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The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean has revealed why their new Star Wars crossover short film on Disney+ removed a cameo from The Mandalorian.Speaking about mini-episode ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap’, in which Maggie meets Lando Calrissian, General Grievous, BB-8 and Ahsoka Tano at daycare, Jean explained why Grogu/Baby Yoda was off-limits.“There was a scene where we had the parents picking up the kids, and The Mandalorian was one of them,” Jean told CNN.

"The Simpsons" has earned the number one spot on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 best sitcoms of all time. The publication praised the long-running cartoon for its "subject, style and sheer density of humor" in its first decade on the air alone.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeYou’re not the only one surprised by the sudden announcement of the new “The Simpsons” short “Maggie Simpson in ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap.'” For executive producer Al Jean and the team behind the long-running animated series, they’re still marveling at how quickly they turned it around.“The Force Awakens From Its Nap,” which premieres at Midnight PT on Disney Plus, came out of an idea that executive producer James L.

The Simpsons” — but tucked in the background, and far from the spotlight, is one writer in particular.John Swartzwelder, the famously reclusive writer who worked for the Fox show between 1989 and 2003, has opened up in a rare interview with The New Yorker.

Disney+ is celebrating Star Wars Day with an all new The Simpsons short!

Disney+ has announced plans to celebrate May 4 with a Simpsons and Star Wars crossover short.Dubbed ‘Star Wars Day’, May 4 is an informal commemorative day observed annually to celebrate George Lucas’ mega sci-fi franchise.Disney+ has now revealed that it is dropping a Star Wars-themed Simpsons short called Maggie Simpson In ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap.A description for Maggie Simpson In ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap’ reads: “In a daycare far, far away… but still in Springfield, Maggie is

Tomorrow is May 4. And for most people, that’s just going to be Tuesday, or maybe the day before Cinco de Mayo.

John Swartzwelder is finally talking — and Simpsons fans may very well lose their minds. The living legend penned dozens of episodes for the Fox cartoon, all considered to be among the best of the show's running 32-year history.

William Earl Disney Plus has announced plans to celebrate Star Wars Day 2021 on May the 4th.Along with the previously-announced debut of the animated series “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” the platform is also dropping the “Star Wars”-themed “Simpsons” short “Maggie Simpson in ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap,’” as well as two bundles of virtual artwork for fans.

“Maxwell, my best friend and firstborn, turned 9 yesterday, May 1,” Jessica Simpson posted on Sunday (May. 2), celebrating her eldest child’s birthday.

The Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder has given a rare interview about his work on the long-running show.Swartzwelder wrote some of the show’s most iconic episodes, including ‘Itchy & Scratchy & Marge,’ ‘Bart the Murderer’, ‘Homer vs.

The revered and famously reclusive Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder granted his first major interview after leaving the show almost twenty years ago. In an exclusive interview published today by the New Yorker, Swartzwelder gave an inside look into his early career and his time writing on the iconic animated Fox sitcom.

faced a reckoning over the diversity of its characters. The re-casting started with Azaria’s Apu, which the white actor agreed perpetuated harmful stereotypes about Indian Americans.“Tonight I make my debut on The Simpsons as gay, Cuban Julio,” Rodriguez, a longtime performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade, wrote on Instagram last month.

The Simpsons has recast another of its characters in an ongoing bid to increase the diversity of its cast to better represent the characters they’re playing.Julio, who many know as Marge Simpson’s hairdresser, has long been a part of the show’s LGBT+ community, having previously dated Waylon Smithers.

Morrissey has responded to the latest episode of The Simpsons which sent up The Smiths in a statement, saying “Writing for The Simpsons evidently requires only complete ignorance”.The episode, titled Panic On The Streets of Springfield, aired April 19.

Morrissey was apparently quite upset over the parody of him on The Simpsons over the weekend.

Morrissey issued a harsh rebuke of "The Simpsons" after the animated sitcom unflatteringly parodied him during its latest episode. Sunday's episode, titled "Panic On The Streets Of Springfield," sees 8-year-old Lisa Simpson become enamored by a British singer from the 1980s, voiced by guest star Benedict Cumberbatch with lyrics by "Flight of the Conchords" star Bret McKenzie.

Morrissey is no longer a big fan of “The Simpsons” following the series’ most recent episode.