Season 23 Information Thread

**biffwestwood** · 10-18-2011, 11:33 AM

We got news on upcoming episodes from the foxflash website according to their news article on November sweeps.

Sunday, Nov. 13

THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) – “The Food Wife”

Marge takes Bart and Lisa on a weekend excursion, and when an unexpected restaurant detour awakens their taste buds, fellow foodies Amuse Bruce and Fois Garth (guest voices Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim) inspire them to start their own food blog, “The Three Mouthketeers.” The threesome scores an exclusive reservation at Springfield’s premiere modern restaurant, but Marge has an unsettling dream during which Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali (guest-voicing as themselves) lead her to reconsider inviting Homer. And later, Marge directs Homer to a different type of cooking lab where he gets into a bind with law enforcement authorities.

Sunday, Nov. 20

THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) – “The Book Job”

Lisa becomes disheartened when she learns the shocking truth behind the “tween lit” industry and her beloved fantasy novel characters, but Homer decides to cash in on the craze and forms a team to group-write the next “tween lit” hit, with the king of fantasy, Neil Gaiman (guest-voicing as himself), lending his expertise to the effort. After catching the eye of a slick industry publisher (guest voice Andy Garcia) at the Springfield Book Fair, the team gets an advanced copy of their work and discovers that the corporate lit business is a bigger operation than they imagined.

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim will guest star in "The Food Wife" which brings this episode up to five guest stars.

In "The Book Job", are they planning to reference the Angelica Button books again due to the beginning of that plot description?

**Blobulle** · 10-18-2011, 12:35 PM

Cool, November promises to be good.
I'm looking forward to watching these episodes.

**Oh, that's raspberry!** · 10-18-2011, 01:21 PM

Both sound interesting/promising, just hope 5 guest stars won't detract from the story of The Food Wife...

**Zombies Rise from the Sea** · 10-18-2011, 02:43 PM

Both sound interesting, but I'll reserve further judgement for when I see the episode play out before my eyes.

Also Tim & Eric in "The Food Wife". WTF? They better do something to justify their guest star billing.

**Dave Shutton** · 10-18-2011, 03:19 PM

yeah, i have no idea how Tim & Eric are gonna be, i love them but The Simpsons is not their kind of comedy

**The Governor** · 10-18-2011, 07:40 PM

“The Three Mouthketeers.”

Oh. My. God.

**Comicshow MolemanBob** · 10-19-2011, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by biffwestwood

Marge has an unsettling dream during which Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay and Mario Batali (guest-voicing as themselves)

She should really stop doing that

**6F01** · 10-19-2011, 10:54 AM

[PABF03]
Director: Mark Kirkland
Storyboard: Steve Reis

http://twitpic.com/72glq0

**Peachy** · 10-19-2011, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Le Jake

“The Three Mouthketeers.”

Oh. My. God.

Isn't that the type of thing they would have mocked during the classic era?

**cloneasaurus** · 10-19-2011, 12:15 PM

“The Three Mouthketeers.”

What's so terrible about this? I wouldn't expect Marge, Lisa and Bart to come up with a witty title if I'm honest. And even in itself, it's not that bad. Certainly nowhere near the depths of "Zii" and "Mixar"

**Dark Homer** · 10-19-2011, 12:44 PM

tim & eric excel at playing pathetic, eccentric nerds. "the three mouthketeers" sounds exactly like the kind of kitchy, lame pun that type of character (& marge) would find witty. I don't see what's complain-worthy about either

**The Governor** · 10-19-2011, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by SpeedwaySquad

What's so terrible about this? I wouldn't expect Marge, Lisa and Bart to come up with a witty title if I'm honest. And even in itself, it's not that bad. Certainly nowhere near the depths of "Zii" and "Mixar"

It's not so much the title, but the cavalcade of Three Musk/Mouthkateers jokes that I can see happening: "All for dessert and dessert for all!" along with pseudo-musketeer outfits where they all hold up forks, or something.

Although Homer and a meth (?) lab might be interesting.

**biffwestwood** · 10-20-2011, 06:33 AM

PABF14 Lisa Goes Gaga is now in the US Copyright Database so that means all known episodes are confirmed through that source.

Now if only we can get a confirmed title for PABF15 instead of the words "season finale"

**Matty** · 10-20-2011, 12:17 PM

Here's something interesting. Robert Lopez, who wrote Avenue Q and co-wrote The Book of Mormon with Trey & Matt, composed and recorded a song for an upcoming episode

http://www.broadway.com/shows/book-m...nd-matt-stone/

**lovebug** · 10-20-2011, 12:56 PM

Sounds like it will at least have some potential.

**SimpsonArgentina** · 10-20-2011, 02:33 PM

More promos for "Treehouse of Horror XXII"

**Zombies Rise from the Sea** · 10-20-2011, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by SimpsonArgentina

More promos for "Treehouse of Horror XXII"

For a second there I thought they were art made by some fan on DeviantART. Not bad...

**irvine_11** · 10-20-2011, 03:09 PM

Yeah, those do look like fan art.

**Oh, that's raspberry!** · 10-20-2011, 03:36 PM

They do look pretty nice, but I can never tell if Homer is supposed to be giving Maggie candy or taking it from her in that image...

**Diversity Pumpkin** · 10-21-2011, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by Matty

Here's something interesting. Robert Lopez, who wrote Avenue Q and co-wrote The Book of Mormon with Trey & Matt, composed and recorded a song for an upcoming episode

http://www.broadway.com/shows/book-m...nd-matt-stone/

All I care about is the fact that he's doing it for South Park too. Nice.

**Blobulle** · 10-21-2011, 04:52 AM

Two nice promos cards.
Oh, that's => I think he's stealing her candy.

**LittleMissLisaSimpson** · 10-21-2011, 06:24 AM

The artwork for Treehouse of Horror looks good. I thought it was fan art too ha ha. It looks like Homer's giving Maggie the candy and Bart's getting jealous about it.

**Oh, that's raspberry!** · 10-21-2011, 08:17 AM

To me, Bart looks pissed and Lisa disappointed because Homer is taking the candy, but Marge looks happy almost as if she's pretending to conjure the candy up while Homer sneaks it in Maggie's pail from his bag. Homer's expression could go either way so that gives no help...

**Prune Tracy** · 10-21-2011, 08:26 AM

Yeah, the mixed expressions make it hard to tell. I think he's giving Maggie candy, and maybe Bart's pissed face is because he's the last one to get candy. That still doesn't explain Lisa's expression though, but Marge looks way too happy to be witnessing her husband stealing candy from her children.

Then again, maybe this is a sinister side of Marge we've never seen before. Eh, I dunno.

**Oh, that's raspberry!** · 10-21-2011, 08:30 AM

Yeah that's my thought now actually as well, Homer is giving her the candy. Now watch me be wrong if it is even touched upon when the episode airs...

**The Governor** · 10-21-2011, 09:23 AM

I'd say Marge is 'pretend' happy because she's being a witch, while Homer has just taken the candy from Bart and now is taking it from Maggie and Lisa is sad because he'll take it next.

Maybe Homer is playing "Candy Inspector."

**Diversity Pumpkin** · 10-21-2011, 09:42 AM

Marge tells Maggie that she can make candy magically appear, and while Maggie's not looking Homer puts some in her bag.

**Dark Homer** · 10-21-2011, 02:38 PM

I think lisa's embarrassed because her dad's wearing a speedo

**Comicshow MolemanBob** · 10-22-2011, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by Riviera

maybe this is a sinister side of Marge we've never seen before. Eh, I dunno.

Season 24 Episode Information

An episode entitled 'A Totally Sinister Thing Marge Will Never Do Again' has been announced to air late next year

**Toomanygrandmas** · 10-22-2011, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by Comicshow MolemanBob

Season 24 Episode Information

An episode entitled 'A Totally Sinister Thing Marge Will Never Do Again' has been announced to air late next year

'Is your source on this reliable?'

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