20th Season Spoilers
As has been pointed out on this blog many of times, The Simpsons is two decades old, especially if one factors in the original shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show. The show is hitting another huge milestone. The Simpsons, as a Fox show, is entering into it’s twentieth season. Basically, somebody born during the first season is in adulthood, now. Still, one wonders what Groening and the other producers have in store.
According to IGN.com, there are a few huge guest spots on the horizon. Jodie Foster is set to make her Springfield debut. Foster’s turn is going to be a huge one – she’s set to be the voice of Maggie. Only Elizabeth Taylor has voiced the toddler, and Foster’s prospective episode will return to the Springfield of the future, where Lisa, Bart, and Maggie have all grown into adulthood. In one similar type of episode, Maggie was shown, but she never got a word in edgewise, as it became a running gag.
Anne Hathaway is also scheduled to make an appearance. Again, according to IGN.com, Hathaway will join a long list of actresses who’ve voiced Bart’s romantic interests. The list is rather long when you realize that boys, at Bart’s age, typically think girls are filled with cooties. The potential episode will have Bart trying to behave himself, so that he can win Hathaway’s character’s affections. Naturally, something will happen to screw that up, but there’s always potential.
Hopefully, there will be other surprises in store. There will be, likely. After 19 seasons so far, Groening and company have mostly succeeded. The show still wouldn’t be going if they hadn’t.
The Simpsons, Maggie Simpson, Anne Hathaway, Jodie Foster
March 20th, 2009 at 10:49 am
I hope maggie voice act continues. One more voice means more drama in the house.