On This Day in Simpsons History
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#OnThisDay in #TheSimpsons history, Simpsons-related news and memes. NOT AN OFFICIAL FOX/DISNEY ACCOUNT.
29 years ago today, Marge revealed a not-so-secret house of burlesque to the town of Springfield. “Bart After Dark” premiered November 24, 1996.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
29 years ago today, Marge revealed a not-so-secret house of burlesque to the town of Springfield. “Bart After Dark” premiered November 24, 1996.
29 years ago today, Grampa Simpson walked into (and out of) the Maison Derrière and a meme was born. “Bart After Dark” premiered November 24, 1996.
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
29 years ago today, Grampa Simpson walked into (and out of) the Maison Derrière and a meme was born. “Bart After Dark” premiered November 24, 1996.
#OnThisDay November 24, 1996, "Bart After Dark" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Dominic Polcino. Wr: Richard Appel. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. #TheSimpsons #NonStopFox
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#OnThisDay November 24, 1996, "Bart After Dark" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Dominic Polcino. Wr: Richard Appel. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. #TheSimpsons #NonStopFox
#OnThisDay November 23, 1997, "Lisa the Skeptic" (S09E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Neil Affleck. Wr: David X. Cohen. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. Guest starring Steven Jay Gould as himself and Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. #TheSimpsons
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#OnThisDay November 23, 1997, "Lisa the Skeptic" (S09E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Neil Affleck. Wr: David X. Cohen. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. Guest starring Steven Jay Gould as himself and Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 22, 1990, "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" (S02E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: David Silverman. Wr: George Meyer. EP: James L. Brooks, Sam Simon and Matt Groening. Guest starring Carol Kane as Maggie (uncredited) and Greg Berg. #TheSimpsons #Thanksgiving
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
#OnThisDay November 22, 1990, "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" (S02E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: David Silverman. Wr: George Meyer. EP: James L. Brooks, Sam Simon and Matt Groening. Guest starring Carol Kane as Maggie (uncredited) and Greg Berg. #TheSimpsons #Thanksgiving
#OnThisDay November 22, 1987, "World War III" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman, Wes Archer and Tim Björklund. #TheSimpsons
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#OnThisDay November 22, 1987, "World War III" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman, Wes Archer and Tim Björklund. #TheSimpsons
34 years ago today, Homer Simpson was the magical man from Happy Land. (Oh, by the way, he was being sarcastic.) “Flaming Moe’s” premiered November 21, 1991.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
34 years ago today, Homer Simpson was the magical man from Happy Land. (Oh, by the way, he was being sarcastic.) “Flaming Moe’s” premiered November 21, 1991.
#OnThisDay November 21, 1999, "Eight Misbehavin'" (S11E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Steven Dean Moore. Wr: @mattselman.bsky.social. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social . Guest-starring Jan Hooks as Manjula, Garry Marshall as Larry Kidkill and Butch Patrick as himself. #TheSimpsons
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#OnThisDay November 21, 1999, "Eight Misbehavin'" (S11E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Steven Dean Moore. Wr: @mattselman.bsky.social. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social . Guest-starring Jan Hooks as Manjula, Garry Marshall as Larry Kidkill and Butch Patrick as himself. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 21, 1991, "Flaming Moe's" (S03E10) first aired on Fox. Dir: Rich Moore & Alan Smart. Wr: Robert Cohen. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring @officialaerosmith.bsky.social as themselves and Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. #TheSimpsons
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#OnThisDay November 21, 1991, "Flaming Moe's" (S03E10) first aired on Fox. Dir: Rich Moore & Alan Smart. Wr: Robert Cohen. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring @officialaerosmith.bsky.social as themselves and Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz. #TheSimpsons
November 1991: The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album is released by Harper Books. It includes family trees of the Bouvier and Simpson families and mimics a family album that #TheSimpsons family would have.
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
November 1991: The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album is released by Harper Books. It includes family trees of the Bouvier and Simpson families and mimics a family album that #TheSimpsons family would have.
#OnThisDay November 20, 1988, "The Bart Simpson Show" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman & Wes Archer. This short features the first appearance of Itchy and Scratchy. #TheSimpsons
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#OnThisDay November 20, 1988, "The Bart Simpson Show" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman & Wes Archer. This short features the first appearance of Itchy and Scratchy. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 19, 2001, "The Simpsons: Road Rage" was released in North America for the Playstation 2. It was released a few weeks later for Xbox and GameCube. #TheSimpsons
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#OnThisDay November 19, 2001, "The Simpsons: Road Rage" was released in North America for the Playstation 2. It was released a few weeks later for Xbox and GameCube. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 19, 1992, "Mr. Plow" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Jon Vitti. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring Linda Ronstadt as herself, Adam West as himself, and Phil Hartman as Troy McClure. #TheSimpsons
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
#OnThisDay November 19, 1992, "Mr. Plow" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Jon Vitti. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring Linda Ronstadt as herself, Adam West as himself, and Phil Hartman as Troy McClure. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay #30YearsAgo November 19, 1995, "Mother Simpson" (S07E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: David Silverman. Wr: Richard Appel. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Glenn Close as Mona Simpson and Harry Morgan as Bill Gannon. #TheSimpsons
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#OnThisDay #30YearsAgo November 19, 1995, "Mother Simpson" (S07E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: David Silverman. Wr: Richard Appel. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Glenn Close as Mona Simpson and Harry Morgan as Bill Gannon. #TheSimpsons
30 years ago today, we watched one of the greatest endings of an episode of The Simpsons for the first time. “Mother Simpson” first aired November 19, 1995.
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
30 years ago today, we watched one of the greatest endings of an episode of The Simpsons for the first time. “Mother Simpson” first aired November 19, 1995.
32 years ago today, Homer Simpson had one of his more iconic hallucinations. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
32 years ago today, Homer Simpson had one of his more iconic hallucinations. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
32 years ago today, we first witnessed the wonder of the My Dinner with Andre video game. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
32 years ago today, we first witnessed the wonder of the My Dinner with Andre video game. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
Bluesky fails again by thinking Jasper in a tub is adult content.
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bluesky fails again by thinking Jasper in a tub is adult content.
#OnThisDay November 18, 1993, "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" (S05E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jeffrey Lynch. Wr: Dan McGrath. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. Guest-starring Ernest Borgnine as himself. #TheSimpsons
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#OnThisDay November 18, 1993, "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood" (S05E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jeffrey Lynch. Wr: Dan McGrath. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. Guest-starring Ernest Borgnine as himself. #TheSimpsons
29 years ago today— Hey, as long as everybody’s here… Let’s party!! “Burns, Baby Burns” premiered November 17, 1996.
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
29 years ago today— Hey, as long as everybody’s here… Let’s party!! “Burns, Baby Burns” premiered November 17, 1996.
29 years ago today, Flanders taught us the ins and outs of apple cider vs. apple juice. “Burns, Baby Burns” premiered November 17, 1996.
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
29 years ago today, Flanders taught us the ins and outs of apple cider vs. apple juice. “Burns, Baby Burns” premiered November 17, 1996.
#OnThisDay November 17, 1996, "Burns, Baby Burns" (S08E04) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Ian Maxtone-Graham. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Rodney Dangerfield as Larry Burns. #TheSimpsons #NonStopFox
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#OnThisDay November 17, 1996, "Burns, Baby Burns" (S08E04) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Ian Maxtone-Graham. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Rodney Dangerfield as Larry Burns. #TheSimpsons #NonStopFox
#OnThisDay November 16, 1997, "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" (S09E07) first aired. Dir: Steven Dean Moore. Wr: Richard Appel. Guest-starring Andrea Martin as Apu's mother and Jan Hooks as Manjula. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
November 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
#OnThisDay November 16, 1997, "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" (S09E07) first aired. Dir: Steven Dean Moore. Wr: Richard Appel. Guest-starring Andrea Martin as Apu's mother and Jan Hooks as Manjula. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 15, 1990, "Dead Putting Society" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Rich Moore. Wr: Jeff Martin. EP: James L. Brooks, Sam Simon & Matt Groening. #TheSimpsons
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
#OnThisDay November 15, 1990, "Dead Putting Society" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Rich Moore. Wr: Jeff Martin. EP: James L. Brooks, Sam Simon & Matt Groening. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 15, 1987, "Bart's Haircut" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman, Wes Archer & Bill Kopp. #TheSimpsons
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
#OnThisDay November 15, 1987, "Bart's Haircut" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman, Wes Archer & Bill Kopp. #TheSimpsons