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Administrator's Note: Season 36 has concluded and this thread is now closed. For historical curiosity, I have restored the information for each episode as it appeared prior to airing.

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Howdy and welcome to the Season 36 Information Thread, a place for keeping track of news and information about the upcoming 2024-2025 season of The Simpsons, as well as any shorts. Please keep in mind everything here is subject to change.

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  • 5/18: New details from a Cracked interview with Matt Selman
  • 5/9: New title, "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner"
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35ABF15 - Bart's Birthday - September 29, 2024
35ABF08 - The Yellow Lotus - October 6, 2024
  • Written by Loni Steele Sosthand (Al Jean)
  • Directed by Matt Faughnan. (Al Jean)
  • Showrun by Al Jean. (Al Jean)
  • Mike Reiss and his wife Denise appear in the background of a flashback scene. (Mike Reiss, Mike Reiss)
  • Synopsis: The Simpsons encounter death on vacation at a high-end resort. (FOXFLASH)
  • Guest starring Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob. (ScreenRant, Al Jean)
  • Guest starring Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum (Al Jean)
  • Guest starring Chloe Fineman as Tasha. (TheFutonCritic)
  • Promotional images
  • Features a parody of the White Lotus theme written and sung by Simpsons composer Kara Talve. (Variety)

Disney+ short - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year - October 11, 2024
  • A Halloween-themed short. (TVLine)
  • Directed by David Silverman and guest starring Kelsey Grammer. (Al Jean)
  • Plot: Sideshow Bob teams up with the most infamous villains of Disney+ to share the true meaning for the Halloween season. Filled with music, mayhem, and madness, this short from The Simpsons is simply to die for. (Disney+ Press Center)

35ABF18 - Desperately Seeking Lisa - October 20, 2024 -Special time 8:30-9:00 PM ET / 5:30-6:00 PM PT LIVE TO ALL TIME ZONES
  • Written by Tim Long. (WGA)
  • Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City’s downtown art scene. (FOXFLASH)
  • "Lisa spends one crazy night in Capital City [...] and has the most insane positive negative romp of slightly surreal madness that you could ever imagine," similar to films like After Hours and Desperately Seeking Susan. Richard E. Grant guest stars.
    (Animation Scoop)
  • In the Pacific Time Zone, an encore of Universal Basic Guys will air at 8:00 PM PT and an encore of The Simpsons will air at 8:30 PM PT. (TheFutonCritic)
  • Guest Voice Cast: Richard E. Grant as British voice/Julian, Molly Shannon as Katya, Tracy Letts as Himself (TheFutonCritic)
  • Directed by Matt Nastuk. Features a lot of freeze frame gags. (New York Comic Con panel)
  • Also guest stars Griffin Dunne (star of After Hours). (AIPT)

35ABF16 - Shoddy Heat - October 27, 2024
  • Written by Jeff Westbrook. (Al Jean)
  • Directed by Gabe DeFrancesco. (Al Jean)
  • Upcoming plot: Grampa reveals his secret past as a 1980s-era private detective (FOXFLASH)
  • Synopsis: An unearthed corpse opens up a cold case from Springfield in the 1980s… as well as a steamy relationship between young Grampa and Agnes Skinner. Guest Voice Cast: Topher Grace as Billy O’Donnell (TheFutonCritic)
  • Promotional images

35ABF13 - Treehouse of Horror XXXV - November 3, 2024
  • Co-run by Rob LaZebnik. (Lights Camera Jackson, 8:58)
  • Synopsis: In “Treehouse of Horror XXXV,” giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called… Denim. (FOXFLASH)
  • Written by Rob LaZebnik & Dan Vebber & Matt Selman. (WGA)
  • Will feature an opening featuring animation by Jorge R. Guitierrez. (LaughingPlace.com)
  • "Denim" segment animated by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (Robot Chicken). (LaughingPlace.com)
  • One segment looks at how divided our country is — in this case, literal red versus blue monsters in a "'kind of Pacific Rim style pool.'" (Variety)
  • In the "Denim" segment, only the pants are stop-motion. (Four Finger Discount podcast, 4:52)
  • Selman describes the Burns segment as "kind of a Hammer horror movie" with lots of jumpscares (Four Finger Discount podcast, 56:30)
  • Gutiérrez says his opening sequence "is super Mexican and there will be surprises. I put in some characters from a certain movie that Guillermo del Toro had to give me permission to take out..." (Excelsior)
  • Al Jean's spooky credit: Weird Al Jean (Cracked)
  • Promotional images: part 1, part 2, part 3
  • Segment titles: "The Information Rage, "“Fall of the House of Monty," and "Denim" (Bloody Disgusting)

35ABF17 - Women in Shorts - November 10, 2024
  • Previous title "Ladies Night."
  • Airs in the fall. (Cartoon Base)
  • Written by Christine Nangle. (WGA)
  • Give Me My Remote: “I always liked the [season 7 episode] ’22 Short Films About Springfield,’” Selman says. “I said, ‘Can we do another one like that, but different? Not just cutting around [to quick stories about characters].’ [And] we actually have another one, sort of similar to that, in the works for next year.”
  • And another episode is being framed as a spiritual follow-up to the landmark episode "22 Short Films About Springfield" — but with a twist. (Variety)
  • Upcoming plot: An episode based on female-driven SNL-like sketches. A clip shown at D23 "revolves around homer's reluctance to purchase feminine hygiene products for marge, so store employees sing a big number to shame him." (Stitch Kingdom, 2)
  • Synopsis: SHORT STORIES FEATURING THE WOMEN OF SPRINGFIELD ON THE ALL-NEW THE SIMPSONS SUNDAY, NOV 10, ON FOX Girls just want to have funny in the all-new "Women in Shorts" episode of The Simpsons. Guest Voice Cast: Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton, Ruth Reichl as Herself (TheFutonCritic)
  • Promotional images

35ABF14 - Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes - November 24, 2024
  • Synopsis: A tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa into three strange stories from the innocent 1950s, the chilling retro-present, and a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world. (FOXFLASH)
  • Written by Jessica Conrad. (WGA)
  • Based entirely on Ray Bradbury short shories. Guest starring Andy Serkis as Illustrated Man/Siegfried Blaze. (LaughingPlace.com, TheFutonCritic)
  • Promotional images
  • Segment inspirations: The Screaming Woman, Marionettes, Inc., and Fahrenheit 451. (Laughing Place)

36ABF01 - Convenience Airways - December 8, 2024
Special time: 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PST live to all time zones (encore 8:30 PM PST)
  • Written by Loni Steele Sosthand. (WGA)
  • Michael Price: "And as we speak, we're putting the finishing touches on what might be the closest The Simpsons has ever come to doing a bottle episode. It's not a 'standing set,' (i.e., Moe's) and there's several guest characters, but it mostly takes place on a jetliner, a la 'Con Air', 'Flight Plan', Non-Stop'."
  • Synopsis: The Simpsons are trapped on a flight with the most unruly passengers in America. Guest Voice Cast: John Early as Joel, John Pirruccello as Warren Wingspan (TheFutonCritic)
  • Also guest starring Kate Berlant. (Michael Price)

Special Event: The Simpsons Funday Football (Disney+/ESPN+/NFL+ Exclusive) - December 9, 2024 (main thread)
  • "ESPN, Disney, the Simpsons and the National Football League will premiere The Simpsons Funday Football on Monday, Dec. 9, an animated Monday Night Football game transformed in real-time into the iconic Simpsons world using Sony’s Beyond Sports Technology. Atoms Stadium in Springfield will host the fully immersive fan viewing experience featuring the Cincinnati Bengals at the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN’s Monday Night Football game that evening. The Simpsons Funday Football alternate viewing presentation will stream on Disney+ and ESPN+, and, on mobile, with NFL+. The traditional Monday Night Football telecast will be available on ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes with Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli on ESPN2. Both the traditional telecast and Peyton and Eli will also be on ESPN+, making each distinct presentation available in the ESPN App. All telecasts will begin at 8 p.m. ET." Full details here: https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-...gals-and-cowboys-in-the-iconic-simpsons-cart/
  • Matt Selman: "I can’t reveal what it is, but we’re doing a big side project for this fall that’s super cool. We’ve never done it before. Going to really, really be good. I wish I could say what it was. But it’s really fun." (Animation Scoop); also mentions a "super secret Disney+ thing" (Lights Camera Jackson 10:20)
  • "Here's the idea: Bart and Homer are playing a game of backyard touch football when Homer over-exerts himself and falls asleep in front of Monday Night Football. The actual Bengals-Cowboys game then plays out as a dream in Springfield's Atoms Stadium, retaining that classic Bart-Homer conflict that’s 'so baked into the DNA of the show,' Selman said." (Sports Business Journal)

36ABF03 - Homer and Her Sisters - December 15, 2024
Special time: 8:30 PM EST all time zones, replays 8:30 PM in Pacific Time Zone
  • Written by Nick Dahan. (WGA)
  • Synopsis: After a fight in an escape room, Krusty's truth-telling Aunt fixes Homer's relationship with Patty and Selma. Guest Voice Cast: Susie Essman as Aunt Sadie, Ike Barinholtz as Wayne the Grip(TheFutonCritic)

35ABF21/35ABF22 - O C'mon All Ye Faithful - December 17, 2024 (Disney+ exclusive)
  • Written by Carolyn Omine. (Carolyn Omine)
  • A double-sized Christmas-themed episode. (TVLine)
  • Matt Selman says there are "some cool musical guest stars that are interesting" and one big, "really cool" guest star. (Animation Scoop, Lights Camera Jackson 8:44)
  • Guest stars hypnotist Darren Brown, Pentatonix, and Patti LaBelle. Matt Groening says there's "a lot of surprises." Directed by Debbie Mahan and Matthew Faughnan. Professor Frink has a big emotional scene. (New York Comic Con panel)
  • Darren Brown attempts to hypnotize Homer Simpson to boost his spirits, but this inevitably ends up with Homer thinking he's a certain "sparkly elf." (AIPT)
  • Production-wise, this is the final episode recorded by Pamela Hayden, voice of Milhouse. (Carolyn Omine)
  • Synopsis: In this Disney+ exclusive double-episode, the residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer. (TheFutonCritic)
  • Matt Selman: "This really has just this main story that's of its own thing: A Marge-Flanders A-story and a Homer and Ralph B-story. But the kids have stuff, too." (Give Me My Remote)
  • Better synopsis: Famed British mentalist, Derren Brown, comes to Springfield and uses psychological tricks and showmanship to raise the town’s Christmas spirit. When Homer gets hypnotized and mistakenly believes he is Santa Claus, it sets off a cheery chain-reaction and causes everyone to question what they believe and to explore the meaning of “miracle.” Featuring musical performances by Patti LaBelle and Pentatonix, this special double episode marks the 35th anniversary of the original Christmas special from The Simpsons (“Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”) and airs exclusively on Disney+ starting December 17. (Animation Magazine)

36ABF02 - The Man Who Flew Too Much - December 22, 2024
  • Written by Al Jean. (Al Jean)
  • Glenn Close will return as Mona Simpson. (Mama's Geeky, 5:00)
  • Synopsis: The new and improved Pin Pals travel to Capital City for their first ever state bowling championship. Recurring Guest Voice Cast: Glenn Close as Mona Simpson (TheFutonCritic)

36ABF04 - Bottle Episode - December 29, 2024
  • Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik. (WGA)
  • Synopsis: Marge and Smithers team up to become wine-forging Robin Hoods. Guest Voice Cast: Robert Parker as Himself (TheFutonCritic)
  • Wine Spectator: "Burns has purchased a bottle of Gevrey-Chambertin that reportedly belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte. Naturally, Smithers is forced to ask Homer Simpson (from sector 7-G) to transport the bottle when everyone else is busy. Homer does his best to take care of the rare wine, but Marge unknowingly uncorks it and employs it to liven up a pot of stew. Desperate to cover up the mishap, Marge and Waylon ask Professor Frink for help in concocting a substitute. Various ingredients—including Manischewitz—go into the bottle, and voila, Burns’ palate is fooled. After drinking too much wine on their own, the new counterfeiters decide to forge another bottle, auction it off and use the money for charitable endeavors. Which all sounds good until they’re busted and sent to wine jail, where they’ll stand trial."

35ABF19 - The Past and the Furious - February 12, 2025 (Disney+ exclusive) (TVLine)
  • Written by Rob LaZebnik. (WGA)
  • Matt Selman: "We have one that's kind of a time travel adventure; it's a little more future, genre experimental than we would usually do" (Give Me My Remote)
  • Synopsis: Lisa travels back in time to 1923 and discovers that the Springfield Mini Moose, once key to the town’s ecosystem, were driven to extinction in 1925. Teaming up with young Monty Burns, Lisa works to save the moose, but her actions unintentionally shape his future as a ruthless tycoon. (Animation Magazine)

36ABF05 - The Flandshees of Innersimpson - March 30, 2025
  • Fox press release: "On Sunday, March 30 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), Season 36 of The Simpsons -- the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history - debuts with Bart dipping his toe into the world of celebrity DJ-ing, and Homer finally pushes Flanders too far in 'The Flandshees of Innersimpson,' episode of The Simpsons. Jane Kaczmarek and Rachel Bloom make guest voice appearances."
  • Written by Dan Vebber. (WGA)
  • Promotional images
  • Guest Voice Cast: Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Harm, Rachel Bloom as Annette, Fiona Shaw as Mrs. McCormick (TheFutonCritic)

36ABF06 - The Last Man Expanding - April 6, 2025
  • Written by J. Stewart Burns. (Al Jean)
  • Episode about the Comic Book Guy. (New York Comic Con panel)
  • Synopis: Springfield becomes hooked on a miracle weight loss drug... all except Homer. (TheFutonCritic)
  • Promotional images
  • There will be a couch gag. (Al Jean)

36ABF07 - P.S. I Hate You - April 13, 2025
  • Written by Cesar Mazariegos. (Cesar Mazariegos)
  • Synopis: Marge's "nice-lady" reputation is on the line when an unknown blackmailer threatens to expose the angry woman she is inside. (Fox Flash)
  • Promotional images
  • Guest Voice Cast: Beverly D'Angelo as Lurleen Lumpkin; Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff; Tim Meadows as Himself (TheFutonCritic)
  • This will be the first episode to feature Mo Collins as the voice of Jimbo Jones. (Entertainment Weekly)

35ABF20 - Yellow Planet (Disney+ exclusive) - April 22, 2025 (What's On Disney Plus)
  • A nature documentary-style episode where the characters are animals. (Stitch Kingdom)
  • Written by J. Stewart Burns. (Al Jean, WGA)
  • This will be the last episode to feature the voice of Pamela Hayden, who has retired from the show. (Carolyn Omine)

36ABF08 - Abe League of Their Moe - April 27, 2025
  • An upcoming baseball-themed episode will parody Shohei Ohtani's peccadillos. Hank Azaria says it's a "good Moe show." (New York Comic Con panel)
  • Written by Joel Cohen, co-run by Michael Price. (Springfield Shopper)
  • Synopsis: After Grampa and Moe recruit a Macedonian slugger to play in Springfield, it strains their friendship and the very integrity of baseball. (Fox Flash)
  • Promotional images
  • Guest Voice Cast: Jamie Demetriou as Walkov; Danny Trejo as Himself; Kevin Burkhardt as Himself; Kevin Millar as Himself; Chris Rock as Himself; Steve Gelbs as Reporter (TheFutonCritic)

36ABF09 - Stew Lies - May 4, 2025
  • Written by Broti Gupta. (WGA)
  • Upcoming guest star John DiMaggio (playing an original character) (Lights Camera Jackson 15:40) [9/24]
  • Synopsis: Homer reinvigorates a celebrity chef's lost passion for food -- with some help from the mob. Guest Voice Cast: Mads Mikkelsen as Wilhelm von Wonthelm; John DiMaggio as Thad (TheFutonCritic)
  • Promotional images

36ABF10 - Full Heart, Empty Pool - May 11, 2025
  • Written by Jeff Westbrook. (WGA)
  • Synopsis: Homer and Grampa team up to create a new sport that rivals pickleball, until Homer kicks Grampa off. Guest Voice Cast: Rick Steves as Himself; Robert Smigel as Razelton; Blake Griffin as Himself; Megan Rapinoe as Herself; Andrew Luck as Himself (TheFutonCritic)

36ABF11 - Estranger Things - May 18, 2025 (Season Finale) (BT Lucci)
  • Written by Tim Long. (WGA)
  • When Bart & Lisa stop watching Itchy & Scratchy together, Marge fears that they'll start to drift apart... but she has no idea how bad things are about to get! Guest Voice Cast: Sarah McLachlan as Singer/Herself; Zooey Deschanel as Quirk Girl; Max Greenfield as Schultz(TheFutonCritic)
  • Milhouse's new voice actress, Kelly Macleod, will make her debut in this episode, though it's only one line. (Entertainment Weekly)
  • Deschanel and Greenfield play parodies of their New Girl characters. (Entertainment Weekly)

36ABF12 - Men Behaving Manly
36ABF14 - Keep Chalm and Gary On
36ABF15 - Treehouse of Horror XXXVI
36ABF17 - Bad Boys... for Life?
  • Written by Al Jean. (Al Jean)
  • Guest starring Matthew Modine. (Al Jean)

36ABF20/21 - Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
36ABF22 - Yellow Mirror
36ABF1? - Marge and Homer and Moe and Maya
37ABF01 - The Day of the Jack-Up (Jayden Libran)

37ABF03 - Parahormonal Activity (Drew Mackie)

37ABF04 - Guess Who's Coming to Skinner
  • Written by John Frink, co-run by Michael Price. (Michael Price)

The Beautiful Shame (EIDR, Al Jean)
  • Originally had the production code 35ABF08, which was later assigned to "The Yellow Lotus." The current status of this episode is unclear.

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  • Al Jean is working on an idea about Willie posting on OnlyFans, but isn't sure if it'll come to fruition. (Mama's Geeky, 3:39)
  • An additional four episodes (produced as part of the season 36 production season) will be exclusive to Disney+. (Give Me My Remote) [12/9]
  • Fox has renewed the show through season 40. Fox will air 15 episodes a season, and additional episodes will be exclusive to Disney+. (Deadline) [4/2/2025]
  • An upcoming episode features Bart, Milhouse, and Nelson at age 6. (Nancy Cartwright) [4/8]
  • There will be a parody in style of cartoonist Jules Feiffer. (Cracked) [5/18]
  • Selman on upcoming plots: "We're doing a Chalmers episode where he becomes a manosphere kind of guru selling male beauty products. We have a really terrific Lisa and Marge show about the culture of thrifting that's so popular with the kids. Another side character we get deep into is Professor Frink. We have a little bit of his emotional backstory — that's exciting. There's one about the Quimby family. We get deep into their backstory in a very creative way." (Cracked) [5/18]
  • Selman on upcoming Disney+ exclusives: "We're going to have one episode with two distinct stories in it, both distinct, kind of dystopian stories. There's also another one in the Cesar Mazariegos Fargo-type streaming parody, but not Fargo, a different world." (Cracked) [5/18]
 
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It wouldn't be the first time that a season ends with a Bart episode and start another one in a row with another episode centered on the same character: the season 29 ended with "Flanders' Ladder" and season 30 started with "Bart's Not Dead", both being Bart episodes. A season finale with a Bart episode followed by a season premiere with an episode centered on the same character.
 
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Time to discuss…… Season 36!
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Although, there isn't really anything much to talk about for S36 yet, I know Bart's Birthday is gonna be the Season 36 premiere. If anything, I'd probably wait until whenever we'll eventually get NEW information for what else is to happen for later this season until then
 
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Just in case this promo card for Bart's Birthday is actually real and @AnthonyNoHomers70100 is only joking about it being a joke created in AI because he got nervous Selman the Great Dictator will sue him for leaking the image

And otherwise, it shall function as a great visual to get in the mood for celebrating the birth of season 36
 
Matty said:
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Just in case this promo card for Bart's Birthday is actually real and @AnthonyNoHomers70100 is only joking about it being a joke created in AI because he got nervous Selman the Great Dictator will sue him for leaking the image

And otherwise, it shall function as a great visual to get in the mood for celebrating the birth of season 36
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Isn't a promo image, it's an AI-generated fan art.
 
Let me guess.. "The Beautiful Shame" is gonna be another umpteenth Homer/Marge marriage story..

And for probably worse luck, let's say a guest star playing themselves might save their marriage this time. So let's hope it isn't that.
 
It's not really a new season thread until the annual posting of the Fox NFL doubleheader (i.e. NFL lead-in to The Simpsons) schedule:

September 8, 22
October 13, 20
November 3, 24
December 8, 15, 29
January 5
 
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