The Simpsons (season 31)

The 31st season of The Simpsons first started showing on television on September 29, 2019 with the episode "The Winter of Our Monetized Content". It was first announced on February 6, 2019.^[1] It is the last season to show Russi Taylor because she died on July 26, 2019. She had been with the show since the first season and voices characters like Martin Prince, Sherri and Terri, and Üter Zörker. The episode "Thanksgiving of Horror" is the last episode to have her voice in it.

The Simpsons
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) – May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)
Season chronology
List of The Simpsons episodes

The episodes and writers "Go Big or Go Homer" (John Frink), "Livin' La Pura Vida" (Brian Kelley), and "Thanksgiving of Horror" (Dan Vebber) were nominated for Outstanding Writing in Animation for the 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards.^[2] On February 1, 2020, Dan Vebber and the episode "Thanksgiving of Horror" won.^[3]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title [4]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [4]	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
663	1	"The Winter of Our Monetized Content"	Bob Anderson	Ryan Koh	September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)	YABF19	2.33[5]
Homer and Bart become viral video stars. While this happens, Lisa goes against her elementary school's detention rules.
664	2	"Go Big or Go Homer"	Matthew Faughnan	John Frink	October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)	YABF21	5.63[6]
Homer gets a protégé to start a abusiness, but they get into trouble with a mafia.
665	3	"The Fat Blue Line"	Michael Polcino	Bill Odenkirk	October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)	YABF22	2.13[7]
Chief Wiggum must find a sneaky guy who stole a ring, in order to save a man and his job.
666	4	"Treehouse of Horror XXX"	Timothy Bailey	J. Stewart Burns	October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20)	YABF18	5.42[8]
In the 30th Treehouse of Horror episode, Milhouse goes missing, Homer dies and goes into different bodies, and Selma gets in love with an alien living in The Springfield Power Plant.
667	5	"Gorillas on the Mast"	Matthew Nastuk	Max Cohn	November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)	YABF20	2.02[9]
Lisa gets Bart to free a killer whale back to the wild, which makes Bart want to free more dangerous animals. While this happens, Homer buys a boat and tries to get others to own the boat as well.
668	6	"Marge the Lumberjill"	Rob Oliver	Ryan Koh	November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)	ZABF02	5.00[10]
Marge starts chopping trees after Lisa makes a play that shows Marge as a boring mother. Homer gets worried that he will lose Marge when her friend Paula shows signs of a relationship.
669	7	"Livin La Pura Vida"	Timothy Bailey	Brian Kelley	November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)	ZABF03	2.08[11]
The Simpson family gets invited to a vaction to Costa Rica and Marge wants a perfect vacation photo. Lisa gets worried that the vacation costs too much money, and Homer becomes friends with Patty's new girlfriend, Evelyn.
670	8	"Thanksgiving of Horror"	Rob Oliver	Dan Vebber	November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)	YABF17	5.42[12]
A Thanksgiving version of Treehouse of Horror that looks at the past, present, and the future. Turkey versions of The Simpsons characters are chopped up by pilgrims during the First Thanksgiving, Homer buys a robot based on Marge that shows more than the real one, and Bart dangers a space mission when he tries to clone cranberry sauce.
671	9	"Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?"	Chris Clements	Tim Long and Miranda Thompson	December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)	ZABF04	1.99[13]
Ned Flanders shows his son Todd old videos and learns that his son does not remember his dead mother's face. Todd starts to think that God is not real because he did not save his mother. Ned gets angry and sends him to live with the Simpsons to try and scare him to believe in God again.
672	10	"Bobby, It's Cold Outside"	Steven Dean More	John Frink and Jeff Westbrook	December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)	ZABF01	4.97[14]
Sideshow Bob gets a job as Santa Claus at an amusement park at the same time parcels are being stolen from houses. Bart becomes suspicious of Sideshow Bob.
673	11	"Hail to the Teeth"	Mark Kirkland	Elisabeth Kiernan Averick	January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05)	ZABF05	1.81[15]
Artie Ziff invites Homer and Marge to his wedding and find that the bride is a robot of Marge. While this happens, Lisa gets a set of braces which make her smile more often. This gets her popularity in her class.
674	12	"The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson"	Matthew Nastuk	J. Stewart Burns	February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16)	ZABF06	1.95[16]
Marge gets the town to use treasure to build a STEM school. However, Lisa and Homer run into trouble with the school and its computer algorithm.
675	13	"Frinkcoin"	Steven Dean Moore	Rob LaZebnik	February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)	ZABF07	1.84[17]
Lisa wants to write an essay on Professor Frink right as he makes a new cryptocurrency. This makes him the richest man in Springfield. Mr. Burns plots against Frink in order to become the richest man in Springfield again, while Frink learns who he is really friends with.
676	14	"Bart the Bad Guy"	Jennifer Moeller	Dan Vebber	March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)	ZABF08	1.66[18]
Bart sees a new superhero movie a month before it is supposed to be released. He uses this to scare fans of the movie. Two executive producers of the movie try to stop Bart from sharing any more information about the movie.
677	15	"Screenless"	Michael Polcino	J. Stewart Burns	March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)	ZABF09	1.63[19]
Marge gets the family to use devices less, but she finds out that she is the addicted one.
678	16	"Better Off Ned"	Rob Oliver	Al Jean (story) Joel H. Cohen and Jeft West brook (teleplay)	March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)	ZABF11	1.70[20]
Ned Flanders wants to mentor Bart so he can be a better person. Homer gets jealous and chooses to mentor Nelson Muntz.
679	17	"Highway to Well"	Chris Clements	Carolyn Omine	March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)	ZABF10	1.66[21]
Marge gets a job at a weed shop. Homer starts selling weed at the back of Moe's Tavern.
680	18	"The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby"	Bob Anderson	Tom Gammill and Max Pross	April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19)	YABF13	1.58[22]
Mr. Burns tasks Homer with swindling Cletus Spuckler out of his newfound helium fortune. Meanwhile, Maggie is reunited with Hudson from Playdate with Destiny again, only for Marge to tear them apart after his mother annoys her.
681	19	"Warrin' Priests (Part 1)"	Bob Anderson	Pete Holmes	April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26)	ZABF12	1.35[23]
Part 1: Helen Lovejoy's request for a youth pastor is answered by Bode Wright, a charismatic young preacher from Michigan. When Bode quickly has the Springfield congregation enamored by his easy-going and liberal approach to religion, an outcast and suspicious Reverend Lovejoy decides to look into the newcomer's past.
682	20	"Warrin' Priests (Part 2)"	Matthew Nastuk	Pete Holmes	May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)	ZABF13	1.36[24]
Part 2: While Bode has won over most of Springfield, he finds one churchgoer he can't sway in Ned Flanders. Meanwhile, in Michigan, Reverend Lovejoy finds the ammunition he needs to get rid of his replacement.
683	21	"The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds"	Jennifer Moeller	Joel H. Cohen	May 10, 2020 (2020-05-10)	ZABF14	1.40[25]
After severing her sibling ties with Bart, Lisa attends a sleepover at her new friend Addy's house, only to discover that Addy's clique are a group of cruel snobby rich girls that taunt her. Meanwhile, Homer takes Marge on a sunset cruise for the evening and finds himself at odds with the boat's cover band. Guest stars: Lili Reinhart as Bella-Ella, Joey King as Addy, Madelaine Petsch as Sloan, Lilly Singh as Kensey, Camila Mendes as Tessa Rose, and Weezer as Sailor's Delight and Themselves
684	22	"The Way of the Dog"	Matthew Faughnan	Carolyn Omine	May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)	ZABF16	1.89[26]
Santa's Little Helper nips at Marge, causing the family to reflect on the difficult life that the dog led prior to being adopted by the family. They end up taking him to a dog psychologist to avoid having to euthanize him. Guest stars: Cate Blanchett as Elaine Wolff, Suzanne Waters singing "The Way We Were" and Michael York as Clayton

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