There's a whole bunch of Simpsons scripts that never got past the planning phase. These include:
Lisa the Scientoperian (written by George Meyer): Episode skewering Scientology. Bill Oakley said that they couldn't produce the episode for risk of offending several staffers who were members of the CoS, which is also notorious for filing libel suits against people who criticize them. He added that he could not give out any info on the script for fear of being sued, but that it was "a complete, fully developed, and hilarious episode script" and "George Meyer is one of the greatest TV writers to ever live."
Homer vs Dr. Hibbert on the Issue of Race (written by Greg Daniels): Episode dealing with race relations in Springfield. Showrunners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein decided that this was not an appropriate subject for the Simpsons to tackle.
Prince Comes To Springfield (written by Conan O'Brien): Apparently the original rough draft was written by a freelancer, then Conan rewrote it more extensively, and the rest of the staff filled it out to completion. After they sent Prince a copy of the script for his approval, he sent back a note explaining what outfits he would wear in each scene. The writers noticed that the scenes in his note didn't correspond with their script, and eventually found out that the script Prince had received was a fanscript written by a friend/staffer of his. They eventually sent him the real episode script, which he denounced as trash and refused to participate in, so that was the end of that.
Luke Collins
Homer's Sexual Fantasy (written by Dan Greaney): No other information
Bart Gets 144 Jeeps (written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein): Episode based on a WWII urban legend about how magazines like Popular Mechanics and Boy's Life would have advertisements offering unused surplus Army Jeeps at $50 a pop. The basic idea of the episode was eventually turned into Bart Gets an Elephant.
Homer Privately Tells Bart That He Loves Him Best (written by Ken Keeler): No other information
Homer the Narcoleptic (written by David S. Cohen): No other information, but the episode has been mentioned on the DVD commentaries a few times.
thirtysimpsons (written by David Stern): A younger, hipper couple move in next door and cause Marge and Homer to become concerned that they're a bunch of uncool middle-aged squares. David Mirkin claimed that Stern produced a couple drafts of the script, which included Homer being jealous about his new neighbors' big screen TV and other cool toys and everyone got a kick out of it, but they ultimately decided that the premise didn't "fit" the show.
Amusement Park (written by Matt Groening): No other information. Brush With Greatness, Selma's Choice, and Itchy & Scratchy Land should have provided enough amusement park jokes for a lifetime.
Homer's $1000 Suit (written by Sam Simon): No other information
Jayden Bennett
>thirtysimpsons (written by David Stern): A younger, hipper couple move in next door and cause Marge and Homer to become concerned that they're a bunch of uncool middle-aged squares. David Mirkin claimed that Stern produced a couple drafts of the script, which included Homer being jealous about his new neighbors' big screen TV and other cool toys and everyone got a kick out of it, but they ultimately decided that the premise didn't "fit" the show. Seems too much like Dead Putting Society desu.
Chase Torres
>thirtysimpsons Didn't they do something similar a few years ago with a hipster family? The dad had a quirky food truck and a fedora
Chase Flores
Yeah but that was Zombie Simpsons. Back when the show was in its prime, they wouldn't stoop to a generic, cheesy sitcom plot like that.
Colton Roberts
>they ultimately decided that the premise didn't "fit" the show. >didn't "fit" the show
...When was this, because it sounds like it'd fit now.
Thomas Allen
If that was when Dave Mirkin was the showrunner, Seasons 5-6.
Michael Turner
Ya know what? I don't care if making that Scientology episode results in the show getting cancelled. If it must be, then let it be.
Because that would gladly becworth it to piss off Cartwright and all those other drooling, scum sucking, functionally challenged, inbred dumbasses who support that blithering farce of a "religion".
Blake Howard
>Amusement Park (written by Matt Groening): No other information. Brush With Greatness, Selma's Choice, and Itchy & Scratchy Land should have provided enough amusement park jokes for a lifetime.
That was probably a precursor script to Itchy & Scratchy Land desu.
Ian Martinez
*tips*not really
Jackson Russell
>as if anyone cares what a tripfag, let alone Boco, thinks
Ayden Miller
>thirtysimpsons (written by David Stern): A younger, hipper couple move in next door and
Apparently bits and pieces of this one were used in several other episodes.
Nathan Bell
Originally Marge was supposed to be an alcoholic and Homer originally got fired from the plant in the first episode because she showed up the plant drunk and fucked shit up.
Lincoln Gutierrez
She was also a rabbit.
Chase Peterson
>scientology >religion
Pick one.
Christian Turner
they already showed that in the episode where they went to therapy
funny how in the original premise, Homer was the voice of reason
Henry Murphy
>Every religion is wrong unless it's Islam or Judaism Well done boco
Andrew Bell
Did you not see the quotes? It's as much of a religion as Taylor Swift is talented.
Ryder Martinez
It's been rumored that L. Ron Hubbard and friends were arch-fedoras and decided to invent a fake scam religion as a means of proving a point about how easy it is to get tax breaks in America simply by passing yourself off as a "church".
In any case, Scientology widely appeals to Hollywood idiots because it feeds their egos about how smart and cool they are and how your standing in the CoS is determined by how much money you donate.
Lucas Rodriguez
WATCH IT, BOCO.
Christian Foster
Go whine to your precious Lord Xenu, whack job.
Austin Powell
That $cientologist episode woulda been funny as shit.
Also would prove the point that the people who think they're the smartest are the easiest marks to the cult, AKA Lisa.
Woulda been a great ep. Maybe Bart gets in, convinces everyone he's a grand prophet in order to both get under Lisa's skin, and also make her realize the whole thing is a scam.
The episode writes itself, practically.
Zachary Lewis
So what, you're an atheist?
Connor Ortiz
What? No.
Landon Jackson
The fact that he let it go on for so long proves that absolute power corrupts. He should've hopped on his yacht with his millions and said "see ya suckers"
