Forgive and Regret

"**Forgive and Regret**"
"Forgive and Regret"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 29; Episode 18
Directed by	Rob Oliver
Written by	Bill Odenkirk
Production code	XABF09
Original air date	April 29, 2018
Guest appearance
	Glenn Close as Mona Simpson;
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 29
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"Forgive and Regret" is the eighteenth episode of the twenty-ninth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 636th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Bill Odenkirk. It aired in the United States on Fox on April 29, 2018.

The title is a play on "forgive and forget". The episode deals with the relationship between Homer and Grampa Simpson hitting rock bottom once again, the result of a secret that the latter held from his son. The episode received positive reviews.

As of this episode, The Simpsons surpassed Gunsmoke to become the longest-running scripted American primetime television series by number of episodes.^[1] This event was marked in the opening sequence by a gunfight between Maggie and Marshal Matt Dillon.^[2]

^ Ahsan, Sadaf (April 30, 2018). "The Simpsons surpasses Gunsmoke to become the longest-running scripted prime-time TV series". National Post. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ "'Simpsons' to surpass 'Gunsmoke' with 636th episode Sunday night". Fox News. April 29, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

[1] Ahsan, Sadaf (April 30, 2018). "The Simpsons surpasses Gunsmoke to become the longest-running scripted prime-time TV series". National Post. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[2] "'Simpsons' to surpass 'Gunsmoke' with 636th episode Sunday night". Fox News. April 29, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

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