User:Phinbart/Season 23

SEASON 23 of The Simpsons began on September 25, 2011 and ended on May 20, 2012.

VIEWERS: This season contains the lowest ever episode viewers in the entire series.

PRODUCTION: This season held 7 NABF rollover episodes, and 15 PABF episodes.

GUEST STARS: This season has at least 1 guest star in every episode except "Ned 'N' Edna's Blend". There are 40 guest stars in this season.

MOST VIEWED EPISODES 15.70 million ------- 9.01 million ------- 8.01 million LEAST VIEWED EPISODES 100px 4.00 million ------- 4.33 million ------- 4.74 million INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES "The Falcon and the D'ohman" United Kingdom - November 13, 2011 Latin America - February 26, 2012 Sweden - February 28, 2012 "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" United Kingdom - November 20, 2011 Latin America - March 4, 2012 Sweden - March 6, 2012 "Treehouse of Horror XXII" United Kingdom - November 27, 2011 Latin America - March 13, 2012 Sweden - March 13, 2012 "Replaceable You" United Kingdom - December 4, 2011 Sweden - March 20, 2012 "The Food Wife" Sweden - March 27, 2012 United Kingdom - July 8, 2012 "The Book Job" Sweden - April 3, 2012 United Kingdom - July 8, 2012 "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants" Sweden - April 10, 2012 United Kingdom - July 15, 2012 "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" Sweden - April 17, 2012 United Kingdom - July 22, 2012 "Holidays of Future Passed" United Kingdom - December 18, 2011 Australia - February 15, 2012 Hispano America - April 22, 2012 ("Fiestas del Futuro Pasado") Sweden - April 24, 2012 "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" Sweden - May 1, 2012 United Kingdom - July 29, 2012 "The D'oh-cial Network" Sweden - May 8, 2012 United Kingdom - August 5, 2012 "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches" Sweden - May 15, 2012 United Kingdom - August 12, 2012 "The Daughter Also Rises" United Kingdom - August 19, 2012 "At Long Last Leave" United Kingdom - August 26, 2012 GUEST STARS "The Falcon and the D'ohman" Kiefer Sutherland -- Wayne Slater Tom Colicchio -- himself Kevin Michael Richardson -- SendEx employee "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" Theodore Roosevelt -- himself "Treehouse of Horror XXII" Jackie Mason -- Hyman Krustofsky Aron Ralston -- 911 dispatcher "Replaceable You" Jane Lynch -- Roz Davis "The Food Wife" Tim Heidecker -- Amuse Bruce Eric Wareheim -- Fois Garth Anthony Bourdain -- himself Gordon Ramsay -- himself Mario Batali -- himself "The Book Job" Neil Gaiman -- himself Andy García -- TweenLit Inc. publisher "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants" John Slattery -- Robert Marlow Kevin Michael Richardson -- Party guest Matthew Weiner -- Nuclear regulator "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" Kevin Dillon -- himself Janeane Garofalo -- herself Jackie Mason -- Hyman Krustofsky Joan Rivers -- Annie Dubinsky "Holidays of Future Passed" Matt Groening -- soccer announcer (uncredited) "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" Ted Nugent -- himself Dana Gould -- Air marshal "The D'oh-cial Network" Armie Hammer -- Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches" Jeremy Irons -- Moe's bar rag "The Daughter Also Rises" Michael Cera -- Nick Jamie Hyneman -- himself Adam Savage -- himself "At Long Last Leave" Alison Krauss Julian Assange -- himself Kelsey Grammer -- Sideshow Bob Jackie Mason -- Hyman Krustofsky "Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart" Shepard Fairey -- himself Ron English -- himself Kenny Scharf -- himself Robbie Conal -- himself "How I Wet Your Mother" Glenn Close -- Mona Simpson David Byrne "Them, Robot" Brent Spiner -- A9000 Robots "Beware My Cheating Bart" Kevin Michael Richardson -- Springfield Mall security guard "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" Treat Williams -- himself Steve Coogan -- Rowan Priddis "The Spy Who Learned Me" Bryan Cranston -- Stradivarius Cain "Lisa Goes Gaga" Lady Gaga -- herself Kevin Michael Richardson -- Lady Gaga Express conductor

EPISODES 150px "The Falcon and the D'ohman" - NABF16 Original airdate: September 25, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 7.91 million Homer befriends Wayne (guest voice Kiefer Sutherland), a reserved security guard recently hired by the nuclear power plant. Plagued by violent flashbacks from his past as a CIA agent, he must overcome his tortured nightmares to save Homer from a Ukranian terrorist. Meanwhile, Marge fantasizes about being a contestant on "Top Chef" hosted by Tom Colicchio (guest voicing as himself), and the future of Springfield's hottest "it" couple Nedna, Edna Krabappel (guest voice Marcia Wallace) and Ned Flanders, was revealed after months of online fan voting and speculation. "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" - NABF17 Original airdate: October 2, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 6.12 million Principal Skinner challenges Superintendent Chalmers to take over Bart's education after one of Bart's pranks leads to a school fundraiser debacle. Chalmers takes an unconventional approach to teaching American history which sparks a fascination in President Teddy Roosevelt. Encouraged by Bart's educational renaissance, Chalmers takes Bart and his band of "Rough Riders" on an overnight excursion to Springfield Forest, but after a minor accident, the school administration fires Chalmers for taking the boys on an unauthorized field trip. Determined to get Chalmers' job back, Bart and the boys hold the school hostage until the administration reinstates Chalmers, and they stand up for the teacher who made a meaningful impact. 150px "Treehouse of Horror XXII" - NABF19 Original airdate: October 30, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 8.01 million In the spooky opener, Homer takes a dangerous dive into an isolated canyon on Candy Eating Peak, but when a crashing boulder traps his arm, he attempts to bite it off. In "The Diving Bell and Butterball," the first of three hair-raising Halloween tales, a venomous spider bite leaves Homer paralyzed, but when Lisa discovers Homer’s ability to communicate through natural gases, he is able to express his love for Marge. The killer spells continue in “Dial D for Diddly,” when Ned Flanders, devout preacher by day, transforms into a cold-blooded vigilante by night. In the final terrifying tale, "In the Na’Vi," Bart and Milhouse are assigned on a mission to access a sacred extract on a distant planet. They morph into the land's indigenous one-eyed avatars, but when Bart finds love and an eternal mate abroad, he is caught in planet warfare. 150px "Replaceable You" - NABF21 Original airdate: November 6, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 7.97 million Bart's science fair project, a mechanical baby seal, outshines Lisa's brainy asteroid model and quickly becomes a popular pet among the retirement home patrons. Meanwhile, Homer's new and eager assistant, Roz Davis (guest voice Jane Lynch), steals Homer's job, forcing him to team up with Flanders to reveal her true colors and evil past. 150px "The Food Wife" - NABF20 Original airdate: November 13, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 7.53 million Marge takes Bart and Lisa on a weekend excursion, and when an unexpected restaurant detour awakens their taste buds, fellow foodies Amuse Bruce and Fois Garth (guest voices Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim) inspire them to start their own food blog, "The Three Mouthketeers." The threesome scores an exclusive reservation at Springfield's premiere modern restaurant, but Marge has an unsettling dream during which Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali (guest-voicing as themselves) lead her to reconsider inviting Homer. And later, Marge directs Homer to a different type of cooking lab where he gets into a bind with law enforcement authorities. 150px "The Book Job" - NABF22 Original airdate: November 20, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 5.74 million Lisa becomes disheartened when she learns the shocking truth behind the "tween lit" industry and her beloved fantasy novel characters, but Homer decides to cash in on the craze and forms a team to group-write the next "tween lit" hit, with the king of fantasy, Neil Gaiman (guest-voicing as himself), lending his expertise to the effort. After catching the eye of a slick industry publisher (guest voice Andy Garcia) at the Springfield Book Fair, the team gets an advanced copy of their work and discovers that the corporate lit business is a bigger operation than they imagined. "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants" - PABF01 Original airdate: November 27, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 5.61 million The Simpsons host a tastemaker party at their home to promote Absolut Krusty, Krusty the Clown's own brand of liquor. Mr. Burns takes notice of the party's success and decides to promote Homer to "Account Man" for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Robert Marlow, a seasoned account veteran, takes Homer under his wing and shows Homer what the high life is like in the corner office. Meanwhile, Lisa introduces Bart to a new literary world which sparks his interest in reading classic novels, and when Homer's long hours at the office become the norm, a family vacation with Marge and the kids help him realize that family always comes before work. "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" - PABF02 Original airdate: December 4, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 9.01 million Krusty the Clown is stuck in a rut when the television network pulls his show from the air and his talent agency drops him as a client. But when the Simpsons introduce him to seasoned agent Annie Dubinsky, they are surprised to learn that Annie was Krusty's very first agent. Despite their rocky relationship, Annie is convinced to re-sign Krusty and craft his career comeback. But when Krusty's retro comedy show reboot is deemed a critical success, Krusty must decide to stay with his agent or side with the network executives. 150px "Holidays of Future Passed" - NABF18 Original airdate: December 11, 2011 ---------------------------------------- 6.45 million It's the most wonderful time of the year, and the Simpsons flash-forward thirty years to find themselves in a tech-savvy, futuristic Springfield. Bart and Lisa have children of their own and decide to spend the holidays as one big family at Homer and Marge's house. Lisa and Bart turn to Homer and Marge for parenting advice and begin to realize that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 150px "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" - PABF03 Original airdate: January 8, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 5.11 million Homer lands his own political talk show after a video featuring his impassioned rant on poor treatment at the airport goes viral. As his talk show quickly gains popularity nationwide, Homer becomes the spokesperson for the Gravy Movement and the voice of America's newest political party. But when ill-informed Homer is asked to select the next Republican nominee for President and officially endorses right-wing rock star Ted Nugent (guest voicing as himself), Marge and Lisa worry that Homer's opinion and influence might be more powerful than he realizes. "The D'oh-cial Network" - PABF04 Original airdate: January 15, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 15.70 million As the mastermind and creator of the online social networking phenomenon SpringFace, Lisa is called to trial when Springfield's obsession with the site becomes chaotic and dysfunctional. Lisa recounts her story and explains that she created the site after realizing she had no real friends. But as SpringFace expands and Springfield's fixation with the site causes mass hysteria, Lisa begins to realize that adding thousands of friends online did not compare to having real friendships. Later, Patty and Selma compete against the Winklevoss Twins in the rowing event at the 2012 Olympic Games. 150px "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches" - PABF05 Original airdate: January 29, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 5.12 million After Moe is heckled for not having any real companions, Moe's best friend and beloved bar rag narrates his incredible thousand-year journey to Springfield. Beginning in the Middle Ages, the bar rag was loomed into a beautiful and ornate medieval tapestry and traveled around the globe through the hands of royalty before finding himself found himself at Moe's Tavern. Meanwhile, Bart begs Milhouse for forgiveness after the two friends get into a tiff, and when the bar rag goes missing, Moe realizes that he has more friends than he thought. 150px "The Daughter Also Rises" - PABF06 Original airdate: February 12, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 4.33 million Marge and Lisa's mother-daughter Valentine's Day plans take a turn when Lisa meets Nick, an intellectual romantic who shares the same passion for culture, history and literature. Lisa and Nick fall head over heels for each other in a fairytale romance and make a secret getaway to Mulberry Island to profess their eternal love. Meanwhile, Bart and Milhouse are inspired by the hosts of "MythCrackers" to "crack" Springfield Elementary's own legends. 150px "At Long Last Leave" - PABF07 Original airdate: February 19, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 5.79 million The Simpsons are evicted from Springfield and join an off-the-grid community outside of town. But when Homer and Marge try to sneak back into Springfield, they are welcomed with hostility from their former friends and neighbors and begin to appreciate their new and more accepting home. 150px "Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart" - PABF09 Original airdate: March 4, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 5.17 million In order to get back at his dad, Bart goes undercover as a graffiti street artist and plasters Homer's unflattering image all over Springfield. But one night, Bart and Milhouse get caught in the act by established street artists Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal (guest voicing as themselves), and to Bart's surprise, they invite him to exhibit his satirical artwork in his very own gallery show. Meanwhile, a hip, new health food superstore opens in Springfield that threatens to put Apu and the Kwik-E-Mart out of business. 150px "How I Wet Your Mother" - PABF08 Original airdate: March 11, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 4.96 million Karma gets the best of Homer after he gets his friends in trouble, and as a result, his bedwetting problem worsens. The family goes on a mission to infiltrate his dreams to search for clues in his subconscious to determine the source of his problem. But just as things take a dangerous turn in the dream, a figure from Homer’s past appears, and he is finally reassured that the fond memories of his mother Mona (guest voice Glenn Close) remain alive, giving him just the right amount of reassurance to cure him of his problem. 150px "Them, Robot" - PABF10 Original airdate: March 18, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 5.24 million Mr. Burns replaces all of Springfield Power Plant's employees with robots but decides to keep Homer as the sole human worker. With unemployment at an all-time high and mechanical arms operating the workplace, Springfield becomes a dismal and humorless place. But when Homer's machine-programmed peers start to turn on the community and his former real-life employees come to the rescue, they all realize that robots can't replace human friends. "Beware My Cheating Bart" - PABF11 Original airdate: April 15, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 4.86 million When Bart is forced to chaperone Jimbo's girlfriend to a movie, she ends up developing feelings for him, resulting in a whole bunch of trouble with the bullies at school. Meanwhile, Homer is persuaded to buy a state-of-the-art treadmill, fully equipped with a television. When Lisa shows Homer that he can access television shows wirelessly, he develops an obsession with watching an old television show from the treadmill, but not actually working out, until Marge decides to intervene. 150px "A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again" - PABF12 Original airdate: April 29, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 4.99 million When Bart sees a commercial for the ultimate cruise, he begs his parents for a family vacation. Low on cash, the only way they can go is if each family member sells one valuable. Once they're away, Bart is determined to make the vacation last forever. So he comes up with a plan to make sure they never have to return home. 150px "The Spy Who Learned Me" - PABF13 Original airdate: May 6, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 4.74 million After going on "date night" to a spy movie starring crime fighter Stradivarius Cain (guest star Bryan Cranston), Marge becomes upset with Homer for blurting out embarrassing remarks throughout the film, but Homer's attempts to reconcile with Marge do not seem to fix anything. Later, Homer is knocked off a ladder and suffers a concussion on the job, leaving him out of work for two months. Instead of telling Marge, Homer decides to use the time to learn how to become a better husband with the help of someone whom he believes is Stradivarius Cain. "Ned 'N' Edna's Blend" - PABF15 Original airdate: May 13, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 4.00 million When the town of Springfield discovers that Ned and Edna have secretly gotten hitched, Marge offers to throw them a congratulatory reception. However, bringing everyone together makes them all realize that no marriage is perfect. Meanwhile, Edna tries to help Ned's children become more socially acceptable by changing some of the rules. 150px "Lisa Goes Gaga" - PABF14 Original airdate: May 20, 2012 ---------------------------------------- 4.79 million Lisa tries to reverse her status as one of the least popular girls in school by ghostwriting positive things about herself on the school blog. When her plan backfires, her social ranking plummets to a new low – until a psychic force tells Lady Gaga that Lisa needs her help. With Gaga's assistance, Lisa and the entire town of Springfield realize that being yourself is better than being like anyone else.