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Season 31 is the thirty-first broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 29, 2019, with "The Winter of Our Monetized Content", to May 17, 2020, with "The Way of the Dog". The season was mostly made up of production season ZABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season YABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for most of the season, with Matt Selman serving as the showrunner for YABF21, ZABF03, YABF17, ZABF06, ZABF08, ZABF10, and ZABF14.
Production[edit]
It was announced on February 6, 2019, alongside Season 32.[1]
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Episode
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Crew
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Result
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| 72nd Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[2]
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"Go Big or Go Homer"
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John Frink
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Nominated
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| "Livin La Pura Vida"
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Brian Kelley
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| "Thanksgiving of Horror"
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Dan Vebber
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Won
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| 72nd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[3]
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"Thanksgiving of Horror"
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James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Matt Selman, John Frink, J. Stewart Burns, Michael Price, Bill Odenkirk, Joel H. Cohen, Rob LaZebnik, Jeff Westbrook, Brian Kelley, Ryan Koh, Richard K. Chung, Rob Oliver, Mike B. Anderson, Dane Romley, Dan Vebber, Tom Klein, Andrea Romero, Carlton Batten
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Nominated
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| 72nd Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance[4]
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"Frinkcoin"
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Hank Azaria (Professor Frink, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Carl Carlson, Cletus Spuckler, Kirk Van Houten, and the Sea Captain)
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| "Better Off Ned"
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Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, and Todd Flanders)
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| 73rd Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[5]
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"Bart the Bad Guy"
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Dan Vebber
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Episodes[edit]
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Title
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Original airdate
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Directed by
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Written by
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Prod. code
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663 - 1
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"The Winter of Our Monetized Content"
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September 29, 2019
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Bob Anderson
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Ryan Koh
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YABF19
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| When a video of Bart and Homer fighting goes viral, they become social media celebrities. However, their agent, Warburton Parker, turns them into sellouts. Meanwhile, Lisa battles the school's new industrialized detention system.
Guest starring: John Mulaney as Warburton Parker.
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664 - 2
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"Go Big or Go Homer"
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October 6, 2019
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Matthew Faughnan
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John Frink
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YABF21
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| Homer is demoted to supervising interns, among whom is go-getter millennial Mike Wegman, a 35-year-old who asks Homer to be his mentor. However, when Homer inspires Mike to start a business of his own, the two find themselves being chased by the mob.
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony and Michael Rapaport as Mike Wegman.
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665 - 3
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"The Fat Blue Line"
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October 13, 2019
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Michael Polcino
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Bill Odenkirk
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YABF22
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| During the San Castellaneta Festival, much of the town realizes their wallets have been pickpocketed. After the state investigator puts the wrong man in jail, Chief Wiggum sets out to clear his name, catch the real criminal, and show he's still up for police work.
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Jason Momoa as himself, and Bob Odenkirk as the mob lawyer.
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666 - 4
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"Treehouse of Horror XXX"
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October 20, 2019
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Tim Bailey
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J. Stewart Burns
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YABF18
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| In the opening sequence, Maggie is born, and she's evil. In "Danger Things", Milhouse gets lost in another dimension and it's up to Lisa to save him. In "Heaven Swipes Right", after death, Homer gets sent back to Earth in various different bodies as he died before his time. Finally, in "When Hairy Met Slimy", Selma finally finds love in an unlikely place—the alien in the basement of the Power Plant.
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667 - 5
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"Gorillas on the Mast"
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November 3, 2019
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Matthew Nastuk
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Max Cohn
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YABF20
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| After a trip to Aquatraz Water Park, Lisa becomes determined to set free Springfield's most vicious animals in captivity. Meanwhile, Homer fulfills a lifelong dream of buying a boat and quickly realizes boat ownership is very expensive.
Guest starring: Jane Goodall as herself.
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668 - 6
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"Marge the Lumberjill"
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November 10, 2019
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Rob Oliver
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Ryan Koh
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ZABF02
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| When Marge realizes that everyone views her as boring, she takes up competitive lumberjacking as a hobby and discovers she has a real gift for it. The circuit of competitive timbersports takes her on a month-long retreat to Portland with her trainer, Paula, whom Homer worries is going to steal her away forever.
Guest starring: Asia Kate Dillon as Paula and Natasha Lyonne as Sophie
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669 - 7
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"Livin La Pura Vida"
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November 17, 2019
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Tim Bailey
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Brian Kelley
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ZABF03
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| The Simpsons join other Springfield families on the Van Houtens' annual trip to Costa Rica, which they obviously can't afford. While there, Homer befriends Patty's new girlfriend, Evelyn, and Lisa tracks down the real reason the Van Houtens can go on this trip every year.
Guest starring: Fortune Feimster as Evelyn.
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670 - 8
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"Thanksgiving of Horror"
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November 24, 2019
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Rob Oliver
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Dan Vebber
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YABF17
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| In "A-Gobble-Ypto", the Simpsons are turkeys during the first Thanksgiving. In "The Fourth Thursday After Tomorrow", an A.I. version of Marge is created to cook Thanksgiving dinner for the family. Finally, in "The Last Thanksgiving", the child passengers on the Humanity's Hope accidentally create a sentient cranberry sauce monster.
Guest starring: Charlie Brooker as the social rating voice.
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671 - 9
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"Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?"
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December 1, 2019
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Chris Clements
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Tim Long and Miranda Thompson
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ZABF04
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| At church, Todd blames God for the death of his mother and rejects his faith, causing great distress for Ned. Ned sends him to live with the Simpsons in an attempt to scare him back into God's arms.
Guest starring: Glenn Close as Mona Simpson and Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel (via archive audio).
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672 - 10
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"Bobby, It's Cold Outside"
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December 15, 2019
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Steven Dean Moore
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Jeff Westbrook and John Frink
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ZABF01
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| Someone has been stealing the packages off the porches of people's homes before Christmas. While Sideshow Bob is Bart's prime suspect, he insists he's innocent and helps the Simpsons find the real culprit.
Guest starring: Scott Bakula as himself, Steve Ballmer as himself, and Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob.
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673 - 11
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"Hail to the Teeth"
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January 5, 2020
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Mark Kirkland
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Elisabeth Kiernan Averick
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ZABF05
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| Homer and Marge attend Artie Ziff's wedding and become quite uncomfortable when they realize that his bride-to-be is a clone of Marge. Meanwhile, Lisa grapples with the misogynistic implications of the immediate popularity she receives after getting her new Invisalign braces.
Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff and the Rabbi.
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674 - 12
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"The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson"
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February 16, 2020
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Matthew Nastuk
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J. Stewart Burns
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ZABF06
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| The Sea Captain finds a treasure he's been searching for all his life, but it's taken from him by the townspeople, who extended the boundary of the town to encompass the treasure. Marge convinces the people of Springfield to build a S.T.E.M. school with the money.
Guest starring: John Legend as himself, Chrissy Teigen as herself, and Zach Woods as Zane Furlong.
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675 - 13
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"Frinkcoin"
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February 23, 2020
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Steven Dean Moore
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Rob LaZebnik
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ZABF07
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| Homer and Marge compete to be the topic of Lisa's "Most Interesting Person I Know" essay, but Lisa instead chooses Professor Frink. While Lisa works on the essay, Frink develops a cryptocurrency, overtaking Mr. Burns' title of richest man in Springfield. With his new fame, Frink struggles to know who his real friends are, while Mr. Burns schemes to take his title back.
Guest starring: Beanie Feldstein as the support group therapist, Ed "Too Tall" Jones as himself, and Jim Parsons as himself.
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676 - 14
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"Bart the Bad Guy"
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March 1, 2020
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Jennifer Moeller
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Dan Vebber
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ZABF08
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| Bart manages to see a brand-new superhero movie a month before it comes out, and he uses this to get people to give in to his demands under threat of being spoiled. A plan is put into place to end Bart's reign of terror.
Guest starring: Kevin Feige as Chinnos, Tal Fishman as Reaction Guy, Taran Killam as Glen Tangier, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Anthony Russo as movie executive 2, Joe Russo as movie executive 1, and Cobie Smulders as Hydrangea.
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677 - 15
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"Screenless"
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March 8, 2020
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Michael Polcino
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J. Stewart Burns
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ZABF09
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| Marge implements a screen time limit for the whole family, all of whom easily adjust to the new lifestyle. However, Marge realizes that she is the one addicted—not her husband and children. The whole family gets checked into Messages, a rehab center for people addicted to screen devices.
Guest starring: Dana Gould as himself, Werner Herzog as Dr. Lund, and Drew Pinsky as himself.
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678 - 16
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"Better Off Ned"
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March 15, 2020
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Rob Oliver
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Story: Al Jean
Teleplay: Joel H. Cohen and Jeff Westbrook
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ZABF11
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| When Bart starts to bond with Ned Flanders, Homer becomes jealous of their new relationship. To get back at Bart, Homer becomes a father figure to Nelson Muntz. However, when Nelson plans to get back at Bart, it's up to Homer to save his son.
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679 - 17
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"Highway to Well"
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March 22, 2020
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Chris Clements
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Carolyn Omine
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ZABF10
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| When Maggie goes to pre-school, Marge decides to get a job to pass the time and ends up working at an upscale weed dispensary. Homer decides to open his own dispensary that mimics a sketchy drug deal, putting their two businesses at odds.
Guest starring: Chelsea Peretti as Lauren, Billy Porter as Desmond, and Kevin Smith as himself.
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680 - 18
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"The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby"
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April 19, 2020
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Bob Anderson
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Tom Gammill and Max Pross
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YABF13
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| Marge won't let Maggie play with her new baby crush because of his annoying mother, leading Maggie into a depressive spiral. Meanwhile, Mr. Burns tasks Homer with swindling Cletus out of his helium fortune.
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681 - 19
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"Warrin' Priests: Part One"
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April 26, 2020
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Bob Anderson
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Pete Holmes
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ZABF12
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| When Bode Wright, a young and charismatic new preacher, comes to town and shakes things up at the church, the congregation prefers him over Reverend Lovejoy. As a result, Lovejoy begins investigating Bode's mysterious past.
Guest starring: Pete Holmes as Bode Wright.
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682 - 20
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"Warrin' Priests: Part Two"
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May 3, 2020
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Matthew Nastuk
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Pete Holmes
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ZABF13
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| In Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy uncovers the reason why Bode Wright left and came to Springfield. When the congregation learns about his crime, they must decide whether to banish their new priest.
Guest starring: Pete Holmes as Bode Wright and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
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683 - 21
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"The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds"
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May 10, 2020
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Jennifer Moeller
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Joel H. Cohen
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ZABF14
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| Lisa makes a new friend who loves horses. But when Lisa meets her friend's social circle, she finds that they're all snooty rich girls who dislike her. Meanwhile, Homer takes Marge on a romantic cruise.
Guest starring: Joey King as Addy, Camila Mendes as Tessa Rose, Madelaine Petsch as Sloan, Lili Reinhart as Bella-Ella, Lilly Singh as Kensey, and Weezer as Sailor's Delight and end credits performers.
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684 - 22
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"The Way of the Dog"
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May 17, 2020
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Matthew Faughnan
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Carolyn Omine
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ZABF16
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| After Santa's Little Helper bites Marge when she tries to put a Santa hat on him, they take him to dog psychologist Elaine Wolff. Elaine and the Simpsons dig into the dog's past to figure out why he has trauma surrounding the hat.
Guest starring: Cate Blanchett as Elaine Wolff and Michael York as Clayton.
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