The Simpsons opening sequence Bart writes "Being right sucks", a reference to the 2000 episode "Bart to the Future" where Lisa succeeds Trump as Commander-in-Chief. During the opening sequence, Lisa is seen being ejected from band rehearsal due to her non-conformist saxophone playing. She exits the room playing a saxophone solo, which sometimes changes. Some of the solos have similarities with pieces by Donovan, Frank Zappa, James Brown, and Charlie Parker. "The Simpsons" composer Alf Clausen said that the session musicians who perform her solos do not try to play at the second grade level and instead "think of Lisa as a really good
The Simpsons (franchise) TV series and the potential backlash of overcoming it by using a "memory wipe". In July 2017, Silverman and Jean said that the sequel was in the early stages of development, while stressing the toll production of the first picture took on the entire staff. On August 10, 2018, it was reported that a sequel to "The Simpsons Movie" is in development. The final issue of "Simpsons Illustrated" was a one-shot comic edition titled "Simpsons Comics and Stories". The overwhelming success of this seemingly one-shot book led to the creation of Bongo Comics Group, which has gone on to publish