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| − | '''[[The Simpsons]] twentieth season''' began airing on September 28, 2008. The season had officially been confirmed to air by the network in May, 2008.The show is now tied with Gunsmoke as the longest running American primetime television series.
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| − | Production on the season was delayed because of contract negotiations with the six main voice actors, but was resolved and the actors' salary was raised to $400,000 per episode. The delay in production has caused the planned 22 episodes to be shortened to 20. Voice actor [[Dan Castellaneta]] is to be credited as a consulting producer for the first time.
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| − | ==Episodes==
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| − | 1 - [[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]] - September 28 2008
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| − | 2 - [[Lost Verizon]] - October 5 2008
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| − | 3 - [[Double, Bouble, Boy in Trouble]] - October 19 2008
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| − | 4 - [[Treehouse of Horro XIX]] - November 2 2008
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| − | ===Known titles===
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| − | * KABF20 - "Mypods and Broomsticks"
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| − | * LABF01 - "Take My Life, Please"<ref>Reg. # PAu003352797 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on August 17, 2008.</ref>
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| − | * LABF08 - "Father Knows Worst"<ref>Reg. # PAu003354102 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on August 31, 2008.</ref>
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| − | * LABF09 - "Four Great Women and a Manicure"<ref>Reg. # PAu003354177 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on August 31, 2008.</ref>
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| − | * LABF10 - "Waverly Hills 9021-D'oh"<ref>Reg. # PAu003356303 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on September 22, 2008.</ref>
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| − | * LABF11 - "In the Name of the Grandfather"<ref>Reg. # PAu003355663 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on September 12, 2008.</ref>
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| − | * LABF12 - "Coming to Homerica"<ref>Reg. # PAu003355661 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on September 12, 2008.</ref>
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| − | *?ABF?? - "Lisa the Drama Queen"<ref>Reg. # PAu003346870 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on June 9, 2008.</ref>
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| − | *?ABF?? - "The Good, the Sad and the Drugly"<ref name=Foster/>
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| − | *?ABF?? - "Dangerous Curves"<ref>Reg. # PAu003353533 in the [http://www.copyright.gov/records U.S. Copyright Records database] Retrieved on September 6, 2008.</ref>
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| − | ===Known writers===
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| − | * [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Evan Goldberg]], writers of the film ''[[Superbad (film)|Superbad]]'' will write an episode. The duo asked the producers of ''The Simpsons'' if they could write an episode. They were invited to the writers room where they pitched several episode ideas. One was accepted, and they wrote an outline with the help of some feedback from the regular writers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=22486 |title=From Superbad To Superheroes - Evan Goldberg on Hornet and The Boys|author=Liam Burke |publisher=''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]''|date=2008-04-30|accessdate=2008-04-30}}</ref> The table read took place in August 2008, and production on the episode began soon after that.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://live.comicbookresources.com/2008/07/26/superbad-writers-rogen-and-goldberg-to-pen-episode-of-the-simpsons/ |title=“Superbad” writers Rogen and Goldberg to pen episode of “The Simpsons”|author=Jami Philbrick |publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=2008-07-26|accessdate=2008-08-01}}</ref> Rogen later said "we sat down for a read-through and three hours later I'm in a studio improv-ing with Homer Simpson, it was the single greatest day of my life."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/why-seth-rogen-is-on-a-high-1475161.html |title=Why Seth Rogen is on a high|author=Evan Fanning |work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=2008-09-14|accessdate=2008-09-17}}</ref>
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| − | ===Known plots and guest stars===
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| − | *A December 2008 episode will feature [[Mr. Burns]] winning a basketball team in a poker game. The episode will also feature a decline in Springfield's [[bee]] population, and the founding of a new habitat, which is later destroyed by Burns.<ref>{{cite news|author=Laura Saltman|title='The Simpson's' Cele-Bart Twenty Seasons. So Why Did Bart Tell Me To F Off?|work=[[Access Hollywood]]|date=2008-09-09|url=http://blogs.accesshollywood.com/archives/2008/09/inside-the-simpsons-season-20.html|accessdate=2008-09-12}}</ref> [[Mark Cuban]], [[Jeff Bezos]] and [[Marv Albert]]<ref name=Jean/> will guest star.<ref name=ew>{{cite news|author=Dan Snierson|title='The Simpsons': Denis Leary, Julia Louis-Dreyfus among next season's guest stars|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2008-07-02|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/07/simpsons-castin.html|accessdate=2008-07-05}}</ref>
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| − | *"Four Great Women & A Manicure" will be a trilogy episode.<ref name=Jean/> Maggie Simpson will enter preschool, but is put down for being creative.<ref name=Jean/> She later goes on trial in a parody of the novel version of ''[[The Fountainhead]]''.<ref name=Jean/> It will also "reimagine the worlds of ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Citizen Kane]]'', and [[Queen Elizabeth I]], with Springfield residents in key roles." [[Jodie Foster]] will guest star as an adult speaking [[Maggie Simpson]] and it will air in early 2009.<ref name=Foster>{{cite news|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/exclusive-jodie.html|title=Exclusive: Jodie Foster, Anne Hathaway to guest on 'The Simpsons'|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=2008-09-04|date=2008-09-03|author=Dan Snierson}}</ref>
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| − | *"The Good, the Sad and the Drugly" will feature a charitable girl who Bart falls in love with, prompting Bart to behave in order to date her. However, she discovers his true personality, causing him to end up reverting back to his old ways. [[Anne Hathaway]] voices the charitable girl.<ref name=Foster/>
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| − | *The episode written by Rogen and Goldberg sees Comic Book Guy create a superhero called Everyman,<ref name="Jean"/> which is adapted into a film starring Homer. Rogen plays his personal trainer. Homer gets into great shape but the film is cancelled, and his life falls apart.<ref name=mcfarlane>{{cite news|author=James Hibberd|title=MacFarlane, Groening face the critics|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2008-07-14|url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/07/seth-macfarlane.html|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> The episode is to air in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|author=Alynda Wheat|title=Comic-Con: 'The Simpsons'...coming to an end?|publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/07/comic-con-the-s.html|accessdate=2008-07-26|date=2008-07-26}}</ref>
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| − | *One episode will be a ''[[Prison Break]]'' parody.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/04072007/364/madonna-set-simpsons-cameo.html&e=l_news_dm|title=Madonna set for Simpsons cameo? |accessdate=2007-08-05|date=[[2007-07-04]]|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref>
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| − | *Homer and Grampa go to [[Ireland]] to buy a pub, only to discover that pubs are no longer popular there. [[Kenneth Branagh]] guest stars as a pub owner.<ref name=Jean>{{cite news|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/features/article_1432969.php/The_Simpsons_Al_Jean_interview_new_season_begins_September_28|title='The Simpsons' Al Jean interview, new season begins September 28|publisher=Monsters and Critics|accessdate=2008-09-25|date=2008-09-25|author=April MacIntyre}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/09/homer-simpson-w.html|title=Homer Simpson will try to vote for Barack Obama, but machine will give the votes to John McCain|accessdate=2008-09-24|date=2008-09-24|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]}}</ref>
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| − | *[[Moe Syzlak|Moe]] falls in love with a woman over the Internet. When he meets her in person, she turns out to be three feet tall. He remains in love with her, but worries about what his friends will think.<ref name=Jean/>
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| − | *In a March 2009 episode, Homer tries to kill some rats in his kitchen. They make him a meal which turns out to be less than spectacular, so he continues to try to kill them.<ref name=Jean/> It has elements of ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]''.<ref name=Jean/>
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| − | *Al Jean: "[Homer] leaves Maggie on the doorstep of a convent where they take her and then it turns into a ''[[Da Vinci Code]]'' satire where they have some use for Maggie at this convent that may involve world peace and they’re trying to get Maggie back. It has ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'' elements in it and there’s this really cool complicated story line."<ref name=Jean/>
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| − | *The Simpsons' house is foreclosed but purchased by [[Ned Flanders]] who then rents the home to the Simpsons.<ref name=Jean/>
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| − | *[[Ellen Page]] guest stars in an episode as a character named Alaska Nebraska.<ref name=Groening>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-09-24-simpsons-20th-season_N.htm|title='The Simpsons' hits a landmark|work=[[USA Today]]|accessdate=2008-09-25|date=2008-09-25|author=Bill Keveney}}</ref>
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| − | *[[Kelsey Grammer]] will return as [[Sideshow Bob]].<ref name=Groening/>
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| − | *Bart befriends a [[Muslim]] boy, but Homer suspects the boy's parents of terrorist activities.<ref name=Groening/>
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| − | * [[Merl Reagle]] and [[Shohreh Aghdashloo]] will guest star in yet to be named episodes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z175z13z3|title=The Simpsons on FOXFLASH|accessdate=2008-07-19|date=2008-07-19 |publisher=FoxFlash}}</ref>
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| − | *One episode will be shown only after the [[watershed (television)|watershed]] (9 p.m.) in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a119796/sky1-autumn-launch-24-caprica-cilla.html|title=Sky1 Autumn launch: '24', 'Caprica', Cilla...|accessdate=2008-08-06|date=2008-08-06|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref>
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| − | ==References==
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