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class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family" title="Simpson family">Simpson family</a> takes a break during a football game, with their friends cheering them on.</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header noprint summary">Episode chronology</th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width: 100%; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0.1em 0.2em 0; text-align: center;">← <b>Previous</b><br />"<a href="/wiki/%27Tis_the_30th_Season" title="'Tis the 30th Season"><span style="padding-left:0.15em;">'</span>Tis the 30th Season</a>" </td> <td style="width: 50%; padding: 0.2em 0 0.2em 0.1em; text-align: center;"><b>Next</b> →<br />"<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_on_the_Bus" title="The Girl on the Bus">The Girl on the Bus</a>" </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_30" title="The Simpsons season 30"><i>The Simpsons </i>season 30</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_episodes" title="List of The Simpsons episodes">List of episodes</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Mad About the Toy</b>" is the eleventh episode of the <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_30" title="The Simpsons season 30">thirtieth season</a> of the American animated television series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>, and the 650th episode overall. The episode was directed by <a href="/wiki/Rob_Oliver" title="Rob Oliver">Rob Oliver</a> and written by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Price_(writer)" title="Michael Price (writer)">Michael Price</a>. It aired in the United States on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> on January 6, 2019. </p><p>In this episode, Grampa gets a panic attack when he sees toy soldiers that look like himself, so the Simpson family investigates how Grampa's likeness appeared on the toys. <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Batt" title="Bryan Batt">Bryan Batt</a> guest starred as Philip Hefflin. New York City Mayor <a href="/wiki/Bill_de_Blasio" title="Bill de Blasio">Bill de Blasio</a> and political analyst <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_O%27Donnell" title="Lawrence O'Donnell">Lawrence O'Donnell</a> appeared as themselves. The episode received mixed reviews. </p><p>The episode won the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program">Outstanding Animated Program</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-weekadvancewin_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekadvancewin-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weekadvancedwin_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekadvancedwin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first episode to win the award for the series in over a decade, with the previous <i>Simpsons</i> winner, "<a href="/wiki/Eternal_Moonshine_of_the_Simpson_Mind" title="Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind">Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind</a>", airing in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marge_Simpson" title="Marge Simpson">Marge</a> celebrate their anniversary, leaving the kids at home with <a href="/wiki/Grampa_Simpson" title="Grampa Simpson">Grampa</a>. Marge points out that Grampa needs to be home in an hour, so she and Homer do all their activities as fast as possible. At home, <a href="/wiki/Bart_Simpson" title="Bart Simpson">Bart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Simpson" title="Lisa Simpson">Lisa</a> are bored and ask Grampa if they can play a game. Bart finds some plastic <a href="/wiki/Army_men" title="Army men">army men</a> toys in the basement, which causes Grampa to panic. </p><p>The family takes him to the VA, but the doctor is unable to find out what is wrong. Lisa notices that the molding of the soldier toys resembles Grampa, then asks if the company that used him for the photos of the plastic army men paid him. Grampa recalls that in 1947 he was paid to model for the original army men, including a promise of a royalty for each toy. </p><p>Grampa ends up on Channel 6 news and shortly after reaches national headlines on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>. After the headlines, the toy company that used Grampa for their toys invites him to visit their headquarters in New York City. The chairman tells Grampa that he missed out on millions of dollars because he never signed his contract. Grampa remembers that he ran out of the shoot because the male photographer kissed him. The company then fired the photographer for being gay. Realizing that he may have ruined the photographer's life, Grampa vows to visit him to apologize. </p><p>Lisa discovers that the photographer, Philip Hefflin, now lives in <a href="/wiki/Marfa,_Texas" title="Marfa, Texas">Marfa, Texas</a>. The drive is long and the family encounters the <a href="/wiki/Marfa_lights" title="Marfa lights">Marfa lights</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Prada_Marfa" title="Prada Marfa">Prada Marfa</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Marfa_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marfa-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When they get to Philip's hometown, Grampa stumbles into a gallery filled with paintings of him in his army uniform. Philip greets Grampa, and thanks him for making him realize he was better off being true to himself. They enjoy time together before Grampa has to head back to Springfield. </p><p>In the backyard during the final scene, Bart, <a href="/wiki/Milhouse_Van_Houten" title="Milhouse Van Houten">Milhouse</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Muntz" title="Nelson Muntz">Nelson</a> are playing with the soldier toys. After Bart gets bored, he suggests melting them in the microwave, which the kids end up doing. A montage of Grampa and Philip is then shown. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Executive producer <a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a> was thinking about why Grampa would hang a photo of <a href="/wiki/Mona_Simpson_(The_Simpsons)" title="Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)">Mona</a> in his room. Writer <a href="/wiki/Michael_Price_(writer)" title="Michael Price (writer)">Michael Price</a> had an idea about Grampa being the model for the toy army men and having a relationship with the photographer. The relationship gave the producers a reason to remove the photo and hang a new one for the rest of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Vineyard_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vineyard-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Director <a href="/wiki/Rob_Oliver" title="Rob Oliver">Rob Oliver</a> spent months creating the paintings in Philip Hefflin's gallery. He analyzed the character to develop his art style and his signature on the paintings. The style was influenced by the work of <a href="/wiki/Peter_Max" title="Peter Max">Peter Max</a>, whom Oliver met when he was young.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Batt" title="Bryan Batt">Bryan Batt</a> was cast as photographer Philip Hefflin partly as a reference to his <i><a href="/wiki/Mad_Men" title="Mad Men">Mad Men</a></i> character <a href="/wiki/Mad_Men#Salvatore_"Sal"_Romano" title="Mad Men">Sal Romano</a>, who was fired for being gay. Jean wondered what happened to Sal and the producers gave Philip a positive fate.<sup id="cite_ref-Vineyard_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vineyard-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then New York City mayor <a href="/wiki/Bill_de_Blasio" title="Bill de Blasio">Bill de Blasio</a> appeared as himself. He was originally approached for another episode but was asked to be in this episode when Grampa visits New York.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_references">Cultural references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cultural references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In flashbacks, Grampa recreates the <i><a href="/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square" title="V-J Day in Times Square">V-J Day in Times Square</a></i> kiss with a random woman while referring to the original kiss possibly being <a href="/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square#Alternative_interpretations_of_the_photograph" title="V-J Day in Times Square">non-consensual</a>. The people in the toy company office behave like characters from <i><a href="/wiki/Mad_Men" title="Mad Men">Mad Men</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Vineyard_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vineyard-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Simpson family encounters the <i><a href="/wiki/Prada_Marfa" title="Prada Marfa">Prada Marfa</a></i> art installation.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viewing_figures">Viewing figures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Viewing figures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Mad About the Toy" scored a 0.9 rating with a 4 share and was watched by 2.33 million people, making it Fox's second highest rated show of the night, behind <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tony_Sokol" title="Tony Sokol">Tony Sokol</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Den_of_Geek" title="Den of Geek">Den of Geek</a></i> gave the episode 3 out of 5 points ranking, stating "<i>The Simpsons</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span> 'Mad About the Toy' plays too far to the inside and tries to have it both ways. Like Grampa's stories it takes a very circuitous road, but goes nowhere, besides <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>. Grampa gets the last word, but like many of his never-ending asides, it is too much rant but not enough rave. That's what they used to say back in his day before raves were raves and Molly was just what you called a girl who went out with a gangster."<sup id="cite_ref-Sokol_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sokol-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dennis Perkins of <i><a href="/wiki/The_A.V._Club" title="The A.V. Club">The A.V. Club</a></i> gave the episode B+ ranking, stating "It's a risk—not for addressing homosexuality, but for putting the story in the hands of Grampa, a supporting character used most often for the sort of quick-hit swipes at reactionary codgery mocking internet memes were invented for. But few characters on <i>The Simpsons</i> exist just as their initial stereotypes at this point, and there's a longer-than-most history of the show finding just the right touches of grudging humanity in the old coot to make 'Mad About The Toy' work."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Texas State Representative <a href="/wiki/Poncho_Nev%C3%A1rez" title="Poncho Nevárez">Poncho Nevárez</a> tweeted, "If you ever wondered how Marfa would look like in the world of the Simpsons. Here you go. Nice shot of the Presidio County Courthouse", along with screenshots of Marfa as rendered in the episode.<sup id="cite_ref-Marfa_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marfa-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 14, 2019, "Mad About the Toy" won the <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Animated_Program" title="Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program</a> at the <a href="/wiki/71st_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards" title="71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards">71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards</a>. It marked the eleventh win for <i>The Simpsons</i> in the category.<sup id="cite_ref-weekadvancedwin_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekadvancedwin-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-weekadvancewin_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weekadvancewin-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first time the show won that award in eleven years. The previous <i>Simpsons</i> winner, "<a href="/wiki/Eternal_Moonshine_of_the_Simpson_Mind" title="Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind">Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind</a>", won the award back in 2008 at the <a href="/wiki/60th_Primetime_Creative_Arts_Emmy_Awards" title="60th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards">60th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mad_About_the_Toy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-weekadvancewin-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-weekadvancewin_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-weekadvancewin_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFTravers2019" class="citation web cs1">Travers, Ben (September 15, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/the-simpsons-wins-emmy-best-animated-program-2019-1202172810/">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'The Simpsons' Wins Emmy for Best Animated Program"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/IndieWire" title="IndieWire">IndieWire</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200824202302/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/the-simpsons-wins-emmy-best-animated-program-2019-1202172810/">Archived</a> from the original on August 24, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_episodes" title="List of The Simpsons episodes">episodes</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_episodes_(seasons_1%E2%80%9320)" title="List of The Simpsons episodes (seasons 1–20)">Seasons 1–20</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_1" title="The Simpsons season 1">1</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_2" title="The Simpsons season 2">2</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_3" title="The Simpsons season 3">3</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_4" title="The Simpsons season 4">4</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_5" title="The Simpsons season 5">5</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_6" title="The Simpsons season 6">6</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_7" title="The Simpsons season 7">7</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_8" title="The Simpsons season 8">8</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_9" title="The Simpsons season 9">9</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_10" title="The Simpsons season 10">10</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_11" title="The Simpsons season 11">11</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_12" title="The Simpsons season 12">12</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_13" title="The Simpsons season 13">13</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_14" title="The Simpsons season 14">14</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_15" title="The Simpsons season 15">15</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_16" title="The Simpsons season 16">16</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_17" title="The Simpsons season 17">17</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_18" title="The Simpsons season 18">18</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_19" title="The Simpsons season 19">19</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_20" title="The Simpsons season 20">20</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_episodes_(season_21%E2%80%93present)" title="List of The Simpsons episodes (season 21–present)">Season 21–present</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_21" title="The Simpsons season 21">21</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_22" title="The Simpsons season 22">22</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_23" title="The Simpsons season 23">23</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_24" title="The Simpsons season 24">24</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_25" title="The Simpsons season 25">25</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_26" title="The Simpsons season 26">26</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_27" title="The Simpsons season 27">27</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_28" title="The Simpsons season 28">28</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_29" title="The Simpsons season 29">29</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_30" title="The Simpsons season 30">30</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_31" title="The Simpsons season 31">31</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_32" title="The Simpsons season 32">32</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_33" title="The Simpsons season 33">33</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_34" title="The Simpsons season 34">34</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_35" title="The Simpsons season 35">35</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_36" title="The Simpsons season 36">36</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_30" title="The Simpsons season 30">Season 30</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bart%27s_Not_Dead" title="Bart's Not Dead">Bart's Not Dead</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heartbreak_Hotel_(The_Simpsons)" title="Heartbreak Hotel (The Simpsons)">Heartbreak Hotel</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Way_or_the_Highway_to_Heaven" title="My Way or the Highway to Heaven">My Way or the Highway to Heaven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXIX" title="Treehouse of Horror XXIX">Treehouse of Horror XXIX</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Baby_You_Can%27t_Drive_My_Car" title="Baby You Can't Drive My Car">Baby You Can't Drive My Car</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/From_Russia_Without_Love" title="From Russia Without Love">From Russia Without Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Werking_Mom" title="Werking Mom">Werking Mom</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Krusty_the_Clown_(The_Simpsons_episode)" title="Krusty the Clown (The Simpsons episode)">Krusty the Clown</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Daddicus_Finch" title="Daddicus Finch">Daddicus Finch</a>"</li> <li><span style="padding-right:.15em;">"</span><a href="/wiki/%27Tis_the_30th_Season" title="'Tis the 30th Season">'Tis the 30th Season</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mad About the Toy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_on_the_Bus" title="The Girl on the Bus">The Girl on the Bus</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Dancing_as_Fat_as_I_Can" title="I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can">I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Clown_Stays_in_the_Picture" title="The Clown Stays in the Picture">The Clown Stays in the Picture</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/101_Mitigations" title="101 Mitigations">101 Mitigations</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_You_(She%27s_So_Heavy)_(The_Simpsons)" title="I Want You (She's So Heavy) (The Simpsons)">I Want You (She's So Heavy)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/E_My_Sports" title="E My Sports">E My Sports</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bart_vs._Itchy_%26_Scratchy" title="Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy">Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girl%27s_in_the_Band" title="Girl's in the Band">Girl's in the Band</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Just_a_Girl_Who_Can%27t_Say_D%27oh" title="I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh">I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/D%27oh_Canada" title="D'oh Canada">D'oh Canada</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Woo-Hoo_Dunnit%3F" title="Woo-Hoo Dunnit?">Woo-Hoo Dunnit?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crystal_Blue-Haired_Persuasion" title="Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion">Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Themed episodes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror" title="Treehouse of Horror">Treehouse of Horror</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_Treehouse_of_Horror_episodes" title="List of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes">list</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_episode_guides" title="The Simpsons episode guides"><i>The Simpsons</i> episode guides</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Guy" title="The Simpsons Guy">The Simpsons Guy</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Symbol_question.svg/16px-Symbol_question.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Symbol_question.svg/23px-Symbol_question.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Symbol_question.svg/31px-Symbol_question.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" 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style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Halloween_Is_Grinch_Night" title="Halloween Is Grinch Night">Halloween Is Grinch Night</a></i> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe_(1979_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979 film)">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</a></i> (1979)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Your_Doorman" title="Carlton Your Doorman">Carlton Your Doorman</a></i> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_a_Circus,_Charlie_Brown" title="Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown">Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown</a></i> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat" title="The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat">The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat</a></i> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ziggy%27s_Gift" title="Ziggy's Gift">Ziggy's Gift</a></i> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Garfield_on_the_Town" title="Garfield on the Town">Garfield on the Town</a></i> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Garfield_in_the_Rough" title="Garfield in the Rough">Garfield in the Rough</a></i> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Garfield%27s_Halloween_Adventure" title="Garfield's Halloween Adventure">Garfield's Halloween Adventure</a></i> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Cathy_(TV_special)" title="Cathy (TV special)">Cathy</a></i> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Claymation_Christmas_Celebration" title="A Claymation Christmas Celebration">A Claymation Christmas Celebration</a></i> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Garfield%27s_Babes_and_Bullets" title="Garfield's Babes and Bullets">Garfield's Babes and Bullets</a></i> (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Life_on_the_Fast_Lane" title="Life on the Fast Lane">Life on the Fast Lane</a>") (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Homer_vs._Lisa_and_the_8th_Commandment" title="Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment">Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment</a>") (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Claymation_Easter" title="Claymation Easter">Claymation Easter</a></i> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Series" title="Batman: The Animated Series">Batman: The Animated Series</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Robin%27s_Reckoning" title="Robin's Reckoning">Robin's Reckoning: Part I</a>") (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i>The Roman City</i> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Lisa%27s_Wedding" title="Lisa's Wedding">Lisa's Wedding</a>") (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain" title="Pinky and the Brain">Pinky and the Brain</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/A_Pinky_and_the_Brain_Christmas" title="A Pinky and the Brain Christmas">A Pinky and the Brain Christmas</a>") (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Homer%27s_Phobia" title="Homer's Phobia">Homer's Phobia</a>") (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Trash_of_the_Titans" title="Trash of the Titans">Trash of the Titans</a>") (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/And_They_Call_It_Bobby_Love" title="And They Call It Bobby Love">And They Call It Bobby Love</a>") / <i><a href="/wiki/Todd_McFarlane%27s_Spawn" title="Todd McFarlane's Spawn">Todd McFarlane's Spawn</a></i> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">Program (Less Than One Hour)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Behind_the_Laughter" title="Behind the Laughter">Behind the Laughter</a>") (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/HOMR" title="HOMR">HOMR</a>") (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Futurama" title="Futurama">Futurama</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Roswell_That_Ends_Well" title="Roswell That Ends Well">Roswell That Ends Well</a>") (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Three_Gays_of_the_Condo" title="Three Gays of the Condo">Three Gays of the Condo</a>") (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Samurai_Jack" title="Samurai Jack">Samurai Jack</a></i> ("The Birth of Evil") (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Best_Friends_Forever_(South_Park)" title="Best Friends Forever (South Park)">Best Friends Forever</a>") (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/The_Seemingly_Never-Ending_Story" title="The Seemingly Never-Ending Story">The Seemingly Never-Ending Story</a>") (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft" title="Make Love, Not Warcraft">Make Love, Not Warcraft</a>") (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Eternal_Moonshine_of_the_Simpson_Mind" title="Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind">Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind</a>") (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Margaritaville_(South_Park)" title="Margaritaville (South Park)">Margaritaville</a>") (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">Program (One Hour or More)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Walking_with_Dinosaurs" title="Walking with Dinosaurs">Walking with Dinosaurs</a></i> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Big_Al" title="The Ballad of Big Al">Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special</a></i> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Walking_with_Beasts" title="Walking with Beasts">Walking with Prehistoric Beasts</a></i> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Land_of_Giants_/_The_Giant_Claw" title="Land of Giants / The Giant Claw">Chased by Dinosaurs</a></i> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Clone_Wars_(2003_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)">Star Wars: Clone Wars</a></i> (Volume 1: Chapters 1-20) (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars:_Clone_Wars_(2003_TV_series)" title="Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)">Star Wars: Clone Wars</a></i> (Volume 2: Chapters 21-25) (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Walking_with_Monsters" title="Walking with Monsters">Before the Dinosaurs</a></i> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Camp_Lazlo" title="Camp Lazlo">Camp Lazlo</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Camp_Lazlo:_Where%27s_Lazlo%3F" title="Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?">Where's Lazlo?</a>") (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Imaginationland_Episode_I#Imaginationland:_The_Movie" title="Imaginationland Episode I"><i>Imaginationland: The Movie</i></a>) (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Foster%27s_Home_for_Imaginary_Friends" title="Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends">Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Destination:_Imagination" title="Destination: Imagination">Destination: Imagination</a>") (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a 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TV series)">Archer</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Archer_(season_7)#ep76" class="mw-redirect" title="Archer (season 7)">The Figgis Agency</a>") (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers" title="Bob's Burgers">Bob's Burgers</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Bob_Actually" title="Bob Actually">Bob Actually</a>") (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rick_and_Morty" title="Rick and Morty">Rick and Morty</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Pickle_Rick" title="Pickle Rick">Pickle Rick</a>") (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mad About the Toy</a>") (2019)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Rick_and_Morty" title="Rick and Morty">Rick and Morty</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/The_Vat_of_Acid_Episode" title="The Vat of Acid Episode">The Vat of Acid Episode</a>") (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Primal_(TV_series)" title="Primal (TV series)">Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal</a></i> ("Plague of Madness") (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)" title="Arcane (TV series)">Arcane</a></i> ("When These Walls Come Tumbling Down") (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> ("<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXXIII" title="Treehouse of Horror XXXIII">Treehouse of Horror XXXIII</a>") (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Eye_Samurai" title="Blue Eye Samurai">Blue Eye Samurai</a></i> ("The Tale of the Ronin and the Bride") (2024)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <style 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