The nineteenth season of The Simpsons originally aired from September 23, 2007, to May 18, 2008. This is the first season produced after The Simpsons Movie and contains seven hold-over episodes from season 18's JABF production line, marking this the first season to be the post movie era of the show. This is the last season of The Simpsons to have all of the episodes produced in standard definition.

In production order, this is also the final season to use the second opening sequence used since Season 2.

Returning Characters[]

Various returning characters appear in this season. Sideshow Bob, Cecil Terwilliger, Francesca Terwilliger, and Gino Terwilliger, all return in Funeral for a Fiend. Dr. Velimorovic the plastic surgeon, appears in Husbands and Knives. Gloria, Snake's girlfriend from A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love, appears in I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Mona Simpson returns in Mona Leaves-a, and Lurleen Lumpkin also returns in Papa Don't Leech.

Guest Stars[]

Guest stars who appear in this season are: Stephen Colbert, Lionel Richie, Plácido Domingo, Maya Rudolph, Matt Dillion, Steve Buscemi, Ted Nugent, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Maurice LaMarche, Alan Moore, Art Spiegelman, Dan Clowes, Jack Black, Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Jon Stewart, Dan Rather, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Topher Grace, Kurt Loder, Glenn Close, Beverly D'Angelo, and the Dixie Chicks.

Effect of Writers Strike[]

In November 2007, the WGA (Writers Guild of America) went on strike. Season 19 was originally going to have 23 episodes, but due to the strike, only 17 episodes were finished after Treehouse of Horror XVIII, which was the last episode aired before the strike. Luckily, episodes still had post-production as FOX edited the scripts after production was finished.

Episodes[]

Image	#	Original airdate	Prod. Code	Title	Title Reference
	1 - 401	September 23, 2007	JABF20	"He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"	We Love to Fly and It Shows
	2 - 402	September 30, 2007	JABF18	"The Homer of Seville"	The Barber of Seville
	3 - 403	October 7, 2007	JABF21	"Midnight Towboy"	Midnight Cowboy
	4 - 404	October 14, 2007	JABF19	"I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
	5 - 405	November 4, 2007	JABF16	"Treehouse of Horror XVIII"	N/A
	6 - 406	November 11, 2007	JABF22	"Little Orphan Millie"	Little Orphan Annie
	7 - 407	November 18, 2007	JABF17	"Husbands and Knives"	Husbands and Wives
	8 - 408	November 25, 2007	KABF01	"Funeral for a Fiend"	Funeral for a Friend
	9 - 409	December 16, 2007	KABF02	"Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
	10 - 410	January 6, 2008	KABF03	"E Pluribus Wiggum"	E Pluribus Unum
	11 - 411	January 27, 2008	KABF04	"That '90s Show"	That '70s Show
	12 - 412	February 17, 2008	KABF05	"Love, Springfieldian Style"	Love, American Style
	13 - 413	March 2, 2008	KABF06	"The Debarted"	The Departed
	14 - 414	March 9, 2008	KABF07	"Dial "N" for Nerder"	Dial M for Murder
	15 - 415	March 30, 2008	KABF08	"Smoke on the Daughter"	Smoke on the Water
	16 - 416	April 13, 2008	KABF09	"Papa Don't Leech"	Papa Don't Preach
	17 - 417	April 27, 2008	KABF10	"Apocalypse Cow"	Apocalypse Now
	18 - 418	May 4, 2008	KABF11	"Any Given Sundance"	Any Given Sunday
	19 - 419	May 11, 2008	KABF12	"Mona Leaves-a"	Mona Lisa
	20 - 420	May 18, 2008	KABF13	"All About Lisa"	All About Eve

Production[]

Production started with the recording of KABF01 on March 6, 2007, and ended off with KABF22 on November 2, 2007.

Trivia[]

• This is the last season to be fully produced in 4:3 standard definition: it has nine episodes that were broadcast as part of Season 20, with the tenth episode of that season (the first in its production order) switching to 16:9 high definition.
• This is the first season of a few things:
  • The first season of the post-movie era.
  • The first season to use a slightly different animation style.
  • The first season to be affected by the Writers Guild of America strike, if not counting the final season of The Simpsons shorts in 1988.
• Bart's voice becomes slightly deeper starting in this season, possibly due to Nancy Cartwright aging.