But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time. They go on an adventure across town as he tries to get her, “Get Him to the Greek” style, to a school book fair organized by new PTA president Marge. Colin Jost also appears as himself, reading his own children’s book to the Springfield Elementary audience, much to their indifference.
In one sequence, Homer daydreams that Springfield and its citizens have turned into settings and characters from kids’ books like “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” Richard Scarry’s universe, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus,” “Captain Underpants,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and more. We got really excited about that.” Dan Vebber is the credited writer on the episode, while Matthew Nastuk is the director; Selman says Vebber and co-executive producer Mike Price cooked up the story idea, “a take on the ‘mild-mannered person has to get crazy person from ‘Point A’ to Point B’ kind of story … Two people thrown together in crazy situations become friends, become enemies and then become friends again. I love a good ’80s movie structure.
So, for all the people who still love ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ this is the episode for you!” Thompson’s character plays a large role in the episode. It’s sort of an interesting season premiere in that you’re meeting a new character and it’s kind of Homer’s side adventure.” Homer is enlisted to pick up Constance — and, realizing that he has been spending too much time ignoring his family and playing a free game on his phone, ultimately decides to make up for it by saving the day. There’s some genital mutilation comedy in that one, but I am very pleased with it!” In another upcoming episode, “The Kosmic Kruiser,” Bart and Lisa are trapped in an abandoned immersive theme park experience.
And “Testing 1-2-3” will look at the world of neurodiversity. Then, one segment is inspired by the British novel “The Husbands,” by Holly Gramazio, in which Homer goes to the shed and comes out as a different husband for Marge. Suddenly, she’s married to Lenny.
Tiffany Haddish guests as Marge’s best friend in one of her new husband realities, “kind of like how in rom-coms characters always have a sassy best friend,” Selman notes. And in the third one, “Homer mysteriously vanished years ago, and the teenage versions of Bart and Lisa find out that evil witch versions of Patty and Selma have trapped him in endless murderous Driver’s Ed films.” This year’s “Treehouse of Horror” is timed to the show’s current tie-in with Jack in the Box. The fast-food chain is currently promoting a “Munchie Meal of Horror,” featuring six collectable glow-in the dark cups (which have already sold out at many locations).
Like everything we do, they sold out in one second. Now they’re on eBay for $200. I said, ‘make sure you make enough cups!’ And they said, ‘we know about how many cups to make.’ And guess what?
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