The Simpsons’ 800th episode features parody of hit 90s song — and fans are loving it

The Simpsons celebrated its historical milestone pinch nan return of R.E.M. co-founder and erstwhile frontman Michael Stipe, who sang a parody of nan stone band’s deed 1992 opus “Everybody Hurts.”

Season 37 of nan long-running animated sitcom came to an extremity Sunday nighttime pinch a two-part episode, nan 2nd marking nan show’s 800th installment.

Titled “Homer? A Cracker Bro?,” nan last section follows Homer Simpson and Kirk Van Houten arsenic they motorboat a hugely successful business task together — a “crumbless” cracker that sweeps nan nation. However, Kirk’s life “is flipped upside down aft suffering a manic section that has near him pinch depression,” according to nan installment’s logline.

At 1 constituent successful nan episode, a montage plays of Kirk stepping astir his location successful a depressed haze, snacking connected a full rotisserie chicken. While he moves from room to room, an animated type of Stipe, 66, serenades him pinch a spoof of “Everybody Hurts.”

“When your time is long, and astatine night, astatine nighttime you snack unsocial / When you’re judge your hunger is gone for this life, good bent on,” he sings. “Don’t fto yourself choke conscionable because your rima is barren / Everybody Kirks, crumb-times.”

The Simpsons fans are overjoyed by Stipe’s astonishment cameo, pinch 1 commenting connected Instagram: “Loved it! Between that and nan Philly-centric section earlier it, it was nan astir nosy I’ve had watching TV connected a Sunday nighttime successful forever.

“Rem successful The Simpsons successful 2026? Hell yeah,” a 2nd said, pinch a 3rd writing: “This is conscionable what I needed.”

“Today’s my day and my girl heard maine laughing, I explained to her my favourite set and TV show teamed up,” different added. “She asked if they did that for me. I opportunity yes.”

Stipe first appeared connected The Simpsons in a 2001 Thanksgiving section alongside his “Losing My Religion” band, who were tricked into performing astatine Homer’s recently opened car shed barroom aft being told it was a fundraiser to prevention nan rainforest.

“I was ace flattered to beryllium invited backmost into The Simpsons universe, and peculiarly pinch this expansive connection of awesome hope,” Stipe said of his caller cameo, according to Stereogum.

The Simpsons is nan longest-running scripted primetime bid successful TV history. It debuted successful 1989, and showrunner Matt Selman precocious insisted it will “never person a finale.” Last April, Fox renewed nan show for an further 4 seasons.

Season 37 of The Simpsons is disposable to watercourse connected Hulu and Disney+.