Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Check out a preview of this weekend’s episode of “The Simpson.” It is their very first one hour special that includes special appearances by Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (EMPIRE), hip hop icons Snoop Dogg, Common and RZA plus Keegan-Michael Key as guest voices. It airs Sunday, Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
As previously mentioned, this episode is titled “The Great Phatsby,” and features Henson as Praline, the ex-wife of a music mogul that causes Mr. Burns (Harry Shearer) to file for bankruptcy. Burns also enlists the help of Homer, Bart and rapper Jazzy James voiced by Key. Also in the episode, Lisa (Yeardley Smith) is courted by the richest kid in town, Smithers (Shearer) begins a perilous journey and Marge (Julie Kavner) opens an obscure boutique store.