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnikDecember 29, 2024 (2024-12-29)36ABF04TBD

Smithers asks Homer to take care of a million dollar bottle of Gevrey-Chambertin wine once owned by Napoleon to be delivered to Mr. Burns. But while Homer initially succeeds, Marge unknowingly uses the wine to spice up some stew. Homer suggests they try to cover it up so with Professor Frink's help Smithers and Marge create a fake replica of the wine. When it fools Burns and his rich friends, Marge and Smithers decide to replicate more expensive wine to profit the poor instead of the rich.

Guest star: Robert Parker as himself

Note: This episode was dedicated in memory of former series writer William "Billy" Wright, who died on December 16, 2024.

Other episodes expected to be released in this season on Disney+ are "The Past and the Furious" and "Yellow Planet".[16]

Production

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In January 2023, it was announced that the series had been renewed for the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth seasons.[17] Executive producer Matt Selman continued his role as primary showrunner, a role he had since the thirty-third season.[3][18] Selman had previously been the showrunner for several episodes each season since the twenty-third season.[18] Executive producer Al Jean also served as showrunner for several episodes this season.[19]

In July 2024, at San Diego Comic-Con, Selman recorded the screaming of the Simpsons panel audience to be used in the season's Treehouse of Horror episode. In addition, a followup episode to the seventh season episode "22 Short Films About Springfield" was announced. A second Treehouse of Horror episode is also planned to be broadcast this season, titled "Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes". The episode will feature three segments parodying stories by Ray Bradbury. Series creator Matt Groening stated that Bradbury criticized the show in the press after the series premiered because it borrowed from an episode of The Twilight Zone that he wrote.[3] The season contains 11 holdover episodes from the previous season.[citation needed]

In August 2024, at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, it was announced that four episodes would premiere exclusively on Disney+.[16] Selman said that for both the thirty-fifth and thirty-sixth production seasons, 18 episodes were ordered by Fox and 4 episodes were ordered by Disney.[20] One of the episodes was a two-part Christmas special entitled "O C'mon All Ye Faithful", with two other episodes "The Past and the Furious" and "Yellow Planet" also being planned to premiere on the streaming network.[16] Selman said that the producers have agreed to most of Disney's asks for collaboration such as the real-time Simpsons animated version of the December 9, 2024 presentation of Monday Night Football. He also noted that the cross-promotional efforts required cooperation with Fox since the network controlled the show's social media accounts.[20]

In November 2024, it was announced that Pamela Hayden, who had been the voice of Milhouse and several other characters since 1989, would be retiring from voice acting, and her final acting credit on the Fox broadcasts would be for "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes". Fox says that recasting for her characters would "begin in the near future".[21] Hayden continued to act in the Disney+ episodes as part of this season.[22]

Reception

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Writer Jessica Conrad was nominated for the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production at the 52nd Annie Awards for her script for "Bart's Birthday".[23]

References

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  1. ^ Fox Broadcasting Company [@FOXTV] (July 16, 2024). "Babe, wake up!!! The new FOX Fall schedule just dropped 👀" (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Al Jean [@AlJean] (December 23, 2024). "Chris Edgerley but sounds the same to me …" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c Schneider, Michael (July 27, 2024). "'The Simpsons' Reveals Upcoming 'Venom' Parody, Shares Video of Kamala Harris Reciting a Famous 'Treehouse of Horror' Quote at Comic-Con Panel". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 1, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: The Summit on CBS Gets Off to Slow Start". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  6. ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 8, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Sporting Events Uplift the Prime Times of NBC, CBS and FS1". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 22, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: N.Y. Liberty Wins Championship on ESPN in 25-Year Viewer High for a WNBA Finals Game". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 29, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Cowboys-49ers on NBC Delivers Best Week 8 'Sunday Night Football' Audience on Record". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Pucci, Douglas (November 6, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: NFL Continues to Prosper on Fox and NBC". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Pucci, Douglas (November 12, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: 'Yellowstone' Delivers Largest Multi-Network Premiere Night Audience To-Date". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  11. ^ Pucci, Douglas (November 27, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: NBC Tops Prime Time, Fox with Weekend's Most-Watched NFL Window". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  12. ^ Pucci, Douglas (December 13, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: '1923' Repurposed Premiere Benefits Out of 'Yellowstone' Original". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Pucci, Douglas (December 18, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: 'Yellowstone' Series Finale Draws Combined 8 Million Viewers on Paramount and CMT for Initial Airing". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on DISNEY+ | TheFutonCritic.com". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  15. ^ Pucci, Douglas (December 26, 2024). "Sunday Ratings: Eagles-Commanders Thriller on Fox Highlights Top NFL Early Afternoon Window Audience on Any Network for the Season To-Date". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  16. ^ a b c Schneider, Michael (August 10, 2024). "'The Simpsons' to Produce Four New Episodes Exclusively for Disney+ — Including a New Christmas Two-Parter". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (January 26, 2023). "'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy' & 'Bob's Burgers' Renewed For Two Additional Seasons Through 2024-25". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Fox, Jesse David (June 5, 2023). "'The Simpsons' Is Good Again". Vulture. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  19. ^ Morgan, Brandon (October 29, 2024). "The Simpsons Finally Explains How Homer Works At A Nuclear Power Plant". Kotaku. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  20. ^ a b Roffman, Marisa (December 9, 2024). "THE SIMPSONS' Matt Selman on Teaming Up with the NFL ('A No-Brainer') and the 'Experimental' Disney+ Exclusive Episodes". Give Me My Remote. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  21. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (November 20, 2024). "Voice of The Simpsons' Milhouse Retires This Sunday, After 35 Years — Watch Tribute, Get Recast Status". TVLine. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  22. ^ Omine, Carolyn [@CarolynOmine] (November 20, 2024). "A beautiful tribute to a beautiful soul. We already miss her. One correction: This Sunday is not her final performance. The last show she recorded was "O C'mon All Ye Faithful" But she appears in "The Past and the Furious" and "Yellow Planet" which air after O C'mon" (Tweet). Retrieved December 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Pedersen, Erik (December 20, 2024). "Annie Awards Nominations: 'Wild Robot' Leads Field Over 'Inside Out 2', 'Wallace & Gromit'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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