Judd Apatow’s Episode of THE SIMPSONS Has a Premiere Date
Way back in 1990 when director Judd Apatow was 22 years old, he wrote a script for an episode of The Simpsons. Two years ago it was announced that the script would be produced, and now thanks to THR we’ve learned that the episode is set to air on FOX on January 11th, 2015!
The episode is called “Bart’s New Friend,” and it centers on Homer, who is hypnotized into thinking that he’s 10 years old again and winds up being best friends with Bart.
In an interview with TV Guide Apatow, who has made films such as Knocked Up, Funny People, and This is 40, said:
"It's a pretty rough script — when I reread it, I wasn't exactly glowing with pride — but Al and the staff did their Simpsons magic on it.”
He went on to say that seeing the cast bring his story to life at the table read was one of the greatest days of his life. I think it’s so cool that the episode he wrote over two decades ago has actually been made, and we’ll get to see soon. Hopefully it’s good!