The Simpsons (season 33)

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 22
Release
Original network Fox
Original release September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) – May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)
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The thirty-third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons premiered on Fox on September 26, 2021 and ended on May 22, 2022.[1] The season consisted of twenty-two episodes.[2] On March 3, 2021, the season was ordered alongside a 34th season.[3]

Production

Development

Al Jean stated that he would showrun at least four episodes of the season, "plus something special."[4] The premiere episode, "The Star of the Backstage" is "like a Broadway musical of an episode with wall to wall music."[5] The Treehouse of Horror episode of the season, "Treehouse of Horror XXXII", features five segments instead of the usual three.[5] Two more episode plots have been revealed for the season; one will follow a romance involving Moe Szyslak and the other will be about "the greatest tragedy Homer has ever faced," guest starring Rachel Bloom.[5] The former plot was later revealed to be the premise of "The Wayz We Were", and the latter plot was revealed to be the premise of "Mothers and Other Strangers". In November, the two-part episode "A Serious Flanders" aired as "an epic love letter to the show Fargo and the world of streaming television."[5]

Promotional Shorts

Two animated short films we're released to Disney+ titled Plusaversary released on November 12, 2021 and features Homer and Goofy drinking at Moe's Tavern in celebration of the streaming service's 2nd anniversary.[6] while the second short, When Billie Met Lisa released on April 22, 2022 and features guest star and singer Billie Eilish discussing life with Lisa Simpson.[7]

Casting

There were plans for the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who has been in major controversy since 2017, to make an appearance. However, Simpsons creator Matt Groening stated "we have to see if we can make the stories work".[8] The two-part episode "A Serious Flanders" includes guest stars Timothy Olyphant, Cristin Milioti, and Brian Cox.[5][9]

A new character was introduced in "Lisa's Belly", Dr. Wendy Sage, a hypnotherapist who is also a breast cancer survivor. She visibly has one of her breasts removed. She was created and voiced by Renee Ridgeley, an actress, writer, and real-life breast cancer survivor and the wife of Simpsons writer Matt Selman.[10]

On April 21, 2022, it was announced that Kerry Washington officially joined the cast in a recurring role as Bart's fourth grade teacher, Ms. Peyton, replacing the late Mrs. Krabappel. Ms. Peyton was first introduced in the episode "My Octopus and a Teacher".[11]

Critical Reception

John Schwarz from Bubbleblabber.com rated the season a 7.5/10. in his review: "revisiting The Simpsons in its thirty-third season is like reuniting with old friends after a decade or so. They may have changed a bit since I last saw them, but they’re still the same humorous yellow-skinned family I remembered years ago. While its latest season may not match the iconic family’s glory days, it still delivers plenty of giggles and surprises in its episodes to continue the show’s long-running success. Even its special episodes, mainly 'A Serious Flanders', are strong enough to make my visit to Springfield more fun. Hopefully, my next visit during its upcoming thirty-fourth season will be just as amusing."[12]

Episodes

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See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
707 1 "The Star of the Backstage" Rob Oliver Elisabeth Kiernan Averick September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26) QABF17 3.48[13]
708 2 "Bart's in Jail!" Steven Dean Moore Nick Dahan October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03) QABF18 1.48[14]
709 3 "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" Matthew Faughnan John Frink October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10) QABF16 3.94[15]
710 4 "The Wayz We Were" Matthew Nastuk Joel H. Cohen October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17) QABF19 1.51[16]
711 5 "Lisa's Belly" Timothy Bailey Juliet Kaufman October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) QABF20 1.83[17]
712
713		 6
7		 "A Serious Flanders" (Parts 1 & 2) Debbie Bruce Mahan & Matthew Faughnan Cesar Mazariegos November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)
November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)		 QABF21
QABF22		 3.47[18]
1.66[19]
714 8 "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire" Steven Dean Moore Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21) UABF01 3.97[20]
715 9 "Mothers and Other Strangers" Rob Oliver Al Jean November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28) UABF02 3.61[21]
716 10 "A Made Maggie" Timothy Bailey Elisabeth Kiernan Averick December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19) UABF03 3.90[22]
717 11 "The Longest Marge" Matthew Nastuk Brian Kelley January 2, 2022 (2022-01-02) UABF05 2.02[23]
718 12 "Pixelated and Afraid" Chris Clements John Frink February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27) UABF04 1.41[24]
719 13 "Boyz N the Highlands" Bob Anderson Dan Vebber March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06) UABF06 1.53[25]
720 14 "You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!" Jennifer Moeller Christine Nangle March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13) UABF07 1.14[26]
721 15 "Bart the Cool Kid" Steven Dean Moore Ryan Koh March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) UABF08 1.04[27]
722 16 "Pretty Whittle Liar" Michael Polcino Joel H. Cohen March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27) UABF09 1.10[28]
723 17 "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" Chris Clements Loni Steele Sosthand April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10) UABF10 0.95[29]
724 18 "My Octopus and a Teacher" Rob Oliver Carolyn Omine April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24) UABF11 0.97[30]
725 19 "Girls Just Shauna Have Fun" Matthew Nastuk Jeff Westbrook May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01) UABF12 1.03[31]
726 20 "Marge the Meanie" Timothy Bailey Megan Amram May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) UABF15 0.85[32]
727 21 "Meat Is Murder" Bob Anderson Michael Price May 15, 2022 (2022-05-15) UABF13 1.00[33]
728 22 "Poorhouse Rock" Jennifer Moeller Tim Long May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) UABF14 0.93[34]

Release

This season aired on Sundays during the 2021–22 television season as part of Fox's Animation Domination programming block, along with The Great North, Bob's Burgers, Duncanville, and Family Guy. In the United States, after each episode aired, they were released on Hulu the day after. In Canada, Australia and Spain, the season aired weekly on Wednesdays on Disney+ through the Star content hub.[35] The first eighteen episodes were removed from Hulu and every episode was added on Disney+ in the United States on October 5, 2022, with the final four episodes remaining on Hulu, with one episode being removed each week.

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