A new Special Guest Star for the upcoming 10th episode of season 28, titled “The Nightmare After Krustmas“, has been announced: Theo Jansen will voice himself. The episodes airs tonight!

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And surprise guest voice Theo Jansen @StrandBeests https://t.co/YpGtmql6q8

— Chris Ledesma (@mxedtr) December 11, 2016

Himself! https://t.co/PByn74vOqG

— Chris Ledesma (@mxedtr) December 11, 2016

A new script has revealed a new episode title: Springfield Splendor, production code WABF22!

Sitting in on #TheSimpsons600 table read. Always awesome to see my buddy @mattselman do his thing! @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/lRVM2kyoE7

— Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) December 1, 2016

The writers have also been announced: Tim Long and Miranda Thompson!

(the tweet was removed: Season 28 table reads come to a roaring conclusion with a great script by @mrtimlong & @mirandat360)

Another writer for The Great Phatsby Part One and Part Two has been announced too: Matt Selman!

2FOR1 day! Spotting #TheSimpsons WABF05, PHATSBY-PT2 then scoring WABF04 PHATSBY-PT1 – It's all PHATSBY all day. Air date TBD Jan 2017. pic.twitter.com/yB6Fd7XAHg

— Chris Ledesma (@mxedtr) December 9, 2016

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We previously reported about Wayne Gretzky appearing in “The Last Traction Hero” as a guest star, but it has been confirmed he’ll appear in the christmas episode “The Nightmare After Krustmas“, the 10th episode of season 28, scheduled to air December 11, 2016.

Al Jean, in an interview with the NHL site, says: “We reached out to him. We were looking for heroes of the winter like Santa Claus and Jack Frost, and there couldn’t be a bigger hockey hero than Wayne Gretzky.”

#TheGreatOne on @TheSimpsons?! pic.twitter.com/hLpLx09nhM

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 17, 2016

“People argue about a lot of things, but they never argue about who’s the greatest hockey player. It’s always him. I don’t think there is anybody better at anything that Gretzky is as a hockey player. He had a lot of great stories and it was a real pleasure to meet him.” Gretzky recorded his part in the summer.

Jean lived in Michigan and is a Detroit Red Wings fan. “We just did a list (of athletes on the show). [Gretzky is] one of my favorites. I would say the only one that rivals him in terms of success in their sport is the Williams sisters (Serena and Venus) in tennis, and Magic Johnson in the NBA.”

This is the first time a hockey player will guest star in the show. “We had to get permission, and his wife, Colleen, thought it was a great idea to use him in the show. Growing up a big Red Wings fan, there’s nobody bigger than Gordie.

Jean concludes: “My dad has had season tickets at Joe Louis Arena for pretty much the whole run of Joe Louis Arena. He got the tickets back when they weren’t a good team, and we saw the whole rise and Stanley Cups. When the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the first time in my life in 1997, that was one of one of the highlights of my life, to go with my dad to that game. We have a lot of Canadians on the staff and a lot of hockey fans. A lot of us grew up in the northern U.S. or Canada.”

Source: NHL.com

A Special Guest for the upcoming episode, “The Nightmare After Krustmas“, has been revealed. The episode is scheduled to air December 11, 2016.

Wayne Gretzky will guest star as himself in the 1th episode of season 28.

In the interview with Sportsnet, Al Jean said: “He’s smart, funny and we felt like (Gretzky) must have when he met Gordie Howe as a kid.”

Joel Cohen also added: “I’m a Calgary native and consequent Oiler-hater, so 99 and I had a lot to talk about, and even more to trash-talk about — Semenko, Fuhr, Steve Smith bouncing the puck off Fuhr. Through it all, he was as classy and generous as you hope an icon can be. It was almost enough for me to forgive him for repeatedly demolishing my Flames’ playoff hopes. Not quite, but almost.”

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Source: Sportsnet

The Plot, Air Date and Special Guests for the upcoming 8th episode of season 28, titled “Dad Behavior“, hav been released by FOX.

Air Date

The episode airs November 20, 2016.

Plot

The previous synopsis given on Fox Flash was:

Homer pays Choremonkey Matt Leinart to play catch with Bart, the two of whom form a strong bond, much to Homer’s chagrin.

The current listing synopsis is as follows:

Homer finds a new app that makes his life much easier and outsources his father-son bonding. Meanwhile, Grampa finds that he is about to be a father again.

Special Guests

Former american football quarterbacks Dan Fouts and Matt Leinart will guest star as themselves

Source: Foxflash, The Futon Critic

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A new Guest Star for the upcoming 3rd episode of season 28, titled “The Town“, have been released by FOX. The episode airs October 9, 2016.

Mike Mitchell will guest star as Boston football fan alongside the already announced Rachel Dratch as Doctor, Bill Burr as Townie, Dana Gould as Murphy and Doris Kearns Goodwin as herself.

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HELL YEAH! @BDayBoysMitch will voice a Boston football fan in #TheSimpsons episode airing 10/9! Written by @DaveKingThing! pic.twitter.com/EG83fkLHQX

— UCB Theatre LA (@ucbtla) September 29, 2016