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Season 35

Season Information Original run: October 1, 2023 - May 19, 2024 No. of episodes: 18 Previous season: 34 Next season: 36

Season 35 is the current season of The Simpsons. It started on October 1, 2023 and ended on May 19, 2024. It was confirmed on January 26, 2023, along with Season 36.^[1][2][3]

Episodes

Picture # Original title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code 751 - 1 "Homer's Crossing" October 1, 2023 Steven Dean Moore Cesar Mazariegos OABF18 Feeling worthless at work, Homer volunteers to be a school crossing guard. But when his safety squad receives too much funding, the crossing guards become a force to be feared. 752 - 2 "A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream" October 8, 2023 Matthew Faughnan Carolyn Omine OABF16 Marge feels an overwhelming dread of the empty nest. Guest starring: Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton 753 - 3 "McMansion & Wife" October 22, 2023 Debbie Mahan Dan Vebber OABF20 When a new neighbor showers him with kindness, Homer thinks he's being tricked into buying a sports car at the dealership where the neighbor works—but the truth turns out to be even more sinister. Meanwhile, Lisa neutralizes Nelson after he goes on a bullying spree. Guest starring: Dick Van Dyke as himself. 754 - 4 "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" October 29, 2023 Timothy Bailey Rob LaZebnik OABF21 In a parody documentary, a young college-dropout CEO embraces the Silicon Valley "fake it until you make it" philosophy and bewitches Mr. Burns into funding her highly dubious dream project. Guest starring: Christiane Amanpour as herself, Elizabeth Banks as Persephone Odair, Ken Burns as himself, Peter Coyote as himself, Peter Jackson as himself, Andrew Ross Sorkin as himself, and Kara Swisher as herself. 755 - 5 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" November 5, 2023 Rob Oliver Jeff Westbrook, Jessica Conrad and Dan Vebber OABF17 After Bart is turned into an NFT, Marge fights though the blockchain to rescue her son. To track down a gruesome serial killer, Lisa turns to a murderer from her past. An outbreak transforms Springfielders into a plague of lazy, beer-loving oafs. Guest starring: Matthew Friend as Jimmy Fallon, Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, and Kylie Jenner as herself. 756 - 6 "Iron Marge" November 12, 2023 Matthew Faughnan Mike Scully OABF22 When Marge's heart is broken by a bad birthday present, Bart and Lisa must dig into their mom's past to show that they really know her. Meanwhile Homer becomes a neighborhood fear-monger. Guest starring: Megan Mullally as Sarah Wiggum 757 - 7 "It's a Blunderful Life" November 19, 2023 Matthew Nastuk Elisabeth Kiernan Averick OABF19 Lisa recounts the story of how Homer was scapegoated for a power outage that plunged Springfield into darkness days before Thanksgiving. 758 - 8 "Ae Bonny Romance" December 3, 2023 Matthew Nastuk Michael Price 35ABF02 When Groundskeeper Willie is kidnapped to Scotland, Bart and the Simpsons follow — only to discover that what awaits is Homer's worst nightmare. Guest starring: Karen Gillan as Maisie MacWeldon, Paul Higgins as Hamish MacWeldon and the Ticket Booth actor, and David Tennant as Pa MacWeldon. 759 - 9 "Murder, She Boat" December 17, 2023 Chris Clements Broti Gupta 35ABF04 Lisa must solve a closed-boat mystery when Comic Book Guy's million-dollar action figure is "murdered" on a pop culture cruise. Guest starring: Taika Waititi as himself 760 - 10 "Do the Wrong Thing" December 24, 2023 Rob Oliver Joel H. Cohen 35ABF01 Homer and Bart become kings of the blue-collar sports circuit, but Marge suspects something dishonest at the core of their father-son bond. Guest starring: Dan Patrick as Rock-skipping announcer and Ken Marino as Dean Belichick. 761 - 11 "Frinkenstein's Monster" February 18, 2024 Steven Dean Moore Joel H. Cohen 35ABF03 Professor Frink secretly helps Homer, through a zoom interview, land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant in Shelbyville. But since Homer lacks the skills to actually perform the job, Frink must monitor Homer's work situation remotely and dictate his every word... causing Frink to fear he's created a monster. Guest starring: Amanda Seyfried as Dr. Lori Spivak. 762 - 12 "Lisa Gets an F1" February 25, 2024 Timothy Bailey Ryan Koh 35ABF05 Lisa feels a need for speed as well a need for control of her anxiety when she becomes a pro kid go-cart racer. Guest starring: Rachel Bloom as Annette and Matt Berry as Chester Arborday. 763 - 13 "Clan of the Cave Mom" March 24, 2024 Rob Oliver Brian Kelley 35ABF06 A parenting disagreement between Marge and Luann Van Houten escalates into a life-or-death struggle for survival. Guest starring: Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton 764 - 14 "Night of the Living Wage" April 7, 2024 Chris Clements Cesar Mazariegos 35ABF07 Marge gets a job in a high-pressure ghost kitchen, but when she tries to start a union, she gets more than she collectively bargained for. Guest starring: Jason Mantzoukas as Finn Bon Idée. 765 - 15 "Cremains of the Day" April 21, 2024 Gabriel DeFrancesco John Frink 35ABF09 When someone in Homer's life passes away, he and guys from Moe's go on a road trip to scatter the ashes... but will their friendship die as well? Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony. 766 - 16 "The Tell-Tale Pants" May 5, 2024 Steven Dean Moore Al Jean 35ABF10 Marge comes upon a surprising windfall and, angry with Homer, spends it secretly on herself. Guest starring: Kipp Lennon as the "Leevi's" singer. 767 - 17 "The Tipping Point" May 12, 2024 Matthew Nastuk J. Stewart Burns 35ABF11 Homer loses his mind over tipping culture run amok. Guest starring: Kyle Gordon as DJ Crazy Times, Chrissi Poland as Ms. Biljana Electonica and Audrey Trullinger as Euro Cashier. 768 - 18 "Bart's Brain" May 19, 2024 Michael Polcino Dan Vebber 35ABF12 Bart makes a new friend, a human brain. Guest starring: Megan Mullally as Sarah Wiggum and Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton.

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Production

The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes

Due to the 2023 WGA and the SAG-AFTRA strikes, the season 35 will have in total 18 broadcasted episodes, making this season the second shortest of The Simpsons after Season 1 (13 episodes) and the second season affected by a strike after Season 19, which was affected by the 2007-2008 WGA strike.

Trivia

• It's the first and only season without any chalkboard gags whatsoever, and second season to not have one in the opening credits after Season 33, though unlike Season 35, Season 33 featured three within episodes.

References

Promotional videos

• Season 35 Official Trailer - The Simpsons at YouTube