Premieres: September 26
Airs: Sundays, 8pm
Network: FOX
Who Is In It? Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, Julie Kavner, Marcia Wallace
Featuring Guest voices of Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Jon Hamm, Hugh Laurie, Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Zuckerberg, Mike Scioscia, Bill James, Martha Stewart, Kristen Wiig, Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Alyson Hannigan, Danica Patrick, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Joe Mantegna, Cheech & Chong
What to Expect: The longest-running comedy in television history keeps on going as it enters Season 22.
In “Elementary School Musical,” the season premiere episode, Marge sends Lisa to a performing arts camp where artsy counselors (guest voices Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie of “Flight of the Conchords”) and fellow musically inclined campers (guest voices Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Amber Riley of Glee) inspire her to embrace her creative side. After she returns to Springfield, Lisa becomes restless with her ho-hum suburban lifestyle and catches the first bus to Sprooklyn in hopes of reconnecting with her inner hipster.
Later this fall, British imports Hugh Laurie (House) and Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) provide guest voices in the 21st annual “Treehouse of Horror” Halloween episode. Later in the season, actor Jon Hamm (Mad Men) voices an FBI supervisor in “Donnie Fatso”; and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, baseball legend Mike Scioscia and sports writer Bill James all lend their voice talents to “MoneyBart.” Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart spreads holiday cheer as herself in “The Fight Before Christmas,” an episode that also features live-action puppets.
Additional guest stars stopping by Springfield this upcoming season include actors Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live), Paul Rudd (Dinner For Schmucks), Rachel Weisz (The Lovely Bones) and Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother); NASCAR driver Danica Patrick; comic duo Cheech & Chong; and NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Additionally, Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds) returns as Fat Tony.
