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We seem to be entering a whole new world for The Simpsons (so to speak), with the show that once referred to the head of its old corporate master as a “billionaire tyrant” now embracing its new corporate masters at Disney with a surprising willingness. Tonight, it’ll air an episode featuring a bunch of Marvel Studios references, right down to cameos from Kevin Feige and the Russo brothers, and on Friday a new Simpsons short film will be screened in front of Onward, the new movie from Pixar. As far as we know, Onward has absolutely nothing to do with The Simpsons, this is just Disney saying “we own Pixar, we own The Simpsons, let’s put the two together in the name of increasing general brand awareness.”