What to Expect When You're Expecting

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What to Expect When You're Expecting is a pregnancy and parenting guidebook written by Heidi Murkoff, first published in 1984. It provides information and advice for expectant parents on the physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, fetal development, prenatal care, nutrition, labor, and childbirth. Organized around the stages of pregnancy, the book answers common questions and addresses concerns that prospective parents may experience. The authors went on to develop a What to Expect series of books covering other aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. The original book has been revised and expanded through multiple editions and has become one of the best-known pregnancy guides worldwide. It also inspired the 2012 romantic comedy film of the same name, directed by Kirk Jones and starring Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, and Brooklyn Decker, which follows several couples navigating the challenges and experiences of impending parenthood.

References to What to Expect When You're Expecting in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
What to Expect When You're Ejected.png 23 500 "At Long Last Leave" As the family drive away from Springfield following their banishment, Lisa reads a book titled What to Expect When You're Ejected, a pun on the pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting.
What to Expect When You're Expecting.png 25 533 "Four Regrettings and a Funeral"
SABF14 Script.png 549 "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting" The episode title is a reference to the pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting.
What to Expect When You're Expecting They'll Take Your Kid.png 27 583 "Barthood" Marge is reading What to Expect When You're Not Expecting, a reference to the book What to Expect When You're Expecting.
What to Read When You're Reading.png 32 689 "The 7 Beer Itch" The title is a reference to the pregnancy guide book What to Expect When You're Expecting.
What to Expect When You're Expecting the Antichrist.png 31 666 "Treehouse of Horror XXX" The book's title is a parody of the pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting.
What to Expect When You're Expiring.png 33 708 "Bart's in Jail!" What to Expect When You're Expiring is a reference to the book What to Expect When You're Expecting.
What to Expect When You're Expecting Nothing.png 33 715 "Mothers and Other Strangers" What to Expect When You're Expecting Nothing is a reference to What to Expect When You're Expecting.
What to Expect When You're Expecting They'll Take Your Kid.png 37 795 "Bad Boys... for Life?" The pamphlet What to Expect When You're Expecting They'll Take Your Kid is a parody of the pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting.

Common cast and crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in What to Expect When You're Expecting Role on The Simpsons
Elizabeth Banks.jpg Elizabeth Banks Played Wendy Cooper in What to Expect When You're Expecting Voiced Persephone Odair in the season 35 episode "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story".
Megan Mullally.jpg Megan Mullally Has a cameo as herself in What to Expect When You're Expecting Voiced Sarah Wiggum from season 32 onward.
Chris Rock.jpg Chris Rock Played Vic Mac in What to Expect When You're Expecting Voiced himself in the season 36 episode "Abe League of Their Moe".

Crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in What to Expect When You're Expecting Role on The Simpsons
Thomas Lennon.jpg Thomas Lennon Played Craig in What to Expect When You're Expecting Wrote the comic story The Pygmy Elixir.

External links[edit]


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