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Season 19

Season Information No. of episodes: 20 Original run: September 23, 2007 - May 18, 2008 Showrunner(s): Al Jean DVD boxset: The Complete Nineteenth Season Previous season: Next season: Season 18 Season 20

Season 19 is the nineteenth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 23, 2007, with "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs", to May 18, 2008, with "All About Lisa". The season was mostly made up of production season KABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season JABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for the season.

Production

The season coincided with the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. This resulted in episodes not going through rewrites they would have gone through normally. For example, "Love, Springfieldian Style"'s coloring came back during the strike, so the writers couldn't edit the script anymore.

Awards

Award Episode Crew Result 36th Annie Award for Best Animated Television Program N/A N/A Nominated People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated Comedy Won Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Animated Show Nominated 60th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation "The Homer of Seville" Carolyn Omine 60th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" Alf Clausen 60th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman, Tim Long, John Frink, Kevin Curran, Michael Price, Bill Odenkirk, Marc Wilmore, Joel H. Cohen, Ron Hauge, Rob LaZebnik, Laurie Biernacki, Rick Polizzi, J. Stewart Burns, Chuck Sheetz, Mark Kirkland, Jess Espanola, Patricia Shinagawa Won 61st Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation "E Pluribus Wiggum" Michael Price Nominated "The Debarted" Joel H. Cohen "Apocalypse Cow" Jeff Westbrook Won 36th Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production "The Debarted" Joel H. Cohen Nominated

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code 401 - 1 "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" September 23, 2007 Mark Kirkland Joel H. Cohen JABF20 After Homer saves Mr. Burns from drowning in a mall fountain, Burns thanks him by taking him on a whirlwind trip to Chicago on his private plane. Homer is smitten with the luxury jet and all the perks that come with it. After returning home, Homer makes it his mission to find a job that offers him the chance to fly on a corporate jet and enlists a life coach to help fulfill this dream. Guest starring: Stephen Colbert as Colby Krause and Lionel Richie as himself. 402 - 2 "The Homer of Seville" September 30, 2007 Michael Polcino Carolyn Omine JABF18 While receiving treatment for an injured back at the hospital, Homer discovers that he has a beautiful opera voice while lying on his back. Mr. Burns hires him to sing at the Springfield Opera House, where he quickly becomes a star. Through his newfound stardom, Homer develops a large throng of fans, including Julia, an obsessive and dangerous stalker. Guest starring: Plácido Domingo as himself and Maya Rudolph as Julia. 403 - 3 "Midnight Towboy" October 7, 2007 Matthew Nastuk Stephanie Gillis JABF21 After his car gets towed in Guidopolis, Homer realizes he loves the idea of towing cars, so he gets a job as a tow truck driver. But when he starts towing almost every car in Springfield, the townspeople trick him into towing a car in a rival tow truck driver's turf. Louie kidnaps Homer as revenge. Guest starring: Matt Dillon as Louie. 404 - 4 "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" October 14, 2007 Bob Anderson Dana Gould JABF19 While at the bank, a man named Dwight robs it. To get him to turn himself in, Marge promises to visit him in prison. However, when Marge doesn't follow through on this promise, Dwight breaks out to find her. Guest starring: Steve Buscemi as Dwight Diddlehopper, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Gloria, and Ted Nugent as himself. 405 - 5 "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" November 4, 2007 Chuck Sheetz Marc Wilmore JABF16 In "E.T., Go Home", Bart and Lisa come to the aid of Kodos, who is hiding from the government and wants to contact his homeworld. In "Mr. and Mrs. Simpson", Homer and Marge find out they are agents for rival organizations when Homer is sent to kill the target Marge is ordered to protect. In "Heck House", when Bart, Lisa, Milhouse, and Nelson pull pranks on the town, Ned Flanders decides to scare them straight by transforming the church into the "Heck House." Guest starring: Maurice LaMarche as a government agent. 406 - 6 "Little Orphan Millie" November 11, 2007 Lance Kramer Mick Kelly JABF22 When Kirk and Luann remarry and go on a honeymoon cruise, they topple off the boat into the sea and are presumed dead. This causes Milhouse to become darker and more gloomy, making him more popular than ever. Meanwhile, Homer finds himself in trouble when he can't remember Marge's eye color. 407 - 7 "Husbands and Knives" November 18, 2007 Nancy Kruse Matt Selman JABF17 Coolsville, a new comic book shop, opens up in Springfield, with a cool owner named Milo. The shop's success puts Comic Book Guy out of business. Marge takes advantage of the vacant business space to open Shapes, a women-only gym, and becomes a famous and successful businesswoman. However, Marge's success causes Homer to worry about losing her and leads him to consider undergoing radical cosmetic surgery. Guest starring: Jack Black as Milo, Daniel Clowes as himself, Maurice LaMarche as husband 3, Alan Moore as himself, and Art Spiegelman as himself. 408 - 8 "Funeral for a Fiend" November 25, 2007 Rob Oliver Michael Price KABF01 When the Simpsons go to Wes Doobner's, they find it's a trap for them by Sideshow Bob. After Bob gets arrested, he's put on trial where Bart grabs vital medication for Bob and throws it away, causing Bob to pass away. With the townspeople supportive of Bob now he's gone, Bart and the Simpsons are made out to be the bad guys. Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, John Mahoney as Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr., Keith Olbermann as himself, and David Hyde Pierce as Cecil Terwilliger. 409 - 9 "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" December 16, 2007 Chuck Sheetz J. Stewart Burns KABF02 Homer wakes up to find himself outdoors and covered in snow, without memory of the night before. When he arrives home, he finds everyone missing. Seeking help from Moe and Professor Frink, Homer tries to piece together his memory to figure out what happened to him. 410 - 10 "E Pluribus Wiggum" January 6, 2008 Michael Polcino Michael Price KABF03 Springfield becomes the site of the first presidential primary. The townspeople soon get sick of all of the presidential candidates sucking up to them, and decide to support their own write-in candidate: Ralph Wiggum. Guest starring: Dan Rather as himself and Jon Stewart as himself. 411 - 11 "That '90s Show" January 27, 2008 Mark Kirkland Matt Selman KABF04 After Bart and Lisa discover Marge's diploma from Springfield University, Homer and Marge recount one of the darkest points in their relationship, when Marge fell in love with a university professor and Homer started his own grunge band, Sadgasm. Guest starring: Kurt Loder as himself and "Weird Al" Yankovic as himself. 412 - 12 "Love, Springfieldian Style" February 17, 2008 Raymond S. Persi Don Payne KABF05 Marge and Homer get stuck in a Tunnel of Love, so Homer tells a series of three romantic tales. The first is the story of Bonnie and Clyde, the second is Shady and the Vamp, and the final one is about Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. 413 - 13 "The Debarted" March 2, 2008 Matthew Nastuk Joel H. Cohen KABF06 When a new kid at school named Donny teams up with Bart to help him carry out his pranks, Bart thinks he has found his new best friend. However, when Bart's seemingly foolproof pranks begin to backfire, Willie warns Bart that he smells a rat. Meanwhile, Homer receives a fancy loaner car after Marge damages their old car in an accident. Guest starring: Topher Grace as Donny and Terry Gross as herself. 414 - 14 "Dial "N" for Nerder" March 9, 2008 Bob Anderson Carolyn Omine and William Wright KABF07 Bart plays a prank on Martin, but in a freak accident, Martin falls down a cliff and seemingly dies. Bart and Lisa start to feel guilty and act very suspicious, prompting Nelson to investigate. Meanwhile, Marge thinks Homer is cheating on his diet. 415 - 15 "Smoke on the Daughter" March 30, 2008 Lance Kramer Billy Kimball KABF08 When Lisa follows Marge's dream of being a ballerina due to her natural talent, she joins the Chazz Busby Ballet Academy. However, when the other students smoke to de-stress, Lisa finds herself getting addicted to the secondhand smoke. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart try to deal with a family of raccoons living in their house. 416 - 16 "Papa Don't Leech" April 13, 2008 Chris Clements Reid Harrison KABF09 Country music star Lurleen Lumpkin reappears in Springfield, destitute and a fugitive from justice due to owing a fortune in back taxes. Homer and Marge take Lurleen in, reunite her with her deadbeat father Royce, and help her relaunch her musical career. However, Royce shows that a deadbeat never changes. Guest starring: The Chicks as themselves and Beverly D'Angelo as Lurleen Lumpkin. 417 - 17 "Apocalypse Cow" April 27, 2008 Nancy Kruse Jeff Westbrook KABF10 When Bart joins the 4-H Club, he unexpectedly comes to care for a cow named Lou. But when Bart finds out that Lou has been sold to a slaughterhouse, he saves him and delivers him to Mary, a fellow 4-H Club member. However, Mary's father mistakenly believes Bart is giving them the cow as a dowry for Mary's hand in marriage. Guest starring: Zooey Deschanel as Mary Spuckler. 418 - 18 "Any Given Sundance" May 4, 2008 Chuck Sheetz Daniel Chun KABF11 Lisa makes a documentary about her family for a school project. After the success of her project, Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers encourage her to enter the film into the Sundance Film Festival. But when Lisa's film premieres at Sundance, Homer, Marge, and Bart are embarrassed by the candid behind-the-scenes look at their lives. Guest starring: Jim Jarmusch as himself and John C. Reilly as himself. 419 - 19 "Mona Leaves-a" May 11, 2008 Mike B. Anderson and Ralph Sosa Joel H. Cohen KABF12 Homer is reunited with his mother, Mona, but isn't willing to forgive her for all the times she left him as a child. When she passes away, a guilt-ridden Homer attempts to make it up to her by fulfilling her final wishes. Guest starring: Lance Armstrong as himself and Glenn Close as Mona Simpson. 420 - 20 "All About Lisa" May 18, 2008 Steven Dean Moore John Frink KABF13 Lisa becomes Krusty the Clown's newest assistant and steals his spotlight. When she wins the Entertainer of the Year award, she is warned that with her sudden fame comes a new attitude towards others and herself. Meanwhile, Homer and Bart bond over their newfound love of coin collecting. Guest starring: Drew Carey as himself.

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