The Simpsons season 36

Conan O'Brien hosts the "series finale" of The Simpsons, in which the finale itself is generated by an AI machine called HackGPT. In the finale, Bart's 11th birthday approaches and he realizes that Springfield is changing around him: Principal Skinner leaves for Sacramento with Groundskeeper Willie, Mr. Burns dies and his fortune is given to the power plant employees, Comic Book Guy and his wife Kumiko's baby is born, with John Cena assisting with the delivery, Moe's Tavern closes, Nelson's father and the real Seymour Skinner return, Krusty the Clown ends his show, and Chief Wiggum joins the Chicago Police Department, as well as various marriages and deaths. Bart gains sentience within the finale and tries to resist the changes.

Guest stars: John Cena as himself, Danny DeVito as Herbert Powell, Tom Hanks as himself, Joel McHale as himself, Conan O'Brien as himself, Mark Proksch as Hack-GPT, Seth Rogen as himself, Amy Sedaris as Maggie Simpson (speaking voice)

The Simpsons go to a fancy resort intended for Springfield's elite for a vacation, thanks to Homer buying timeshares back when Marge was pregnant with Bart. But when they discover he was scammed and are thrown out only 20 minutes later, the family squat in a room designated for the luggage of a rich newly-wed named Tasha, whose new husband is Sideshow Bob.

Guest stars: Chloe Fineman as Tasha, Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum, and Kara Talve singing the "Yellow Lotus Theme"

Sick of hearing Lisa complaining about Springfield, Marge sends her off with Patty and Selma to Capital City. There, Lisa meets some of the city’s urbane artists who invite her to join them at a party where like-minded individuals gather. Lisa decides that this culture is her future instead of Springfield and is swept away into a surreal journey through Capital City’s art and drama scene only to soon discover things aren't as they seem.

Guest stars: Griffin Dunne as Cockroach Actor, Richard E. Grant as Julian and British voice, Tracy Letts as Himself, Molly Shannon as Katya

The Springfield Police Department unearths a coffin with two corpses in it that also contains a business card of Grampa Simpson’s from the 1980s during his brief stint as a private investigator. While Grampa tries to avoid his past, a curious Lisa pushes him to reopen the cold case that caused in the disappearance of his partner Billy and involved both Agnes Skinner and Mr. Burns.

Guest star: Topher Grace as William "Billy" O'Donnell

A series of scary stories are prefaced by "Cottage of Terror", a Mexican-themed opening animated by Jorge R. Gutierrez:

• "The Information Rage": Bart and Lisa find themselves having to put their differences aside as built up political divisiveness and rage manifests as two giant monsters and it is up to the Simpson siblings to save Springfield.
• "The Fall of the House of Monty": On the day after Thanksgiving, Victorian-era Mr. Burns becomes a victim of his own greed and cruelty as the dead workers from his corn syrup factory rise up and seek revenge on their former boss.
• "Denim": In a parody of Venom, Homer comes into contact with a pair of sentient extraterrestrial denim pants that quickly bond with him, only to refuse to leave him when he needs it the most.

Guest stars: Juan Carlos Enriquez, Jorge R. Gutierrez and Tim Yoon sing "Jarabe Tapatío" and Rob LaZebnik as Spit-Takers Anonymous Guy

An assortment of stories involving the female residents of Springfield like Luann Van Houten, Malibu Stacy, Mrs. Muntz, Marge, Patty and Selma, Bernice Hibbert, Mama Risotto, Lunchlady Dora, Lisa, Agnes Skinner, Helen Lovejoy, and Rayshelle Peyton. Parodies include Barbie, West Side Story, The Nanny, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Guest stars: Ruth Reichl as herself, Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Payton, Christine Nangle as Mom Goods Manager, Renee Ridgeley as Dr. Wendy Sage

In an ode to the works of Ray Bradbury, the Simpson family attend a carnival where Lisa meets an individual known as The Illustrated Man who uses his tattoos to weave various stories for her.

• A 1950s Bart hears what he thinks are the screams of a woman buried alive in the woods only to discover nobody will believe him.
• A retro-future version of Superintendent Chalmers is convinced by Carl to use a replacement robot duplicate of himself to avoid spending time with Skinner.
• Homer is part of a law enforcement team set in a police-state future Springfield where consuming any media that isn't considered as prestige television is illegal.

Guest star: Andy Serkis as Siegfried Blaze and The Illustrated Man

The Simpsons mention at a Congressional hearing about the time when they were trapped on a flight with the most unruly passengers in America, some of which they know. They soon find that each of its passengers are slowly disappearing.

Guest stars: Kate Berlant as Stressed Woman, John Early as Joel, Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum, John Pirruccello as Warren Wingspan

Animosity between Marge's sisters Patty and Selma and Homer peaks when he ruins Patty and Selma's birthday escape room experience. Meanwhile, Krusty is told by his Aunt Sadie Krustofsky to stop being an elitist celebrity and connect with his crew. When Aunt Sadie's tough love approach gets her Aunt Sadie own personal improvement show, Marge uses it to try and bring Homer and her sisters together as well as some other people.

Guest stars: Ike Barinholtz as Wayne the Grip, Susie Essman as Aunt Sadie Krustofsky, Jay Pharoah as Drederick Tatum

Mentalist Derren Brown comes to Springfield to bring some Christmas cheer back to the town. He unintentionally makes Homer believe he is Santa. When Flanders becomes jealous of Homer's celebrity, he has a crisis of faith.

Guest stars: Derren Brown as himself, Patti LaBelle as herself, Pentatonix as themselves

The Pin Pals get back together and travel to Capital City to attend their first ever state bowling championship only for the helicopter to crash on the way there. While Marge and the kids worry, Homer, Barney, Moe, Carl, Ned Flanders and Pin Pal newcomer Fausto try to survive the harsh natural elements of a frozen mountainside as they attempt the arduous journey back home.

Guest star: Glenn Close as Mona J. Simpson

Smithers asks Homer to take care of a million dollar bottle of Gevrey-Chambertin wine once owned by Napoleon to be delivered to Mr. Burns. But while Homer initially succeeds, Marge unknowingly uses the wine to spice up some stew. Homer suggests they try to cover it up so with Professor Frink's help Smithers and Marge create a fake replica of the wine. When it fools Burns and his rich friends, Marge and Smithers decide to replicate more expensive wine to profit the poor instead of the rich.

Guest star: Robert Parker as himself

Note: This episode was dedicated in memory of former series writer William "Billy" Wright who died on December 16, 2024.

In an alternate reality where all plant life in Springfield has been abolished, Lisa travels back in time to stop a young Montgomery Burns from becoming a heartless tycoon.

Guest star: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Monty B.

After Homer pushes Bart into becoming a DJ, his late night mix parties end up stopping the Flanders from getting any sleep. When Ned buys some noise-cancelling headphones, Homer borrows them immediately. This pushes Ned over the edge and he swears to Homer that he’ll never speak to him again. While happy at first, Homer quickly can't stand Ned's silent treatment and the following shenanigans are enough to have Judge Constance Harm sentence them to special therapy.

Guest star: Rachel Bloom as Annette, Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Constance Harm, Fiona Shaw as Mrs. McCormick

A drug called Othinquic is invented that helps people lose weight. This is taken by every fat inhabitant of Springfield who get hooked on it....except for Homer Simpson.

Guest stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen as a talking Othinquic Pen, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony

Marge hosts a house party that most of Springfield attends because she’s so nice, only for a box of letters of hers to go missing during the event. Marge explains to her curious family that the letters were ones she wrote whenever she was angry at somebody, expressing her raw, true feelings about them at the time as a means of venting, but never intended to actually be sent. When the letter thief begins blackmailing Marge with threats of revealing the letters to the public, Marge fears her good-natured reputation will be ruined and tries to work out who stole them.

Guest stars: Beverly D'Angelo as Lurleen Lumpkin, Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff, Tim Meadows as himself

The Simpsons and other citizens of Springfield are re-imagined as animals in the style of a nature documentary.

• Homer is a beluga whale that has fallen in love with a narwhal portrayed by Marge.

• Bart and his classmates are marine iguanas who must work to survive being hatched in a dangerous location while being guided by two adult marine iguanas portrayed by Principal Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers.

Guest star: Hugh Bonneville as the Narrator

Note: This is the last episode aired that Pamela Hayden provided voice work for as Milhouse, Jimbo, and Todd Flanders.

Longing for his grandson Bart to attend a baseball game with him, Grampa Simpson instead finds a fellow Springfield Isotopes fan in Moe. After the two learn of a North Macedonian baseball prodigy named Aeropos Walkov that wants to play in America, they court him with a video tape to play for the Springfield Isotopes. It works, making Walkov and Moe local celebrities and finally getting Bart to watch baseball with Grampa. But Grampa feels that the spirit of baseball has become ruined by ads and sponsorship. Walkov ends up illegally gambling on his own sport.

Guest stars: Kevin Burkhardt as himself, Jamie Demetriou as Aeropos Walkov, Steve Gelbs as himself, Kevin Millar as himself, Jimmy "Jomboy" O'Brien as himself, Chris Rock as himself, Danny Trejo as himself

Additional vocals: Navena Neskoska, Kalina Neskoska, Naum Neskoski and Kara Talve singing a Macedonian cover of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"

Lisa imitates Bart for one day, then has to deal with the fallout of Bart doing it to her for months. Homer becomes obsessed with extreme television foodie Thad Parkour only for Thad to lose his food mojo when he arrives in Springfield. Homer helps Thad discover his passion for food again, leading to an encounter with Fat Tony and a secret recipe for stew.

Guest stars: John DiMaggio as Thad Parkour, Maurice LaMarche as Wilhelm von Wonthelm^[b], Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony

Additional vocals: Angelo Moore performing additional Ska vocals

After failing to get his planned swimming pool installed, Homer laments that he is only seen as a doofus that has no legacy. While expressing his grief to Grampa, they accidentally invent a hit new sport called "Noodleball" designed to play in empty swimming pools. But when summer rolls around and people want their pools back, Noodleball's existence is in danger....until a representative from an avocado company approaches Homer with an offer to build a dedicated arena to the sport under one condition: Grampa is out.

Guest stars: Blake Griffin as himself, Andrew Luck as himself, Megan Rapinoe as herself, Robert Smigel as Gabriel Razelton, Rick Steves as himself

Note: This episode was dedicated in memory of Jill Sobule.

Cultural References: This episode contains several references to the film Challengers, including the electronic music that resembles the soundtrack to the film composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the usage of the song S&M by Rihanna and the scene of Agnes Skinner, Old Jewish Man and Jasper engaging in a tryst.

When Marge gets Itchy & Scratchy-themed baby products for Maggie, it causes Bart and Lisa to shun their favorite cartoon show, deeming it to be for babies now. This causes Marge to worry that the two will drift apart now that their former sole common interest is gone. A possible future is shown where Marge dies before Homer and her fears come true.

Guest stars: Zooey Deschanel as Quirk Girl, Max Greenfield as Schultz, Sarah McLachlan as herself

Additional vocals: Gary LeRoi Gray singing the Itchy & Scratchy Show Reboot theme