--- description: He will make a cameo on the show's Feb. 8 episode title: Pharrell to Appear on 'The Simpsons' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6741a9db09bafa05/69877b6335ba6f7fabc06a85/pharrell.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Pharrell to Appear on _The Simpsons_ by [Rachel Janik](/author/rachel-janik/) ## Rachel Janik Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 22, 2015 9:53 PM CUT  Pharrell Williams performs onstage during Y100's Jingle Ball 2014 on December 21, 2014 in Miami, FL. Pharrell Williams performs onstage during Y100's Jingle Ball 2014 on December 21, 2014 in Miami, FL.Larry Marano—2014 Getty Images by [Rachel Janik](/author/rachel-janik/) ## Rachel Janik Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 22, 2015 9:53 PM CUT Pharrell Williams will make a [cameo as himself](http://www.insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/22/pharrell-simpsons/?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined") in an upcoming episode of _The Simpsons._ The “Happy” singer will appear in an episode titled “Walking Big & Tall,” scheduled to air on Feb. 8, _Entertainment Weekly_ reports. In the episode, Pharrell offers to write a city anthem for the Simpson family’s hometown of Springfield. Pharrell is the latest guest star in the show’s current season, a list that includes comedians Nick Offerman and Sarah Silverman, as well as the cast of _Futurama_. _Entertainment Weekly_ has the full story, and an exclusive preview of the Simpsonized Pharrell, [here](http://www.insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/22/pharrell-simpsons/?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3679110/pharell-williams-simpsons/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3679110/pharell-williams-simpsons/"},"headline":"Pharrell to Appear on The Simpsons","datePublished":"2015-01-22T21:53:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:48:33.426Z","description":"He will make a cameo on the show's Feb. 8 episode","url":"https://time.com/3679110/pharell-williams-simpsons/","keywords":["Television","Pharrell","Pharrell Williams","The Simpsons"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6741a9db09bafa05/69877b6335ba6f7fabc06a85/pharrell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel Janik","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rachel-janik/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6741a9db09bafa05/69877b6335ba6f7fabc06a85/pharrell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pharrell","caption":"XXX performs onstage during Y100's Jingle Ball 2014 at BB&T Center on December 21, 2014 in Miami, FL.","creditText":"Larry Marano—2014 Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3679110/pharell-williams-simpsons/","name":"Pharrell to Appear on The Simpsons"}}]}] ```