SUNDAY, JANUARY 18

[EDITOR'S NOTE: KING OF THE HILL and AMERICAN DAD are preempted this evening.]

--"THE SIMPSONS"�(8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) CC

HOMER SUSPECTS BART'S NEW FRIEND OF ORCHESTRATING A TERRORIST PLOT ON "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, ON FOX

Shohreh Aghdashloo ("24") Guest-Voices

The Simpson family takes a trip to the Mapple Store at the Springfield Mall where Lisa gets her very own Mypod, and Bart interrupts an announcement from Steve Mobbs with his own voiceover, causing pandemonium to break loose in the store. On his way home from the mall, Bart narrowly escapes punishment and befriends a Muslim boy named Bashir. Homer becomes suspicious of Bart's new friend and invites Bashir, his mother (guest voice Shohreh Aghdashloo) and his father over for dinner so he can investigate their supposed anti-American sentiments. Having already offended Bashir and his family at dinner, Homer goes to their home to apologize, but he instead snoops around their house, a la Jack Bauer, and uncovers what he believes to be a terrorist plot to blow up the Springfield Mall. The race is on as Homer tries to warn the residents of Springfield about the impending disaster in the "Mypods and Boomsticks" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Jan. 18 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-1920) (TV-PG D, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Hank Azaria as Moe; Harry Shearer as Skinner; Pamela Haden as Milhouse; Tress MacNeille as Bashir

Guest Voice Cast: Shohreh Aghdashloo as Mina