Warrin' Priests

"**Warrin' Priests**"
"Warrin' Priests"
The Simpsons episodes
	Poster for the episodes
Episode nos.	Season 31; Episodes 19 and 20
Directed by	Bob Anderson (Part 1); Matthew Nastuk (Part 2)
Written by	Pete Holmes
Production codes	ZABF12 (Part 1); ZABF13 (Part 2)
Original air dates	April 26, 2020 (Part 1); May 3, 2020 (Part 2)
Guest appearances
	Pete Holmes as Bode Wright; Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony; David Silverman as himself;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"How did the boy get me to do this?" (written by Homer in Part One); "I will stop reminding the principal I have a later bedtime than he does" (written by Bart in Part Two)
Couch gag	In Part One, the family's clothes sit on the couch, while the actual family is in the backstage shivering in their underwear. Part Two's couch gag is a parody of the HBO series Succession, with Homer telling his family they won't inherit anything because he doesn't have anything.
Episode chronology
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	The Simpsons season 31
	List of episodes

"Warrin' Priests" is a two-part episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Part One is the 19th episode of the thirty-first season and the 681st episode overall, having originally premiered on the Fox network in the United States on April 26, 2020, Part Two is the 20th episode of the thirty-first season and the 682nd episode overall, having premiered on May 3, 2020. The title "Warrin' Priests" refers to War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.^[1] This marks the series' third two-parter following Season 6 and 7's "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and Season 28's "The Great Phatsby."

Both parts were written by Pete Holmes; part one was directed by Bob Anderson and part two by Matthew Nastuk.^[2] Holmes guest stars as preacher Bode Wright in both parts.

In this episode, a new youth pastor becomes popular and replaces Reverend Lovejoy. As Ned fights the pastor's modern methods, the Lovejoys go to Michigan to learn why he left and came to Springfield. The episode received positive reviews.

^ Sokol, Tony (April 27, 2020). "The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 19 Review: Warrin' Priests (Part One)". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. pp. 176–177, 180–181. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M.

[1] Sokol, Tony (April 27, 2020). "The Simpsons Season 31 Episode 19 Review: Warrin' Priests (Part One)". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[2] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. pp. 176–177, 180–181. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M.

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