The Simpsons was confirmed on October 7, 2011 as being renewed through its 25th season. This occurred as part of the negotiations with the show's main actors over their salaries as a means of keeping the show going. Season 24 began on September 30, 2012, and ended on May 19, 2013.^[2]

Al Jean, executive producer of The Simpsons, has said he views the two additional seasons as a beginning and that it is a goal to complete thirty seasons by the end of the decade.^[3]

Episodes[]

Image	#	Title	Prod. Code	Airdate	Title Reference
	509	Moonshine River	PABF21	Sunday, September 30, 2012	Moon River
	510	Treehouse of Horror XXIII	PABF17	Sunday, October 7, 2012	N/A
	511	Adventures in Baby-Getting	PABF18	Sunday, November 4, 2012	Adventures in Babysitting
	512	Gone Abie Gone	PABF16	Sunday, November 11, 2012	Gone Baby Gone
	513	Penny-Wiseguys	PABF19	Sunday, November 18, 2012	Penny Wise
	514	A Tree Grows in Springfield	PABF22	Sunday, November 25, 2012	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
	515	The Day the Earth Stood Cool	PABF20	Sunday, December 9, 2012	The Day the Earth Stood Still
	516	To Cur with Love	RABF01	Sunday, December 16, 2012	To Sir, with Love
	517	Homer Goes to Prep School	RABF02	Sunday, January 6, 2013	N/A
	518	A Test Before Trying	RABF03	Sunday, January 13, 2013	A Kiss Before Dying
	519	Changing of the Guardian	RABF04	Sunday, January 27, 2013	Changing of the Guard
	520	Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing	RABF07	Sunday, February 10, 2013	Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
	521	Hardly Kirk-ing	RABF05	Sunday, February 17, 2013	Hardly Working
	522	Gorgeous Grampa	RABF06	Sunday, March 3, 2013	Gorgeous George
	523	Black-Eyed, Please	RABF09	Sunday, March 10, 2013	The Black Eyed Peas
	524	Dark Knight Court	RABF10	Sunday, March 17, 2013	The Dark Knight/Night Court
	525	What Animated Women Want	RABF08	Sunday, April 14, 2013	What Women Want
	526	Pulpit Friction	RABF11	Sunday, April 28, 2013	Pulp Fiction
	527	Whiskey Business	RABF12	Sunday, May 5, 2013	Risky Business
	528	The Fabulous Faker Boy	RABF13	Sunday, May 12, 2013	The Fabulous Baker Boys
	529	The Saga of Carl	RABF14	Sunday, May 19, 2013	N/A
	530	Dangers on a Train	RABF17	Sunday, May 19, 2013	Strangers on a Train

Guest Stars[]

• Seth MacFarlane, most famous for his animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, plays Ben in "Dangers on a Train", a man who tries to seduce Marge after she mistakes a website where wives can have affairs from their husbands for a cupcake website. Showrunner Al Jean has said that he hopes Family Guy will return the favor and feature a cast member from The Simpsons. ^[4]
• Lisa Lampanelli plays Ben's wife in "Dangers on a Train".
• Danny DeVito as Homer's brother Herb Powell.
• Tom Waits as apocalypse prepper Lloyd.
• To date, this season is the only one to have guest stars in nearly all episodes (excluding "A Tree Grows in Springfield" and "To Cur with Love").

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