The Simpsons (season 33)
The Simpsons | |
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Season 33 | |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 26, 2021 present | –
Season chronology | |
The thirty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons premiered on Fox on September 26, 2021.[1] This season will also contain twenty-two episodes.[2] On March 3, 2021, the season was ordered along with season 34.[3]
Episodes[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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707 | 1 | "The Star of the Backstage" | Rob Oliver | Elisabeth Kiernan Averick | September 26, 2021 | QABF17 | 3.48[7] |
Marge is given her old production manual about her high school play, "Y2K: The Millennium Bug" and is filled with warm memories of being the stage manager. But when she's encouraged to reunite her old classmates to restage the play, old rival Sasha Reed arrives to Springfield, and Marge realizes that, due to being unseen by the audience in the backstage, Sasha was the real star of the show. Guest stars: Elisabeth Kiernan Averick as Artsy Teenage Girl, Kristen Bell as Marge's singing voice[5] and Sara Chase as Sasha Reed[6] | |||||||
708 | 2 | "Bart's in Jail!" | Steven Dean Moore | Nick Dahan | October 3, 2021 | QABF18 | 1.48[8] |
Grampa is tricked by a phone scammer into believing that he needs to bail Bart out of jail, costing him $10,000. When Homer learns that that money was intended to be his inheritance, he blames Grampa for falling for a stupid trick, while Bart and Lisa try to track the scammer down and Marge begins to think that everything in life is a con. Guest stars: Joel H. Cohen as Old Joel, Alan Cumming as Loki, Scott Hanson as "Punt Zone" Announcer, Alex Hirsch as Bill Cipher, and Melanie Minichino as Female Scammer | |||||||
709 | 3 | "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" | Matthew Faughnan | John Frink | October 10, 2021 | QABF16 | 3.94[9] |
This is the first Treehouse of Horror episode to consist of five segments instead of the typical four. It includes the opening segment, the three main segments and a minute-long segment.
Guest stars: Susan Egan as the "You'll Never Sleep Again" Singer, Maurice LaMarche as Vincent Price, and Tree Rollins as himself | |||||||
710 | 4 | "The Wayz We Were" | Matthew Nastuk | Joel H. Cohen | October 17, 2021 | QABF19 | 1.51[12] |
As Evergreen Terrance is stuck in a major traffic jam, Moe reunites with his former love Maya (from season 20's "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"). However, Moe tries to determine himself if he should stick with Maya this time or if she will leave him again. Guest stars: Trey Anastasio as himself and Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers[10][11] | |||||||
711 | 5 | "Lisa's Belly" | Timothy Bailey | Juliet Kaufman | October 24, 2021 | QABF20 | 1.83[13] |
Bart and Lisa contract a bizarre infection from an abandoned waterpark attraction, requiring treatment from steroids that cause temporary weight gain. Before they go back to school, Marge says "You're getting chunky" to Lisa in affection, which causes her to be very insecure about her weight. Meanwhile, Bart gets in shape with Jimbo, Nelson, Dolph, and Kearney. Guest stars: Renee Ridgeley as Dr. Wendy Sage and Jenny Yokobori as Flora | |||||||
712 713 | 6 7 | "A Serious Flanders" (Parts 1 & 2) | Debbie Bruce Mahan Matthew Faughnan | Cesar Mazariegos | November 7, 2021 November 14, 2021 | QABF21 QABF22 | 3.47[14] 1.66[15] |
A two-part crime thriller presented in the format of prestige television. When Ned Flanders finds a bag of money and donates it to the local orphanage, he puts himself, a jealous Homer and all of Springfield in danger, when it draws the attention of a ruthless debt collector who will get the money back by any violent means necessary. Guest stars: Brian Cox as Kostas Becker, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, Cristin Milioti as Barbara "Barb" Belfry, Timothy Olyphant as Sheriff Ned "Paw Paw" Flanders, Chris O’Dowd as Seamus and Jessica Paré as Collette | |||||||
714 | 8 | "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire" | Steven Dean Moore | Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik | November 21, 2021 | UABF01 | 3.97[16] |
Smithers is disheartened by Mr. Burns' lack of reciprocal feelings, so Homer encourages him to start a relationship with famous fashion designer Michael de Graaf. Michael loves that Smithers is not interested in him for his fashion ties, but what Smithers does not know is that his new boyfriend is a lot more like Mr. Burns than he initially seems. Guest Stars: Christine Baranski as herself, Victor Garber as Michael de Graaf, Dawnn Lewis as Bernice Hibbert and Christian Siriano as himself | |||||||
715 | 9 | "Mothers and Other Strangers" | Rob Oliver | Al Jean | November 28, 2021 | UABF02 | 3.61[17] |
When Mother's Day rolls around, Homer starts to miss his mother again. In order to deal with his grief he uses online therapy to reflect on his teenage years, when he and Grampa took a road trip to Utah after Homer got a secret message from his fugitive mother. Guest Stars: Rachel Bloom as Annette, Glenn Close as Mona Simpson and Dawnn Lewis as Utah Mother | |||||||
716 | 10 | "A Made Maggie" | Timothy Bailey | Elisabeth Kiernan Averick | December 19, 2021 | UABF03 | 3.90[18] |
Marge decides to baptize Maggie, so she sends Homer to find an appropriate godfather for her. After Fat Tony saves Homer and Maggie's lives, Homer and Marge reluctantly agree to let the mafia don be their baby's sponsor. But the more Fat Tony bonds with Maggie and draws her into his world, the more worried her real parents become. Guest star: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony | |||||||
717 | 11 | "The Longest Marge" | Matthew Nastuk[20] | Brian Kelley[21] | January 2, 2022[22] | UABF05 | TBD |
Guest stars: Beck Bennett as Grayson, Adam Schefter as himself, and John Mulaney as Warburton Parker[19] | |||||||
718 | 12 | "Pixelated and Afraid" | Chris Clements[23] | John Frink[24] | February 27, 2022[25] | UABF04 | TBD |
728 | 22[26] | "Marge the Meanie" | Timothy Bailey[27] | Megan Amram[28] | May 15, 2022[29] | UABF15 | TBD |
Production[]
Development[]
Al Jean will showrun at least four episodes of the season, plus something special.[30] The premiere episode, "The Star of the Backstage" is "like a Broadway musical of an episode with wall to wall music."[31] The Treehouse of Horror episode of the season, "Treehouse of Horror XXXII", features five segments instead of the usual three.[31] Two more episode plots have been revealed for the season; one will follow a romance involving Moe Szyslak and the other will be about "the greatest tragedy Homer has ever faced," guest starring Rachel Bloom.[31] The former plot was later revealed to be the premise of "The Wayz We Were", and the latter plot was revealed to be the premise of "Mothers and Other Strangers". In November, the two-part episode "A Serious Flanders" aired as "an epic love letter to the show Fargo and the world of streaming television."[31]
Casting[]
There are plans for the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who has been in major controversy since 2017, to make an appearance, but the staff "has to see if they can make the stories work".[32] The two-part episode A Serious Flanders includes guest stars Timothy Olyphant, Cristin Milioti, and Brian Cox.[31][33]
A new character was introduced in Lisa's Belly, Dr. Wendy Sage, a hypnotherapist who is also a breast cancer survivor. She visibly has one of her breasts removed. She was created and voiced by Renee Ridgeley, an actress, writer, and real-life breast cancer survivor and the wife of Simpsons writer Matt Selman.[34]
Release[]
This season airs on Sundays during the 2021–22 television season as part of Fox's Animation Domination programming block, along with The Great North, Bob's Burgers, and Family Guy. In Canada and Australia, the season airs weekly on Wednesdays on Disney+.[35]
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- ^ "Al Jean's Twitter - The Wayz We Were Ruth Powers return". Twitter. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Phish Plays 4-Song 2nd Set In San Francisco: Setlist, Recap & The Skinny". JamBase. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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- ^ https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/video/758c1471-c169-4f04-ad2a-841e941d574a
External links[]
- The Simpsons seasons
- 2021 American television seasons