The twenty-ninth season of the animated television series '' The Simpsons'' premiered on

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in the United States on October 1, 2017, and ended on May 20, 2018. On November 4, 2016, ''The Simpsons'' was renewed for seasons 29 and 30. This season marked the show's surpassing ''

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'' as the longest-running scripted series in primetime television by number of episodes, with the series' 636th episode "

Forgive and Regret "Forgive and Regret" is the eighteenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 636th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 29, 2018. The title ...

Episodes

Production

Development

During February 2018, episodes of ''The Simpsons'' were held back to avoid competing with the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Super Bowl LII, the

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, and the 90th Academy Awards. This resulted in a nine-week gap in between new episodes, and is the second season to not have any new episodes airing in February, after the twenty-fifth season (which also aired in a Winter Olympics year).

Voice cast & characters

Main cast

* Dan Castellaneta as

Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared, along with the rest of his family, in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' short "G ...

, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel,

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, The Leprechaun, Hans Moleman, Yes Guy, Santa's Little Helper, Gil Gunderson, Itchy,

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and various others * Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson, Jacqueline Bouvier Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, and various others * Nancy Cartwright as

Bart Simpson Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' ...

, Maggie Simpson, Nelson Muntz,

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, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Database and various others * Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson * Hank Azaria as Carl Carlson, Moe Szyslak, Kirk Van Houten,

Captain McCallister The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Professor Frink, Comic Book Guy, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Duffman, Snake, Raphael, Chazz Busby,

Old Jewish Man The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, Luigi Risotto, Cletus Spuckler, Drederick Tatum,

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Disco Stu The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, Officer Lou, Bumblebee Man, Coach Krupt,

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and various others * Harry Shearer as Dr. Hibbert, Lenny Leonard,

Mr. Burns Charles Montgomery Plantagenet Schicklgruber "Monty" Burns, usually referred to as Mr. Burns, Monty, or C. Montgomery Burns, is a recurring character and the main antagonist of the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', voiced initially by ...

, Rainier Wolfcastle,

Otto Mann The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, Kent Brockman, Reverend Lovejoy, Ned Flanders,

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, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers,

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, God,

Scratchy Scratchy may refer to: *Scratchy, a cartoon cat on '' The Itchy & Scratchy Show'', a show within ''The Simpsons'' *'' Scratchy: The Complete Reprise Recordings'', an album by Crazy Horse *'' Scratchy & Co.'', a British children's television series ...

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, Jebediah Springfield and various others

Supporting cast

* Pamela Hayden as Milhouse van Houten,

Sarah Wiggum The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, Rod Flanders, Jimbo Jones and various others * Tress MacNeille as

Kumiko Albertson The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, Shauna Chalmers,

Bernice Hibbert The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

Mrs. Muntz The American animated television series '' The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The wri ...

, Agnes Skinner, Lindsey Naegle, Dolph Starbeam, Crazy Cat Lady,

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon The American animated television series '' The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The wri ...

, Booberella, Brandine Spuckler and various others * Chris Edgerly as additional characters * Dawnn Lewis as Children's Court Bailiff ("Fears of a Clown"), Co-Pilot and Pat O'Brien's Waitress ("Lisa Gets the Blues") *

Kevin Michael Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...

as additional characters * Maggie Roswell as Helen Lovejoy,

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, Miss Hoover, Martha Quimby, Maude Flanders and various others *

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as Martin Prince,

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and various others The season features guest appearances from

Norman Lear Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American producer and screenwriter, who has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear is known for many popular 1970s sitcoms, including the multi-award winning ''All in the Famil ...

Martin Short Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada. He ...

, Ray Liotta and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. In addition, Bill Plympton animated a sixth couch gag in " 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage", having previously done so in

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Beware My Cheating Bart "Beware My Cheating Bart" is the eighteenth episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated television series '' The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 15, 2012. The title refers to the s ...

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Black Eyed, Please "Black Eyed, Please" is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 523rd episode overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 10, 2013. The nam ...

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Married to the Blob "Married to the Blob" is the tenth episode of the twenty-fifth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and the 540th episode of the series. It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on January 12, 2014. The e ...

", season 27's " Lisa the Veterinarian", and season 28's "

22 for 30 "22 for 30" is the seventeenth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 613th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on March 12, 2017. In a parody of ''3 ...

". This season also features Kelsey Grammer reprising his role as Sideshow Bob and Homer seeking help from

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in " Gone Boy", and a song written by guest star Rachel Bloom in " Springfield Splendor". In addition, the premiere episode of the season "

The Serfsons "The Serfsons" is the twenty-ninth season season premiere of the American animated television series '' The Simpsons'', and the 619th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on October 1, 2017. The episode places the c ...

" is the final time to date that Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is voiced by series cast member Hank Azaria.

Music

On August 30, 2017, it was announced that longtime ''Simpsons'' score composer

Alf Clausen Alf Heiberg Clausen (born March 28, 1941) is an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring many episodes of ''The Simpsons'', for which he was the sole composer between 1990 and 2017. Clausen has scored or orc ...

was let go from the series. The series switched from a live orchestrated score to a produced score by Bleeding Fingers Music. Hans Zimmer (who composed the score for ''

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'') and Russel Emanuel are score producers, with Steve Kofsky executive producing. Clausen's last episode was " Whistler's Father".

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpsons season 29 Simpsons season 29 2017 American animated television seasons 2018 American animated television seasons