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Season 34

Season Information Original run: September 25, 2022 - Spring 2023[1] No. of episodes: 22[2][3] Previous season: 33 Next season: 35

Season 34 is the current season of The Simpsons. It started on September 25, 2022 and will end in Spring 2023. It was confirmed on March 3, 2021, along Season 33.^[1][2][4]

Episodes

Picture # Original title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code 729 - 1 "Habeas Tortoise" September 25, 2022 Matthew Faughnan Broti Gupta UABF16 After public humiliation forces him to doubt his own intelligence, Homer forms an internet group devoted to solving the mystery behind the disappearance of a tortoise from the Springfield Zoo but finds something much more sinister. Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony. 730 - 2 "One Angry Lisa" October 2, 2022 Matthew Nastuk Jessica Conrad UABF19 Lisa gets called for jury duty while Marge becomes obsessed with her exercise bike. Guest starring: Jane Kaczmarek as Constance Harm and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony. 731 - 3 "Lisa the Boy Scout" October 9, 2022 Timothy Bailey Dan Greaney UABF21 When the Boy Explorers become co-ed, Bart and Lisa vow to "out scout" each other at the annual jamboree. Guest starring: Anna Faris as female Ashley, Matthew Friend as Baby Baby Jeff Goldblum and Megan Mullally as Sarah Wiggum. 732 - 4 "The King of Nice" October 16, 2022 Debbie Mahan Jessica Conrad UABF20 Marge is hired as a segment producer on Krusty's new daytime talk show. But her initial excitement about the job fades when she discovers what an endless nightmare it is. Guest starring: Drew Barrymore as herself. 733 - 5 "Not It" October 23, 2022 Steven Dean Moore Cesar Mazariegos UABF17 In this "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween episode...Homer and his teenaged friends are pursued by a killer clown in a spoof of Stephen King's novel "It". When an evil, shape shifting, unfunny clown starts eating the children of Kingfield, Young Homer and his friends must band together to destroy it, or die trying. 734 - 6 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" October 30, 2022 Rob Oliver Carolyn Omine, Ryan Koh and Matt Selman UABF18 In a book-themed trilogy, Marge's resentment takes monstrous form, Lisa tries to save the planet through murder and Homer learns he's not the man he thought he was. Guest starring: John Roberts as Linda Belcher and Hank Williams, Jr. as the "Canyonero" singer. 735 - 7 "From Beer to Paternity" November 13, 2022 Rob Oliver Christine Nangle OABF01 When Homer becomes Duffman's girl-dad hero, they go on a road trip with Lisa that threatens to expose Homer's terrible parenting. Guest starring: Paul Brittain as Brandon and Aubrey Plaza as Amber Duffman. 736 - 8 "Step Brother from the Same Planet" November 20, 2022 Matthew Faughnan Dan Vebber UABF22 Homer is stunned by his feelings of rage and resentment when Grampa becomes a doting stepfather to his girlfriend's quirky young son. Meanwhile Lisa and Bart throw the ultimate slumber party. Guest starring: Carol Kane as Blythe and Melissa McCarthy as Calvin 737 - 9 "When Nelson Met Lisa" November 27, 2022 Steven Dean Moore Ryan Koh OABF02 A future tale of the will-they-won't-they-I-guess-they-won't-maybe-they-will of Springfield's most unlikely couple. Guest starring: Simu Liu as Adult Hubert Wong and Natasha Lyonne as Sophie, Jackie Mason as Hyman Krustofsky (archive audio) 738 - 10 "Game Done Changed" December 4, 2022 Timothy Bailey Ryan Koh OABF03 When Bart discovers a profitable glitch in an online game, he ropes Principal Skinner into his lucrative criminal enterprise. Meanwhile Marge and Maggie discover paradise. 739 - 11 "Top Goon" December 11, 2022 Chris Clements Joel H. Cohen OABF04 When Coach Moe recruits the world's greatest brawlers to teach Nelson the art of hockey goonery, Simpsons fans are enraged by a second hockey episode in 35 years. Guest starring: Will Forte as King Toot, Stu Grimson as himself, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Dave Schultz as himself, and Tiger Williams as himself. 740 - 12 "My Life as a Vlog" January 1, 2023 Debbie Mahan Jessica Conrad OABF05 Through a series of YouTube recommended videos, the story of the rise and fall of The Simpson Family Vlog is revealed. Guest starring: Bob the Drag Queen as herself, Michael Rapaport as Mike Wegman, and Monét X Change as herself. 741 - 13 "The Many Saints of Springfield" February 19, 2023 Bob Anderson Al Jean OABF06 When Ned Flanders falls on hard times, Fat Tony makes him an offer he can't refuse. But when Flanders realizes he accidentally partnered with the mob, and wants the relationship to end, Fat Tony ominously warns there's only one way for that to happen. Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Paul Fusco as ALF 742 - 14 "Carl Carlson Rides Again" February 26, 2023 Mike Frank Polcino Loni Steele Sosthand OABF07 When Carl is smitten by a beautiful black woman, he looks into the roots of his own identity by discovering the origins of a mysterious rodeo buckle. Guest starring: John Autry II as Monk Murphy and Henry Louis Gates Jr. as himself. 743 - 15 "Bartless" March 5, 2023 Rob Oliver John Frink OABF08 When Bart's latest prank leads to chaos at Springfield Elementary, Marge and Homer dream of a world in which their rambunctious son was never a Simpson. Guest starring: Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton 744 - 16 "Hostile Kirk Place" March 12, 2023 Steven Dean Moore Michael Price OABF09 When Milhouse's Dad, Kirk, takes exception to a school history lesson that paints one of his ancestors in a bad light, Kirk goes on a crusade to censor and control the school curriculum -- a crusade that Homer co-opts for fun and profit. By fanning the flames of hate and division instead of embracing historical fact, nobody Kirk Van Houten rises from obscurity to become arbiter of Springfield Elementary's curriculum -- leading to a fascist, dystopian future where Kirk is Springfield's dictator. Guest starring: Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton 745 - 17 "Pin Gal" March 19, 2023 Chris Clements Jeff Westbrook OABF10 A mysterious figure from Marge's past returns to coach her for a bowling tournament. Guest starring: Albert Brooks as Jacques, Fred Armisen as Terrence 746 - 18 "Fan-ily Feud" April 23, 2023 Timothy Bailey Broti Gupta OABF11 Homer publicly disparages a pop singer and faces the ire of her vindictive and highly organized fan army. Guest starring: Billy Eichner as Billy, Jade Novah as Ashlee Starling and Echo 747 - 19 "Write Off This Episode" April 30, 2023 Matthew Nastuk J. Stewart Burns OABF12 When Marge and Lisa start a charity together, Marge is seduced by the money and prestige of Big Charity fundraising. 748 - 20 "The Very Hungry Caterpillars" May 7, 2023 Gabriel DeFrancesco Brian Kelley OABF14 When a plague of insects shuts down Springfield, the Simpsons face their greatest challenge yet... spending time in lockdown with each other. Guest starring: Rob Lowe as Cousin Peter. 749 - 21 "Clown V. Board of Education"[5] May 14, 2023[6] Lance Kramer[7] Jeff Westbrook[5] OABF15[5] Krusty opens a school for clowning, and it becomes the most successful thing he's ever done.[6] Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.[6] 750 - 22 "Homer's Adventure Through the Windshield Glass"[8] May 21, 2023[8] TBA Tim Long[9] OABF13[8] Time stands still after Homer crashes his car and flies through the windshield. As his life flashes before his eyes, a magical friend helps Homer learn the secret truth about his marriage.[8] After getting angry at Marge for hiding a secret from him, Homer goes for a drive. He crashes and as he flies through the air, he talks to a Happy Little Elf doll.[10] It takes place entirely during the time Homer goes flying through the windscreen of his car.[11] Guest starring: Lizzo as Happy Little Elf and herself,[11] Bowen Yang as Richard, Tim Robinson as Mercer[8][11] UNSCHEDULED EPISODES

Other

• There are plans for the character Apu, but "the staff has to see if it can make the stories work".^[12]
• Two episodes will be set in the future.^[13]
• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was asked to participate in an episode to befriend Lisa.^[14]
• Al Jean will showrun OABF19 and OABF20.^[15]
• The writers are plotting several return appearances in the season for Ms. Peyton.^[16]
• In an episode Lisa and Marge will have a fight about a charity they co-founded.^[17]
• An episode coming up this year that a little bit explains how the Simpsons have been able to get away with so many failures over the years.^[18]
• There's an episode in production about a (non-pandemic) lockdown that causes Lisa anxiety.^[19]
• Rob LaZebnik will co-run OABF22.^[20]
• Carolyn Omine will co-run OABF21.^[21]
• Brian Kelley will co-run OABF17.^[22]
• Tim Long will co-run OABF20.^[22]
• Sideshow Bob episode is in production.^[23]
• Matt Selman agreed to Jorge R. Gutierrez do a couch gag.^[24]
• OABF21 or OABF22 going to be big Burns episode.^[25]
• The writers are trying to think of "a really wham-o grand slam, super memorable, blow 'em away" couch gag for the milestone 750th episode.^[26]
• Matthew Friend to reappear as guest voice in upcoming episode, where a virus being spread through burps.^[27]

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