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Season 26 is the next upcoming season of The Simpsons. It will premiere on September 28, 2014 and conclude in Spring 2015.

Announcement

Kevin Reilly, Chairman of Entertainment for the Fox Broadcasting Company, announced on October 4, 2013 that The Simpsons will be going into its twenty-sixth season.^[1] "For more than a quarter of a century, THE SIMPSONS has captured the hearts and minds of fans in a way that transcends ages, languages and cultures," said Reilly. "This groundbreaking series is not only the longest-running scripted show in television history, it’s one of the greatest sitcoms of our time, and I'm looking forward to yet another landmark season."

Episodes

Picture # Original title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code 250px 553 - 1 "Clown in the Dumps"[2] September 28, 2014 Joel H. Cohen[3] SABF20 A Springfield resident dies (See Death Clues). Also, Krusty retires after he’s offended by a comedy cable channel roast of him, and Lisa tries to protect Homer from getting hurt.[4] Guest Starring: David Hyde Pierce as Felix; Sarah Silverman as Herself; Jeff Ross as Himself[5] 554 - 2[6] "The Wreck of the Relationship"[7] October 5, 2014[6] SABF17 Guest starring: Nick Offerman 555 - 3 "Super Franchise Me"[8] October 12, 2014[9] SABF19 556 - 4 "Treehouse of Horror XXV" October 19, 2014[10] SABF21[11] 55? - ? "Simpsorama"[12] November 9, 2014[13] J. Stewart Burns[14] SABF16[12] A crossover with Futurama, the Planet Express team comes to Springfield. Hypnotoad will also make an appearance.[15] The plot will revolve around Bender and Bart; Bender comes from the future to kill Bart because of something that Bart does in the present that causes problems in the future. The recording starts at September 19, 2013.[16] Some scenes will be based in the comic Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis.[14] Guest starring: Billy West as Philip J. Fry, Katey Sagal as Leela, John DiMaggio as Bender, Phil LaMarr, Maurice LaMarche and Lauren Tom as Amy Wong. 55? - ? "Blazed and Confused"[17] November 16, 2014[18] Bart schemes to bring down his new teacher, Mr. Lassen (guest voice Willem Dafoe), who is a terrible bully and The Simpsons go to Burning Man.[19][20] Guest starring: Willem Dafoe as Mr. Lassen 5?? - ? "The Musk Who Fell To Earth"[21] January 11, 2015[22] Mr. Burns will lose all his money to Elon Musk. Burns will try to kill him, and it will be revealed Musk's master password.[22][23][24] Guest starring: Elon Musk as Himself "The Man Who Came To Be Dinner"[25] January 2015 David Silverman[26] Al Jean (co-writer) RABF15 The Simpsons go to an amusement park where the lines for the rides are terrible, except for this one rocket called Journey to Your Future. They end up on Kang and Kodos home planet Rigel VII.[27] "Opposites A-Frack"[28] 2014/2015 Matt Selman[29] "Covercraft"[30] 2014/2015 This will be a very musical episode.[30] 2014/2015 Homer and Bart attempt to solve some father/son conflicts.[19] 2014/2015 Marge opens a sandwich franchise.[19] 2014/2015 Mr. Burns finds a girlfriend in Democratic Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard (guest voice Jane Fonda).[19] 2014/2015 Homer has a mid-life crisis.[19] "Bart's New Friend"[20] 2014/15[citation needed] Judd Apatow TABF05[31] Homer is hypnotised into thinking he's 10 years old and becomes friends with Bart. "My Fare Lady" 2014/2015 TABF07 "The Princess Guide"[32] 2014/2015 TABF08[32] "Sky Police"[33] 2014/2015 TABF09[33] November or December 2014[34] TABF01[35] "I Won't Be Home For Christmas"[36] December 2014 It will be about the sad side of Christmas[37] "Band of Dads"[38] 2014/2015 "Peeping Mom"[39] 2014/2015 2014/2015 TABF02 Sideshow Mel's family shows up.[40] 2014/2015 TABF12[41]

Season 26 Upcoming Guest Stars

• Jeff Ross^[42]
• Nick Offerman^[19]
• David Hyde Pierce^[19]
• Matthew Sweet^[19]
• Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony^[43]
• Will Forte as King Toot's owner.^[44]
• Sarah Silverman^[45]
• "Weird Al" Yankovic^[23]
• Elon Musk^[23] as Himself^[20]
• Richard Branson as Himself^[46]

Death Clues

Some clues about the Springfield resident who will pass away on the Season Premiere were given by the media:

The character to die would have appeared more than twice in the show and will be voiced by an Emmy Award-winning voice actor who won an Emmy for the role as the character. This will be the season 26 premiere. As Al Jean said,^[47] it won't be Edna Krabappel, due to Marcia Wallace's death^[48] and Hank Azaria confirmed that it wasn't one of his characters.^[49] However, Homer won't be who dies.^[23]

Upcoming Couch Gags

• Matt Groening pointed out that they have some 'surprises' for this season.^[23]
• Matt also said "We've got one[couch gag] so nightmarish it will change your DNA!"^[23]

Notes

• Judd Apatow, writer/director of Knocked Up, Superbad and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, will be writing an episode of The Simpsons in season 26 where Homer is hypnotized to think he's ten years old and becomes friends with Bart.^[50][51]
• There will be a "very musical" episode that will be the second musical episode after "All Singing, All Dancing" from season 9.^[30][52][53]

References