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Season 19 |
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The nineteenth of The Simpsons originally aired from September 23, 2007, to May 18, 2008. This is the first season produced after The Simpsons Movie and contains seven hold-over episodes from season 18's JABF production line.
Returning Characters
Various returning characters appear in this season. Sideshow Bob, Cecil Terwilliger, Francesca Terwilliger, and Gino Terwilliger, all appear in Funeral for a Fiend. Dr. Velimorovic the plastic surgeon, appears in Husbands and Knives. Gloria, Snake's girlfriend from A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love, appears in I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Mona Simpson appears in Mona Leaves-a, and Lurleen Lumpkin also returns in Papa Don't Leech.
Guest Stars
Guest stars who appear in this season are: Stephen Colbert, Lionel Richie, Plácido Domingo, Maya Rudolph, Matt Dillion, Steve Buscemi, Ted Nugent, Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Maurice LaMarche, Alan Moore, Art Speigleman, Dan Clowes, Jack Black, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jon Stewart, Dan Rather, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Topher Grace, Kurt Loder, Glenn Close, Beverly D'Angelo, and the Dixie Chicks.
Effect of Writers Strike
In November 2007, the WGA (Writers Guild of America) went on strike. Season 19 was originally going to have 23 episodes, but due to the strike, only 17 episodes were finished after Treehouse of Horror XVIII, which was the last episode aired before the strike. Luckily, episodes still had post-production as FOX edited the scripts after production was finished.
Episodes
| # | Original airdate | Prod. Code | Title | Title Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 1901 | September 23, 2007 | JABF20 | "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" | We Love to Fly and It Shows |
| 2 - 1902 | September 30, 2007 | JABF18 | "The Homer of Seville" | The Barber of Seville |
| 3 - 1903 | October 7, 2007 | JABF21 | "Midnight Towboy" | Midnight Cowboy |
| 4 - 1904 | October 14, 2007 | JABF19 | "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
| 5 - 1905 | November 4, 2007 | JABF16 | "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" | N/A |
| 6 - 1906 | November 11, 2007 | JABF22 | "Little Orphan Millie" | Little Orphan Annie |
| 7 - 1907 | November 18, 2007 | JABF17 | "Husbands and Knives" | Husbands and Wives |
| 8 - 1908 | November 25, 2007 | KABF01 | "Funeral for a Fiend" | Funeral for a Friend |
| 9 - 1909 | December 16, 2007 | KABF02 | "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| 10 - 1910 | January 6, 2008 | KABF03 | "E Pluribus Wiggum" | E Pluribus Unum |
| 11 - 1911 | January 27, 2008 | KABF04 | "That '90s Show" | That '70s Show |
| 12 - 1912 | February 17, 2008 | KABF05 | "Love, Springfieldian Style" | Love, American Style |
| 13 - 1913 | March 2, 2008 | KABF06 | "The Debarted" | The Departed |
| 14 - 1914 | March 9, 2008 | KABF07 | "Dial "N" for Nerder" | Dial M for Murder |
| 15 - 1915 | March 30, 2008 | KABF08 | "Smoke on the Daughter" | Smoke on the Water |
| 16 - 1916 | April 13, 2008 | KABF09 | "Papa Don't Leech" | Papa Don't Preach |
| 17 - 1917 | April 27, 2008 | KABF10 | "Apocalypse Cow" | Apocalypse Now |
| 18 - 1918 | May 4, 2008 | KABF11 | "Any Given Sundance" | Any Given Sunday |
| 19 - 1919 | May 11, 2008 | KABF12 | "Mona Leaves-a" | Mona Lisa |
| 20 - 1920 | May 18, 2008 | KABF13 | "All About Lisa" | All About Eve |
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