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Season 36 is the thirty-sixth broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 29, 2024, with "Bart's Birthday", to May 18, 2025, with "Estranger Things". The season was mostly made up of production season 36ABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season 35ABF also airing. Matt Selman served as the showrunner for most of the season, with Al Jean served as the showrunner for 35ABF08, 35ABF16, 36ABF02, and 36ABF06.
During the broadcast season, three Disney+ exclusive episodes were released. However, they are not part of the typical broadcast run and are listed separately on Disney+ from season 36.
This season will be included on Disney+ on September 28, 2025 in the United States.[1]
Production[edit]
It was confirmed on January 26, 2023, along Season 35.[2][3][4]
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Episode
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Crew
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Result
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| 52nd Annie Award for Best Writing - TV/Media[5]
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"Bart's Birthday"
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Jessica Conrad
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Nominated
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| 77th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program[6]
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James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Matt Selman, Al Jean, John Frink, Michael Price, Tim Long, Rob LaZebnik, Brian Kelley, Jeff Westbrook, Dan Vebber, Ryan Koh, Christine Nangle, Cesar Mazariegos, Richard K. Chung, Tom Klein, Jessica Conrad, Rob Oliver, Mike B. Anderson, Dane Romley, Carlton Batten
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| 77th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation[7]
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"Bottle Episode"
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Rob and Johnny LaZebnik
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| 77th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance[8]
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"Abe League of Their Moe"
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Hank Azaria (Moe Szyslak)
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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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769 - 1
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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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35ABF15
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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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770 - 2
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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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35ABF08
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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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771 - 3
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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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35ABF18
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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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772 - 4
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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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35ABF16
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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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773 - 5
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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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35ABF13
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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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774 - 6
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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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35ABF17
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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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775 - 7
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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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35ABF14
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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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776 - 8
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"Convenience Airways"
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December 8, 2024
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Rob Oliver
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Loni Steele Sosthand
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36ABF01
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| The Simpsons take a Convenience Airways flight to Pile Ridge, Louisiana. Marge gets bumped up to first class, while Bart annoys the flight attendant, Joel, and all the other passengers become very rowdy until they all mysteriously disappear.
Guest starring: Kate Berlant as the stressed woman, John Early as Joel, Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum, and John Pirruccello as Warren Wingspan.
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777 - 9
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"Homer and Her Sisters"
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December 15, 2024
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Matthew Nastuk
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Nick Dahan
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36ABF03
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| After Homer ruins Patty and Selma's birthday at an escape room, his relationship with the twins is at an all-time low. Krusty's Aunt Sadie helps fix Homer's relationship with Marge's sisters after identifying Marge as the problem.
Guest starring: Susie Essman as Sadie Krustofsky, Ike Barinholtz as Wayne the Grip, and Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum.
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780 - 10
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"The Man Who Flew Too Much"
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December 22, 2024
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Steven Dean Moore
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Al Jean
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36ABF02
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| After the Pin Pals make it to the state bowling championship, Barney flies them to Capital City in a helicopter. The chopper crash-lands on a mountain, and the team must survive in the snow to make it back home alive.
Guest starring: Glenn Close as Mona Simpson.
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781 - 11
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"Bottle Episode"
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December 29, 2024
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Gabriel DeFrancesco
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Rob LaZebnik and Johnny LaZebnik
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36ABF04
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| After Marge accidentally drinks the very expensive bottle of wine Homer had to deliver to Mr. Burns, she and Smithers create a forgery of the wine to trick Burns. But when they're caught, the two of them are sentenced to serve time in wine jail.
Guest starring: Robert Parker as himself.
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783 - 12
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"The Flandshees of Innersimpson"
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March 30, 2025
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Chris Clements
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Dan Vebber
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36ABF05
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| When Homer makes Bart become a DJ, and Homer takes the Flanders' noise-cancelling headphones, Ned finally snaps and refuses to speak to Homer ever again. While Homer is excited by this at first, he soon comes to regret it. After a big fight, the two neighbors are sentenced to couples therapy.
Guest starring: Rachel Bloom as Annette, Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm, and Fiona Shaw as Mrs. McCormick.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Quilloughby, Phil Hartman as Lyle Lanley and Troy McClure, Lizzo as Goobie-Woo, and "Weird Al" Yankovic as himself (uncredited archive footage roles in "The Hood Internet Mashup").
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784 - 13
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"The Last Man Expanding"
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April 6, 2025
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Timothy Bailey
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J. Stewart Burns
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36ABF06
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| When the people of Springfield discover the medication Othinquic has a weight loss side effect, everyone in town starts using it, except Homer. When Marge convinces Homer to take it, he finds that the drug has become impossible to find and turns to the Springfield Mafia to get it. However, as the only fat man left, Homer becomes a target for the townspeople.
Guest starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen as the Othinquic pen and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
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785 - 14
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"P.S. I Hate You"
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April 13, 2025
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Mike Frank Polcino
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Cesar Mazariegos
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36ABF07
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| Whenever Marge gets mad at someone, she writes a letter to that person to get her feelings out, then puts it in a box to never be seen by anyone. But when that box goes missing, Marge gets blackmailed with a threat to release the letters to the public.
Guest starring: Beverly D'Angelo as Lurleen Lumpkin, Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff, and Tim Meadows as himself.
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787 - 15
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"Abe League of Their Moe"
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April 27, 2025
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Rob Oliver
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Joel H. Cohen
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36ABF08
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| After Grampa and Moe convince Macedonian baseball player Aeropos Walkov to join the Springfield Isotopes, the two of them manage him. But with all the gambling ads and Moe selling out, Walkov ends up involved in a gambling scandal.
Guest starring: Kevin Burkhardt as himself, Jamie Demetriou as Aeropos Walkov, Steve Gelbs as himself, Kevin Millar as himself, Jimmy "Jomboy" O'Brien as himself, Chris Rock as himself, and Danny Trejo as himself.
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788 - 16
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"Stew Lies"
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May 4, 2025
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Debbie Bruce Mahan
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Broti Gupta
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36ABF09
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| When celebrity chef and food connoisseur Thad Parkour has had enough of food, Homer reinvigorates his love for it, and the two of them find Fat Tony's Stew of Violence. But when Thad steals the recipe from the mobster, he, Homer, and Fat Tony end up in trouble with the Prussian Mob. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa have a fight that lasts for several months.
Guest starring: John DiMaggio as Thad Parkour, Maurice LaMarche as Wilhelm von Wonthelm, and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony and Fatso Antonio D'Amico.
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789 - 17
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"Full Heart, Empty Pool"
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May 11, 2025
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Chris Clements
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Jeff Westbrook
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36ABF10
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| Homer and Grampa create a new sport, Noodleball, that becomes extremely popular. But when Homer is convinced to cut Grampa out of the sport altogether, and when he finds out the company sponsoring the sport has multiple scandals, he has second thoughts about the partnership.
Guest starring: Blake Griffin as himself, Andrew Luck as himself, Megan Rapinoe as herself, Robert Smigel as Gabriel Razelton, and Rick Steves as himself.
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790 - 18
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"Estranger Things"
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May 18, 2025
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Matthew Nastuk
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Tim Long
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36ABF11
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| When Bart and Lisa stop watching Itchy & Scratchy together, Marge fears that they'll start to drift apart. Years in the future, Lisa is the commissioner for the NBA, and Bart is running an unlicensed retirement home in the Simpson house.
Guest starring: Zooey Deschanel as Natalya, Max Greenfield as Schultz, and Sarah McLachlan as herself.
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Script covers[edit]
- When the season was added to Disney+, it was mistakenly added as Season 37, until it was later fixed.
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