Mad About the Toy

"Mad About the Toy"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 30
Episode 11
Directed byRob Oliver
Written byMichael Price
Production codeYABF03
Original air dateJanuary 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)
Guest appearances
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"My new year's resolution was to quit school"
Couch gagThe Simpson family takes a break during a football game, with their friends cheering them on.
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"Mad About the Toy" is the eleventh episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 650th episode overall. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Michael Price. It aired in the United States on Fox on January 6, 2019.

In this episode, Grampa gets a panic attack when he sees toy soldiers that look like himself, so the Simpson family investigates how Grampa's likeness appeared on the toys. Bryan Batt guest starred as Philip Hefflin. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and political analyst Lawrence O'Donnell appeared as themselves. The episode received mixed reviews.

The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.[1][2][3] It was the first episode to win the award for the series in over a decade, with the previous Simpsons winner, "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind", airing in 2007.[4]

  1. ^ Travers, Ben (September 15, 2019). "'The Simpsons' Wins Emmy for Best Animated Program". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Haithman, Diane (September 15, 2019). "A 30th Anniversary Present for 'The Simpsons' With 11th Outstanding Animated Program Emmy Win". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Zahed, Ramin (July 16, 2019). "Primetime Animation Emmy Nominations Are Announced". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Gorman, Steve (September 13, 2008). ""The Simpson's" wins 10th best cartoon Emmy". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2024.