A new episode titled “The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants” airs tomorrow night on FOX!
THE SIMPSONS host a tastemaker party at their home to promote Absolut Krusty, Krusty the Clown’s own brand of liquor. Mr. Burns takes notice of the party’s success and decides to promote Homer to “Account Man” for the Springfield Nuclear Plant. Robert Marlow (guest voice John Slattery), a seasoned account veteran, takes Homer under his wing and shows Homer what the high life is like in the corner office. Meanwhile, Lisa introduces Bart to a new literary world which sparks his interest in reading classic novels, and when Homer’s long hours at the office become the norm, a family vacation with Marge and the kids help him realize that family always comes before work.
For those who are counting, this is episode 493 – getting closer to 500!
I think it will be a good episode
And I can’t wait for episode 500 😀
Still can’t believe it’s going to be 500 episodes and counting.
Is Matt Selman the new show runner?
Hi Ryan.
Matt Selman has been taking on more responsibilities as exec producer. However, Al Jean has still been listed as a co-executive producer alongside Groening and the like for each episode that Matt has been at the helm.
The rumors are that Al Jean is leaving in the not too distant future (perhaps next year) but that’s all they are – rumors. There is no truth to it and no need to report that as truth yet. Perhaps he is. Perhaps they are grooming Matt into the role to eventually take over. Perhaps Al wanted to lighten his load some and delegate the responsibilities to someone else.