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Season of television series
The Simpsons Season 20
Season 20
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2008 –
May 17, 2009
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The Simpsons' twentieth season aired on Fox from September 28, 2008 to May 17, 2009. With this season, the show tied Gunsmoke as the longest running American primetime television series in terms of total number of seasons.

Production

It contained nine holdover episodes from the season 19 (KABF) production line.

Production on the season was delayed because of contract negotiations with the six main voice actors. The dispute was resolved, and the actors' salary was raised to $400,000 (US) per episode. The delay in production caused the planned 22 episodes to be shortened to 20. In addition, voice actor Dan Castellaneta was credited as a consulting producer for the first time.

The Simpsons began high-definition production in season 20. The first episode in HD, "Take My Life, Please", aired on February 15, 2009, along with a new opening sequence.

20th anniversary

In 2009, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of The Simpsons, Fox announced earlier in the year that a year-long celebration of the show titled "Best. 20 Years. Ever." would run from January 14, 2009 to January 14, 2010. Several contests are being run, including the "Unleash Your Yellow" contest in which entrants must design a poster for the show and "Best. Couch Gag. Ever." where fans create their own live-action couch gag video.

As part of the celebration, the Irish-themed episode "In the Name of the Grandfather" premiered on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 17, 2009. It was the first-ever episode of the show to air in Europe before airing in the United States. The American debut of the episode was on March 22.

Awards

Episodes from the twentieth season received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. "Gone Maggie Gone" is nominated for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour) and Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer are all nominated for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episodes "Father Knows Worst", "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe" and "The Burns and the Bees" respectively. The winners will be announced on September 12, 2009.

Episodes

# Original title Directed by Written by Original airdate Prod. code
421–1"Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes"Lance KramerKevin CurranSeptember 28, 2008 (2008-09-28)KABF17
After serving a jail sentence for starting a brawl at an alcohol-free St. Patrick's Day parade, Homer becomes a bounty hunter and tags Flanders along for the ride. Meanwhile, an Irish man gives Marge a job at his bakery, which Marge soon discovers specializes in sexually suggestive pastries.
Guest stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Robert Forster and Joe Mantegna.
422–2"Lost Verizon"Raymond S. PersiJohn FrinkOctober 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)KABF15
While working at the country club, Bart sees Denis Leary throw his phone away and he picks it up. Bart uses this opportunity to go on a prank-calling spree until Marge finds out what he's been up to and contacts Leary. Leary lets Bart keep the phone, but also turns it into a tracking device for Marge to keep tabs on Bart.
Guest stars: Denis Leary and Brian Grazer.
423–3"Double, Double, Boy in Trouble"Michael PolcinoBill OdenkirkOctober 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)KABF14
Bart meets Simon Woosterfield, a member of the richest family in Springfield and the two agree to switch places. Simon adjusts easily to his place at the Simpson home, while Bart finds out that his new siblings are plotting to kill him for his share of the inheritance.
Guest star: Joe Montana.
424–4"Treehouse of Horror XIX"Bob AndersonMatt WarburtonNovember 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)KABF16

Intro: Homer tries to vote for presidential nominee Barack Obama but the machine is rigged to place votes only for John McCain.

Untitled Robot Parody: In a light parody of Transformers, Lisa gets a Malibu Stacy car that turns into a robot bent on destroying humanity.
How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising: Homer is hired as a celebrity killer (going after such famous faces as George Clooney, Prince, and Neil Armstrong) for two ad agents who have found a legal loophole in using celebrity likenesses in their ads.
It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse: In this parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Milhouse summons the Grand Pumpkin, but it ends up going on a rampage after seeing humans carve pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns.
425–5"Dangerous Curves"Matthew FaughnanBilly Kimball
Ian Maxtone-Graham		November 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)KABF18
In this latest flashback episode, Homer and Marge remember their dating years where a young Ned and Maude tries to keep them apart and their early years of marriage where Homer and Marge almost cheated on each other. When Homer and Marge realize that one of their most cherished moments was based on a pile of lies, the two attempt to work out their issues.
Guest star: Maurice LaMarche.
426–6"Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"Nancy KruseTim LongNovember 16, 2008 (2008-11-16)KABF19
Lisa becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles and enters a contest, where Homer places bets against his daughter in order to earn money lost from his couples break-up business.
Guest stars: Will Shortz, Merl Reagle and Scott Thompson.
427–7"Mypods and Boomsticks"Steven Dean MooreMarc WilmoreNovember 30, 2008 (2008-11-30)KABF20
Bart makes friends with a Muslim boy and his family, but Homer fears the family may be terrorists because of their religion. Meanwhile, Lisa buys a MyPod and becomes addicted to downloading songs on it.
Guest star: Shohreh Aghdashloo.
428–8"The Burns and the Bees"Mark KirklandStephanie GillisDecember 7, 2008 (2008-12-07)KABF21
After winning the "Austin Celtics" in a game of poker, Mr. Burns builds a new stadium in Springfield in the same place where Lisa has built a bee colony.
Guest stars: Mark Cuban, Jeff Bezos and Marv Albert.
429–9"Lisa the Drama Queen"Matthew NastukBrian KelleyJanuary 25, 2009 (2009-01-25)KABF22
Lisa meets a new girl named Juilet and helps her write stories about a fantasy world called Equalia, but spending too much time with Juilet (and the story) begins to warp Lisa's sense of reality.
Guest stars: Emily Blunt and Fall Out Boy.
430–10"Take My Life, Please"Steven Dean MooreDon PayneFebruary 15, 2009 (2009-02-15)LABF01
After an old high school rival named Vance is honored at on the Springfield Wall of Fame, Homer becomes depressed when he discovers that Principal Dondelinger rigged the election so Vance would win. While at an Italian restaurant, a mysterious chef shows Homer what his life would have been like had Homer actually won.
431–11"How the Test Was Won"Lance KramerMichael PriceMarch 1, 2009 (2009-03-01)LABF02
Bart gets a perfect score on Springfield Elementary's latest standardized test, leaving Lisa worried that Bart may be smarter than her when Bart is rewarded with a field trip -- that turns out to be an elaborate trick into getting the low-testing students out of the way. Meanwhile, Homer forgets to mail off his insurance payment and must keep himself and the house accident-free until his coverage can be reinstated at 3:00pm.
432–12"No Loan Again, Naturally"Mark KirklandJeff WestbrookMarch 8, 2009 (2009-03-08)LABF03
When Homer reveals that he takes out money from his home equity loan to pay off his extravagant Mardi Gras parties, the adjustable rate skyrockets and The Simpsons are forced to sell their house...which is happily bought by Ned Flanders.
Guest star: Maurice LaMarche.
433–13"Gone Maggie Gone"Chris ClementsBilly Kimball
Ian Maxtone-Graham		March 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)LABF04

Homer leaves Maggie on the doorstep of a convent, setting off a DaVinci Code-style chain of events involving The Freemasons and the hunt for a rare jewel. Meanwhile, Marge goes blind after viewing an eclipse without an eclipse shoe box viewer and Homer tries to cover up Maggie's disappearance.

Guest star: Ed Begley, Jr.
434–14"In the Name of the Grandfather"Ralph SosaMatt MarshallMarch 22, 2009 (2009-03-22)LABF11
After neglecting his father during a three-legged race, Homer makes it up to Grampa Simpson by taking him to a pub in Ireland, only to learn that pubs aren't popular in Ireland anymore.
Guest stars: Colm Meaney, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.
435–15"Wedding for Disaster"Chuck SheetzJoel H. CohenMarch 29, 2009 (2009-03-29)LABF05
When Homer and Marge's marriage turns out to be invalid, Homer asks Marge to marry him again. But after Homer mysteriously disappears on their wedding day, Bart and Lisa search for clues and believe Sideshow Bob could be the culprit. Meanwhile, Homer is locked in an underground bathroom and forced to lick a lollipop made of hot sauce in order to escape.
Guest star: Kelsey Grammer.
436–16"Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"Nancy KruseJohn FrinkApril 5, 2009 (2009-04-05)LABF06
Moe once again searches for love and falls for a woman named Maya over the Internet. However, when Moe meets Maya face-to-face, he discovers it's more like face-to-knee, as Maya is only three feet tall. Meanwhile, Homer puts Maggie in a playground populated by hostile babies.
437–17"The Good, the Sad and the Drugly"Rob OliverMarc WilmoreApril 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)LABF07
Bart sets up Milhouse to take the fall for a prank the two of them pulled, and the duo's friendship becomes strained when Bart falls for a charitable girl named Jenny. Meanwhile, Lisa goes insane when she finds articles on the Internet predicting that Springfield will be a barren wasteland in fifty years, and is diagnosed a strong anti-depressant that turns her into a mindless zombie.
Guest star: Anne Hathaway.
438–18"Father Knows Worst"Matthew NastukRob LaZebnikApril 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)LABF08
Marge discovers a sauna in the basement of their house and shuts herself off from the rest of the world. Meanwhile, Homer becomes more overbearing with his parenting skills after talking with a group of helicopter parents at school and witnessing Bart's academic struggles and Lisa's struggling to make friends.
439–19"Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh"Michael PolcinoJ. Stewart BurnsMay 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)LABF10
After Springfield Elementary is given the dubious distinction of "The Worst School in America," the Simpsons move to Waverly Hills. As Bart adjusts to the new school, he begins a rumor that Lisa is friends with "Alaska Nebraska," a Hannah Montana-esque pop singer. Meanwhile, Homer rents an apartment for himself and poses as a bachelor.
Guest stars: Ellen Page and Maurice LaMarche.
440–20"Four Great Women and a Manicure"Raymond S. PersiValentina L. GarzaMay 10, 2009 (2009-05-10)LABF09
While at a nail salon, Marge and Lisa argue over whether or not a woman can be smart, beautiful, and powerful all at once, which leads to yet another Simpsons anthology show, featuring four stories of women trying to survive in a man's world: Aunt Selma defending England as Queen Elizabeth I, Lisa in a non-copyright infringing retelling of Snow White, Marge pushing Homer to be a great Shakespearean actor in a modern-day version of MacBeth, and Maggie fighting against conformity in a parody of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.
Guest star: Jodie Foster.
441–21"Coming to Homerica"Steven Dean MooreBrendan HayMay 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)LABF12
The citizens of Ogdenville swarm into Springfield in search of work after their local economy plummets (thanks, in no small part, to Krusty's veggie burgers, which contain Odgenville barley), but when the Odgenvillians' Norwegian culture begins rubbing off on (and annoying) others, Mayor Quimby hires citizens to act as border patrol.

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