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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Simpsons'' crossover episode}}<br />
{{infobox<br />
|top=''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode<br />
|title=''Simpsons'' crossover episode<br />
|image=[[File:SOTBB Promo.png|225px]]<br />
|caption=A [[promotional picture]] for "[[Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!]]", featuring {{s|Homer Simpson}} and [[Bender]].<br />
|label1=Written by<br />
|data1=[[J. Stewart Burns]] <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
|label2=First air date<br />
|data2=[[2014]] <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
|header3=Additional<br />
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}}<br />
{{future video}}<br />
The '''''Simpsons'' crossover episode''' is an upcoming episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' the story of which features the [[characters]] of ''[[Futurama]]''. It was announced on 20 July [[2013]], at {{w|San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con}}, by ''Simpsons'' executive producer {{s|Al Jean}}.<br />
<br />
The episode was written by ''Futurama'' and ''Simpsons'' writer [[J. Stewart Burns]]. It will be recorded in August 2013, and will air on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], as either the {{s|season 25|season-25}} finale, in May [[2014]], or the season-26 premiere, in fall 2014. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
<br />
{{s|Bart Simpson}} does something that affects the future in a really bad way, so [[Bender]] [[time travel|travels back in time]] to kill him. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
original airdate may 18 2014<br />
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== Production ==<br />
<br />
Al Jean said of the episode:<br />
<br />
{{quote|''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. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/20/the-simpsons-futurama-crossover-epsidoe/|title='The Simpsons' to join forces with 'Futurama' for crossover episode|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-7-20|site=''{{w|Entertainment Weekly}}''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref>}}<br />
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== Additional information ==<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
<br />
* A crossover episode for ''The Simpsons'' and ''[[Family Guy]]'' was announced two days before this episode was. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/18/simpsons-family-guy-crossover-episode/|title='The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy' doing crossover episode|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-7-18|site=''Entertainment Weekly''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref><br />
* 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 [[Futurama (video game)|the ''Futurama'' video game]].<br />
* This is the second speaking appearance of a ''Futurama'' character in a ''Simpsons'' episode. [[John DiMaggio]] voiced Bender in the {{s|season 16|season-16}} episode "{{s|Future-Drama}}".<br />
<br />
=== Allusions ===<br />
<br />
* The episode's plot seems to be based on that of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "{{st|The City on the Edge of Forever (episode)|The City on the Edge of Forever}}", the writer of which, {{w|Harlan Ellison}}, was credited for the synopsis by Al Jean after the episode's announcement. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
** Coincidentally, Ellison will guest-star in a season-25 episode of ''The Simpsons''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://file770.com?p=12111|title=Ellison Coming To The Simpsons|author=[http://file770.com/?author=1 "Mike"]|date=2013-3-22|site=''{{w|File 770}}''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref><br />
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=== Characters ===<br />
<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
* {{s|Bart Simpson}}<br />
* [[Bender]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
homer <br />
marge<br />
lisa <br />
Maggie<br />
fry<br />
leela<br />
professor<br />
hermes<br />
amy <br />
zoidberg<br />
zapp brannigan<br />
Richard Nixons head<br />
last clone of agnew<br />
grampa<br />
patty <br />
Selma<br />
krusty<br />
mr burns<br />
flanders <br />
rod<br />
todd<br />
millhouse<br />
nelson<br />
smithers<br />
lenny <br />
carl<br />
barney<br />
moe<br />
mrs krabbappel<br />
martin<br />
ralph<br />
jimbo<br />
Kearney<br />
dolph<br />
chief wiggum<br />
lou<br />
eddie<br />
professor frink<br />
comic book guy<br />
kif<br />
scruffy<br />
nibbler<br />
mom<br />
walt<br />
larry<br />
igner<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis]]<br />
<br />
{{episode navigation}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Episodes written by J. Stewart Burns]]<br />
[[Category:Media]]<br />
[[Category:Episodes]]<br />
[[Category:A plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
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<div>{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Simpsons'' crossover episode}}<br />
{{infobox<br />
|top=''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode<br />
|title=''Simpsons'' crossover episode<br />
|image=[[File:SOTBB Promo.png|225px]]<br />
|caption=A [[promotional picture]] for "[[Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!]]", featuring {{s|Homer Simpson}} and [[Bender]].<br />
|label1=Written by<br />
|data1=[[J. Stewart Burns]] <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
|label2=First air date<br />
|data2=[[2014]] <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
|header3=Additional<br />
|data14={{infobox/additional table|{{#ifeq:{{{hascommentary|yes}}}|yes|[[Commentary:{{PAGENAME}}{{#if:{{{special commentary|}}}|&#32;(standard commentary)|}}|Commentary]]<br />([[Transcript:Commentary:{{PAGENAME}}|Transcript]])}}|[[Transcript:{{PAGENAME}}|Transcript]]|{{#if:{{{special commentary|}}}|[[Commentary:{{PAGENAME}} ({{lcfirst:{{{special commentary}}}}} commentary)|{{ucfirst:{{{special commentary}}}}} commentary]]<br />([[Transcript:Commentary:{{PAGENAME}} ({{lcfirst:{{{special commentary}}}}} commentary)|Transcript]])|}}{{#ifeq:{{{hasanimatic|no}}}|yes|[[Animatic:{{PAGENAME}}|Animatic]]{{#ifeq:{{{hasanimaticcommentary|no}}}|yes|<br />([[Commentary:Animatic:{{PAGENAME}}|Commentary]])}}|}}|{{#ifeq:{{{hasstoryboard|no}}}|yes|[[Storyboard:{{PAGENAME}}|Storyboard]]|}}[[:Category:{{PAGENAME}} pictures|Pictures]]}}<br />
}}<br />
{{future video}}<br />
The '''''Simpsons'' crossover episode''' is an upcoming episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' the story of which features the [[characters]] of ''[[Futurama]]''. It was announced on 20 July [[2013]], at {{w|San Diego Comic-Con International|Comic-Con}}, by ''Simpsons'' executive producer {{s|Al Jean}}.<br />
<br />
The episode was written by ''Futurama'' and ''Simpsons'' writer [[J. Stewart Burns]]. It will be recorded in August 2013, and will air on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], as either the {{s|season 25|season-25}} finale, in May [[2014]], or the season-26 premiere, in fall 2014. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
<br />
== Plot ==<br />
<br />
{{s|Bart Simpson}} does something that affects the future in a really bad way, so [[Bender]] [[time travel|travels back in time]] to kill him. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
original airdate may 18 2014<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
<br />
Al Jean said of the episode:<br />
<br />
{{quote|''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. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/20/the-simpsons-futurama-crossover-epsidoe/|title='The Simpsons' to join forces with 'Futurama' for crossover episode|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-7-20|site=''{{w|Entertainment Weekly}}''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref>}}<br />
<br />
== Additional information ==<br />
<br />
=== Trivia ===<br />
<br />
* A crossover episode for ''The Simpsons'' and ''[[Family Guy]]'' was announced two days before this episode was. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/07/18/simpsons-family-guy-crossover-episode/|title='The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy' doing crossover episode|author=Dan Snierson|date=2013-7-18|site=''Entertainment Weekly''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref><br />
* 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 [[Futurama (video game)|the ''Futurama'' video game]].<br />
* This is the second speaking appearance of a ''Futurama'' character in a ''Simpsons'' episode. [[John DiMaggio]] voiced Bender in the {{s|season 16|season-16}} episode "{{s|Future-Drama}}".<br />
<br />
=== Allusions ===<br />
<br />
* The episode's plot seems to be based on that of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "{{st|The City on the Edge of Forever (episode)|The City on the Edge of Forever}}", the writer of which, {{w|Harlan Ellison}}, was credited for the synopsis by Al Jean after the episode's announcement. <ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/><br />
** Coincidentally, Ellison will guest-star in a season-25 episode of ''The Simpsons''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://file770.com?p=12111|title=Ellison Coming To The Simpsons|author=[http://file770.com/?author=1 "Mike"]|date=2013-3-22|site=''{{w|File 770}}''|accessdate=2013-7-24}}</ref><br />
<br />
=== Characters ===<br />
<br />
{{chars-begin}}<br />
* {{s|Bart Simpson}}<br />
* [[Bender]]<br />
{{chars-end}}<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis]]<br />
<br />
{{episode navigation}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Episodes written by J. Stewart Burns]]<br />
[[Category:Media]]<br />
[[Category:Episodes]]<br />
[[Category:A plots focusing on Bender]]<br />
[[Category:Media featuring children]]</div>78.150.25.141