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Season 22
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Season Information
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Season 22 is the current season of The Simpsons. It premiered on September 26, 2010 and will end on Spring 2011. The season consists of 23 episodes and 14 episodes have aired so far. The rest of the titles were confirmed by several websites.
Episodes
| Picture | # | Original title | Original airdate | Directed by | Written by | Prod. code |
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| 100px | 465 - 1 | September 26, 2010 | Mark Kirkland | Tim Long | MABF21 | |
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Marge sends Lisa to a performing arts camp where artsy counsellors (guest voices Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords) and fellow musically inclined campers (guest voices Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Amber Riley of Glee) inspire her to embrace her creative side. After she returns to Springfield, Lisa becomes restless with her ho-hum suburban lifestyle and catches the first bus to Sprooklyn in hopes of reconnecting with her inner hipster. | ||||||
| 100px | 466 - 2 | October 3, 2010 | Matthew Faughnan | Valentina Garza | MABF17 | |
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When Grampa gives each member of the family a portion of his savings, Lisa invests in Nelson's brand-new business venture, but soon realizes that her friend's instant success might lure him away from the classroom. Worried that his judgment might be clouded, Lisa introduces Nelson to Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, only to find out that he too dropped out of school. But when Nelson's business suddenly takes a sharp turn, Lisa teaches her friend that education is invaluable. | ||||||
| 100px | 467 - 3 | October 10, 2010 | Nancy Kruse | Tim Long | MABF18 | |
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In an effort to broaden her extracurricular horizons, Lisa decides to manage Bart's little league team. Using statistics and probabilities, Lisa leads the team to an incredible winning streak. | ||||||
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468 - 4 | November 7, 2010 | Bob Anderson | Joel H. Cohen | MABF16 | |
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In "War and Pieces", Bart and Milhouse discover a real-life board game that they must win to return home; in "Master and Cadaver", Marge and Homer go on a honeymoon on a sailboat, and rescue a mysterious castaway named Roger; and in "Tweenlight", Lisa falls in love with a vampire named Edmund. | ||||||
| 100px | 469 - 5 | November 14, 2010 | Matthew Nastuk | Joel H. Cohen | MABF20 | |
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Discovering that Marge was once a stellar A+ student whose grades plummeted after being distracted, Lisa fears that she will end up just like her mom unless she pledges to focus solely on academics in an encore episode. When Marge makes a secret deal allowing Lisa to attend her dream school, Lisa learns a lesson in family and altruism. Meanwhile, Bart puts Nelson Muntz in his place and unintentionally claims the title of "School Bully". | ||||||
| 100px | 470 - 6 | November 21, 2010 | Steven Dean Moore | Michael Price | NABF01 | |
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After learning that he is suffering from multiple illnesses and has only a few weeks to live, Mr. Burns becomes distraught by the town's less-than-sensitive reaction to his announcement. Following an unexpected turn of events, Bart finds a weak, vulnerable and amnesiac Mr. Burns in the woods and secretly takes him into the Simpsons' home. But when Homer and Marge learn about their new house guest, they decide it's payback time, and Lisa, determined to stand up for Mr. Burns, learns that old habits die hard. | ||||||
| 100px | 471 - 7 | November 28, 2010 | Michael Polcino | Kevin Curran | NABF02 | |
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When a pigeon breaks its wing in the Simpson house, Bart takes the duty to protect the bird - who he calls Ray - until he recovers. When Ray is ready to fly, Homer decides to enter it in a bird race, which makes Danica Patrick appears in his dreams. However, plans go awry when Santa's Little Helper eats Ray. Thinking that Bart will need help to overcome the loss, Marge and Homer take him to a therapy session with Dr. Thurston, who diagnoses that the only cure for Bart's sadness is getting rid of the family dog. But when the Simpsons visit Santa's Little Helper's new home, the shock makes them rethink their decision. | ||||||
| 100px | 472 - 8 | December 5, 2010 | Bob Anderson Matthew Schofield |
Dan Castellaneta Deb Lacusta |
MABF22 | |
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Springfield, but while Marge gets in the holiday spirit, it's bah humbug for the rest of the family. Disappointed that she is alone spreading the holiday cheer, Marge sends a letter to Martha Stewart (guest voice Stewart) to help her save the family Christmas. Martha comes to the rescue and transforms the house into the North Pole chalet Marge has always dreamed of, but when the family is noticeably absent from the perfectly trimmed holiday home, she realizes that it's Homer and the kids who make the holidays special. Meanwhile, the Simpsons get ready to sneak away for a tropical holiday vacation in Hawaii, but surprise visitors Mr. Burns and Moe's new girlfriend, Katy Perry (guest-starring as herself in a special live-action sequence) delay their getaway. | ||||||
| 100px | 473 - 9 | December 12, 2010 | Ralph Sosa | Chris Cluess | MABF19 | |
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Homer spends time in the Springfield Penitentiary after getting caught bribing an official. A FBI agent (guest voice Hamm) offers to reduce his jail time if Homer agrees to go undercover as an informant to investigate Fat Tony (guest voice Mantegna). When Homer forges a special bond with Fat Tony and his family, he becomes conflicted between his obligation to the government and his loyalty to his new family. After an unexpected turn of events, Fat Tony’s cousin Fit Tony (Mantegna) seeks to settle a score with Homer, but winds up teaching him an important lesson. | ||||||
| 100px | 474 - 10 | January 9, 2011 | Chris Clements | Brian Kelley | NABF03 | |
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When Bart discovers that a fifth grader has a scar identical to one Bart has, Marge tells him about a club of mothers she was in once where they set playdates for their kids; when she tries to reform the club, things turn out better for Marge than they do for Bart. | ||||||
| 100px | 475 - 11 | January 16, 2011 | Chuck Sheetz | Matt Selman | NABF04 | |
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Moe and Smithers turn Moe's into "Mo's", a gay bar. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner uses Bart to get closer to dating a substitute music teacher after finding out that he is dating her daughter. | ||||||
| 100px | 476 - 12 | January 23, 2011 | Mark Kirkland | Joel H. Cohen | NABF05 | |
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Homer becomes obsessed with a 1980s family sitcom and starts acting like the show's father. Acting like it, he does not give Bart a mini-bike he wants. Bart then realizes that he could sell secrets about the nuclear power plant with other countries. He agrees to sell them to China in exchange for a mini-bike. | ||||||
| 100px | 477 - 13 | February 13, 2011 | Rob LaZebnik | Bob Anderson | NABF06 | |
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After spending another Valentine’s Day alone, Moe attends a seminar led by Dr. Kissingher in the hopes of gaining more confidence with women. Moe takes the doctor’s advice and asks Homer to be his wingman, but Moe becomes distraught when women are drawn to Homer as well. Meanwhile, Marge discovers her first gray hairs and surprises both her family and the neighborhood by going completely gray and sporting a brand new mature ‘do, but Bart is not humored when the neighborhood kids tease him about Marge’s look. Later, Marge confronts Homer when she learns that he is becoming increasingly popular with the young ladies, but Homer helps Marge realize that he only has eyes for her and proves that love is still in the Springfield air. | ||||||
| 100px | 478 - 14 | February 20, 2011 | Matthew Nastuk | John Frink | NABF07 | |
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Homer and Bart win an Oscar for their animated short film titled "Angry Dad: The Movie". | ||||||
Airing Next
- NABF08 - "The Scorpion's Tale" - scheduled to air: March 6, 2011
- NABF09 - "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams" - scheduled to air: March 13, 2011
Known Titles
- ?ABF?? - "500 Keys"[1]
- NABF13 - "Homer Scissorhands"
- NABF?? -"The Great Simpsina"[2]
- NABF?? -"Love is a Many-Strangled Thing"[3]
- NABF??- "The Real Housewives of Fat Tony"[4]
- NABF17 - "Bart Stops to Smell The Roosevelts"
Guest stars
Elementary School Musical
- Jemaine Clement as Kurt
- Bret McKenzie as Ethan
- Cory Monteith as Himself
- Lea Michele as Herself
- Amber Riley as Herself
- Stephen Hawking as Himself
- Ira Glass as Himself
Loan-a Lisa
MoneyBART
Treehouse of Horror XXI
How Munched Is that Birdie in the Window?
The Fight Before Christmas
Donnie Fatso
- Jon Hamm as FBI agent
- Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony and Fit Tony
Flaming Moe
Homer the Father
- James Lipton as Himself
- David Mamet as Himself
- Michael Paul Chan as Chinese spies
- Garry Marshall as Unknown
Angry Dad: The Movie
- Halle Berry as Herself
- Ricky Gervais as Himself
- Russell Brand as Himself
- Nick Park as Himself
- J. B. Smoove as DJ Kwanzaa
- Maurice LaMarche as Unknown
Unaired episodes
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as himself[5]Snierson, Dan (July 30, 2010). Halle Berry, Paul Rudd to guest on 'The Simpsons': EW Exclusive. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2010-07-24.
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- Cheech and Chong (Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong)[6]
- Werner Herzog[7]
- Jonah Hill[8]
- Stan Lee[5]
- Paul Rudd as Dr. Zander[5]
- Neil Gaiman
References
- ↑ Reg. number PAu003490055 in the U.S. Copyright Records database Retrieved on October 28, 2010.
- ↑ Reg. # PAu003497677 in the U.S. Copyright Records database
- ↑ Reg. number PAu003497675 in the U.S. Copyright Records database
- ↑ Reg. number PAu003497671 in the U.S. Copyright Records database
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ http://content.usatoday.com/communities/livefrom/post/2010/07/whos-visiting-springfield-this-season/1 |title=Who's visiting Springfield this season? |author= |date=July 24, 2010 |work=USA Today}}
- ↑ Comic-Con
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