Editing Married to the Blob

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{{Episode
|image= Married to the Blob promo 3.png
|number= 540
|season=25
|snumber=10 
|prodcode= SABF03
|airdate= January 12, [[2014]]
|blackboard= '''Original viewing:''' Judas Priest is not "death metal"<br>'''International versions:''' If you haven't broken your Christmas presents yet, you're not trying
|couchgag= "[[Channel Changer]]"
|titlescreen= [[Maggie]], representing the new year (2014), parachutes gently toward the ground, while [[Grampa]], who represents 2013, is carried away by a gust of wind (similar to [[Season 23]] episode, "[[Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson]]", with the Grampa as 2011 and Maggie as 2012).
|billboard= [[Lard Lad Donuts]] - Discreetly Super-Christian
|guests= [[Stan Lee]] as {{Ch|Stan Lee|himself}}<br>[[Harlan Ellison]] as {{Ch|Harlan Ellison|himself}}<br>[[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Milo]]
|showrunner1= Al Jean
|writer= [[Tim Long]]
|director= [[Chris Clements]]
}}

"'''Married to the Blob'''" is the tenth episode of [[season 25]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and fortieth episode overall. It originally aired on January 12, [[2014]]. The episode was written by [[Tim Long]] and directed by [[Chris Clements]]. It guest stars [[Stan Lee]] as {{Ch|Stan Lee|himself}}, [[Harlan Ellison]] as {{Ch|Harlan Ellison|himself}} and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Milo]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|[[Homer]] stands to ruin a blossoming relationship between [[Comic Book Guy]] and an attractive young Japanese woman/manga fan named [[Kumiko]] and he getting married. [[Stan Lee]] swings by [[Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop|Comic Book Guy]]'s store and doles out some advice on comics, romance, and, yes, romance comics.}}

== Production ==
The couch gag was created by [[Bill Plympton]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/plymptoons/status/421354916670472192 Bill Plympton Twitter post]</ref> The episode's original title was "The Fat and the Furious: Tokyo Drift".{{cn}}
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== Reception ==
"TMarried to the Blob" was nominated for a [[2014]] {{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production}}. However, it lost to ''{{W2|Mickey Mouse|TV series}}''.<ref name="Annie2014">[https://web.archive.org/web/20171110141558/https://annieawards.org/legacy/42nd-annie-awards The Annie Awards - "42nd Annie Awards"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>

Sound mixers [[Mark Linden]] and [[Tara A. Paul]] received a nomination for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation}} in the {{W|66th Primetime Emmy Awards}} for the episode. However it lost to "The Lady with the Lamp" from ''{{W|Nurse Jackie}}''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2014/outstanding-sound-mixing-for-a-comedy-or-drama-series-half-hour-and-animation Television Academy - "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation - 2014"]</ref>

== International premieres ==
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|esLAdate= July 6, 2014<ref>[http://www.entutele.com/programa/the-simpsons/280 The Simpsons - Entutele.com]</ref>
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America}}
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== Gallery ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Youtube|R94Q6NhuS3A|An Anime Tribute}}
*{{plainlink|http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-stan-lee-harlan-ellison-669603|The Hollywood Reporter - "'Simpsons' First Look: Stan Lee, Harlan Ellison Get Animated (Exclusive Video)"}}

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[[Category:2014]]
[[Category:Comic Book Guy episodes]]
[[Category:Romance-themed episodes]]
[[Category:Annie Award nominated episodes]]
[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award nominated episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Tim Long]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Chris Clements]]
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