Sadly, there were much episodes, which dedicated to some person, who had died before episode aired. In most cases it meant that briefly frame of person's Simpsons character in the end of end credits. In early times it was just a relative writing within credits. The first such episode was Homer's Barbershop Quartet, which was Michael P. Schoenbrun, who died June 5, 1993 and was the executive in charge of production at Gracie Films. Sometimes, it's known the episode was dedicated after it airs - via media, or Internet date review (forgot the example)
How it would sound cynically (sorry, for God sake), but usually (in modern times, after about season 24-25) the episode can be dedicated if the person had died at least 3 days before, in Thursday. Otherwise, this "honor" (again, sorry, for God sake, if offensive) will transfer to episode on the next week. Another condition: neither of these episodes is Treehouse of Horror (again forgot the example to put). In some cases the dedication can be held even through months (recent examples: David Richardson, Marc Willmore; season 26 premiere was dedicated to Dan's Castellaneta father who dead a month earlier).
That was about "season time" - September to May. But I know, sometimes in repeats the dedications appear. Example: Repeat of Wedding for Disaster of June 28, 2009 was dedicated to Michael Jackson (guest star in banned episode), three days after his death.
Sad fact: Werking Mom is the most unlucky episode in the way of dedications I know. Its original release was dedicated to Stan Lee, who died on November 12 2018 - 6 days before, and on the July 28, 2019 rerun - to Russi Taylor, who died two days before the rerun (very special 2 days card with Martin's picture - can't find it now).
So, the aim of the tread:
1) add other examples of episodes dedicated to somebody in its original air or rerun To be honest, Wikisimpsons relative article (I just discovered through it) doesn't had all. Other examples I got from Wikipedia/ NHC forum (in recent cases). I haven't possibility to add them all, in ownself (but let's do without unserious dedications: like Homer's Phobia - the episode is dedicated to all the steel workers of America, telling them to keep reaching for that rainbow. Just serious).
2) for the future add dedications and "in loving memory" episode here please (how cynically it wasn't said... again). It's really interesting, actually. Let's said, tomorrow's repeat of The Star of the Backstage will be able to be dedicated to Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist, who died on November 26, 2021 and had voiced himself and wrote the music to the song in the season 18 episode "Yokel Chords".
3) discuss the topic, of course
There isn't entire thread for it, cause it's really uncomfortable topic, I guess. But I think the topic is some way important for the memory of the late good people, and has right to exist.
How it would sound cynically (sorry, for God sake), but usually (in modern times, after about season 24-25) the episode can be dedicated if the person had died at least 3 days before, in Thursday. Otherwise, this "honor" (again, sorry, for God sake, if offensive) will transfer to episode on the next week. Another condition: neither of these episodes is Treehouse of Horror (again forgot the example to put). In some cases the dedication can be held even through months (recent examples: David Richardson, Marc Willmore; season 26 premiere was dedicated to Dan's Castellaneta father who dead a month earlier).
That was about "season time" - September to May. But I know, sometimes in repeats the dedications appear. Example: Repeat of Wedding for Disaster of June 28, 2009 was dedicated to Michael Jackson (guest star in banned episode), three days after his death.
Sad fact: Werking Mom is the most unlucky episode in the way of dedications I know. Its original release was dedicated to Stan Lee, who died on November 12 2018 - 6 days before, and on the July 28, 2019 rerun - to Russi Taylor, who died two days before the rerun (very special 2 days card with Martin's picture - can't find it now).
So, the aim of the tread:
1) add other examples of episodes dedicated to somebody in its original air or rerun To be honest, Wikisimpsons relative article (I just discovered through it) doesn't had all. Other examples I got from Wikipedia/ NHC forum (in recent cases). I haven't possibility to add them all, in ownself (but let's do without unserious dedications: like Homer's Phobia - the episode is dedicated to all the steel workers of America, telling them to keep reaching for that rainbow. Just serious).
2) for the future add dedications and "in loving memory" episode here please (how cynically it wasn't said... again). It's really interesting, actually. Let's said, tomorrow's repeat of The Star of the Backstage will be able to be dedicated to Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist, who died on November 26, 2021 and had voiced himself and wrote the music to the song in the season 18 episode "Yokel Chords".
3) discuss the topic, of course
There isn't entire thread for it, cause it's really uncomfortable topic, I guess. But I think the topic is some way important for the memory of the late good people, and has right to exist.