During a panel at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today focused on showrunners from FOX comedies, The Simpsons ’ Al Jean revealed that The Simpsons / Futurama crossover special will air in November.

Jean once more noted the involvement of the entire Futurama cast - with Futurama over (again), the story will occur in an episode of The Simpsons, which is going into Season 26 (!) this fall.Of course, before than that, we’ll see The Simpsons meet the characters from Family Guy, on the one-hour season premiere of Family Guy. As Jean noted, “the Family Guy crossover, which I think was great, was done by these guys,” referring to Family Guy showrunners Rich Appel and Steve Callaghan, who joined him on the panel.

New Footage from The Simpsons / Family Guy Crossover Shown

The Family Guy producers said Jean and his fellow Simpsons EPs James L. Brooks and Matt Groening were “Incredibly generous,” noting there were only “one or two lines out of an hour-long episode they asked us to tweak,” and also gave high praise for The Simpsons cast for their work on the special.Jean joked that he recalled asking the Family Guy producers, “’Can you cut one rape joke?’ They said no. We said, ‘Okay.’”Also teased by Jean was the Simpsons season premiere, which will kill off a character. Jean gave some notable clues, including the fact that the premiere is called “Clown in the Dumps” and that the actor who plays this character has won an Emmy for their work on The Simpsons. Jean did say the character could be seen again via flashbacks or as a ghost.The Simpsons: Season 28 premieres Sunday, September 28th on FOX - the same night Family Guy's one-hour premiere, "The Simpsons Guy," airs.