The Simpsons (Season 32) (Johnsonverse)

The thirty-second season of The Simpsons premiered on September 27, 2020 with the episode "The Decline Stops Here".

The first season to be executive produced by Tim and Chloe Johnson, this season retconned almost everything that happened between the eleventh and thirty-first seasons, with only episodes well-received by fans staying in the canon. Alf Clausen, the composer from 1990 to 2017, returned to compose the season, also retroactively rescoring Seasons 29 to 31 in their entirety.

Before the season aired, there were rumors that all non-Caucasian characters voiced by Caucasian actors would be recast in the wake of the George Floyd protests and riots; both the Johnson twins vehemently denied them in a 2020 interview, even comparing the idea to "segregation", with Chloe in particular stating, "Picture the first half of the Saints Row mission "All the King's Men" in which you drive Ben King's truck while he and Johnny Gat are terrorizing poor Stefan into giving up the codes to Tanya's penthouse by dangling him out of it. Replace you with a PC police driver, King and Gat with a PC police chief and deputy, Stefan with the voice actor, and change their motive to scaring said actor off their role, and it's exactly what's happening now".

The iconic opening sequence was also redone; it is now inspired by the 1990-2009 opening, with more complex character movements reminiscent of the 1989 and 1990 opening sequences, less attempts at humor, and even more characters, environments, and references to older seasons.

Finally, the animation style of the older seasons was brought back, with the animation now being done in-house by Johnson Television Animation, even reverting to cel animation for the first time since the 13th season in 2001-2002.

Episodes

 * 1) The Decline Stops Here (written by Tim and Chloe Johnson) - The new bosses, Tim and Chloe Johnson, arrive in Springfield, and the townspeople, including the Simpsons, begin to notice many differences in their normal life. The people notice that Tim and Chloe have been changing Springfield... for the better. Chalkboard gag: "I will not moon our new corporate overlords". Couch gag: A redone version of the 1992-2002 "circus line" couch gag. Air date: September 27, 2020.
 * 2) Homer Improvement (written by Tim and Chloe Johnson) - Homer must prove to Tim and Chloe that he can act like his old self again. Chalkboard gag: "There's no such thing as ghosts". Couch gag: Tim and Chloe sit on the couch as the Simpsons look at them. Air date: October 4, 2020.
 * 3) Rise from Your Grave! (written by Tim and Chloe Johnson) - Ned is shocked to learn that his deceased wife Maude Flanders has been resurrected after an accident at Professor Frink's lab. Air date: October 11, 2020.
 * 4) Bart's Powers (written by Robby Victors) - Bart tricks the people of Springfield into thinking he has psychological powers. Air date: October 18, 2020.
 * 5) Undercover Burns
 * 6) Captain Homer
 * 7) Moe-ah Lisa
 * 8) Marge's Time to Shine
 * 9) Three Times the Cheese

Reception
The first episode, "The Decline Stops Here", was universally acclaimed, and is generally seen as a return to form for the series; many fans have dubbed this season "the start of a renaissance".