The Simpsons season 37

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The Simpsons
Season 37
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Promotional poster featuring the Simpson family
Showrunner Matt Selman
No. of episodes9
Release
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Original releaseSeptember 28, 2025 (2025-09-28) –
present
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The thirty-seventh season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons started airing on Fox on September 28, 2025. The season is the first of four seasons ordered by Fox. It was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. The primary showrunner for the season is Matt Selman. In addition to the Fox broadcast season, several episodes were ordered by Disney+ and are scheduled to be released exclusively through the streaming service.

Contents

Voice cast and characters

Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Guest stars for the season include Kieran Culkin, Glenn Howerton, Albert Brooks, Cole Escola, Danny Pudi, Adam Pally, Brendan Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Idris Elba, Michael Keaton, and Viola Davis. [1]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [2] Directed byWritten byOriginal release date  [2] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
7871"Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother"Gabriel DeFrancescoJessica ConradSeptember 28, 2025 (2025-09-28)36ABF131.10 [3]

After Marge introduces Lisa to the '90s teen drama Keagan's Pond via DVD, she also shows her some of the old clothing she used to wear as a kid. Lisa likes the retro style and wears it to school, where a group of fashionista kids love her new look. But soon Lisa abandons her mother for her new friends and accidentally gives them the idea to raid the closets of other Springfield mothers to get retro threads. Meanwhile, Homer discovers a macho action drama show named Clincher and gets hooked on watching it.

Guest stars :  Paul Brittain as Shawn Garrett Evanson and Keagan, Cole Escola as Devin, David Herman as John Clinch and Stephanie Hsu as Vidalia
7882"Keep Chalm and Gary On"Timothy Bailey Christine Nangle October 5, 2025 (2025-10-05)36ABF143.04 [4]

When attempts to stop the children of Springfield Elementary using A.I. to cheat cost Superintendent Chalmers his job, he becomes a janitor at the nuclear plant and discovers that slime excreted by giant radioactive snails there can be used as a miracle skin-care product.

Guest stars :  Cole Escola as Devin, Adam Pally as Ben and Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton
Note :  This episode was dedicated in memory of Jane Goodall.
7893"Treehouse of Horror XXXVI" Matthew Faughnan Broti Gupta & Michael Price & Dan Greaney October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)36ABF154.08 [5]

Three different stories are told:

  • "The Last Days of Crisco": In a parody of The Blob , a fat-eating monster emerges from the sewers. With Chief Wiggum being its first victim, current Chief of Police Lou tries to warn the town about.
  • "The Clown Night of the Devil": In 1995 as a parody of Late Night with the Devil , Krusty the Clown's Halloween special gets disrupted by the Devil who starts possessing different attendees.
  • "Plastic World": In a parody of Waterworld with elements of the Mad Max franchise, plastic items have covered the world as everyone struggles to survive while contending with those that were thought dead who have been turned into Plastic People.
Guest stars :  Ike Barinholtz as Wayne the Grip, Viola Davis as Plastic World Narrator/Plastic Maggie Simpson, Idris Elba as the Devil, Matt Groening as Himself, and Michael Keaton as Hal Julian
7904"Men Behaving Manly" Steven Dean Moore John Frink October 26, 2025 (2025-10-26)36ABF121.05 [6]

The men of Springfield are in a crisis of masculinity, becoming lazy and lazy good-for-nothings, which prompts Marge to send them to a Man Camp to understand empathy and the feelings of women.

Guest stars :  Albert Brooks as Greg and Maurice LaMarche as Fred Flintstone
7915"Bad Boys... for Life?"Eric Koenig Al Jean November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02)36ABF171.13 [7]

Finding nothing good to watch on television, the Simpson family recount the time when Homer’s bad parenting led to 6-year-old Bart's first prank, which then saw Bart almost taken away to be put in juvenile detention when he is misdiagnosed as a psychopath.

Guest stars :  Maurice LaMarche as Jerry Seinfeld, Matthew Modine as Dr. Leonard Stern, Troy Baker as Jonesy and Suzie Yeung as Hope
7926"Bart 'N' Frink" Rob Oliver Brian Kelley November 9, 2025 (2025-11-09)36ABF161.99 [8]

Bart ends up loving Professor Frink's home laboratory, which led to him becoming his assistant, and the Simpsons accompany Frink to his college reunion.

Guest stars :  Glenn Howerton as Peter Linz and Danny Pudi as Johnson Bryans
7937"Sashes to Sashes"Mike Frank Polcino Ryan Koh November 16, 2025 (2025-11-16)36ABF180.89 [9]

In an election to see who will run for student council president at Springfield Elementary School, Bart runs against the son of Mayor Quimby named Joe Quimby III. Flashbacks show Mayor Quimby's early life being brought up by his father Joe Quimby Sr. as well as his brief marriage to Beatrice Bouvier.

Guest stars :  Carrie Coon as Beatrice Bouvier, Cole Escola as Devin, Brendan Gleeson as Joe Quimby Sr. (old), Domhnall Gleeson as Joe Quimby Sr. (young)
7948"The Day of the Jack-up"Mike Frank Polcino Joel H. Cohen November 23, 2025 (2025-11-23)37ABF012.46 [10]

In this episode that evokes the elements of Trap , Mr. Burns opens a new high-tech concert hall and Lisa's favourite K-Pop band Kneesock Dolls are one of the first acts to hold a concert. But when a ticket scalper known as "SeatMiser" buys up all of the tickets and resells them, Homer does what he can to get Lisa to see the Kneesock Dolls while Mayor Quimby hires an FBI Profiler to help Chief Wiggum catch SeatMiser who is someone they'd least suspect.

Guest stars :  Paget Brewster as FBI Profiler, Symone Holliday and Courtney Rosemont as Kneesock Dolls
7959"Aunt Misbehavin'"Gabriel DeFrancescoJuliet KaufmanNovember 30, 2025 (2025-11-30)37ABF02TBD

While Bart's dental checkup antics cause a costly bill that results in Homer taking a power drill to Bart’s Xbox, Selma gets a promotion at work that frustrates Patty. This leads Bart and Patty to conspire to have Homer declared legally dead, only for it to backfire on both of them.

Guest stars :  Stephen Tobolowsky as Merle, Mike Cullen as Rusty the Piercer, and Gary Janetti as Stylish Patron

Note : This episode was dedicated in memory of Dan McGrath.
79610"Guess Who's Coming to Skinner" [11] Rob Oliver [12] John Frink [13] December 7, 2025 (2025-12-07)TBATBD
Guest stars :  Kieran Culkin as Hub, Karen Gillan as Mayisie MacWheldon-MacDougal, Kurtwood Smith as Hub’s father, Barry Sonnenfeld as Mr. Ho-Hum, and Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton
79711"Parahormonal Activity" [14] TBALoni Steele Sosthand [15] December 14, 2025 (2025-12-14)TBATBD
Guest stars :  Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff
79812"¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!"TBACesar Mazariegos [16] December 28, 2025 (2025-12-28) [17] TBATBD

Production

On April 2, 2025, following the release of the thirty-sixth season, it was announced that Fox had renewed The Simpsons for four more seasons, intending to take it to the fortieth season, with fifteen episodes each. [18] [19] [20] In addition, two episodes per season were ordered to be released exclusively on the streaming service Disney+. [21] Executive producer Matt Selman continued his role as primary showrunner, a role he had since the thirty-third season. [21] [22] Selman had previously been the showrunner for several episodes each season since the twenty-third season. [22] This is the final season in which executive producer Al Jean also served as showrunner for several episodes. [23] [24] The season will include the 800th episode of the series that will air on Fox. The Treehouse of Horror episode included an opening segment from guest animator Stan Kelly of The Onion . [1]

Release

The season premiered on September 28, 2025, on Fox's Animation Domination block along with Bob's Burgers , Krapopolis and Universal Basic Guys . [25] [26] The 800th Fox-aired episode of the series will premiere on February 15, 2026, along with the season finale. [27] [28]

References

  1. 1 2 Schneider, Michael (July 26, 2025). "'The Simpsons' Upcoming Guests Include Kieran Culkin, Viola Davis, Idris Elba; Matt Groening on How to Liberate Parents from MAGA: 'Delete Fox News'". Variety . Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)". The Futon Critic . Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (October 1, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: Big Brother on CBS Records 3-Year High in Total Viewers with 27th Season Finale". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (October 8, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: FS1 Dominates Cable in Prime Time with MLB Postseason". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (October 23, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: Country Music Competition The Road Premieres on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (October 29, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: 'It: Welcome to Derry' Premieres on HBO". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  7. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (November 5, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: Chiefs-Bills is CBS' Most-Watched Week 9 NFL Game in 18 Years". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (November 12, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: Universal Basic Guys on Fox, Aided by NFL Lead-In, Reaches 11-Month High". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (November 19, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: Detroit-Philadelphia on NBC and Peacock Delivers Most-Watched NFL Week 11 SNF in 12 Years". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ Pucci, Douglas (November 26, 2025). "Sunday Ratings: NFL on Fox Lifts Universal Basic Guys to its Series-Best Figures". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ Episode Title: (SI-3704) "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner"
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  14. ↑ Episode Title: (SI-3703) "Parahormonal Activity"
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  16. ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/cesarwegetit.bsky.social/post/3m4oyydhq5k2b
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  18. ↑ Otterson, Joe (April 2, 2025). "'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy,' 'Bob's Burgers' Renewed for Four More Seasons, 'American Dad' Officially Returning to Fox". Variety . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  19. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 2, 2025). "Fox Picks Up FOUR Seasons Of 'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy', 'Bob's Burgers' & Returning 'American Dad!' In Mega Deal With Disney TV Studios". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  20. ↑ Anderton, Joe (April 3, 2025). "The Simpsons breaks record as huge news for the show's future is confirmed after 36 seasons on-air". Digital Spy . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  21. 1 2 Lang, Jamie (June 12, 2025). "'The Fans Are More Intense Than Ever': Matt Groening, David Silverman and Matt Selman on 'The Simpsons' Enduring Appeal". Variety . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  22. 1 2 Fox, Jesse David (June 5, 2023). "'The Simpsons' Is Good Again". Vulture . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  23. ↑ O'Rourke, Ryan (October 27, 2025). "'The Simpsons' Loses a Key Member After 25 Years". Collider . Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ Jean, Al [@AlJean] (October 27, 2025). "Thank you for watching @TheSimpsons tonight ... next week the last (Simpsons) episode I'll showrun (at least for now) although as always I'm still thrilled to work on the show. 11/2 an episode by a brilliant new director and a writer I am never satisfied with ..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 27, 2025– via Twitter.
  25. ↑ Omotade, Lade (July 29, 2025). "'The Simpsons' Continues Its Historic Run on Fox With Season 37 Release Date". Collider. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  26. ↑ "'The Simpsons' season 37 release date out: When and where to watch the famed American show". The Week . July 29, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  27. ↑ Valdez, Nick (November 12, 2025). "The Simpsons Confirms Release Date for Milestone 800th Episode (And Upcoming Finale)". ComicBook.com . Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  28. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (November 12, 2025). "Fox Sets Winter 2026 Premiere Dates for Johnny Knoxville's 'Fear Factor,' 'Masked Singer,' 'The Simpsons' 800th Episode and More". Variety . Retrieved November 14, 2025.
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