Show Notes
Marge hopes to save Springfield Elementary by inviting a reclusive British children's author to appear at the school's book fair. But Homer botches his assignment of picking the author up at the airport, and the drunken pepper pot leads him on a desperate wild chase to get her to the school on time.
Episode number: 810 Season number: S38 E1 Production code: 37ABF10 Original airdate: September 27, 2026 Showrunner: Matt Selman Co-showrunner: Michael Price Written by: Dan Vebber Directed by: Matthew Nastuk
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