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Production season QABF

Season Information No. of episodes: 22 Showrunner(s): Matt Selman Al Jean Previous season: Next season: ZABF UABF

QABF is the thirty-third production season of The Simpsons. Matt Selman and Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season, alternating episodes, with Selman running 12 and Jean running 10. The episodes mostly aired in broadcast season 32 on Fox, with seven rollover episodes from the production season airing in broadcast season 33. The episodes aired from November 22, 2020 with "Three Dreams Denied", to November 14, 2021 with "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)".

Episodes

Picture Prod. code Title Original airdate Directed by Written by # QABF01 "Sorry Not Sorry" December 6, 2020 Rob Oliver Nell Scovell S32 E9 After Miss Hoover gives the entire class B- grades because she is too lazy to grade everyone individually, Lisa calls her a "hack." When Lisa refuses to apologize to her teacher, she begins to learn about Miss Hoover's life struggles. QABF02 "Three Dreams Denied" November 22, 2020 Steven Dean Moore Danielle Weisberg S32 E7 Comic Book Guy gets humiliated at Comicalooza when he loses the question he plans to ask at a panel. Bart becomes a voice actor for the show Cookie Castle, but when it turns out he's voicing a female character, he gets bullied. Meanwhile, Lisa loses out on first chair in the school band to a new student, Blake. Guest starring: Ben Platt as Blake and Paul Rudd as himself. QABF03 "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" December 13, 2020 Timothy Bailey Jessica Conrad S32 E10 Television producer Mary Tannenbaum comes to Springfield to help with the film A Christmas Ornament for Christmas, which is being filmed there. While there, she meets Seymour Skinner, and the two start falling for each other. Mary sets to work finishing the film and sorting out her love life. Guest starring: Ellie Kemper as Mary Tannenbaum, Richard Kind as the A Christmas Ornament for Christmas director, and Chris Parnell as the surgeon fiancé. QABF04 "The Dad-Feelings Limited" January 3, 2021 Chris Clements Ryan Koh S32 E11 After looking after the Simpson children, Comic Book Guy and Kumiko contemplate having a baby. Comic Book Guy goes back to his childhood home, where he confronts his feelings over his own absent father. Guest starring: Dan Aykroyd as Postage Stamp Fellow and Bob Balaban as the narrator. QABF05 "Diary Queen" February 21, 2021 Matthew Nastuk Jeff Westbrook S32 E12 When Bart finds Edna Krabappel's old diary at Ned's garage sale, he reads that his old teacher thought he had potential. After becoming a better person because of this thought, Lisa has to break the news to Bart that Krabappel wasn't referring to him. Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony and Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel (via archive audio). QABF06 "Wad Goals" February 28, 2021 Michael Polcino Brian Kelley S32 E13 After discovering a golf club in the middle of town, Bart becomes a successful golf caddy. But Marge worries that the money he is earning is changing him as a person. Guest starring: Stephen Root as Bildorf. QABF07 "Yokel Hero" March 7, 2021 Rob Oliver Jeff Martin and Samantha Martin S32 E14 During a drunken night out, Homer discovers that Cletus is a talented musician whose lyrics have the power to change people. Homer and Marge help him rise to stardom, until financial opportunities come his way. Guest starring: Albert Brooks as the slick manager. QABF08 "Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?" March 14, 2021 Jennifer Moeller Michael Price S32 E15 Homer, Bart, and Lisa try to reunite the animatronic band from Homer's old place of work, Razzle Dazzle's Pizza-Tainment Palace. However, when they find that Wakkety Yak is now owned by movie producer J. J. Abrams, they must come up with a plan to get him back. Guest starring: J. J. Abrams as himself and Greg Grunberg as the Bad Robot security guard. QABF09 "Manger Things" March 21, 2021 Steven Dean Moore Rob LaZebnik S32 E16 After finding a Christmas decoration with "Todd's first Christmas" written on it, Marge tells the story of how, one Christmas, Homer got drunk, hid in a secret room in the house, and ended up helping deliver Maude's baby, Todd. QABF10 "Uncut Femmes" March 28, 2021 Chris Clements Christine Nangle S32 E17 While she takes the kids to a sleepover on a ship, Marge befriends Sarah Wiggum and discovers that she's not the quiet, meek woman she appears to be. Marge and Sarah are then dragged into a jewel heist by Sarah's old heist buddies. Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Megan Mullally as Sarah Wiggum, Nick Offerman as Captain Bowditch, Natasha Rothwell as Bette, Bob Seger as himself, and Tiya Sircar as Erin. QABF11 "Burger Kings" April 11, 2021 Lance Kramer Rob LaZebnik S32 E18 Mr. Burns has a near-death experience after eating a burger. Realizing that nobody will mourn him when he's gone, he opens a vegetarian burger restaurant, X-Cell-Ent Burger. However, when Lisa discovers the secret behind its success, she tries to get Burns' newest business shut down. QABF12 "Panic on the Streets of Springfield" April 18, 2021 Matthew Nastuk Tim Long S32 E19 Lisa gets an imaginary friend, a depressed British singer from the 1980s named Quilloughby, who makes her feel much better about her friends. Meanwhile, Homer gets a vehicle with a lot of power and becomes a truck guy. Guest starring: Benedict Cumberbatch as the imaginary Quilloughby and the real Quilloughby. QABF13 "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A." May 16, 2021 Michael Polcino Carolyn Omine S32 E21 An elderly British secret agent, Terrance, comes to Springfield in search of the Grey Fox, a Russian spy. He suspects that Grampa is the elusive spy and enlists Homer's help to take him down. Guest starring: Stephen Fry as Terrance, Terrance's father, Hazel, and the head of MI5. QABF14 "Mother and Child Reunion" May 9, 2021 Jennifer Moeller J. Stewart Burns S32 E20 Werner Herzog tells Marge and Lisa's future. Instead of going to college, Lisa goes straight into employment, which causes arguments between Marge and Lisa. Lisa goes on to create her own chain of schools, the Lisa Simpson Academy. Guest starring: Werner Herzog as himself, Nate Silver as himself, and George Stephanopoulos as himself. QABF15 "The Last Barfighter" May 23, 2021 Timothy Bailey Dan Vebber S32 E22 After Moe reveals to his barflies that bartenders share secrets told to them in confidence with one another, the secret society of bartenders seeks vengeance on Homer and his friends. The gang is attacked by bartenders using a drug called Antibooze, which makes it so they can never drink alcohol again. Guest starring: Ian McShane as Artemis. QABF16 "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" October 10, 2021 Matthew Faughnan John Frink S33 E3 In "Barti", Barti and his mother are chased by a hunter, Mr. Burns. In "Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite", when the Simpsons are hired to look after the Wolfcastles' house, they find many people are squatting in the basement. In "Nightmare on Elm Tree", the trees of Springfield come to life and wage war on humanity. In "Poetic Interlude", Vincent Price reads the story of The Telltale Bart. Finally, in "Dead Ringer", a cursed TikTok video causes anyone who watches it to die. Guest starring: Susan Egan as the "You'll Never Sleep Again" singer, Maurice LaMarche as Vincent Price, and Tree Rollins as himself. QABF17 "The Star of the Backstage" September 26, 2021 Rob Oliver Elisabeth Kiernan Averick S33 E1 When Marge remembers the time she worked on a musical as the stage manager, she brings back the cast, including Broadway actress Sasha Reed, to perform a reunion show. But when Marge finds out that the cast left her out of their activities, she turns on the cast and reveals Sasha as a fraud. Guest starring: Kristen Bell as Marge's singing voice and Sara Chase as Sasha Reed. QABF18 "Bart's in Jail!" October 3, 2021 Steven Dean Moore Nick Dahan S33 E2 Grampa falls for a scam call telling him that Bart has been arrested and he needs to send the bail money to get him out of jail. When the Simpsons find out, they work together to track down the scammers and get Grampa's money back. Guest starring: Alan Cumming as Loki, Scott Hanson as the Punt Zone anchor, and Alex Hirsch as Bill Cipher. QABF19 "The Wayz We Were" October 17, 2021 Matthew Nastuk Joel H. Cohen S33 E4 Traffic gets backed up through Evergreen Terrace thanks to the Wayz app directing drivers through the neighborhood. Meanwhile, Moe meets up with his former love, Maya, and the two start dating again. Guest starring: Trey Anastasio as himself and Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers. QABF20 "Lisa's Belly" October 24, 2021 Timothy Bailey Juliet Kaufman S33 E5 After taking prescribed steroids for a medical issue from contaminated water at Quiet Rivers, Lisa and Bart gain weight. While Lisa suffers from body anxiety, made worse by Marge calling her "chunky", Bart becomes popular with the bullies. QABF21 "A Serious Flanders (Part 1)" November 7, 2021 Debbie Bruce Mahan Cesar Mazariegos S33 E6 Ned finds a bag of money when picking up litter, which he then donates to the St. Giles Orphanage. While Ned and the orphanage's owner, Barbara Belfry, grow closer, a ruthless debt collector named Costas Becker tracks down Ned to take his money back, and Homer gets taken hostage. Guest starring: Brian Cox as Costas Becker, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Cristin Milioti as Barbara Belfry, Chris O'Dowd as Seamus, Timothy Olyphant as Sheriff Flanders, and Jessica Paré as Colette. QABF22 "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)" November 14, 2021 Matthew Faughnan Cesar Mazariegos S33 E7 After Homer is kidnapped, Ned tries to steal the money back from St. Giles Orphanage in exchange for Homer's life. However, Homer manages to escape from his kidnappers. Three years later, Ned cuts himself off from everyone and goes into hiding. Guest starring: Brian Cox as Costas Becker, Cristin Milioti as Barbara Belfry, Chris O'Dowd as Seamus, Timothy Olyphant as Sheriff Flanders, and Jessica Paré as Colette.

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