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.
#OnThisDay November 10, 1996, "The Homer They Fall" (S08E03) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mark Kirkland. Wr: Jonathan Collier. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Paul Winfield as Lucius Sweet and Michael Buffer as himself. #TheSimpsons
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#OnThisDay November 10, 1996, "The Homer They Fall" (S08E03) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mark Kirkland. Wr: Jonathan Collier. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Paul Winfield as Lucius Sweet and Michael Buffer as himself. #TheSimpsons
28 years ago today, Hank Hill and his family made a cameo appearance on The Simpsons. “Bart Star” premiered November 9, 1997.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
28 years ago today, Hank Hill and his family made a cameo appearance on The Simpsons. “Bart Star” premiered November 9, 1997.
#OnThisDay November 9, 1997, "Bart Star" first aired on the Fox network. Wr: Donick Cary. Dir: Dominic Polcino. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. Guest-starring Joe Namath as himself, Roy Firestone as himself and Mike Judge as Hank Hill. #TheSimpsons
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#OnThisDay November 9, 1997, "Bart Star" first aired on the Fox network. Wr: Donick Cary. Dir: Dominic Polcino. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. Guest-starring Joe Namath as himself, Roy Firestone as himself and Mike Judge as Hank Hill. #TheSimpsons
27 years ago today, The Simpsons predicted Fox being purchased by Disney more than two decades before it actually happened. “When You Dish Upon a Star” premiered November 8, 1998.
November 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
27 years ago today, The Simpsons predicted Fox being purchased by Disney more than two decades before it actually happened. “When You Dish Upon a Star” premiered November 8, 1998.
#OnThisDay November 8, 1998, "When You Dish Upon a Star" (S10E05) first aired on Fox. Dir: Pete Michels. Wr: Richard Appel. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. Guest-starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer. #TheSimpsons
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#OnThisDay November 8, 1998, "When You Dish Upon a Star" (S10E05) first aired on Fox. Dir: Pete Michels. Wr: Richard Appel. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. Guest-starring Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 8, 1990, "Dancin' Homer" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mark Kirkland. Wr: Ken Levine & David Issacs. EP: James L. Brooks, Sam Simon & Matt Groening. #TheSimpsons
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#OnThisDay November 8, 1990, "Dancin' Homer" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mark Kirkland. Wr: Ken Levine & David Issacs. EP: James L. Brooks, Sam Simon & Matt Groening. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 8, 1987, "Space Patrol" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman, Wes Archer & Bill Kopp. #TheSimpsons
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
#OnThisDay November 8, 1987, "Space Patrol" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman, Wes Archer & Bill Kopp. #TheSimpsons
34 years ago today, we heard this unique rendition of Chuck Berry’s “My Ding-A-Ling.” “Lisa’s Pony” first aired November 7, 1991.
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
34 years ago today, we heard this unique rendition of Chuck Berry’s “My Ding-A-Ling.” “Lisa’s Pony” first aired November 7, 1991.
26 years ago today, we got The Simpsons greatest “deeply buried dirty semi-joke” (and many of us didn’t get it until years later). “E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)” premiered November 7, 1999.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
26 years ago today, we got The Simpsons greatest “deeply buried dirty semi-joke” (and many of us didn’t get it until years later). “E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)” premiered November 7, 1999.
#OnThisDay November 7, 1999, "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Bob Anderson. Wr: Ian Maxtone-Graham. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#OnThisDay November 7, 1999, "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Bob Anderson. Wr: Ian Maxtone-Graham. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 7, 1991, "Lisa's Pony" (S03E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Carlos Baeza. Wr and EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#OnThisDay November 7, 1991, "Lisa's Pony" (S03E08) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Carlos Baeza. Wr and EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 6, 1988, "Shut Up Simpsons" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman Wes Archer. #TheSimpsons
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
#OnThisDay November 6, 1988, "Shut Up Simpsons" first aired on The Tracey Ullman Show on Fox. Wr: Matt Groening. Animation: David Silverman Wes Archer. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 6, 1994, "Bart's Girlfriend" (S06E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Susie Dietter. Wr: John Collier. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. Guest-starring Meryl Streep as Jessica Lovejoy. #TheSimpsons
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#OnThisDay November 6, 1994, "Bart's Girlfriend" (S06E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Susie Dietter. Wr: John Collier. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. Guest-starring Meryl Streep as Jessica Lovejoy. #TheSimpsons
30 years ago today, Homer Simpson purposely gained weight to get on disability so he could work from home. “King-Size Homer” premiered November 5, 1995.
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 AM
30 years ago today, Homer Simpson purposely gained weight to get on disability so he could work from home. “King-Size Homer” premiered November 5, 1995.
33 years ago today, an Alaskan timberwolf broke loose on The Krusty the Clown Show. “Marge Gets a Job” premiered November 5, 1992.
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
33 years ago today, an Alaskan timberwolf broke loose on The Krusty the Clown Show. “Marge Gets a Job” premiered November 5, 1992.
#OnThisDay #30YearsAgo November 5, 1995, "King-Size Homer" (S07E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Dan Greaney. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. #TheSimpsons
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#OnThisDay #30YearsAgo November 5, 1995, "King-Size Homer" (S07E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jim Reardon. Wr: Dan Greaney. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 5, 1992, "Marge Gets A Job" (S04E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jeffrey Lynch. Wr: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring Tom Jones as himself. #TheSimpsons
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#OnThisDay November 5, 1992, "Marge Gets A Job" (S04E07) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Jeffrey Lynch. Wr: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. Guest-starring Tom Jones as himself. #TheSimpsons
32 years ago today, Homer got his arms trapped inside two vending machines. “Marge on the Lam” first aired November 4, 1993.
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
32 years ago today, Homer got his arms trapped inside two vending machines. “Marge on the Lam” first aired November 4, 1993.
#OnThisDay November 4, 1993, "Marge on the Lam" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mark Kirkland. Wr: Bill Canterbury. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. Guest-starring Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers. #TheSimpsons
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#OnThisDay November 4, 1993, "Marge on the Lam" first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mark Kirkland. Wr: Bill Canterbury. EP: @davidmirkin.bsky.social. Guest-starring Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 4, 1992, "Oprah: Behind The Scenes" aired on ABC. In this special, she went behind the scenes of TV shows including #TheSimpsons and, at the end of the Simpsons segment, she visited the characters.
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#OnThisDay November 4, 1992, "Oprah: Behind The Scenes" aired on ABC. In this special, she went behind the scenes of TV shows including #TheSimpsons and, at the end of the Simpsons segment, she visited the characters.
#OnThisDay November 3, 1992, "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie" (S04E06) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Rich Moore. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#OnThisDay November 3, 1992, "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie" (S04E06) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Rich Moore. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @aljeansimpsons.bsky.social & @mikereisswriter.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
29 years ago today, The Simpsons first met Hank Scorpio and Homer said goodbye to a shoe for the second time in his life. “You Only Move Twice” first aired November 3, 1996.
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
29 years ago today, The Simpsons first met Hank Scorpio and Homer said goodbye to a shoe for the second time in his life. “You Only Move Twice” first aired November 3, 1996.
#OnThisDay November 3, 1996, "You Only Move Twice" (S08E02) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mike B. Anderson. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio. #TheSimpsons
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#OnThisDay November 3, 1996, "You Only Move Twice" (S08E02) first aired on the Fox network. Dir: Mike B. Anderson. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @thatbilloakley.com & Josh Weinstein. Guest-starring Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio. #TheSimpsons
#OnThisDay November 2, 1999, Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons, the 2nd soundtrack album from #TheSimpsons compiling many of the musical numbers and favorite moments from the series, was released in the United States by Rhino Records.
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
#OnThisDay November 2, 1999, Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons, the 2nd soundtrack album from #TheSimpsons compiling many of the musical numbers and favorite moments from the series, was released in the United States by Rhino Records.
#OnThisDay November 2, 1997, "The Cartridge Family" (S09E05) first aired on Fox. Dir: Pete Michels. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#OnThisDay November 2, 1997, "The Cartridge Family" (S09E05) first aired on Fox. Dir: Pete Michels. Wr: John Swartzwelder. EP: @scullymike.bsky.social. #TheSimpsons