Bart's Birthday

"**Bart's Birthday**"
"Bart's Birthday"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 36; Episode 1
Directed by	Rob Oliver
Written by	Jessica Conrad
Production code	35ABF15
Original air date	September 29, 2024
Guest appearances
	John Cena as himself; Danny DeVito as Herb Powell; Tom Hanks as himself; Joel McHale as himself; Conan O'Brien as himself; Mark Proksch as Hack-GPT; Seth Rogen as himself; Amy Sedaris as Maggie Simpson;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Bart's Brain"	Next →; "The Yellow Lotus"
	The Simpsons season 36
	List of episodes

"Bart's Birthday", titled onscreen as "The Simpsons Series Finale", is the first episode of the thirty-sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 769th episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on September 29, 2024. The episode was written by Jessica Conrad and directed by Rob Oliver.

In this episode, celebrities attend a presentation of the series finale of The Simpsons in which Bart believes something is changing with his world. The idea for the episode came as a response to people asking executive producer Matt Selman when and how the series would end. John Cena, Danny DeVito, Tom Hanks, Joel McHale, Conan O'Brien, Mark Proksch, Seth Rogen, and Amy Sedaris guest starred. The episode received positive reviews.