The Great Phatsby
| "The Great Phatsby" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Promotional poster
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| Episode no. | 608 609 |
| Directed by |
Chris Clements (Part 1) Timothy Bailey (Part 2) |
| Written by |
Dan Greaney (Part 1) Dan Greaney & Matt Selman (Part 2) |
| Showrunner(s) |
Matt Selman Al Jean |
| Production code | WABF04 WABF05 |
| Original air date | January 15, 2017 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Charles Barkley as himself |
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Season 28 episodes
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| Seasons | |
Charles Barkley as himself
Common as himself
Taraji P. Henson as Praline
Keegan-Michael Key as Jazzy James
RZA as himself
Kevin Michael Richardson as Jay G
Snoop Dogg as himself
"The Great Phatsby" is the twelfth and thirteenth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, and the 608th and 609th episode of the series overall. The episode aired in the United States on Fox on January 15, 2017. It marks the first hour-long episode of the series.
The title is a spoof of The Great Gatsby and involves a music mogul dynasty like the fellow Fox program Empire.
Mr. Burns is reminiscing his past, mainly how he used to hold excessive parties at his estate at Middle Hampton, Lenghty Island. Smithers suggests he throw a new one to relive the past. Mr. Burns offers to organize the entire party himself, but relents and tasks Smithers to travel to Northern Canada to get a quarter ton of lake ice for the party. Smithers meets Homer and tells him about the party, handing him invitations to distribute. Homer decides to invite his family and some random citizens of Springfield to Mr. Burns' party. The party ends up being a failure, however, thanks to Mr. Burns planning it too cheaply.
While being consoled by Homer after the party, Mr. Burns spots another party across the bay, and he gets the idea to crash it. At the party, Mr. Burns is impressed that the party is just like the ones he used to throw. He then meets the host of the party, an elite hip hop artist named Jay G (Kevin Michael Richardson). Jay G is upset with the party crashers at first, but then he recognizes Mr. Burns and is excited to meet him, telling him that Mr. Burns' advice book, "The Rungs of Ruthlessness", was a major influence on his life and helped shape his Golden Goose empire. Jay G allows Mr. Burns to crash the party.
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