List of dedicated episodes

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The following is a list of dedicated episodes of The Simpsons. These episodes include on-screen dedications to deceased guest stars, cast and crew members, and their family members.

Many of the dedications are not included in the DVD releases or streaming platforms and appear only in the original television broadcasts. Additionally, some dedications to individuals who passed away after an episode originally aired have been added in later reruns.

Dedicated episodes in The Simpsons[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
December 17, 1989[1] 		Penny Marshall
December 17, 2018 		Voiced Lucille Botzcowski


Season 5[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
September 30, 1993 		Michael P. Schoenbrun
June 5, 1993 		Crew member


Season 7[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Mother Simpson"
November 19, 1995 		Jackie Banks
November 4, 1995 		Crew member
"Team Homer"
January 7, 1996 		Doris Grau
December 30, 1995 		Voiced Lunchlady Doris


Season 9[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"This Little Wiggy"
March 22, 1998 		Sunni Walton O'Neil
December 29, 1997 		No known direct connection to The Simpsons
"Trash of the Titans"
April 26, 1998 		Linda McCartney
April 17, 1998 		Voiced herself


Season 10[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Bart the Mother"
September 27, 1998 		Phil Hartman
May 28, 1998 		Voiced Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz


Season 13[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
December 2, 2001 		George Harrison
November 29, 2001 		Voiced himself
"Sweets and Sour Marge"
January 20, 2002 		Ron Taylor
January 16, 2002 		Voiced Bleeding Gums Murphy
"Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge"
May 22, 2002 		Stephen Jay Gould
May 20, 2002 		Voiced himself


Season 16[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Mommie Beerest"
January 30, 2005 		Johnny Carson
January 23, 2005 		Voiced himself


Season 17[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"The Girl Who Slept Too Little"
September 18, 2005 		James "Jamie" O'Brien
July 26, 2005 		Crew member


Season 19[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Mona Leaves-a"
May 11, 2008 		Elsie Castellaneta
January 14, 2008
Dora K. Warren
February 23, 2008 		Mothers of Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer


Season 20[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Lost Verizon"
October 5, 2008 		Paul Newman
September 26, 2008 		Voiced himself
"Wedding for Disaster"
March 29, 2009[2] 		Michael Jackson
June 25, 2009 		Voiced Leon Kompowsky


Season 22[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing"
March 27, 2011 		Elizabeth Taylor
March 23, 2011 		Voiced Maggie and herself


Season 24[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Moonshine River"
September 30, 2012 		Andy Williams
September 25, 2012 		In-universe connection (Nelson's favourite singer)
"A Test Before Trying"
January 13, 2013 		Huell Howser
January 7, 2013 		Voiced himself[3]
"Dark Knight Court"
March 17, 2013 		Robert Reno
July 7, 2012 		Reno's sisters, Janet and Maggy, starred in the episode[4]


Season 25[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Four Regrettings and a Funeral"
November 3, 2013 		Marcia Wallace
October 25, 2013 		Voice of Edna Krabappel and other minor characters[5]


Season 26[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Clown in the Dumps"
September 28, 2014 		Louis Castellaneta
August 15, 2014 		Father of Dan Castellaneta
"Super Franchise Me"
October 12, 2014 		Jan Hooks
October 9, 2014 		Voice of Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
"The Princess Guide"
March 1, 2015 		Leonard Nimoy
March 8, 2015 		Voiced himself
"Waiting for Duffman"
March 15, 2015 		Sam Simon
February 27, 2015 		Developer and executive producer of the series
"Bull-E"
May 10, 2015[6] 		Ricky Manginsay
August 13, 2015 		Crew member


Season 27[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4"
February 14, 2016 		David Kavner
February 1, 2016 		Father of Julie Kavner


Season 28[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"There Will Be Buds"
November 6, 2016 		Kevin Curran
October 25, 2016 		Crew member
"Dad Behavior"
November 20, 2016[7] 		Vin Scully
August 2, 2022 		In-universe connection (Harry Shearer impersonated Scully in a sketch for Saturday Night Live, and has since used the voice when the storyline includes the Springfield Isotopes)
"Fatzcarraldo"
February 12, 2017 		Sooan Kim
January 20, 2017 		Crew member


Season 29[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Springfield Splendor"
October 8, 2017 		Tom Petty
October 2, 2017 		Voiced himself
"Homer Is Where the Art Isn't"
March 18, 2018 		Stephen Hawking
March 14, 2018 		Voiced himself
"Lisa Gets the Blues"
April 22, 2018 		R. Lee Ermey
April 15, 2018 		Voiced Leslie Hapablap
"Flanders' Ladder"
May 20, 2018 		Tom Wolfe
May 14, 2018 		Voiced himself


Season 30[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Werking Mom"
November 18, 2018 		Stan Lee
November 12, 2018 		Voiced himself
"Werking Mom"
November 18, 2018[8] 		Russi Taylor
November 12, 2018 		Voiced Martin Prince among other characters
"Daddicus Finch"
December 2, 2018 		Ricky Jay
November 24, 2018 		Voiced himself
"The Clown Stays in the Picture"
February 17, 2019 		Trista H. Navarro
February 6, 2019 		Crew member
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
March 10, 2019 		Luke Perry
March 4, 2019 		Voiced himself


Season 31[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"The Winter of Our Monetized Content"
September 29, 2019 		J. Michael Mendel
September 22, 2019 		Crew member
"Screenless"
March 8, 2020 		James Lipton
March 2, 2020 		Voiced himself
"Better Off Ned"
March 15, 2020 		Max von Sydow
March 8, 2020 		Voiced Klaus Ziegler
"The Way of the Dog"
May 17, 2020 		Little Richard
May 9, 2020 		Voiced himself


Season 32[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Podcast News"
November 15, 2020 		Alex Trebek
November 8, 2020 		Voiced himself
"Sorry Not Sorry"
December 6, 2020[9] 		Larry King
January 23, 2021 		Voiced himself
"A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas"
December 13, 2020[10] 		Stephen Sondheim
November 26, 2021 		Voiced himself
"Wad Goals"
February 28, 2021 		Marc Wilmore
January 30, 2021 		Crew member and voice of Dr. Wilmore
"Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?"
March 14, 2021 		David Richardson
January 18, 2021 		Crew member
"Panic on the Streets of Springfield"
April 18, 2021 		Edwin E. Aguilar
April 10, 2021 		Crew member
"Mother and Child Reunion"
May 9, 2021 		Olympia Dukakis
May 1, 2021 		Voiced Zelda


Season 33[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"The Wayz We Were"
October 17, 2021[11] 		Frank Mula
December 17, 2021 		Crew member[12]
"Lisa's Belly"
October 24, 2021[13] 		Betty White
December 31, 2021 		Voiced herself
"The Longest Marge"
January 2, 2022 		John Madden
December 28, 2021 		Voiced himself
"My Octopus and a Teacher"
April 24, 2022[14] 		Ray Liotta
May 26, 2022 		Voiced Morty Szyslak
"Marge the Meanie"
May 8, 2022 		Ian Wilcox
April 30, 2022 		Crew member


Season 34[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"From Beer to Paternity"
November 13, 2022 		David Davis
November 4, 2022 		Partner of Julie Kavner
"My Life as a Vlog"
January 1, 2023 		Chris Ledesma
December 16, 2022 		Served as the music editor from season 1 to 33
"The Many Saints of Springfield"
February 19, 2023 		David Crosby
January 18, 2023 		Voiced himself
"The Many Saints of Springfield"
February 19, 2023[15] 		Treat Williams
June 12, 2023 		Voiced himself and William Sullivan
"Carl Carlson Rides Again"
February 26, 2023[16] 		Tony Bennett
July 21, 2023 		Voiced himself


Season 35[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"McMansion and Wife"
October 22, 2023 		Suzanne Somers
October 15, 2023 		Voiced herself
"McMansion and Wife"
October 22, 2023[17] 		Reid Harrison
January 15, 2024 		Crew member
"Ae Bonny Romance"
December 3, 2023[18] 		Richard Lewis
September 27, 2023 		Voiced the Male Golem
"Murder, She Boat"
December 17, 2023 		Norman Lear
December 5, 2023 		Voiced himself
"Do the Wrong Thing"
December 24, 2023 		Istvan Majoros
September 27, 2023 		Crew member
"Clan of the Cave Mom"
March 24, 2024[19] 		Martin Mull
June 27, 2024 		Voiced Seth
"Night of the Living Wage"
April 7, 2024[20] 		Bob Newhart
July 18, 2024 		Voiced himself
"Cremains of the Day"
April 21, 2024[21] 		James Earl Jones
September 9, 2024 		Voiced a removalist, the Raven narrator, and Serak the Preparer, Maggie and narrated "Das Bus"


Season 36[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Shoddy Heat"
October 27, 2024[22] 		George Wendt
May 20, 2025 		Voiced Norm Peterson
"Bottle Episode"
December 29, 2024 		William Wright
December 16, 2024 		Crew member
"Full Heart, Empty Pool"
May 11, 2025 		Jill Sobule
May 1, 2025 		Wrote and sung the song "Lumberjill" in "Marge the Lumberjill"


Season 37[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
"Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother"
September 28, 2025 		Alf Clausen
May 29, 2025 		Composer for the series from season 2 to season 28
"Keep Chalm and Gary On"
October 5, 2025 		Jane Goodall
October 1, 2025 		Voiced herself
"Aunt Misbehavin'"
November 30, 2025 		Dan McGrath
November 14, 2025 		Crew member
"Parahormonal Activity"
December 14, 2025 		Frank Gehry
December 5, 2025 		Voiced himself
"¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!"
December 28, 2025 		Rob Reiner
December 14, 2025 		Voiced himself
"Seperance"
January 4, 2026 		John Albarian
Unknown date 		External contractor


Specials[edit]

Picture Name and death date Notes
Don Payne
March 26, 2013 		Crew member[23]


Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on December 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ On a rerun on June 28, 2009, the episode's couch gag was replaced by "Do the Bartman", written by Michael Jackson, and at the end of it a dedicated card with a picture of Leon Kompowsky is seen.
  3. ↑ In his dedicated card, Huell Howser is called "Friend of The Simpsons and Friend of California", highlighting his legacy and affection towards the state.
  4. ↑ Robert Reno's sisters donated they participation fees to the Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal organization that works to exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing.
  5. ↑ The episode's chalkboard gag, "We'll really miss you Mrs. K", also honors Marcia Wallace.
  6. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on August 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ This dedication was done regarding Vin Scully's retirement on October 2, 2016, not his death. Vin Scully died on August 2, 2022, almost six years after his retirement.
  8. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on July 28, 2019.
  9. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on January 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on December 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on December 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ Frank Mula's dedication card includes a picture from "I Love Lisa", an episode written by him.
  13. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on January 16, 2022, the day before what would have been Betty White's 100th birthday.
  14. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on June 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on July 9, 2023.
  16. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on July 23, 2023.
  17. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on January 21, 2024.
  18. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on March 3, 2024.
  19. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on August 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on September 1, 2024.
  21. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on September 15, 2024.
  22. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on July 13, 2025.
  23. ↑ A post on Twitter by the official The Simpsons account was dedicated to Don Payne. [1]


See also[edit]

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