The Simpsons: Zooey Deschanel, Max Weinberg Set For Valentine’s-Themed Episode

Bart’s rocky romance with Zooey Deschanel‘s Mary Spuckler will play a bigger part in The Simpson‘s 24th season than first thought.

The New Girl star is already set to bring her character back for the show’s Sept. 30 premiere, but TVLine has learned exclusively that she will also appear this winter in a special Valentine’s-themed outing titled “Love Is A Many-Splintered Thing.”

Per a Simpsons source, Bart’s heartstrings are pulled once again when Mary returns to Springfield, but his failure to pay her enough attention strains their relationship.

The episode also features guest turns by former Conan O’Brien bandleader Max Weinberg (playing himself) and noted political biographer Robert A. Caro (also as himself). And as previously reported, Sherlock‘s Benedict Cumberbatch turns up in a dual role.

THE SIMPSONS – Comic-Con 2012: Panel

THE SIMPSONS – Comic-Con 2012: Yeardley Smith Arrives in a Helicopter

Bart Simpson Loses His Head… to You at Comic-Con!

Now this is the kind of swag that’ll make a Simpsons fan go, “Cowabunga, dude!” If you pass by the FOX FANFARE booth (No. 4313) at Comic-Con next week, you can pick up one of these limited edition Bart crowns!

But, a word of advice: Get there early. It’s first come, first serve, and when the spiky scalps are gone, no amount of d’oh is gonna get you one.

And, in case you forgot — as if! — the Simpsons panel with series creator Matt Groening, executive producer Al Jean, supervising producer Mike Anderson and Yeardley “Lisa” Simpson will take place on Saturday, July 14, at 12:45pm in Ballroom 20.

Your thoughts? Digging the paper Bart ’do, or were you maybe hoping for edible shorts? Sound off below!

FOX: Renewed, Canceled or Picked Up?

Fox

Renewed

American Dad: Renewed
American Idol: Renewed
Bob’s Burgers: Renewed
Bones: Renewed
Family Guy: Renewed
Fringe: Renewed
Glee: Renewed
Hell’s Kitchen: Renewed 
Kitchen Nightmares: Renewed
New Girl: Renewed
Raising Hope: Renewed
The Cleveland Show: Renewed
The Simpsons: Renewed
The X Factor: RenewedTouch: Renewed

Canceled

Alcatraz: Canceled
Breaking In: Canceled
House: Series finale airs May 21
I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Canceled
Terra Nova: Canceled
The Finder: Canceled

Picked Up

Ben And Kate (AKA: Ned Fox Is My Manny)

Under the guise of being his niece’s nanny, a free spirited young guy moves in with his type “”A,”” tightly wound sister and in the process will help her re-enter the world.

Goodwin Games

The network has greenlight Goodwin Games, the How I Met Your Mother pair’s single-camera comedy project starring pilot season darling Becki Newton, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The half-hour entry, which hails from 20th Century Fox TV, revolves around three siblings — one of which the Ugly Betty star will play — who reconnect after the death of their father. Bays and Thomas join Mother executive producer Chris Harris as writers and EPs on the project.

It’s Messy (AKA: Untitled Mindy Kaling Project)
Young Bridget-Jones type doctor trying to navigate both her personal and professional lives

The Following 
An edge-of-your-seat thriller about the complex relationship between a diabolical serial killer and the damaged FBI agent who took him down. After the killer escaped, the agent is reactivated and discovers that he is no longer just hunting one man, but a massive cult of serial killers created and manipulated during his time in prison. Kevin Bacon near deal to star as the agent.

The Mob Doctor
A young female thoracic surgeon with Bridgeport roots is split between two worlds as she juggles her career and her lifelong debt to the South Chicago mob.

Fox Pick Ups

Returning Shows

• American Dad
• Bones
• The Cleveland Show
• Family Guy
• Fringe
• Glee
• New Girl
• Raising Hope
• The Simpsons
• Touch
• The X Factor

New Shows

• Ben And Kate
• It’s Messy
• Mob Doctor
• The Following
• The Goodwin Games