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{{Season
|name = Production season XABF
|image = 
|original run = 
|showrunners= [[Al Jean]]<br>[[Matt Selman]]
|episodes = 22
|previous = [[Production season WABF|WABF]]
|next = [[Production season YABF|YABF]]
}}

'''WABF''' is the thirtieth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for most of the season while [[Matt Selman]] served as the showrunner for XABF05, XABF10, XABF15, and XABF22. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 29|broadcast season 29]] on [[Fox]], with eight [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 30|broadcast season 30]]. The episodes aired from December 3, [[2017]] with "[[Mr. Lisa's Opus]]", to November 25, [[2018]] with "{{ap|Krusty the Clown|episode}}".

The production started on March 2, [[2017]] with the recording of XABF01.<ref name="S29Premiere">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/863048543388418048 Al Jean's Twitter - "Season 29 Premiere Air Date"]</ref><ref name="S29Premiere"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/mxedtr/status/837091532574449664 Chris Ledesma's Twitter - "Season 29 Production Start"]</ref>

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Mr. Lisa's Opus promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[[Mr. Lisa's Opus]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 3, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Al Jean]]}}
{{TB|S29 E8}}
{{TCsT|An older [[Lisa]] reflects on her past while writing her [[Harvard College]] admission essay. She remembers the past birthdays that disappointed her, as well as her coping with [[Bart]] being a problem, and writes about how they shaped her into the woman she is today. Meanwhile, [[Ned]] helps [[Homer]] with his alcoholism.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]], [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]], [[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]], [[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}, and [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Gone Boy promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[Gone Boy]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 10, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S29 E9}}
{{TCsT|When [[Bart]] goes missing, the town puts together a search party to find him. After most give up hope, [[Sideshow Bob]] manipulates [[Milhouse]] into revealing where Bart is hiding.

'''Guest-starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], [[Valerie Harper]] as [[General Hospital nurse]], and [[Shaquille O'Neal]] as {{Ch|Shaquille O'Neal|himself}}.<br>[[John F. Kennedy]] as {{Ch|John F. Kennedy|himself}} (uncredited, via archive footage).|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Haw-Haw Land promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[Haw-Haw Land]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 7, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]] and [[Miranda Thompson]]}}
{{TB|S29 E10}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] go to a [[STEM Conference]], [[Lisa]] falls for a crooning jazz pianist named [[Brendan Beiderbecke]]. However, Brendan isn't the only one after Lisa's heart. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] discovers that he has an affinity for chemistry.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ed Sheeran]] as [[Brendan Beiderbecke]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Frink Gets Testy promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 14, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Vebber]]}}
{{TB|S29 E11}}
{{TCsT|Fearing that the end of the world is near, [[Mr. Burns]] tasks [[Professor Frink]] with [[Personal Value Quotient|testing]] all of [[Springfield]] to determine who is worth saving. The results shock the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] when [[Ralph]] gets more points than [[Lisa]], and [[Homer]] only scores 1 point.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Jennifer Clarkeson]] and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Orson Welles]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer Is Where the Art Isn't promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer Is Where the Art Isn't]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 18, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]}}
{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
{{TB|S29 E12}}
{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] is accused of stealing [[The Poetess|a million-dollar painting]], freelance investigator [[Manacek]] is brought onto the case to figure out who the real culprit is.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Bill Hader]] as [[Manacek]] and [[Cecily Strong]] as [[Megan Matheson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 25, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]]}}
{{TB|S29 E13}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] recount the story of their transition from loving their life without kids to being miserable parents. While Marge was a journalist, Homer was popular and successful, until [[Bart]] came along and changed their lives.

'''Guest starring:''' [[John Baldessari]] as {{Ch|John Baldessari|himself}}, [[Kevin Pollak]] as {{ap|Ross|3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage}}, [[Bagel man]], and [[Professor Thernstrom]], and [[J. K. Simmons]] as [[JJ Gruff]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:No Good Read Goes Unpunished promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[No Good Read Goes Unpunished]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 8, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|S29 E15}}
{{TCsT|In an attempt to bring the [[Simpson family|family]] together, [[Marge]] forces everyone to hand in their electronics and take a trip to [[The Old Springfield Book Nook|a book store]]. [[Bart]] takes an interest in [[Sun Tzu]]'s [[The Art of War]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Daniel Radcliffe]] as {{Ch|Daniel Radcliffe|himself}} and [[Jimmy O. Yang]] as [[Sun Tzu]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Fears of a Clown promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[Fears of a Clown]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 1, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S29 E14}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] goes to [[Tomorrow's New Horizons Rehab Center|prankster rehab]] after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys [[Krusty]]'s career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with [[Springfield Public Theater|a regional theater company]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]], [[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}, [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]], [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Forgive and Regret promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Forgive and Regret]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 29, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
{{TB|S29 E18}}
{{TCsT|[[Grampa]] makes a confession to [[Homer]] while on his deathbed. He tells Homer that after [[Mona Simpson|Mona]] left him, he threw away the recipes she left to Homer. After Grampa's recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:King Leer.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[King Leer]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 15, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Daniel Furlong]] and [[Zach Posner]]}}
{{TB|S29 E16}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] follow [[Moe]] after the bar closes early and discover him and his [[Morty Szyslak|father]] fighting. The [[Simpson family|Simpsons]], after finding out that Moe has been excommunicated from his family for years, attempt to bring them back together.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ray Liotta]] as [[Morty Szyslak]], [[Debi Mazar]] as [[Minnie Szyslak]], and [[Jonathan Schmock]] as the [[Johnny Bermuda salesman]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa Gets the Blues promo 3.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa Gets the Blues]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 22, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[David Silverman]] and [[Brian Kelley]]}}
{{TB|S29 E17}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]]' flight to [[Gainesville]] gets re-routed to [[New Orleans]], [[Lisa]] is forced to face her failures and regain her confidence as a jazz musician. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] is intrigued by the voodoo in [[Louisiana]], and [[Homer]] is intrigued by the drinking.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Trombone Shorty]] as {{Ch|Trombone Shorty|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Left Behind promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Left Behind]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 6, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|'''Story:''' [[Al Jean]]<br>'''Teleplay:''' [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S29 E19}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] gets [[Ned]] a job at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Power Plant]], and he soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished when Flanders starts to insist on carpools and demands more from Homer's work performance. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] feels as though their marriage has lost its spark.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] (via archive recording).|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Throw Grampa from the Dane promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 13, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|S29 E20}}
{{TCsT|After receiving a home insurance payout from a burst water pipe, [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] go to [[Denmark]] so [[Grampa]] can benefit from the country's free healthcare. While there, the Simpsons enjoy all that Denmark has to offer.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Sidse Babett Knudsen]] as a [[Danish woman]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Flanders' Ladder promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Flanders' Ladder]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 20, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S29 E21}}
{{TCsT|After getting struck by lightning, [[Bart]] has nightmares where he gets visited by ghosts. Bart helps each ghost get closure and move on to the afterlife.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Heartbreak Hotel.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Heartbreak Hotel]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 7, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]] and [[Renee Ridgeley]]}}
{{TB|XAS30 E2BF15}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] and [[Homer]]'s marriage is tested when they travel to a tropical island to compete for a million dollars on Marge's favorite [[The Amazing Place|reality competition show]]. After getting eliminated in the first round, Marge finds out that it was all Homer's fault.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Rhys Darby]] as [[Tag Tuckerbag]] and [[George Segal]] as {{ap|Nick|Heartbreak Hotel}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXIX poster.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|XABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIX]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 21, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S30 E4}}
{{TCsT|In the opening, [[Homer]] wins an oyster-eating contest against the mythical [[Cthulhu]]. In "Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers", [[Springfield]] is overrun by plant body-snatchers who want to make the world better. In "Multiplisa-ty", [[Lisa]] finally snaps and starts killing people. Finally, in "Geriatric Park", [[Mr. Burns]] opens a {{ap|Geriatric Park|location|retirement home}} where residents have dinosaur DNA injected into them.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:My Way or the Highway to Heaven promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[My Way or the Highway to Heaven]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 14, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Deb Lacusta]], [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Vince Waldron]]}}
{{TB|S30 E3}}
{{TCsT|[[God]] and [[St. Peter]] contemplate what merits a soul getting into heaven, while citizens of Springfield remember their divine encounters.

'''Guest starring:''' [[H. Jon Benjamin]] as [[Bob Belcher]], [[Jon Lovitz]] as {{Ch|Jon Lovitz|himself}}, [[Dan Mintz]] as [[Tina Belcher]], [[Eugene Mirman]] as [[Gene Belcher]], [[Tracy Morgan]] as {{Ch|Tracy Morgan|himself}}, [[John Roberts]] as [[Linda Belcher]], and [[Kristen Schaal]] as [[Louise Belcher]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Baby You Can't Drive My Car promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Baby You Can't Drive My Car]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 4, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|S30 E5}}
{{TCsT|A [[CarGo|self-driving car company]] comes to Springfield, poaching all of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|power plant]] employees with their fun work environment. [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Waylon Smithers]] go undercover to figure out what motivated the employees to leave.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Tracy Morgan]] as the [[tow truck driver]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Bart's Not Dead promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Bart's Not Dead]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 30, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Stephanie Gillis]]}}
{{TB|S30 E1}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] takes a dare and ends up in the hospital. To cover for himself and [[Homer]], he says he went to [[Heaven]] and met [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. Christian producers offer the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] a movie deal, which Homer takes, but Bart struggles with the guilt.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Dave Attell]] as {{ap|Luke|Bart's Not Dead}}, [[Emily Deschanel]] as {{Ch|Emily Deschanel|herself}}, [[Gal Gadot]] as {{Ch|Gal Gadot|herself}}, [[Jonathan Groff]] as the [[actor playing Bart]], and [[Pete Holmes]] as {{ap|Matthew|Bart's Not Dead}}.<br>[[Leonard Nimoy]] as {{Ch|Leonard Nimoy|himself}}, [[Katy Perry]] as {{Ch|Katy Perry|herself}}, and [[Kiefer Sutherland]] as [[Jack Bauer]] (via archive footage).|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:From Russia Without Love promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[From Russia Without Love]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 11, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Ferris]]}}
{{TB|S30 E6}}
{{TCsT|After a failed [[Bart's prank calls|prank call]] to [[Moe]], [[Bart]], [[Nelson]], and [[Milhouse]] get Moe a mail-order bride on the {{W|dark web}}. However, when Moe actually falls for [[Anastasia Alekova|Anastasia]], he must try to win her back from her new boyfriend, [[Krusty]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Hacky]] and [[Snitchy the Weasel]], and [[Ksenia Solo]] as [[Anastasia Alekova]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Werking Mom promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF21}}
{{TB|'''"[[Werking Mom]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 18, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]] and [[Robin Sayers]]}}
{{TB|S30 E7}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] wants a job, and stumbles into becoming a plastic food storage container-selling drag queen. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] tries to make the world better in the style of "{{W|Amélie|Amelie}}".

'''Guest starring:''' [[Sutan Amrull]] as {{Ch|Raja|himself/Raja}}, [[RuPaul]] as [[Queen Chante]], and [[Scott Thompson]] as [[Grady Little]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Krusty the Clown promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|XABF22}}
{{TB|'''"{{ap|Krusty the Clown|episode}}"'''}}
{{TB|November 25, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Ryan Koh]]}}
{{TB|S30 E8}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] finds his calling as a TV recapper, but his harsh grading causes a brawl with [[Krusty]]. After almost killing Homer, Krusty hides out at [[Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus|a real circus]] and finds happiness there.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Billy Eichner]] as {{ap|Billy|Krusty the Clown}} and [[Peter Serafinowicz]] as the [[Google-Disney CEO]].|7|color=white}}
}}

== Script covers ==
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File:XABF11 Script.png
File:XABF12 Script.png
File:XABF14 Script.png
File:XABF15 Script.jpg
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File:XABF19 Script.jpg
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== References ==
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