Playdate with Destiny

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Playdate with Destiny Title card for the short

Special Information Original Airdate: March 6, 2020 (theater) April 10, 2020 (Disney+) Length: 5:10 Written By: James L. Brooks Tom Gammill & Max Pross Matt Groening Al Jean Michael Price Matt Selman David Silverman Directed By: David Silverman

Playdate with Destiny is an animated short film starring Maggie Simpson. The short will air from March 6, 2020 onwards before showings before the Pixar film Onward. It was released on Disney+ on April 10, 2020.

Plot

Marge takes Maggie to the Not Responsible for Injuries Park, where she leaves her next to a slide and sits next to other mothers reading books.

A kid almost slams into her back before she gets saved by Hudson. They start having fun, riding on horses, drinking at a beach, watching the sunset, eating a fancy dinner, all with their imagination in the playground.

They end their fun playing hide and seek with their hands before Hudson's mother comes and take him home. At night, the characters in the book Maggie was reading come to life in her dreams, all having Hudson's head.

She wakes up, having fallen in love, and starts dressing up for their next meeting, but this time it's Homer driving her, and they end up at the Broken Ankle Park.

There, she tries to get Hudson attention over the wall but fails and gets mad at Homer. Over night she stays up late and gets a plan ready for the next day: she stops Homer from driving and turns the car around.

After parking, she sees Hudson getting on the train and runs for it but fails to get on, but the train track is short and comes around.

Hudson catches her on the front, and when she tries to kiss her, he puts the sucker in her mouth, and Maggie does the same.

Production

After Tom Gammill and Max Pross wrote "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby", James L. Brooks they could turn the part of the story about Maggie's relationship with Hudson into a theatrical short. Whilst the short was being worked on, "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" was delayed. "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" was later scheduled to air on April 19, 9 days after Playdate with Destiny released on Disney+.

Gallery

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  Promo image for the short

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  Homer in the Mickey Mouse logo

References

Special episodes
	1989	Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
	1991	Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake • Black or White
	1992	The Oprah Winfrey Show
	1995	Homer and Bart visiting NFL on FOX
	2004	The Simpsons Quiz Show • The Simpsons' Christmas Message
	2007	The Simpsons Judge American Idol • Homer Introduces American Idol • Homer's Monologue on The Tonight Show
	2008	The Simpsons Ride • Homer's Colonoscopy • Late Show Top Ten List
	2009	Homer Congratulates Huell!
	2010	The Simpsons SU2C PSA • Late Show Top Ten List
	2012	FOX's 25th Anniversary Special • The Longest Daycare • Homer Votes 2012 • Debate Reaction • A Message from Springfield Republican Party Headquarters • Mr. Burns Endorses Romney • Late Show Top Ten List • Fiscal Cliff
	2013	Maggie Sucks • Oscar-Nominated • Homer Shake • We Put the Spring in Springfield: The Music of the Simpsons
	2014	Super Bowl Promo • Simpsons Ice Bucket Challenge • Willie's Views on Scottish Independence • The Simpsons Take the Bowl • The Simpsons Guy
	2015	Pixel Couch Gag Submission • Marge Simpson's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
	2016	Join The Simpsons at the Daytona 500 • Pokémon Now? • Homer from the Green Room at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 • Homer Simpson vs. Sydney Opera House • Jimmy Kimmel Live! • Homer Votes 2016
	2017	Happy Daytona Day • Moe Live Tweets! • A Public Announcement About the Eclipse • Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson • A Message from Moe About Puerto Rico
	2018	MLB on Fox Postseason
	2019	Welcome to the Family, The Simpsons! • Everybody Smile
	2020	Playdate with Destiny • Dear Class of 2020 • Homer Peabody Award Speech • Disney Investor Day 2020
	2021	The Force Awakens from Its Nap • Homer Simpson Conducts Conan's TBS Exit Interview • The Good, the Bart, and the Loki • Balenciaga • Plusaversary • Te Deseo Lo Mejor
	2022	When Billie Met Lisa • Welcome to the Club • Feliz Navidad
	2023	Rogue Not Quite One
	2024	May the 12th Be with You