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This page will guide you to the Simpsons season 18 by revealing every week bit by bit more and more about upccoming episodes.

• Upcoming season 18 episode JABF01 Kill Gil (part 1 and 2) is not two-parter episode as some of you may have thought. It’s one episode (22 minutes).
• Gordon Ramsay is not guest-starring on The Simpsons.

Confirmed Guest stars

Metallica, Hugh Jackman, Richard Lewis, Natalie Portman, Kiefer Sutherland, Jonathan Franzen, Jon Lovitz, Michael Imperioli, Joe Pantoliano, Joe Mantegna, The White Stripes, Fran Drescher, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Eric Idle, Harry Hamlin and Dr. Phil McGraw.

season 18 …so far

HABF15 – The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and her Homer (premiere episode)

Homer becomes a made man in the 18th season premiere episode “The Mook, The Chef, The Wife And His Homer,” airing Sunday, Sept. 10 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). After Lisa befriends Fat Tony’s (Mantegna, reprising his role as Springfield’s infamous mob boss) son Michael, Fat Tony invites the Simpsons over for dinner as a sign of gratitude. Shockingly, Fat Tony is shot by a rival family moments after Michael admits he would rather be a chef than take over the family business. Fat Tony’s main thugs, Dante and Dante Jr. (guest voices Pantoliano and Imperioli), want Michael to be the new kingpin, but when he declines, Homer steps up and leads the family on a major mob spree. Metallica guest starring.

habf17 treehouse of horror xvii

Dr. Phil McGraw, Fran Drescher and comedian Richard Lewis stir up tricks and treats in the annual “ghoultide” Halloween trilogy, “Treehouse of Horror XVII,” Sunday, Nov. 5. Fran Drescher will guest star as the voice of “Golem.”

HABF18 – Jazzy and the Pussycats

When Bart turns a quiet funeral into a chaotic mess, his parents are faced with a mob of angry Springfieldians who have had enough. Homer and Marge desperately look to a child psychiatrist for help, who suggests that Bart take up drumming to channel his energy. Before long, Bart is laying down fills like a pro, getting into “drum-offs” with The White Stripes (guest voices Jack and Meg White), and jamming in a band with Lisa’s favorite jazz musicians. It doesn’t take long before Lisa’s encouragement turns to deep-seated jealousy, forcing the Simpson siblings to step in line and learn how to march to the beat of the same drum.

HABF19 – Moe ‘N’ A Lisa

Moe discovers a gift for poetry, with a little help from Lisa. Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, and Jonathan Franzen guest star.

HABF20 – Please Homer, Don’t Hammer ‘Em

Episode details not yet announced.

Habf21 G.I. (ANNOYED GRUNT)

In “GI (Annoyed Grunt),” Sunday, Nov. 12, after Bart gets out of a commitment to join the Army at 18, Homer falls prey to a couple of Army recruiters and lands himself in basic training. Homer, of course, treats this like summer camp and infuriates his hard-nosed colonel (Sutherland) when he is unfazed by the constant hazing and humiliation.

HABF22 – Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair)

Episode details not yet announced.

Jabf01 Kill Gil, Parts 1 and 2

Episode details not yet announced.

Jabf02 The Haw-Hawed Couple

Episode details not yet announced.

Jabf03 the wife aquatic

Episode details not yet announced.

jabbfxx – little big girl

in the episode, Bart accidentally saves the town, and they grant him one wish. He decides he wants a driver’s license. He drives to the next town over, where Natalie Portman’s character lives. She’s a teenager, and she thinks Bart’s 16, since he’s driving and they start dating. Natalie Portman as a guest voice.

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• The IABF production run may have been skipped due to I’s similarity to 1 and l.
• It seems unlikely (at the moment) that “Kill Gil” is actually a two-parter, at least in the sense of 60 (well, 45) minutes of
  programming, since it has only one production code (JABF01), and the next one is assigned to another episode. Two-part episodes have separate production codes.
• Homer suffers another heart attack, so then gets sent to a weight-loss camp. (This plot’s been floating around for a while now, so may not end up as an episode.)
• Homer is mistaken as a terrorist by the government. This episode will comment on how the US has been changed by the war in Iraq. Some scenes will include an army colonel (Kiefer Sutherland) attempting to pre-enlist children from Springfield Elementary in the army. The episode is written by Daniel Chun.
• Peter Wolf from the J. Geils Band guest star in an upcoming episode.
• The 1980’s band Cheap Tricks may appear in an upcoming episode.
• The 400th episode is slated to air on 20th May 2007, towards the end of the Season, or possibly as the Season Finale.
• Producers want British comedian Ricky Gervais to star in a second episode of the show after his first appearance was such a huge success.

press release

KIEFER SUTHERLAND, NATALIE PORTMAN, MICHAEL IMPERIOLI, JOE PANTOLIANO, JOE MANTEGNA, THE WHITE STRIPES, DR. PHIL McGRAW, FRAN DRESCHER, RICHARD LEWIS, JON LOVITZ, BETTY WHITE, HARRY HAMLIN AND ERIC IDLE ARE AMONG GUEST VOICES NEXT SEASON ON “THE SIMPSONS”

The list of impressive and eclectic guest voices continues to grow, with actors like Kiefer Sutherland, Natalie Portman, Michael Imperioli, Joe Pantoliano, Joe Mantegna, The White Stripes and Dr. Phil McGraw making voice appearances next season on THE SIMPSONS airing Sundays (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Homer becomes a made man in the 18th season premiere episode “The Mook, The Chef, The Wife And His Homer,” airing Sunday, Sept. 10 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). After Lisa befriends Fat Tony’s (Mantegna, reprising his role as Springfield’s infamous mob boss) son Michael, Fat Tony invites the Simpsons over for dinner as a sign of gratitude. Shockingly, Fat Tony is shot by a rival family moments after Michael admits he would rather be a chef than take over the family business. Fat Tony’s main thugs, Dante and Dante Jr. (guest voices Pantoliano and Imperioli), want Michael to be the new kingpin, but when he declines, Homer steps up and leads the family on a major mob spree.

The White Stripes guest-star as themselves in “Jazzy And The Pussycats” Sunday, Sept. 17. After Bart’s arm is mangled by a tiger that Lisa rescued from the local pound, Bart organizes a benefit concert to raise money for an operation to repair his drumming arm.

Dr. Phil McGraw, Fran Drescher and comedian Richard Lewis stir up tricks and treats in the annual “ghoultide” Halloween trilogy, “Treehouse of Horror XVII,” Sunday, Nov. 5.

In “GI (Annoyed Grunt),” Sunday, Nov. 12, after Bart gets out of a commitment to join the Army at 18, Homer falls prey to a couple of Army recruiters and lands himself in basic training. Homer, of course, treats this like summer camp and infuriates his hard-nosed colonel (Sutherland) when he is unfazed by the constant hazing and humiliation.

Other upcoming guest voices include famed authors Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen. Later in the season, Portman, Lovitz, White, Hamlin and Idle also pay Springfield a visit.

The longest-running animated primetime series in history and the longest-running comedy on television, THE SIMPSONS is a cultural institution. Now in its 18th season, THE SIMPSONS will celebrate an unprecedented 400 episodes in May 2007. THE SIMPSONS has been critically praised and bestowed with numerous honors, including a Peabody Award, 22 Emmy Awards, 21 Annie Awards, four Genesis Awards, eight International Monitor Awards and six Environmental Media Awards. THE SIMPSONS movie will be released on July 27, 2007.

THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, and Al Jean are the executive producers. Film Roman is the animation house.

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