Their latest album ‘Van Weezer’ may be delayed but beloved alt icon Weezer will get animated this Sunday on the latest episode of ‘the Simpsons’. The episode called “the Hateful Eight-year olds” will feature the Weez portraying a cover band on a romantic cruise that Homer and Marge are taking. According to Consequence of Sound, Weezer will be featured with 3 songs including a never-before-heard track “Blue Dream”.
Several alternative bands have appeared on the long-running animated TV institution including an entire episode that spoofed the Lollapalooza tour with Homer joining the tour as ‘freakshow’ performing who gets got shot in his jiggly belly with a cannonball. The episode called ‘Homerpalooza’ (Season 7 / Episode 24) came out in 1996 when Lolla was culture tidal wave of on the peak of 90’s alternative music breakthrough period culturally so it was ripe for satire. There is some very memorable scenes with Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, and Sonic Youth all providing their voices for the episode. You can stream every episode of the Simpsons now on Disney+.
