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The following is a list of dedicated episodes of The Simpsons. These episodes include on-screen dedications to deceased guest stars, cast and crew members, and their family members.

Many of the dedications are not included in the DVD releases or streaming platforms and appear only in the original television broadcasts. Additionally, some dedications to individuals who passed away after an episode originally aired have been added in later reruns.

Dedicated episodes in The Simpsons[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Penny Marshal.png "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
December 17, 1989[1] 		Penny Marshall
December 17, 2018 		Voiced Lucille Botzcowski

Season 5[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Michael P. Schoenbrun.png "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
September 30, 1993 		Michael P. Schoenbrun
June 5, 1993 		Crew member

Season 7[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Jackie Banks.png "Mother Simpson"
November 19, 1995 		Jackie Banks
November 4, 1995 		Crew member
No image.png "Team Homer"
January 7, 1996 		Doris Grau
December 30, 1995 		Voiced Lunchlady Doris

Season 9[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
No image.png "This Little Wiggy"
March 22, 1998 		Sunni Walton O'Neil
December 29, 1997 		No known direct connection to The Simpsons
In memoriam, Linda McCartney.png "Trash of the Titans"
April 26, 1998 		Linda McCartney
April 17, 1998 		Voiced herself

Season 10[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Phil Hartman.png "Bart the Mother"
September 27, 1998 		Phil Hartman
May 28, 1998 		Voiced Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz

Season 13[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
No image.png "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
December 2, 2001 		George Harrison
November 29, 2001 		Voiced himself
In memoriam, Ron Taylor.png "Sweets and Sour Marge"
January 20, 2002 		Ron Taylor
January 16, 2002 		Voiced Bleeding Gums Murphy
No image.png "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge"
May 22, 2002 		Stephen Jay Gould
May 20, 2002 		Voiced himself

Season 16[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
No image.png "Mommie Beerest"
January 30, 2005 		Johnny Carson
January 23, 2005 		Voiced himself

Season 17[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, James "Jamie" O'Brien.png "The Girl Who Slept Too Little"
September 18, 2005 		James "Jamie" O'Brien
July 26, 2005 		Crew member

Season 19[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Elsie Castellaneta and Dora K. Warren.png "Mona Leaves-a"
May 11, 2008 		Elsie Castellaneta
January 14, 2008
Dora K. Warren
February 23, 2008 		Mothers of Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer

Season 20[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
Paulnewmandedication.png "Lost Verizon"
October 5, 2008 		Paul Newman
September 26, 2008 		Voiced himself
No image.png "Wedding for Disaster"
March 29, 2009[2] 		Michael Jackson
June 25, 2009 		Voiced Leon Kompowsky

Season 22[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Elizabeth Taylor.png "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing"
March 27, 2011 		Elizabeth Taylor
March 23, 2011 		Voiced Maggie and herself

Season 24[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Andy Williams.png "Moonshine River"
September 30, 2012 		Andy Williams
September 25, 2012 		In-universe connection (Nelson's favourite singer)
In memoriam, Huell Howser.png "A Test Before Trying"
January 13, 2013 		Huell Howser
January 7, 2013 		Voiced himself[3]
In memoriam, Robert Reno.png "Dark Knight Court"
March 17, 2013 		Robert Reno
July 7, 2012 		Reno's sisters, Janet and Maggy, starred in the episode[4]

Season 25[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
Four Regrettings and a Funeral Marcia Wallace Tribute MrsK1.png "Four Regrettings and a Funeral"
November 3, 2013 		Marcia Wallace
October 25, 2013 		Voice of Edna Krabappel and other minor characters[5]

Season 26[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memory of Louis Castellaneta.png "Clown in the Dumps"
September 28, 2014 		Louis Castellaneta
August 15, 2014 		Father of Dan Castellaneta
In memorian, Jan Hooks.png "Super Franchise Me"
October 12, 2014 		Jan Hooks
October 9, 2014 		Voice of Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon
The Princess Guide Leonard Nimoy dedication.png "The Princess Guide"
March 1, 2015 		Leonard Nimoy
March 8, 2015 		Voiced himself
Waiting for Duffman Sam Simon Tribute 2.png "Waiting for Duffman"
March 15, 2015 		Sam Simon
February 27, 2015 		Developer and executive producer of the series
In memoriam, Ricky Manginsay.png "Bull-E"
May 10, 2015[6] 		Ricky Manginsay
August 13, 2015 		Crew member

Season 27[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, David Kavner.png "Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4"
February 14, 2016 		David Kavner
February 1, 2016 		Father of Julie Kavner

Season 28[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Kevin Curran.png "There Will Be Buds"
November 6, 2016 		Kevin Curran
October 25, 2016 		Crew member
We'll miss you Vin Scully.png "Dad Behavior"
November 20, 2016[7] 		Vin Scully
August 2, 2022 		In-universe connection (Harry Shearer impersonated Scully in a sketch for Saturday Night Live, and has since used the voice when the storyline includes the Springfield Isotopes)
In memoriam, Sooan Kim.png "Fatzcarraldo"
February 12, 2017 		Sooan Kim
January 20, 2017 		Crew member

Season 29[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
In memoriam, Tom Petty.png "Springfield Splendor"
October 8, 2017 		Tom Petty
October 2, 2017 		Voiced himself
In memoriam, Stephen Hawking.png "Homer Is Where the Art Isn't"
March 18, 2018 		Stephen Hawking
March 14, 2018 		Voiced himself
In memoriam, R. Lee Ermey.png "Lisa Gets the Blues"
April 22, 2018 		R. Lee Ermey
April 15, 2018 		Voiced Leslie Hapablap
In memoriam, Tom Wolfe.png "Flanders' Ladder"
May 20, 2018 		Tom Wolfe
May 14, 2018 		Voiced himself

Season 35[edit]

Picture Episode and original airdate Name and death date Notes
Suzanne Somers tribute.png "McMansion and Wife"
October 22, 2023 		Suzanne Somers
October 15, 2023 		Voiced herself

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ The re-airing of the episode on December 23, 2018 featured a dedication to Penny Marshall.
  2. ↑ On a rerun on June 28, 2009, the episode's couch gag was replaced by "Do the Bartman", written by Michael Jackson, and at the end of it a dedicated card with a picture of Leon Kompowsky is seen.
  3. ↑ In his dedicated card, Huell Howser is called "Friend of The Simpsons and Friend of California", highlighting his legacy and affection towards the state.
  4. ↑ Robert Reno's sisters donated they participation fees to the Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal organization that works to exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing.
  5. ↑ The episode's chalkboard gag, "We'll really miss you Mrs. K", also honors Marcia.
  6. ↑ Dedication seen on a rerun on August 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ This dedication was done regarding Vin Scully's retirement on October 2, 2016, not his death. Vin Scully died on August 2, 2022, almost six years after his retirement.


See also[edit]

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