Editing Season 29

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{{Season
|name= Season 29
|image= [[File:Season 29 iTunes logo.png|250px]]
|original run= October 1, [[2017]]<ref name="S29Premiere">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/863048543388418048 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref> - Spring [[2018]]
|episodes= 
|previous= [[Season 28|28]]
|next= [[Season 30|30]]
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'''Season 29''', is the next season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It will start on October 1, [[2017]].<ref name="S29&30">[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/content/fox-renews-simpsons%E2%80%9D-unprecedented-29th-and-30th-seasons-shattering-record-most-episodes-scr Fox Press Release]</ref> The production started on March 2, [[2017]] with the recording of XABF01.<ref name="S29Premiere"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/mxedtr/status/837091532574449664 Chris Ledesma's Twitter]</ref>

== Announcement ==
On November 4th, 2016; a FOX Press Release announced the renewal through [[Season 30]]:
{{Desc|FOX has ordered 29th and 30th seasons of the pop culture phenomenon THE SIMPSONS. “This is yet another record-setting moment for what is truly a landmark series,” said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group. “THE SIMPSONS has meant so much to the network, the studio and everyone at Fox, and its continued cultural impact around the globe is a testament to the combined brilliance of [[Matt Groening|Matt]], [[Jim Brooks|Jim]] and [[Al Jean|Al]]. Congratulations to everyone who works on this groundbreaking series – from the voice cast and producers to the writers and production team – you comprise one of the greatest collections of creative talent in the history of the medium. And to the millions of SIMPSONS fans around the world, thank you for watching all these years. We're happy to tell you there’s lots more to come."<ref name="S29&30"/>}}

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:The Serfsons promo 1.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|"[[The Serfsons]]"}}
{{TB|October 1, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
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{{TCsT|In a magical medieval world, [[Jacqueline Bouvier|Marge's mother]] is turned into an Ice Walker and the only way for [[Homer]] to afford the cure is to force [[Lisa]] to use illegal magic. When the King discovers this, he kidnaps Lisa, and Homer must lead a feudal uprising to save her.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]] as Marge's twin brother and [[Billy Boyd]] as end credits singer|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[Springfield Splendor]]"}}
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{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]] and [[Miranda Thompson]]}}
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{{TCsT|[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] turn Lisa's sad experience into a successful graphic novel-turned-[[Broadway]] show, but they struggle with creative differences and ego.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Martin Short]] as Guthrie Frenel, [[Roz Chast]] as Herself, [[Alison Bechdel]] as Herself, [[Marjane Satrapi]] as Herself, [[Rachel Bloom]] as Herself and [[Dan Harmon]] as Himself|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[Whistler's Father]]"<ref name="WABF16">[[:File:WABF16 script.jpg]]</ref><ref name="WABF16tw">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/774046536816693248 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|October 15, [[2017]]<ref name="WF2903">[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20170920fox16/ The Futon Critic]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] discovers that [[Maggie]] is a whistling savant and launches her baby-celebrity career. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] impresses {{ap|Fat Tony|second}} with her interior design taste, and he hires her to style his brothel.<ref name="WF2903"/>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Nick Fascitelli]] as Whistler and [[Joe Mantegna]] as {{ap|Fat Tony|second}}<ref name="WF2903"/>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]"<ref name="WABF18read">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/786626630655455232 Al Jean on Twitter - "WABF18 table read"]</ref>}}
{{TB|October 22, [[2017]]<ref name="THOHXXVIIIdate">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/871363468904898560 Al Jean on Twitter - "THOHXXVIII airdate]</ref>}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/916471544401895424 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/797897086188388352 Al Jean on Twitter - "THOHXXVIII writer"]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|[[Maggie]] becomes possessed by an ancient demon, [[Lisa]] discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternate universe, and [[Homer]] cannibalizes himself.<ref name="FoxFlashTHOH">[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/simpsons/season-29-2017-2018/photos/episodic FoxFlash.com]</ref>

In the segment "Exor-Sis", [[Maggie]] will be possessed. In the segment "Carolisa", Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternate universe. In "MMM...  Homer", Homer cannibalizes himself after he runs out of food while Marge and the kids are away from home.<ref name="FoxFlashTHOH"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/888848001032003585 The Simpsons' Twitter]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/mikestockton/status/888847825500491776 Mike Millerick's Twitter]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/GeekEliteRadio/status/888848261796175872 Geek Elite Radio's Twitter]</ref><ref name="XXVIII">[http://tvline.com/2017/08/15/the-simpsons-season-29-preview-treehouse-of-horror-xxviii-cast/ TVLine - The Simpsons Welcomes Exorcist Director to 'Treehouse of Horror XXVIII']</ref><ref name="S29EW">[http://ew.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-preview/ Entertainment Weekly - The Simpsons: Season 29 features Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones gag]</ref>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ben Daniels]] as a priest, [[William Friedkin]] as Dr. Kenneth Humphries, [[Neil Gaiman]] as [[Snowball V]] and [[Mario Batali]] as {{ch|Mario Batali|Himself}}<ref name="XXVIII"/><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/09/22/neil-gaiman-voice-historically-silent-character-simpsons/ The Telegraph - "Neil Gaiman to voice a historically silent character on The Simpsons"]</ref><ref>[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/simpsons/season-29-2017-2018/photos/episodic FoxFlash.com]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|[[Al Jean]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/837389010796359680 Al Jean on Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|XABF01<ref name="XABF">[https://twitter.com/mxedtr/status/804494675499323392 Chris Ledesma's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]]'s version of [[Barthood]]. [[Homer]] discovers how smart she is, she'll go to college, and being scared out of Springfield. [[Ned]] will try to cure Homer of his alcohol problem.<ref name="S29EW"/>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Valerie Harper]] as Lisa's teacher and [[Norman Lear]]<ref name="S29EW"/><ref name="NLGS1"/><ref name="NLGS2"/>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|Fall [[2017]]<ref name="EW Ed Sheeran">[http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/17/the-simpsons-ed-sheeran/ Entertainment Weekly - "Ed Sheeran coming to The Simpsons next"]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] becomes smitten with an older musician called Brendan. Both [[Nelson]] and [[Milhouse]] try to win Lisa over instead.<ref name="EW Ed Sheeran"/>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ed Sheeran]] as Brendan<ref name="EW Ed Sheeran"/><ref>[http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/goss/627396/ed-sheeran-lyrics-glastonbury-tv-appearance-the-simpsons Daily Star - "Ed Sheeran set to finally make first on-screen appearance in The Simpsons"]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/882709358160732160 Al Jean on Twitter - "Haw-Haw Land Ed Sheeran"]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TCsT|[[Mr. Burns]] will build a doomsday ark after he believes that the end of the world is near when he sees an old [[Orson Welles]] show about Nostradamus. Meanwhile, [[Professor Frink]] comes up with a new way of testing everyone in [[Springfield]] after Burns wants a test to determine who should go on a spaceship with him.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/880467335735201793 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref><ref>[http://ew.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-preview/the-simpsons-season-29 Entertainment Weekly - The Simpsons: Season 29 features Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones gag]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/917078390120751104 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]"<ref name="XABF06">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/862750277400580097 Al Jean on Twitter - "XABF-6 script"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/917049510764863488 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>}}
{{TB|[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]]<ref name="XABF06"/>}}
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{{TCsT|It will be a single flashback episode.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/885340462197817345 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>|7|color=white}}

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{{TB|"[[No Good Read Goes Unpunished]]"<ref name="XABF07">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/865249151574986753 Al Jean on Twitter - "XABF07 script"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|"[[Fears of a Clown]]"<ref name="AlJeanXABF08">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/872920802055737344 Al Jean on Twitter - "XABF08 Script and Jon Lovitz"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|[[Michael Price]]<ref name="MikePriceXABF08">[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/872924276311023617 Michael Price on Twitter - "Fears of a Clown proof and writer"]</ref>}}
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{{TCsT|Everybody is now horrified of clowns after Bart does a prank using clown masks, which also makes Krusty lose his job. He tries to come back as a dramatic actor for the play "The Salesman's Bad Day", with [[Llewellyn Sinclair]] as his director.<ref>[http://ew.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-preview/the-simpsons-season-29 Entertainment Weekly - The Simpsons: Season 29 features Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones gag]</ref>

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]]<ref name="AlJeanXABF08"/>|7|color=white}}

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{{TCsT|The [[Simpson family]] goes to [[New Orleans]] for {{w|New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival|JazzFest}}. The start of the episode sees Lisa's music teacher telling her she's just a big fish in a small pond, and that's she's not a good musician.<ref>[http://whatculture.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-10-excellent-things-you-need-to-know?page=2 WhatCulture - "The Simpsons Season 29: 10 Excellent Things You Need To Know"]</ref><ref name="S29EW"/>|7|color=white}}

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== Gallery ==
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File:Season 29-30 Renewal.jpg
File:Season 29 Miniposter.jpg
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== Season 29 episodes script covers ==
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== Other notes ==
*[[Kelsey Grammer]] will return to voice [[Sideshow Bob]] in an episode in 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mxedtr/status/855102166209511424 Chris Ledesma's Twitter]</ref> In the episode, [[Bart]] gets lost in an abandoned missile station from the sixties. [[Sideshow Bob]] sings songs from {{w|Gilbert and Sullivan}}.<ref>[http://whatculture.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-10-excellent-things-you-need-to-know?page=8 WhatCulture  - "The Simpsons Season 29: 10 Excellent Things You Need To Know - 4. Sideshow Bob Discovers Why Bart's His Target"]</ref>
*[[Shaquille O'Neal]] will guest star in an episode where Homer goes to seek help from him.<ref>[http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/04/simpsons-shaquille-oneal-shaq/ Entertainment Weekly - "The Simpsons nets Shaq for guest role"]</ref>
*[[Andy Daly]] will guest star.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/877970526148337664 Michael Prince's Twitter]</ref>
*There will be a couch gag by [[Bill Plympton]].<ref name="HRSDCC">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-season-29-preview-comic-con-2017-1023604 The Hollywood Reporter - "'The Simpsons' Creator Gets Political at Comic-Con Panel"]</ref>
*A future episode could show a timeline where Lisa is married to a woman.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GeekEliteRadio/status/888844642367578112 Geek Elite Radio's Twitter]</ref>
*An episode will be a re-imagining of [[Stephen King]]'s {{w|It_(miniseries)|It}} but with [[Krusty]].<ref name="HRSDCC"/>
*[[Megan Amram]] will be a writer.<ref>[https://twitter.com/alliegoertz/status/895761265892577281 Allie Goertz's Twitter]</ref>
*[[Daniel Radcliffe]] will return to play as himself in a episode where [[Bart]] will use [[Sun Tzu]] (voiced by [[Jimmy O. Yang]])'s The Art of War to destroy [[Homer]].<ref name="S29EW"/>
*In an episode, [[Marge]] and [[Homer]] have memories of the fun before forming a family, with Marge working on a newspaper, [[J.K. Simmons]] playing her editor.<ref name="S29EW"/>
*[[Bill Hader]] will guest star as the detective investigating the case in a episode where there'll be an art heist.<ref name="S29EW"/>
*An episode will feature [[Moe]]'s family backstory.<ref name="S29EW"/>

== Promo Videos ==
*{{youtube|y3Tfi5vjGBo|THE SIMPSONS Panel At Comic-Con 2017}} 

== References ==
{{Reflist|4}}

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