Simpsorama

"Simpsorama" is an upcoming episode of The Simpsons the story of which features the characters of Futurama. It was announced on 20 July 2013, at, by Simpsons.

The episode was written by Futurama-and- J. Stewart Burns. It was initially scheduled to be recorded in 2013, but it appears to have actually been recorded in. It will air on Fox, on 9 November 2014.

Plot
The crossover will unspool a complex -esque story that involves blowing his nose on a sandwich that he places in a time capsule. When that mixes with 's rabbit's foot and some radioactive ooze, it creates a global catastrophe in the future, prompting to travel back in time to kill Bart and prevent this mega-mess.

Production


Al Jean said of the episode:

"Futurama is such an easy fit. (...) It's really funny, and their show lends itself to any variety of plot lines. By having them on, we have a little freedom... The biggest thrill for me is that we don't have to adjust the animation style."

On 19 September 2013, John DiMaggio posted a picture of the episode's production script on his Twitter page, revealing the episode's title.

On 17, an interview with David X. Cohen revealed that the episode was being animated.

On 4 March, an interview with Jean revealed that the episode would air in the fall. At the time, the episode was expected to air in, as the finale. It was also revealed that Maurice LaMarche, who guest-stars on The Simpsons, would be in the episode.

On 21 May, Jean revealed through Twitter that the episode was "scheduled to be the first episode [to air] in ", suggesting an air date of 2 November.

On 1 June, Jean revealed through Twitter that, besides Bender, the episode would feature ",, , , , , Hypnotoad, and more".

On 20 July,  published an online article in which the episode's air date was first confirmed.

On 26 July, user "steelesaunders" uploaded a short clip of the opening titles to the episode, shot at The Simpsons's 2014  panel.

On 4 September, Entertainment Weekly published an online article revealing the first official image of the episode and also provided more information on the episode's plot.

On 6 September, Jean confirmed through Twitter that the Futurama characters would retain their normal skin tones in the crossover instead of being coloured yellow like the characters in The Simpsons.

On 9 September, 's voice actor,, spoke about the interaction between Lisa and Bender during the crossover in an interview with Nuke the Fridge. She said: "Lisa just questions the validity of Bender being one of the most advanced robots that we have ever created. She's like, "Really? I don't think so." But that episode really focuses on Bender and 's friendship and relationship, and the similarities, a dubious distinction if I do say so."

On 26 September, David X. Cohen, Al Jean, and British author discussed Singh's   at the London, where a clip of Bender and Homer playing "tether boy" was shown. 27 September, Singh tweeted a photo of them watching the aforementioned clip.

Trivia

 * This episode highlights The Simpsons 25th anniversary (17 December 2014) and Futuramas 15th (28 March 2014).
 * A crossover episode for The Simpsons and Family Guy, titled "", was announced two days before this episode was.
 * The writer of the episode, J. Stewart Burns, has written for both shows. Other people who have written for both shows include Bill Odenkirk, Brian Kelley, Dan Vebber, David X. Cohen, Eric Kaplan, Jeff Westbrook, Josh Weinstein, Ken Keeler, and Patric M. Verrone. Burns also wrote the Futurama video game.
 * This is the second speaking appearance of a Futurama character in a piece of Simpsons media. John DiMaggio voiced Bender in the episode "". DiMaggio also voiced Bender in , and Billy West voiced Zoidberg.
 * "Simpsorama" is also the name of of  published in 1996.

Allusions

 * The episode's plot is inspired by the 1984 film . It also seems to be based on that of the Star Trek episode "", the writer of which,, was credited for the synopsis by Al Jean after the episode's announcement.
 * Coincidentally, Ellison guest-starred in the season-25 episode of The Simpsons "", which aired in the same year as this episode is scheduled to air.
 * The  is a reference to the, in Manhattan, and , an electric- manufacturer.
 * A billboard can be seen that reads "The eBook of Mormon", a reference to the musical .



Characters

 * Hedonismbot
 * The Hypnotoad
 * (as )
 * Hedonismbot
 * The Hypnotoad
 * (as )
 * Hedonismbot
 * The Hypnotoad
 * (as )
 * The Hypnotoad
 * (as )
 * The Hypnotoad
 * (as )


 * (on billboard)
 * Morbo
 * (on billboard)
 * (on billboard)
 * (on billboard)
 * (on billboard)

Places

 * 's
 * New New York (opening titles)
 * Planet Express headquarters (opening titles)
 * Planet Express ship
 * The Tesla Building (opening titles)