Sideshow Bob to return in season 27

Episodes, Guest stars


Kelsey Grammer will return as Sideshow Bob in season 27‘s Halloween episode, “Treehouse of Horror XXVI“.

Executive producer and showrunner Al Jean confirmed on his Twitter page that Grammer will be in the latest installment of the Treehouse of Horror series, but he will not keep his superpowers he gained in season 25‘s “The Man Who Grew Too Much“.

Grammer has so far had minor roles as Sideshow Bob in two season 26 episodes, the premiere “Clown in the Dumps” and the seventh episode “Blazed and Confused“.

Sources

Back in Block Form

Miscellaneous

No, the Simpsons aren’t to become Lego again, but I don’t think Homer will take to it too well by mining coal for a living, when The Simpsons come to Minecraft!


That’s right, Xbox 360 and Xbox One players are in for a real treat late next month as TWENTY-FOUR characters, including the Simpson family are added to the console version of Minecraft in $1.99 skin packs!

Details are still sketchy as just the Simpson family is announced, but it’s bound to include some fan favorites.

“We have an active community of more than 17 million die-hard Minecrafters on Xbox Live enjoying the wide range of downloadable content on Xbox, and they have been clamoring for us to bring Simpsons characters to the game,” said Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox. “We are thrilled to partner with Twentieth Century Fox and Gracie Films to bring The Simpsons to life on Minecraft Xbox 360 and Xbox One editions. I can’t wait to see what the community creates.”

“Like The Simpsons, Minecraft is a true cultural phenomenon embraced by people of all ages, from every corner of the globe,” said Roz Nowicki, executive vice president of global sales and retail for Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. “We know fans of the show will have a ton of fun bringing the colorful characters of Springfield into the intricate worlds they’ve been building in Minecraft.”

This is the second time The Simpsons has become involved in something Minecraft-y, as last April the show parodied the game in a couch gag for “Luca$”.

You can read more about the news below:
*The Guardian – “The Simpsons meet Minecraft in new content pack for Xbox consoles”
*Xbox Wire – “THE SIMPSONS Coming Soon to Minecraft on Xbox”

That’s it for now!

Springfield will get a new town anthem this February

Episodes

It’s amazingly true. On Sunday, February 8, 2015; Springfield is getting a new town anthem in an new Season 26 episode titled “Walking Big & Tall“!

According to the listing of the episode, the Official Plot is the following:
When Lisa learns Springfield’s anthem was stolen from another town she writes a replacement. Meanwhile, Homer learns the meaning of “Wide Pride”

Sounds great, doesn’t it? Do you remember the last time we heard something related with the Springfield Anthem. You might do, but if you don’t I’ll tell you: We heard a Springfield Anthem in The Simpsons Movie ending credits. However, that was not a really “official” town anthem, so we’ll know which is Springfield’s Town Anthem on February 8, 2015.

If you want to know more details about the episode, you can read our article for the episode. We’ll update it as soon as new information about it is released.

Stay tuned!

A Royal Welcome

Tapped Out

Hello, Springfield! It is I, Queen Helvetica, ruler of the Kingdom of Equalia! Equalia is a land of tolerance and equal rights for all!

Hi, I’m Phinbart, and I’m going to be one of the regular posters on here. And to start it off, let’s give a royal welcome… to Queen Helvetica.

Until Tuesday in The Simpsons: Tapped Out, The Castle of Equalia and a new costume for Lisa, Queen Helvetica will be available for 175 Donuts, based on the episode “Lisa the Drama Queen”, as Gil pops into our towns once again. But, also, much to the annoyance of premium players, we are gifted with all the three “Small Islands” from the Christmas event. Which means, for those who have already spent the dough circles on the islands, you’ve wasted 120 Donuts, and not to mention $10,000 cash!

Also available until Tuesday, is the Two-nicorn, from the Clash of Clones event for 70 Donuts, which, if you haven’t bought it already, contributes to completing the “Exotic Animals and Pets” character collection.

And so, if you want to spend 245 Donuts re-living the medieval period in your Springfield, do so, but it’s not necessary, as you can read the full six-part questline here!

That’s it for now!

Maybe I could sell you some two-nicorns? It’s a unicorn with two horns. – Queen Helvetica
So it’s a deer. – Mayor Quimby
Well, no. Sort of. – Queen Helvetica

“The Musk Who Fell To Earth” promo images released

Episodes, Promotional Images

The promotional images for season 26‘s “The Musk Who Fell To Earth” have been released. The episode, which airs on the 25th January, sees Elon Musk (guest voiced by himself) come to Springfield, where he becomes friends with Homer. He then revolutionizes the nuclear power plant but goes too far and Mr. Burns wants him gone.

The episode is written by Neil Campbell and is the 12th episode to air this season.

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