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Seth MacFarlane Guest Voices 'The Simpsons'

Seth MacFarlane will guest-voice on the season finale of “The Simpsons,” airing May 19.

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Seth MacFarlane, creator, executive producer and voice actor of the animated hit series Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, guest-voices, for the first time ever, on The Simpsons season finale event which will air Sunday, May 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. During the season finale, MacFarlane voices a charming married man whom Marge (Julie Kavner) inadvertently meets on a swingers’ website.

In the first part of the season finale event, Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Moe (Hank Azaria), Lenny (Harry Shearer) and Carl (Azaria) win $200,000 in the Springfield Lottery. But when Carl takes off to Iceland – his homeland – with all the winnings, the guys embark on a Nordic adventure to get the cash back. Then, in the second part of the season finale episode, Marge mistakes a swinging Ashley Madison-type website for a Dolly Madison-type cupcake site, not realizing it’s a destination for married people seeking liaisons. On the site, she meets the charming “Ben” (guest voice MacFarlane), who pursues her after they learn they share a love for a “Downton Abbey”-type TV series, “Upton Rectory.” Ben’s wife is guest-voiced by comic Lisa Lampanelli. Tune in to the all-new special one-hour “The Saga of Carl/Dangers On A Train” season finale episode of The Simpsons airing Sunday, May 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Additionally, after over 30,000 entries in the opening credit “couch gag” contest, The Simpsons producers chose three finalists’ submissions, as announced in January. An illustration of each submission was posted online and fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorite finalist. Tune in to see if Cheryl Brown’s “Dandelions,” Kyle Debona’s “Tubby Trouble” or Ben Feldman’s “Revenge of the Sofa” was the winning fan-favorite entry animated by The Simpsons animation house, Film Roman, and will air at the top of the night’s second episode.

Entering into its milestone 25th season this fall, The Simpsons continues to strike a chord with viewers for irreverently poking fun at anything and everything. As the longest-running scripted series in television history, The Simpsons has become one of the most consistently groundbreaking, innovative and recognizable entertainment franchises throughout the world. With its subversive humor and delightful wit, the series has made an indelible imprint on American pop culture, and the family members, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, are television icons.

Source: FOX

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Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network, Jennifer Wolfe has worked in the Media & Entertainment industry as a writer and PR professional since 2003.

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