May the 12th Be with You
Promotional poster
Directed by	David Silverman
Written by	Joel H. Cohen Al Jean David Mirkin Jeff Westbrook
Based on	The Simpsons by Matt Groening
Production companies	Gracie Films 20th Television Animation
Distributed by	Disney+ ( Disney Platform Distribution)
Release date	May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10)
Running time	5 minutes
Country	United States

The Simpsons: May the 12th Be with You is an animated short film based on the television series The Simpsons. The short was released on May 10, 2024, on Disney+ in celebration of both Star Wars Day and Mother's Day. ^{[1] [2]}

It is the eighth Simpsons Disney+ short film and the third Simpsons short film related to Star Wars after The Force Awakens from Its Nap (2021) and Rogue Not Quite One (2023). ^[3]

In its first week of release, the short film topped the most watched films on Disney+. ^[4]

Plot

Marge and other moms and children of Disney+ are getting ready for a Mother's Day outing, get in the car, but Homer hasn't fixed it yet, but the day is saved when Ahsoka Tano comes to the rescue. On Ahsoka's T-6 shuttle, Marge gets sick and opens a window, ejecting BB-8 out of the ship. Right after they arrive at the Disney Playground Planet, the Evil Queen in her witch form informs them they need to go to the Disney Parking Planet first.

On the planet, a battle with lightsabers ensues against Stormtroopers and Maggie and the other kids join too. Marge gets a little too eager to fight when she gets stopped by a stormtrooper saying it's just a simulation and tells others she ruined the simulation. She gets booed and to apologize, she organizes a party at the Simpsons house. At the party, Hulu kids join, and Homer takes Stewie Griffin at Moe's Tavern.

Cast

• Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson
• Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Abe Simpson, and Goofy
• Nancy Cartwright as Maggie Simpson and Mickey Mouse
• Tress MacNeille as Bambi's mother, the Evil Queen, and Mrs. Potts
• Carolyn Omine as Nani Pelekai
• Maggie Roswell as Mary Poppins
• Maurice LaMarche as Darth Vader
• Seth MacFarlane as Stewie Griffin

Reception

John Schwarz of Bubbleblabber gave May the 12th Be with You an 8.5 out of 10, stating,

The producers for The Simpsons do shorts like this all of the time and I think this one’s by far the best one for two reasons: 1) We get far more talking than the previous shorts 2) It was actually funny! And that last part is the most important because whilst the previous shorts seemed to forget that, even in four minutes, you gotta get a laugh, “May the 12th Be With You” is by far the funniest, gag-filled effort of the bunch and you should definitely add it to your watchlist this weekend. ^[5]

References

External links

• May the 12th Be with You at IMDb
• May the 12th Be with You on Disney+