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The nineteenth season of ''The Simpsons'' started in September 2007 and ended in May 2008.
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The '''nineteenth season''' of ''The Simpsons'' started in September 2007 and ended in May 2008. This is the first season to air after ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.  
  
== Returning Characters ==
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== Episodes ==
Various returning characters who appeared this season include [[Sideshow Bob]], [[Cecil Terwilliger]] [[Francesca Terwilliger]] and [[Gino Terwilliger]] who all appear in "[[Funeral for a Fiend]]". [[Dr. Velimorovic]], the plastic surgeon, appears in "[[Husbands and Knives]]" while [[Gloria]], [[Snake]]'s girlfriend from "[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]", appears in "[[I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]]". [[Mona Simpson]] appears in "[[Mona Leaves-a]]" and [[Lurleen Lumpkin]] also returns in "[[Papa Don't Leech]]".
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Guest stars who appear in this season are [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Placido Domingo]], [[Maya Rudolph]], [[Matt Dillon]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], [[Maurice LaMarche]], [[Alan Moore]], [[Art Spiegelman]], [[Dan Clowes]], [[Jack Black]], [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[David Hyde Pierce]], [[John Mahoney]], [[Jon Stewart]], and [[Dan Rather]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]],[[Topher Grace]], [[Kurt Loder]], [[Glenn Close]], [[Beverly D'Angelo]] and [[The Dixie Chicks]].
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{{TCsT|color=white|Homer gets to fly in Mr. Burns's private jet and likes it so much that he decides to never fly commercial again. He tries to find a job that involves flying in a corporate jet, and hires a life coach named Colby Krause to assist him with his goal.
  
== Effect of Writers Strike ==
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'''Special Guest Voices''': [[Stephen Colbert]] as [[Colby Krause]] and [[Lionel Richie]] as [[Lionel Richie (character)|himself]].|7}}
In November 2007 the WGA (Writers Guild America) went on strike. The season was originally going to have 23 episodes but due to the strike only 17 episodes were finished after "[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]" aired, the last episode before the strike. Luckily, episodes still went through post-production as FOX edited the scripts after production was finished.
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*"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]" - September 23, 2007
== Episodes ==
 
*"[[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]] - September 23, 2007
 
 
*"[[The Homer of Seville]]" - September 30, 2007
 
*"[[The Homer of Seville]]" - September 30, 2007
 
*"[[Midnight Towboy]]" - October 7, 2007
 
*"[[Midnight Towboy]]" - October 7, 2007
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=== International airings ===
 
=== International airings ===
 
*Season 19 began on RTE2 in Ireland on November 9, 2011.<ref>[http://snpp.com/upcoming/uk.html SNPP]</ref>
 
*Season 19 began on RTE2 in Ireland on November 9, 2011.<ref>[http://snpp.com/upcoming/uk.html SNPP]</ref>
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==Production==
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=== The WGA strike ===
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In November 2007 the WGA (Writers Guild America) went on strike. The season was originally going to have 23 episodes but due to the strike only 17 episodes were finished after "[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]" aired, the last episode before the strike. Luckily, episodes still went through post-production as FOX edited the scripts after production was finished.
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=== Returning characters ===
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Various returning characters who appeared this season include [[Sideshow Bob]], [[Cecil Terwilliger]] [[Francesca Terwilliger]] and [[Gino Terwilliger]] who all appear in "[[Funeral for a Fiend]]". [[Dr. Velimorovic]], the plastic surgeon, appears in "[[Husbands and Knives]]" while [[Gloria]], [[Snake]]'s girlfriend from "[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]", appears in "[[I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]]". [[Mona Simpson]] appears in "[[Mona Leaves-a]]" and [[Lurleen Lumpkin]] also returns in "[[Papa Don't Leech]]".
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=== Guest stars ===
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Guest stars who appear in this season are [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Placido Domingo]], [[Maya Rudolph]], [[Matt Dillon]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], [[Maurice LaMarche]], [[Alan Moore]], [[Art Spiegelman]], [[Dan Clowes]], [[Jack Black]], [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[David Hyde Pierce]], [[John Mahoney]], [[Jon Stewart]], and [[Dan Rather]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]],[[Topher Grace]], [[Kurt Loder]], [[Glenn Close]], [[Beverly D'Angelo]] and [[The Dixie Chicks]].
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 16:06, May 29, 2012

Season 19
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Season Information
Original run: September 23, 2007 - May 18, 2008
No. of episodes: 20
Previous season: Season 18
Next season: Season 20

The nineteenth season of The Simpsons started in September 2007 and ended in May 2008. This is the first season to air after The Simpsons Movie.

Episodes

Picture # Original title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs Promo Card.jpg 401 - 1 "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" September 23, 2007 Mark Kirkland Joel H. Cohen JABF20
Homer gets to fly in Mr. Burns's private jet and likes it so much that he decides to never fly commercial again. He tries to find a job that involves flying in a corporate jet, and hires a life coach named Colby Krause to assist him with his goal.

Special Guest Voices: Stephen Colbert as Colby Krause and Lionel Richie as himself.


International airings

  • Season 19 began on RTE2 in Ireland on November 9, 2011.[1]

Production

The WGA strike

In November 2007 the WGA (Writers Guild America) went on strike. The season was originally going to have 23 episodes but due to the strike only 17 episodes were finished after "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" aired, the last episode before the strike. Luckily, episodes still went through post-production as FOX edited the scripts after production was finished.

Returning characters

Various returning characters who appeared this season include Sideshow Bob, Cecil Terwilliger Francesca Terwilliger and Gino Terwilliger who all appear in "Funeral for a Fiend". Dr. Velimorovic, the plastic surgeon, appears in "Husbands and Knives" while Gloria, Snake's girlfriend from "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love", appears in "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings". Mona Simpson appears in "Mona Leaves-a" and Lurleen Lumpkin also returns in "Papa Don't Leech".

Guest stars

Guest stars who appear in this season are Stephen Colbert, Lionel Richie, Placido Domingo, Maya Rudolph, Matt Dillon, Steve Buscemi, Ted Nugent, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Maurice LaMarche, Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, Dan Clowes, Jack Black, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jon Stewart, and Dan Rather, "Weird Al" Yankovic,Topher Grace, Kurt Loder, Glenn Close, Beverly D'Angelo and The Dixie Chicks.

References