How to Watch ‘The Simpsons’ Special Episode ‘Simpsley’
This summer, take a trip to Italy with Fox’s first family. But this time around, forget “Eat, Pray, Love.” The Simpsons and its blue-haired matriarch, Marge (Julie Kavner), prove that an Italian vacation can quickly become “Cheat, Prey, Snuff.” Titled “Simpsley,” the streaming-exclusive special gives The Talented Mr. Ripley the Springfield treatment, sending Marge down a darkly hilarious path of deception and murder.
The episode is just one of several full-length, streaming-exclusive installments of The Simpsons. These standalone specials allow the long-running animated comedy to step outside its traditional format, taking on ambitious genre parodies and original stories that wouldn’t normally fit into a standard half-hour episode.
Here is everything you need to know, including how to watch the special episode and what it is about.
When will The Simpsons episode “Simpsley” premiere?
“Simpsley” begins streaming on Friday, July 3, at 3 am ET/12:00 am PT.
The new episodes continue Disney+’s growing collection of exclusive Simpsons content. All 36 seasons of The Simpsons, the feature film, the 10+ shorts featuring the Simpsons family, and more can be found in The Simpsons Collection on Disney+.
How can you watch the episode?
You can watch The Simpsons exclusive episode “Simpsley” starting July 3 by streaming it exclusively on Disney+. And no, you cannot watch “Simpsley” on Hulu.
While standard network episodes from The Simpsons air on Fox and stream the next day on Hulu, “Simpsley” is a streaming-exclusive episode funded and produced directly for Disney+. Because of this, it is locked strictly to the Disney+ platform.
What is the “Simpsley” episode about?
The official logline for the episode reads: “When penniless con-artist Marge Bouvier is sent to Italy to convince wealthy sap Seymour Skinner (Harry Shearer) to come home, she’s tempted by the trappings of his affluent lifestyle. But there’s a big fat fly in the ointment: Skinner’s clingy, dim-witted mooch of a houseguest, Homer Simpsley (Dan Castellaneta). Lies, lust, and Italian lira are abound in this Disney+ exclusive Simpsons noir.”
The Simpsons, Seasons 1-36, Streaming Now, Disney+
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J
Darn, I won't be able to watch, as I don't do the streaming thing. I'm sure I'll be able to see it online somehow. I do have two questions, though.....
1) Is it supposed to be a takeoff on pop-culture thing, like a movie or TV show? If so, what is it?? And....
2) It seems to me that the writers missed an obvious thing: with a name like Bouvier, why not have Marge be in Paris?
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C
it says in the article that it is a spoof of the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley
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J
Ok, thanks. They should have called it The Talented Mrs. Simpsley. Would have made the connection much clearer. :-p
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