The Simpsons season 18

The Simpsons
Season 18
DVD cover featuring Fat Tony
ShowrunnerAl Jean
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 10, 2006 (2006-09-10) –
May 20, 2007 (2007-05-20)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The eighteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons aired from September 10, 2006[1] to May 20, 2007. The season contained seven hold-over episodes from season 17’s HABF production line. Al Jean served as the showrunner, a position he has held since the thirteenth season, while the season was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.

The season finale, "You Kent Always Say What You Want", was the series' 400th episode. Additionally, the Simpsons franchise celebrated its 20th anniversary, as it has been on the air since April 1987, beginning with shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show.

Season 18 included guest appearances by Metallica, Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Ludacris, Jonathan Franzen, Fran Drescher, The White Stripes, Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Richard Lewis, Dr. Phil, Elvis Stojko, Natalie Portman, Jon Lovitz, Betty White, Eric Idle, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Stephen Sondheim, Ronaldo, Meg Ryan, Andy Dick, Peter Bogdanovich, James Patterson and others.[2]

  1. ^ Fox Broadcasting Company (June 21, 2006). "FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates For the 2006-2007 Season". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. ^ Fox Broadcasting Company (July 24, 2006). "Guest Voices Next Season on 'The Simpsons'". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 17, 2006.

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