Mad About the Toy
| "Mad About the Toy" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 30 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Rob Oliver |
| Written by | Michael Price |
| Production code | YABF03 |
| Original air date | January 6, 2019 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "My new year's resolution was to quit school" |
| Couch gag | The Simpson family takes a break during a football game, with their friends cheering them on. |
"Mad About the Toy" is the eleventh episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 650th episode overall. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Michael Price. It aired in the United States on Fox on January 6, 2019.
In this episode, Grampa gets a panic attack when he sees toy soldiers that look like himself, so the Simpson family investigates how Grampa's likeness appeared on the toys. Bryan Batt guest starred as Philip Hefflin. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and political analyst Lawrence O'Donnell appeared as themselves. The episode received mixed reviews.
The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 2019. It was the first episode to win the award for the series in over a decade, with the previous Simpsons winner, "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind", airing in 2007.