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'''PABF''' is the twenty-fourth 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 PABF12 and PABF20. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 23|broadcast season 23]] on [[Fox]], with eight [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 24|broadcast season 24]]. The episodes aired from November 27, [[2011]] with "[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]", to December 9, [[2012]] with "[[The Day the Earth Stood Cool]]".

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:Marlow, Quimby, Simpson.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 27, 2011}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|S23 E7}}
{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] hosts a successful party promoting [[Absolut Krusty]], [[Mr. Burns]] promotes him to "Account Man" for the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Power Plant]]. Seconded account veteran [[Robert Marlowe]] takes Homer under his wing. However, his longer work hours mean he spends less time at home with his family.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as a [[party guest]], [[John Slattery]] as [[Robert Marlowe]], and [[Matthew Weiner]] as a [[nuclear regulator]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Ten-Per-Cent Solution.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 4, 2011}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Deb Lacusta]] and [[Dan Castellaneta]]}}
{{TB|S23 E8}}
{{TCsT|After {{Krusty show}} is pulled from the air and [[Krusty]] is dropped as a client, he signs up with his former agent, [[Annie Dubinsky]]. Annie helps plan for Krusty's comeback, and [[The Krusty the Clown Show Retro Reboot!]] proves to be a massive hit. But Annie's personality proves to be too much for Krusty's new network.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kevin Dillon]] as {{Ch|Kevin Dillon|himself}}, [[Janeane Garofalo]] as {{Ch|Janeane Garofalo|herself}}, [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Joan Rivers]] as [[Annie Dubinsky]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson promo 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 8, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S23 E10}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] lands [[Gut Check with Homer Simpson|his own political talk show]] that proves to be a hit, leading to Homer becoming the spokesperson for the [[Gravy Boat Movement]]. But when Homer is asked to select the next [[Republican]] nominee for [[President]] and officially endorses right-wing rock star {{Ch|Ted Nugent}}, [[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] worry that Homer's opinion and influence might be more powerful than he realizes.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Dana Gould]] as the [[air marshal]] and [[Ted Nugent]] as {{Ch|Ted Nugent|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The D'oh-cial Network.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[The D'oh-cial Network]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 15, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S23 E11}}
{{TCsT|After creating the social network [[SpringFace]], [[Lisa]] is called to trial when [[Springfield]]'s obsession with the site becomes dysfunctional. Lisa recounts the story of how she created the site and how she learned to realize that having thousands of online friends doesn't equate to having real friendships.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Armie Hammer]] as [[Tyler Winklevoss|Tyler]] and [[Cameron Winklevoss]], [[David Letterman]] as {{Ch|David Letterman|himself}}, and [[The Tiger Lillies]] as the [[Theme Song|end credits]] performers.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Moe Goes from Rags to Riches promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 29, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S23 E12}}
{{TCsT|[[Moe]] is laughed at as [[Moe Szyslak's bar rag|his bar rag]] is his best friend. The bar rag then begins to tell its tale of how it has crossed seas and continents to get to where it is today. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] have a falling out after Bart insults his best friend one too many times.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jeremy Irons]] as [[Moe's bar rag]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Daughter Also Rises promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Daughter Also Rises]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 12, [[2012]]}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|S23 E13}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] falls in love with a boy named {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}}, who shares the same passion for culture, history, and literature as her. However, [[Marge]] misses the time spent together with her daughter when Lisa spends more time with Nick than with her. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] are inspired by the show [[MythCrackers]] to crack [[Springfield Elementary]]'s own legends.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael Cera]] as {{ap|Nick|The Daughter Also Rises}}, [[Jamie Hyneman]] as {{Ch|Jamie Hyneman|himself}}, and [[Adam Savage]] as {{Ch|Adam Savage|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:At Long Last Leave promo 3.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[At Long Last Leave]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 19, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Matt Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S23 E14}}
{{TCsT|The [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] are exiled from [[Springfield]] and join [[The Outlands|an off-the-grid community]] outside of town. No longer welcomed by their old neighbors, the Simpsons settle into their new life until Springfield residents also go in search of a better life.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Julian Assange]] as {{Ch|Julian Assange|himself}}, [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], [[Alison Krauss]] as the [[Theme Song|end credits]] performers, and [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:How I Wet Your Mother promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[How I Wet Your Mother]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 11, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[Billy Kimball]] and [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]}}
{{TB|S23 E16}}
{{TCsT|After a fishing trip with [[Bart]], [[Homer]] starts to wet the bed again. With the help of his family, [[Professor Frink]], and his [[Mona Simpson|deceased mother]], Homer tries to overcome his bed-wetting problems by exploring his dreams.

'''Guest starring:''' [[David Byrne]] as the "[[Dream Operator]]" singer and [[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart promo 7.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF09}}
{{TB|'''"[[Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 4, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Marc Wilmore]]}}
{{TB|S23 E15}}
{{TCsT|In order to get back at his dad, [[Bart]] starts plastering [[Homer]]'s unflattering image all over [[Springfield]]. But one night, Bart and [[Milhouse]] get caught in the act by established street artists, and to Bart's surprise, they invite him to exhibit his satirical artwork in his very own gallery show. Meanwhile, a hip new health food superstore, [[Swapper Jack's]], opens in Springfield that threatens to put [[Apu]] and the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] out of business.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Robbie Conal]] as {{Ch|Robbie Conal|himself}}, [[Ron English]] as {{Ch|Ron English|himself}}, [[Shepard Fairey]] as {{Ch|Shepard Fairey|himself}}, and [[Kenny Scharf]] as {{Ch|Kenny Scharf|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Them, Robot promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Them, Robot]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 18, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S23 E17}}
{{TCsT|[[Mr. Burns]] replaces all of [[Springfield Power Plant]]'s employees with [[A9000 Robots|robots]] but decides to keep [[Homer]] as the sole human worker. But when Homer accidentally removes their prime directive to preserve human life, the robots turn on Homer and Burns, and it's up to the former employees to save them.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Brent Spiner]] as the [[A9000 Robots]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Beware My Cheating Bart promo 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[[Beware My Cheating Bart]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 15, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Ben Joseph]]}}
{{TB|S23 E18}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] is forced to chaperone [[Shauna]] to a movie, and they both start developing feelings for each other. This angers Shauna's boyfriend [[Jimbo]], and he and the bullies go after Bart. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] uses his new treadmill to watch an old TV show, ''[[Stranded]]'', which he gets hooked on.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Springfield Mall security guard]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:HomerHawaiianWithMarge.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 29, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Warburton]]}}
{{TB|S23 E19}}
{{TCsT|Bored of his mundane life, [[Bart]] does whatever he can to get his family to go on a [[Royalty Cruises|cruise]]. When they are on the cruise, Bart becomes determined to make it so they never return home. So, he pulls a prank on the ship's occupants, tricking them into believing that a viral outbreak is happening across the world.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Steve Coogan]] as [[Rowan Priddis]] and [[Treat Williams]] as {{Ch|Treat Williams|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Spy Who Learned Me promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Spy Who Learned Me]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 6, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Marc Wilmore]]}}
{{TB|S23 E20}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] have marriage problems again, and when Homer suffers a concussion at work and gets two months off, he imagines fictional super spy [[Stradivarius Cain]] to help him be a better man. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] learns a way to stop [[Nelson]] stealing his lunch money—giving him [[Krusty Burgers]] until he's too fat to punch anyone.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Bryan Cranston]] as [[Stradivarius Cain]] and [[Eric Idle]] as [[Declan Desmond]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa Goes Gaga promo 3.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa Goes Gaga]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 20, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Schofield]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S23 E22}}
{{TCsT|After it's found out that [[Lisa]] is the one behind positive social media posts about her, her popularity reaches a new low and she becomes depressed. {{Ch|Lady Gaga}} comes to [[Springfield]] to help her feel better. Soon, the entire town is feeling a lot more positive and upbeat through Gaga's music and life lessons.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Lady Gaga]] as {{Ch|Lady Gaga|herself}} and [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Lady Gaga Express conductor]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Ned 'N Edna's Blend.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 13, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Chuck Sheetz]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|S23 E21}}
{{TCsT|When the town of [[Springfield]] discovers that [[Ned]] and [[Edna]] have secretly gotten hitched, [[Marge]] offers to throw them a congratulatory reception. However, bringing everyone together makes them all realize that no marriage is perfect. Meanwhile, Edna pulls [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] out of Christian school and into [[Springfield Elementary]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Gone Abie Gone promo 7.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[Gone Abie Gone]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 11, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S24 E4}}
{{TCsT|When [[Grampa]] escapes from his [[Springfield Retirement Castle|retirement home]], [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] frantically try to track him down by following clues that reveal secrets in Grampa's past, including a relationship with restaurant singer [[Rita LaFleur]]. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] tries her hand at online poker and is soon gambling with her college fund.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Marvin Hamlisch]] as {{Ch|Marvin Hamlisch|himself}}, [[Anika Noni Rose]] as [[Rita LaFleur]], and [[Jennifer Tilly]] as {{Ch|Jennifer Tilly|herself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXIII poster.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|PABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 7, [[2012]]}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[David Mandel]] and [[Brian Kelley]]}}
{{TB|S24 E2}}
{{TCsT|In the opening sequence, the [[Mayans]] determine the end of the world to be in [[2012]]. In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", the [[Springfield Subatomic Supercollider]] creates a [[Springfield's black hole|black hole]] that terrorizes the city. In "UNnormal Activity", a little unholy pact [[Marge]] made when she was younger comes back to haunt her. Finally, in "Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure", [[Bart]] travels to 1974 to buy a comic book at cover price but inadvertently alters the timeline.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Adventures in Baby-Getting promo 8.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Adventures in Baby-Getting]]"'''}}
{{TB|{{Canada|October 21, [[2012]]}}<br>{{USA|November 4, 2012}}}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
{{TB|S24 E3}}
{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] realizes that she might want another child, she starts looking into having another child. However, [[Homer]] tries to find a way to tell her he doesn't want more kids. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] and his friends are determined to find out what secret [[Lisa]] is hiding when Bart finds the cryptic messages she wrote.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Penny-Wiseguys promo 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Penny-Wiseguys]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 18, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S24 E5}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] is shocked to discover that his bowling teammate, [[Dan Gillick]], is an accountant for [[Fat Tony]] and [[Springfield Mafia|his mob]]. When Fat Tony gets jury duty, he appoints Dan as the temporary don of the mafia. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] adds insects to her vegetarian diet after she passes out and starts looking into {{W|entomophagy}}.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Steve Carell]] as [[Dan Gillick]], [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]], and [[Alex Trebek]] as {{Ch|Alex Trebek|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Day the Earth Stood Cool promo 4.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Day the Earth Stood Cool]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 9, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S24 E7}}
{{TCsT|A "cool family" from [[Portland]] moves in next door to the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]]. Soon, the whole town is full of hipsters. While [[Homer]] befriends and emulates [[Terrence]], [[Marge]] struggles with {{ap|Emily|The Day the Earth Stood Cool}} because she doesn't breastfeed [[Maggie]], and [[Bart]] gets into a fight with their son, [[T-Rex]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Fred Armisen]] as [[Terrence]], [[Carrie Brownstein]] as {{ap|Emily|The Day the Earth Stood Cool}}, [[Colin Meloy]] as {{Ch|Colin Meloy|himself}}, and [[Patton Oswalt]] as [[T-Rex]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Moonshine River promo 4.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF21}}
{{TB|'''"[[Moonshine River]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 30, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]]}}
{{TB|S24 E1}}
{{TCsT|Wanting to meet up with his former love [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Bart]] goes to see her, only to find that she's run away from home. After finding that she moved to [[New York City]], the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] travel there in search of her. Meanwhile, not able to afford a [[Broadway]] show, [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] settle for the free "[[Shakespeare in the Park]]", which doesn't go as planned.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ken Burns]] as {{Ch|Ken Burns|himself}}, [[Zooey Deschanel]] as [[Mary Spuckler]], [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as [[Gina Vendetti]], [[Anne Hathaway]] as {{ap|Jenny|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}, [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Charlie Sheen]], [[Don Pardo]] as {{Ch|Don Pardo|himself}}, [[Natalie Portman]] as [[Darcy]], [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Jamaican musician]], [[Al Roker]] as {{Ch|Al Roker|himself}}, and [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Nikki McKenna]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:A Tree Grows in Springfield promo 5.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|PABF22}}
{{TB|'''"[[A Tree Grows in Springfield]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 25, 2012}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]}}
{{TB|[[Stephanie Gillis]]}}
{{TB|S24 E6}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] wins a [[myPad]] at the school auction and [[Steve Mobbs]], who is now in [[Heaven]], talks to Homer through it. Homer goes into a funk when he breaks his myPad, until [[Ned Flanders]] discovers a miracle tree in the Simpsons' back garden.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7|color=white}}
}}

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-'''PABF''' is the twenty-fourth 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 PABF12 and PABF20. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 23|broadcast season 23]] on [[Fox]], with eight [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 24|broadcast season 24]]. The episodes aired from November 27, [[2011]] with "[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]", to December 9, [[2012]] with "[[The Day the Earth Stood Cool]]".
+'''PABF''' is the twenty-fourth 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 PABF12 and PABF20. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 23|broadcast season 23]] on [[Fox]], with seven [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 24|broadcast season 24]]. The episodes aired from November 27, [[2011]] with "[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]", to December 9, [[2012]] with "[[The Day the Earth Stood Cool]]".
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