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'''"Forgive and Regret"''' will be the 18th episode of [[season 29]].<ref name="AlJeanXABF09"/> It will air on April 29, [[2018]].<ref name="Date"/> This episode will mark the show as TV's longest running primetime scripted series, surpassing ''{{w|Gunsmoke}}'', which had 635 episodes.
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'''"Forgive and Regret"''' is the 18th episode of [[season 29]]. It aired on April 29, [[2018]]. This episode marks the show as TV's longest running primetime scripted series, surpassing ''{{w|Gunsmoke}}'', which had 635 episodes.
  
 
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{{Desc|[[Grampa]] makes a confession to [[Homer]] while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.<ref>[http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20180404fox14/ The Futon Critic.com]</ref>}}
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{{Desc|[[Grampa]] makes a confession to [[Homer]] while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.}}
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It was scheduled to be episode 634th, but [[King Leer]] aired as 634th instead.<ref name="AlJeanXABF09"/><ref name="FutonLeer">[http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20180321fox15/ The Futon Critic]</ref>
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It was scheduled to be episode 634th, but [[King Leer]] aired as 634th instead.<ref name="AlJeanXABF09">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/875407913807863812 Al Jean on Twitter - "XABF09 Script"]</ref><ref name="FutonLeer">[http://thefutoncritic.com/listings/20180321fox15/ The Futon Critic]</ref>
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The long opening sequence parodying the one from Gunsmoke was cut, only showing the part till the title screen.<ref>"Gunsmoke Opening Parody"</ref>
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Revision as of 20:24, April 29, 2018

Season 29 Episode
635 "Lisa Gets the Blues"
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"Forgive and Regret"
"Left Behind" 637
"Forgive and Regret"
Forgive and Regret promo 1.png
Episode Information
Title screen: In a Western setting, the opening is a parody of Gunsmoke's. The series' main charater Matt Dillon says to Maggie "Can't let you do it, can't let you break my record" then engages her in a Fast draw, Maggie shoots first, killing him, referencing how the show surpasses Gunsmoke's previous record with this episode.
Showrunner: [[{{{showrunner}}}]]



"Forgive and Regret" is the 18th episode of season 29. It aired on April 29, 2018. This episode marks the show as TV's longest running primetime scripted series, surpassing Gunsmoke, which had 635 episodes.

Synopsis

"Grampa makes a confession to Homer while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile."


Plot

Production

It was scheduled to be episode 634th, but King Leer aired as 634th instead.[1][2]

The long opening sequence parodying the one from Gunsmoke was cut, only showing the part till the title screen.[3]

Gallery

Promo videos

References


Season 29 Episodes
The Serfsons Springfield Splendor Whistler's Father Treehouse of Horror XXVIII Grampy Can Ya Hear Me The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be Singin' in the Lane Mr. Lisa's Opus Gone Boy Haw-Haw Land Frink Gets Testy Homer Is Where the Art Isn't 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage Fears of a Clown No Good Read Goes Unpunished King Leer Lisa Gets the Blues Forgive and Regret Left Behind Throw Grampa from the Dane Flanders' Ladder