Take My Life, Please airs 15 February. When Homer discovers that, when he ran for class president in high school and lost, it turned out the election was rigged, some “magic pasta sauce” (made with magic mushrooms, no doubt) gives him a glimpse of how his life would have turned out had he won.
How the Test Was Won airs 01 March but has no plot.
No Loan Again Naturally airs 08 March. A new episode of The Simpsons sees the family fall victim to the current economic climate. When a letter stating “WARNING: Your adjustable mortgage rate is about to be reset” arrives, Homer and Marge go to see their brokers. But when the new mortgage rate comes in at far more than they can afford the Simpsons are forced to put their home up for sale. Homer is so depressed he tries to hang himself from a tree, but his weight causes the tree to collapse, crushing the family car. As the house goes up for auction, Flanders does his good deed for the day by outbidding Mr. Burns and becoming the family’s new landlord. The Simpsons are incredibly grateful to their neighbour. But when Flanders calls round and spots a leak, which he promptly fixes, Homer begins to take advantage of his landlord’s generosity. Soon, the family faces losing their home again. D’oh!
Father Knows Worst airs 15 March. Father Knows Worst is about Grandpa Simpson being in charge of Maggie while Marge takes out the trash, Grandpa realizes that Maggie has disappeared and he must find her before Marge learns of Maggie’s disappearance.
Four Great Women & A Manicure airs 29 March. Four Great Women & A Manicure will be a trilogy episode. Maggie Simpson will enter preschool, but is put down for being creative. She later goes on trial in a parody of the novel version of The Fountainhead. It will also re-imagine the worlds of Macbeth, Citizen Kane and Queen Elizabeth I, with Springfield residents in key roles. Jodie Foster will guest star as an adult speaking Maggie Simpson.
The Good, the Sad and the Drugly airs 05 April. The Good, the Sad and the Drugly will feature a charitable girl (voiced by Anne Hathaway) who Bart falls in love with, prompting Bart to behave in order to date her. However, she discovers his true personality, causing him to end up reverting back to his old ways.
This episode does not yet have a title but airs 12 April. Homer tries to kill some rats in his kitchen. They make him a meal which turns out to be less than spectacular, so he continues to try to kill them. It is a parody of the Disney movie, Ratatouille.
Coming to Homerica airs on 19 April. The name Coming to Homerica is a parody of Coming to America, a 1988 comedy film.
This episode does not yet have a title but airs 26 April. Written Rogen and Goldberg sees Comic Book Guy create a superhero called Everyman, which is adapted into a film starring Homer. Rogen plays his personal trainer. Homer gets into great shape but the film is cancelled, and his life falls apart.
