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35ABF is the thirty-sixth production season of The Simpsons. Matt Selman served as the showrunner for most of the season while Al Jean served as the showrunner for 35ABF03, 35ABF08, 35ABF10, and 35ABF16. Half of the episodes aired in broadcast season 35 on Fox, with seven rollover episodes from the production season airing in broadcast season 36 and four episodes releasing as Disney+ exclusives. The episodes aired from December 3, 2023 with "Ae Bonny Romance", to April 22, 2025 with "Yellow Planet".
Episodes[edit]
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35ABF01
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"Do the Wrong Thing"
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December 24, 2023
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Rob Oliver
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Joel H. Cohen
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S35 E10
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| Homer starts winning in many different blue-collar sports when Bart helps him by cheating. Meanwhile, Lisa is trying to get into a university summer camp but doesn't receive any responses. When she finally gets a response from a rowing camp of all things, she and Marge realize that the cheating in sports has extended to cheating elsewhere.
Guest starring: Ken Marino as Dean Belichick and Dan Patrick as the rock-skipping announcer.
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35ABF02
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"Ae Bonny Romance"
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December 3, 2023
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Matthew Nastuk
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Michael Price
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S35 E8
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| After Groundskeeper Willie goes missing, Bart gets a call from him telling Bart that he needs him. The Simpsons then go to Edinburgh to find him, where they realize that Willie is getting married to his young love, Maisie. Meanwhile, Lisa explores Edinburgh on her own.
Guest starring: Karen Gillan as Maisie MacWeldon, Paul Higgins as Hamish MacWeldon and the Ticket Booth actor, and David Tennant as Pa MacWeldon.
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35ABF03
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"Frinkenstein's Monster"
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February 18, 2024
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Steven Dean Moore
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Joel H. Cohen
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S35 E11
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| Professor Frink secretly helps Homer land a high-level position at a state-of-the-art nuclear plant in Shelbyville. But since Homer lacks the skills to actually perform the job, Frink must monitor Homer's work situation remotely and dictate his every word. Homer's new assistant, Lori Spivak, becomes highly suspicious of Homer and believes him to be lying.
Guest starring: Amanda Seyfried as Dr. Lori Spivak.
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35ABF04
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"Murder, She Boat"
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December 17, 2023
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Chris Clements
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Broti Gupta
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S35 E9
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| When Comic Book Guy's rare Radioactive Man action figure is stolen aboard the Pacific Princess Leia, Bart becomes the prime suspect. Lisa and film director Taika Waititi take on the case to prove Bart's innocence.
Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as Hedonismbot cosplayer and Taika Waititi as himself and Daerius D'Avignon.
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35ABF05
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"Lisa Gets an F1"
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February 25, 2024
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Timothy Bailey
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Ryan Koh
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S35 E12
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| When Lisa gets car anxiety because of Homer's bad driving, she takes up go-karting to face her fears. She proves to be a natural and ends up taking part in a championship race in Springfield. Meanwhile, Bart befriends rich go-kart racer Paolo Paoletti, who is Lisa's rival.
Guest starring: Rachel Bloom as Annette and Matt Berry as Chester Arborday.
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35ABF06
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"Clan of the Cave Mom"
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March 24, 2024
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Rob Oliver
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Brian Kelley
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S35 E13
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| Marge and Luann Van Houten have a falling out after Milhouse gets the blame for destroying a museum exhibit that Bart helped destroy too. In the prehistoric past, the Simpson family struggle to survive.
Guest starring: Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton.
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35ABF07
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"Night of the Living Wage"
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April 7, 2024
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Chris Clements
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Cesar Mazariegos
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S35 E14
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| Marge gets a job in a ghost kitchen for the GimmeChow app. However, when working conditions become too stressful, she tries to form a union. When the company fires Marge in an act of revenge, the employees go on strike, bringing food delivery in Springfield to a halt.
Guest starring: Jason Mantzoukas as Finn Bon Idée.
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35ABF08
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"The Yellow Lotus"
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October 6, 2024
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Matthew Faughnan
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Loni Steele Sosthand
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S36 E2
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| After being sold a timeshare contract ten years ago, the Simpsons go on holiday to The Yellow Lotus. While staying in a room that is not theirs, they find that Sideshow Bob is at the resort. And then a dead body turns up.
Guest starring: Chloe Fineman as Tasha, Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, and Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum.
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35ABF09
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"Cremains of the Day"
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April 21, 2024
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Gabriel DeFrancesco
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John Frink
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S35 E15
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| When Larry the barfly passes away in Moe's Tavern, the other barflies take his ashes to scatter them at Serenity Falls. Along the way, they discover that Larry had been smuggling sapphires for the mob, who come to collect their property.
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
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35ABF10
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"The Tell-Tale Pants"
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May 5, 2024
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Steven Dean Moore
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Al Jean
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S35 E16
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| When Marge finds that Homer's blue Leevi's are worth a small fortune, she sells them and spends the money on herself. However, she starts to feel guilty after buying an expensive ring. Meanwhile, Homer enjoys his new life wearing sweatpants.
Guest starring: Kipp Lennon as the "Leevi's" singer.
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35ABF11
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"The Tipping Point"
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May 12, 2024
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Matthew Nastuk
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J. Stewart Burns
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S35 E17
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| Annoyed at being asked for a tip after being served a meal, Homer's passive aggressive note on the bill is mistaken for a tip for $10,000. The rush of seeing the waitress happy causes Homer to start tipping money that he does not have. But when the bills catch up to him, Homer ends up in Little Europe, where tipping culture is not a thing.
Guest starring: Kyle Gordon as DJ Crazy Times, Chrissi Poland as Ms. Biljana Electronica, and Audrey Trullinger as Inga.
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35ABF12
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"Bart's Brain"
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May 19, 2024
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Michael Polcino
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Dan Vebber
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S35 E18
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| When Bart finds a human brain for sale, he buys it to prank people with. But when Bart is assigned to take care of the brain for a school project, he becomes weirdly attached to it, leading to him becoming known as "Brain Boy."
Guest starring: Megan Mullally as Sarah Wiggum and Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton.
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35ABF13
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"Treehouse of Horror XXXV"
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November 3, 2024
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Timothy Bailey
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Matt Selman, Dan Vebber, and Rob LaZebnik
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S36 E5
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| In "The Information Rage", giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart. In "The Fall of the House of Monty", a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers. Finally, in "Denim", Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans that fit him perfectly.
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35ABF14
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"Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes"
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November 24, 2024
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Debbie Bruce Mahan
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Jessica Conrad
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S36 E7
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| A tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa into three strange stories. In the first story, Bart hears a buried woman screaming in the woods, but nobody believes him. In the second story, Superintendent Chalmers purchases a robot clone of himself, but then finds out Principal Skinner has done the same thing. In the final story, Homer is part of the Springfield Firehouse, who burn all lowbrow media they find.
Guest starring: Andy Serkis as The Illustrated Man and Siegfried Blaze.
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35ABF15
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"Bart's Birthday"
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September 29, 2024
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Rob Oliver
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Jessica Conrad
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S36 E1
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| Conan O'Brien presents a special show, "The Simpsons Series Finale," with an A.I. machine creating the final episode. But when Bart becomes self-aware of everything happening on the day of his eleventh birthday, the finale episode might not be as final as expected.
Guest starring: John Cena as himself, Danny DeVito as Herb Powell, Tom Hanks as himself, Joel McHale as himself, Conan O'Brien as himself, Mark Proksch as Hack-GPT, Seth Rogen as himself, and Amy Sedaris as Maggie Simpson.
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35ABF16
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"Shoddy Heat"
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October 27, 2024
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Gabriel DeFrancesco
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Jeff Westbrook
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S36 E4
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| When an unearthed corpse is found stuffed in a coffin with another body, Grampa is called in for questioning. Grampa tells the story of his past as a private investigator alongside Billy O'Donnell, and his brief romance with Agnes Skinner.
Guest starring: Topher Grace as Billy O'Donnell.
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35ABF17
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"Women in Shorts"
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November 10, 2024
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Eric Koenig
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Christine Nangle
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S36 E6
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| Several mini stories featuring the women of Springfield unfold. Luann's friends hold an intervention because of her addiction to wine merch, Malibu Stacy goes in search of Shauna Chalmers, Mrs. Muntz tells Nelson a bedtime story, Marge asks Homer to buy her tampons, Patty and Selma struggle with a cigarette shortage, Dr. Hibbert and Bernice roleplay to spice up their relationship, Mrs. Risotto becomes a lawyer, Lisa dreams about being queen of a fantasy world, Agnes tries to find a new rival, Helen Lovejoy thinks the world is ending, and the school teachers make bets on students.
Guest starring: Ruth Reichl as herself and Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton.
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35ABF18
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"Desperately Seeking Lisa"
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October 20, 2024
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Matthew Nastuk
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Tim Long
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S36 E3
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| When Lisa goes to Capital City with Patty and Selma, she sneaks away and spends the night with several artists she meets in the big city. Her new friends take her on an adventure to get her into the Horace Frick Academy. However, it turns out they might have ulterior motives for their generosity.
Guest starring: Griffin Dunne as the cockroach actor and Gregor Samsa, Richard E. Grant as Julian, Tracy Letts as himself, and Molly Shannon as Katya.
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35ABF19
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"The Past and the Furious"
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February 12, 2025 
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Mike Frank Polcino
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Rob LaZebnik
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D+ E2
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| Lisa travels back in time to 1923 and discovers that the Springfield Mini Moose, once key to the town's ecosystem, were driven to extinction in 1925. Teaming up with young Monty Burns, Lisa works to save the moose, but her actions unintentionally shape his future as a ruthless tycoon.
Guest starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as young Mr. Burns.
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35ABF20
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"Yellow Planet"
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April 22, 2025
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Timothy Bailey
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J. Stewart Burns
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D+ E3
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| In this nature documentary, we see the dregs of the animal kingdom. This includes the beluga whales and narwhals, marine iguanas, mandrills, woodpecker finches, and praying mantises. But not penguins.
Guest starring: Hugh Bonneville as the narrator.
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35ABF21
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"O C'mon All Ye Faithful"
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December 17, 2024
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Debbie Bruce Mahan
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Carolyn Omine
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D+ E1
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Matthew Faughnan
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| Famed British mentalist, Derren Brown, comes to Springfield and uses psychological tricks and showmanship to raise the town's Christmas spirit. When Homer gets hypnotized and mistakenly believes he is Santa Claus, it sets off a cheery chain reaction and causes everyone to question what they believe and to explore the meaning of "miracle".
Guest starring: Derren Brown as himself, Patti LaBelle as herself, and Pentatonix as the "World Famous Santa Claus" and "Local Springfield Santa Claus" singers.
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