The Simpsons in Plusaversary

### Produced By

James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Matt Selman, Joel H. Cohen, Richard Sakai, Denise Sirkot and Richard Raynis

### Production Companies

Gracie Films
 20th Television Animation

### Release Date

November 12, 2021

**The Simpsons in Plusaversary** is a short film directed by David Silverman. The film was released on November 12, 2021.

## Plot

Several Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and The Simpsons characters are lined up to enter Moe's Tavern, where Maleficent is checking the guest list to enter, and Homer is complaining he's not on the list, however, when Goofy appears, he forces him to be his +1.

At the Tavern, Darth Vader is drinking a beer, Doctor Strange is playing pool along with Carl and Lenny, Homer and Goofy are drinking beers, Elsa is creating some ice in a bucket that a Fantasia's broom is filling with beer, while Buzz Lightyear and The Mandalorian are having an arm wrestling contest, that Buzz loses, and Moe thinks that Donald Duck is choking, so Barney tries to do a Heimlich Manoeuvre on him.

At the table, Homer and Goofy are discussing, while Happy is complaining how the party stinks before complaining to Grumpy, and they get divided by Lisa who comes to the Tavern to collect Homer, who gets his beer struck by BB-8. Lisa then cheers the place up with a song about Disney+.

After the song, Mickey Mouse's shadow appears over the door to the Tavern, overjoying everyone as the boss is arriving, but Bart appears instead, dressed as Mickey, telling them to get back to work, and dragging Goofy away, while Barney drags Homer the other way.

## Cast and Characters

* Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson/ Donald Duck / Barney Gumble / Sideshow Mel / Happy / Grumpy / Winnie the Pooh
* Hank Azaria as Moe Szyslak / Goofy / Horatio McCallister / Buzz Lightyear
* Tress MacNeille as Maleficent
* Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson / Maggie Simpson
* Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson

### Disney

* Maui
* Elsa
* Tinker Bell
* Sebastian
* Cobra Bubbles
* Cinderella
* Tiana
* Olaf
* Hades
* Jafar
* White Rabbit
* Baymax
* Fa Mulan
* Lady
* Tramp
* Snow White
* Cruella De Vil
* Scar
* Mowgli
* Captain Hook
* Clarabelle Cow
* Gaston
* Jiminy Cricket
* Beast
* Pinocchio
* Magic Brooms
* Dalmatian Puppies
* Ferdinand the Bull

### Pixar

* Woody
* Jessie
* Hamm
* James P. Sullivan
* WALL-E
* Miguel Rivera
* Joe Gardner
* Son

### Star Wars

* Stormtroopers
* Max Reebo
* Lando
* Ahsoka Tano
* Darth Vader
* BB-8
* The Mandalorian

### Marvel Cinematic Universe

* Doctor Strange
* Loki
* Ant-Man

## Reception

Rich Knight of Cinema Blend ranked The Simpsons in Plusaversary first in their top of The Simpsons Disney+ shorts, stated it manages to be the best short film from the franchise, praised the humour and the gags, and complimented the film for satirizing Disney and its characters. Mike Celestino of LaughingPlace.com gave a positive review, writing, "The Simpson clan has been part of the Disney family for about two and a half years now, and it’s good to see the powers that be at the House of Mouse letting them run amok with familiar characters like this.  And as a franchise, The Simpsons has become something of an in-house court jester for The Walt Disney Company, skewering their otherwise straightforward takes on treasured properties like Marvel and Star Wars".

John Schwarz of Bubbleblabber gave Plusaversary a five out of ten stating "Personally, I think Family Guy and South Park over the years has beaten The Simpsons to this punch on a number of different and much funnier occasions. While the other shorts did a better job of really showcasing The Simpsons’ writers influence on Disney characters, this one seemed the most hands-off because, as we know, Disney seldom understands comedy."

Luke Savage of Jacobin wrote a scathing review in which he attributed the short to a mass media landscape in which a small number of conglomerates controlled the majority of content. He disapproved of having Lisa Simpson sing a song endorsing Disney+. Jeremy Brown of What'sOnDisneyPlus.com gave the short 1.5 out of 5, writing that "This seems to have no real purpose other than trying to shoehorn as many characters into one six-minute short as possible... overall this is just kinda dumb. It feels like Disney patting itself on the back for providing the service, but there’s no real reason to do that". Jamie Sylvester of Inside the Magic.com was disturbed by the portrayal of Goofy as a drinker complaining about his work, and was thankful that the short was not marketed towards children.