Editing Season 26

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{{Season
|name= Season 26
|image= [[File:Season 26 iTunes logo.png|250px]]
|original run= September 28, [[2014]] – Spring [[2015]]
|episodes= Unknown
|previous= [[Season 25|25]]
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'''Season 26''' is the current season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It premiered on September 28, [[2014]] and will conclude in Spring [[2015]].

== Announcement ==
{{W|Kevin Reilly (executive)|Kevin Reilly}}, Chairman of Entertainment for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], announced on October 4, [[2013]] that ''[[The Simpsons]]'' will be going into its twenty-sixth season.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-simpsons/fox-extends-yellow-streak-with-record-setting-26th-season-pick-up-of-the-simpson/10151913331318656 The Simpsons Facebook page]</ref>
"For more than a quarter of a century, THE SIMPSONS has captured the hearts and minds of fans in a way that transcends ages, languages and cultures," said Reilly. "This groundbreaking series is not only the longest-running scripted show in television history, it’s one of the greatest sitcoms of our time, and I'm looking forward to yet another landmark season."

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Clown in the Dumps promo 2.jpg|250px]]}}
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{{TB|"[[Clown in the Dumps]]"<ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=SABF20&Search_Code=CMD&PID=V2H51plD2tD9cHHKQ5bQC5rLcUNKX9&SEQ=20140131225549&CNT=10&HIST=1 Registration number PAu003707401 at the United States Copyright Office]</ref>}}
{{TB|September 28, [[2014]]}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/493130888117383168 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|A Springfield resident dies <small>(See [[#Death Clues|Death Clues]] and [[Clown in the Dumps#Character Death|Character Death]])</small>. Also, Krusty retires after he’s offended by a comedy cable channel roast of him, and Lisa tries to protect Homer from getting hurt.<ref>[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/releases/springfield-or-celebrates-simpsons-25th-anniversary-special-mural-monday-aug-25 FoxFlash]</ref> 

'''Guest Starring:''' [[David Hyde Pierce]] as {{Ch|David Hyde Pierce|Himself}}; [[Sarah Silverman]] as {{ch|Sarah Silverman|Herself}}; [[Jeff Ross]] as {{ch|Jeff Ross|Himself}}; [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]]; [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Rabbi Krustofski]]<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140903fox17/ The Futon Critic - "Clown in The Dumps" Listing]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[The Wreck of the Relationship]]"<ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=SABF17&Search_Code=CMD&PID=V2H51plD2tD9cHHKQ5bQC5rLcUNKX9&SEQ=20140131225549&CNT=10&HIST=1 Registration number PAu003703311 at the United States Copyright Office]</ref>}}
{{TB|October 5, [[2014]]<ref name="AlJeanTwitter1"/>}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]<ref>"[[:File:SABF17 Script1.png]]"</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|When Bart disrespects Homer's authority, Homer makes a point to try his hand at parenting. This proves fruitless, so Marge signs them up for the Relation Ship, where they'll resolve their conflicts at sea. Meanwhile, Marge is in charge of Homer's fantasy football league, but manages to win despite being the underdog<ref name="TheFutonCritic-TWoTR Release">[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140910fox19/ Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX - TheFutonCritic.com]</ref>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Nick Offerman]] as [[Captain Bowditch]]|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|October 12, [[2014]]<ref name="AlJeansTwitter">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/493857122854006784 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
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{{TCsT|Marge opens a sandwich franchise store after her sandwiches become a huge hit at Springfield Elementary. But running day-to-day at the store proves challenging, especially when the same franchise opens another location across the street. <ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140917fox17/ Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX | TheFutonCritic.com]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|October 19, [[2014]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/493080239002484736 The Simpsons Twitter]</ref>}}
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{{TB|[[Stephanie Gillis]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/504799576469946369 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|SABF21<ref name="SilvermanTwitter">[https://twitter.com/tubatron/status/428260532462706688/photo/1 David Silverman Twitter - THOH 25 image]</ref>}}
{{TCsT|On the annual spooktacular Halloween special, Bart and Lisa are transported to a demon-filled alternate universe after Bart reads a set of Aramaic symbols he finds on the underside of his desk; Moe's "Clockwork Orange"-style gang is disrupted when Dum (Homer) falls for a girl (Marge) who wants him to give up the thug life; and, in an homage to "The Others," the Simpsons are visited by their former Tracey Ullman-era versions of themselves.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20140923fox18/#ixzz3EDw5OmRR Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX | TheFutonCritic.com]</ref> 

'''Guest Starring''': [[John Ratzenberger]] as {{ch|John Ratzenberger|Himself}}|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|November 2, [[2014]]<ref name="LedesmaTwitterSABF22">[https://twitter.com/mxedtr/status/517760216297791489/photo/1 Chris Ledesma's Twitter]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|Lisa brings in Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard to put a stop to Mr. Burns' fracking operation, but is taken aback when the two political opponents find themselves attracted to one another.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20141008fox18/ Listings - SIMPSONS, THE on FOX]</ref>

'''Guest Starring''': [[Jane Fonda]] as [[Maxine Lombard]]|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]<ref name="EW Comic-con">[http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/20/the-simpsons-futurama-crossover-epsidoe/ Inside TV - "'The Simpsons' to join forces with 'Futurama' for crossover episode"]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|A crossover with ''[[Futurama]]'', the Planet Express team comes to [[Springfield]]. Hypnotoad will also make an appearance.<ref name="cinemablend">[http://www.cinemablend.com/television/simpsons-2013-comic-con-panel-live-blog-57655.html Cinema Blend - "The Simpsons 2013 Comic-Con Panel Live Blog"]</ref> The plot will revolve around Bender and Bart; Bender comes from the future to kill Bart because of something that Bart does in the present that causes problems in the future. The recording starts at September 19, 2013.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VJNu-jfGJY</ref> Some scenes will be based in the comic ''[[Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis]]''.<ref name="EW Comic-con"/> 

'''Guest starring:''' [[Billy West]] as [[Philip J. Fry]], [[Farnsworth]] and [[Zoidberg]]; [[Katey Sagal]] as [[Leela]]; [[John DiMaggio]] as [[Bender]]; [[Phil LaMarr]] as [[Hermes Conrad]]; [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Morbo]] and [[Hedonismbot]]; [[Lauren Tom]] as [[Amy Wong]] and [[Tress MacNeille]] as [[Linda (Futurama)|Linda]].<ref name"FutonCriticSABF16">[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20141013fox14/ The Futon Critic - The Simpsons Listings]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[Blazed and Confused]]"<ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=PAu003722106&Search_Code=REGS&PID=El4c5ut2x9TJUiW7VBDDHYir&SEQ=20130905100318&CNT=25&HIST=1 Registration number PAu003722106 at the United States Copyright Office]</ref>}}
{{TB|November 16, [[2014]]<ref name="BlazedAndConfusedTwitter">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/493821587851051008 Al Jean Twitter]</ref><ref name="MikePriceReplyTwitter">[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/441687253656424448 Mike Price Twitter - airdate mentioned]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|Bart schemes to bring down his new teacher, Mr. Lassen (guest voice [[Willem Dafoe]]), who is a terrible bully and The Simpsons go to Burning Man.<ref name="FOXUpfronts2014">[http://assets.fox.com/shows/upfronts/assets/Simpsons,%20The.pdf FOX - Upfronts 2014 - The Simpsons]</ref><ref name="AlJeanTwitter">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/483276497596059648 Al Jean's Twitter post]</ref>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Willem Dafoe]] as [[Mr. Lassen]]|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[Covercraft]]"<ref name="AlJeanTwitterMusicalEp">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/495645288938225664 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|November 23, [[2014]]<ref name="AlJeanCovercraft">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/523942136224292864 Al Jean Twitter reply 2]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|This will be a very musical episode.<ref name="AlJeanTwitterMusicalEp"/>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Sammy Hagar]]<ref>[http://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-hurricane-benefit-simpsons/ Ultimate Classic Rock - "Sammy Hagar Lines Up Hurricane Benefit Special, ‘Simpsons’ Appearance"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/523928086694223872 Al Jean Twitter reply]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[The Man Who Came To Be Dinner]]"<ref>PAu003644040 in the [http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First Copyright Database]</ref>}}
{{TB|January 4, [[2015]]<ref name="DavidSilvermanTwitter">[https://twitter.com/tubatron/status/524580285736689664 David Silverman's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|[[David Silverman]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/tubatron/status/256191631856922624 Twitter.com]</ref>}}
{{TB|[[Al Jean]] (co-writer)}}
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{{TCsT|color=white|The Simpsons go to an amusement park where the lines for the rides are terrible, except for this one rocket called Journey to Your Future. They end up on [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] home planet [[Rigel VII]].<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Simpsons-Space-Al-Jean-1053325.aspx TV Guide.com - Keck's Exclusives: The Simpsons in Space]</ref>|7}}

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{{TB|"[[The Musk Who Fell To Earth]]"<ref>[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=PAu003721154&Search_Code=REGS&PID=El4c5ut2x9TJUiW7VBDDHYir&SEQ=20130905100318&CNT=25&HIST=1 Registration number PAu003721154 at the United States Copyright Office]</ref>}}
{{TB|January 11, [[2015]]<ref name="AlJeanTwitter2">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/494164768886759425 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|Mr. Burns will lose all his money to {{ch|Elon Musk}}. Burns will try to kill him, and it will be revealed Musk's master password.<ref name="AlJeanTwitter2"/><ref name="ComicCon"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/493146039713406977 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Elon Musk]] as {{ch|Elon Musk|Himself}}|7|color=white}}

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{{TCsT|Lisa will be on a maths team, and the episode will feature “the most complicated math jokes we<nowiki>[simpsons writers]</nowiki> can think of”.<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/do-you-know-the-maths-secrets-hidden-in-the-simpsons-30617781.html Independent.ie - Do you know the maths secrets hidden in 'The Simpsons'?]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TCsT|Homer has a mid-life crisis.<ref name="FOXUpfronts2014"/>|7|color=white}}

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{{TCsT|Homer is hypnotised into thinking he's 10 years old and becomes friends with Bart.|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[Every Man's Dream]]"<ref name="TABF14">[http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=PAu003742225&Search_Code=REGS&PID=48IVbcc4XKKNY-xiWWLyZUd-w&SEQ=20141008180847&CNT=25&HIST=1 Registration number PAu003742225 at the United States Copyright Office]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|It will be about the sad side of Christmas<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/491334422960955393 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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== Season 26 Upcoming Guest Stars ==
*[[Matthew Sweet]]<ref name="FOXUpfronts2014"/>
*[[Joe Mantegna]] as {{ap|Fat Tony|second}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/JoeMantegna/status/477192802225250304 Joe Mantegna Twitter post]</ref>
*[[Will Forte]] as [[King Toot's Music Store|King Toot's]] owner.<ref>[http://tvline.com/2014/06/20/the-simpsons-will-forte-king-toot-season-26/ TV Line - "The Simpsons Casts Will Forte as <Spoiler>!"]</ref>
*[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]<ref name="ComicCon">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s195/the-simpsons/blog/a586642/the-simpsons-comic-con-2014-live-blog-celebrating-25-years.html#~oL8UYCQjG6hHtj Digital Spy - "The Simpsons: Comic-Con 2014 live blog - Celebrating 25 years"]</ref>
*[[Elon Musk]]<ref name="ComicCon"/> as {{ch|Elon Musk|Himself}}<ref name="AlJeanTwitter"/>
*[[Richard Branson]] as {{ch|Richard Branson|Himself}}<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/19/the-simpsons-richard-branson/ Entertainment Weekly - "Richard Branson to cameo on 'The Simpsons'"]</ref>

== Death Clues ==
:''(To see who died see [[Clown in the Dumps#Character Death|Character Death]])''
Some clues about the Springfield resident who passed away on the Season Premiere were given by the media:

The character to die would have appeared more than twice in the show and will be voiced by an [[Emmy Award]]-winning voice actor who won an Emmy for the role as the character. This will be the season 26 premiere. As [[Al Jean]] said,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsons/posts/10151751306093697 The Simpsons Facebook Page]</ref> it won't be [[Edna Krabappel]], due to [[Marcia Wallace]]'s death<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/11/simpsons-which-character-dies/ Entertainment Weekly - "'Simpsons' producer on mystery death in Springfield: Even the actor doesn't know yet"]</ref> and [[Hank Azaria]] confirmed that it wasn't one of his characters.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/simpsons-character-death-hugely-narrowed-down-following-hank-azaria-tip-9083125.html The Independent - "Simpsons character death hugely narrowed down following Hank Azaria tip"]</ref> However, Homer won't be who dies.<ref name="ComicCon"/>

== Upcoming Couch Gags ==
*Matt Groening pointed out that they have some 'surprises' for this season.<ref name="ComicCon"/>
*Matt also said "We've got one[couch gag] so nightmarish it will change your DNA!"<ref name="ComicCon"/>

== Notes ==
*[[Judd Apatow]], writer/director of ''{{w|Knocked Up}}'', ''{{w|Superbad}}'' and ''{{w|The 40-Year-Old Virgin}}'', will be writing an episode of ''The Simpsons'' in season 26 where Homer is hypnotized to think he's ten years old and becomes friends with Bart.<ref>http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/20/the-simpsons-judd-apatow-conan</ref><ref>"[[Bart's New Friend]]"</ref>
*There will be a "very musical" episode that will be the second musical episode after "[[All Singing, All Dancing]]" from [[season 9]].<ref name="AlJeanTwitterMusicalEp"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/358682520562315264 Twitter Al Jean "very musical" tweet]</ref><ref>"[[Covercraft]]"</ref>

== References ==
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