‘The Simpsons’ Sings Musical Number About Homer Not Wanting to Buy Marge Tampons (EXCLUSIVE)

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Simpsons” has been in an experimental mode as of late, trying big swings like its “series finale” Season 36 premiere and its recent, spot-on parody of “The White Lotus.” This week, the show is once again playing with its format — via the sketch comedy-inspired “Women in Shorts” episode.

Variety has a first look (scroll down below) at one of the bits. Rather than a single storyline, the “Women in Shorts” episode will contain around 15 different vignettes.

Writer Christine Nangle, who penned the episode, has a sketch background (“Saturday Night Live,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Kroll Show”) and hails from the Upright Citizens Brigade, so trying it on “The Simpsons” made sense. “Our showrunner, Matt Selman, has been really encouraging us to take risks and break format a little bit more,” Nangle said. “I thought it would be cool to do an episode that feels a little bit like a sketch show, and delving into the lives of the women of the town.” The twist starts at the beginning, when Lisa is seen in the opening writing on the blackboard instead of Bart. “And then throughout, we kind of play with different animation styles, different types of scenes, and then we have the song.” As seen in the clip shared with Variety, Homer (Dan Castellaneta) is too chicken to buy feminine hygiene products for Marge (Julie Kavner) — and the store clerks (voiced by Dawnn Lewis and Tony Rodriguez) shame him via song and dance, in “Incompetent Husband,” a number composed by Kara Talve.

The entire episode is about “the unseen lives of the women of Springfield,” and other sketches includes Malibu Stacy’s visit to the real world, Luann’s friends helping her break her addiction to wine merch, Bernice.