--- --- # _Game of Thrones_ Fans Will Be Thrilled by These Sneaky _Simpsons_ Jokes  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 2, 2017 7:46 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 2, 2017 7:46 PM UTC The 29th season premiere of _The Simpsons_ was a reverential nod to the fantasy world of [George R. R. Martin](http://time.com/4913564/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones/)‘s _Song of Ice and Fire_, with plenty of sneaky _Game of Thrones_ gags in store for fans of both popular franchises. The biggest homage was a cameo from the voice of none other than Jaime Lannister himself, [Nikolaj Coster-Waldeau](http://time.com/4773892/game-of-thrones-jaime-lannister-nikolaj-coster-waldau/). In the satirical episode, he plays Marge’s similarly blue-beehived twin brother — and in true _Thrones_ form, his animated character [has a thing](http://time.com/4918867/game-of-thrones-jaime-cersei-lannister/) for his relative that wouldn’t fly in today’s society (and isn’t particularly well-received in Westeros, either). Another wink at the traditions of Westeros comes in the form of a raven-delivered message that Bart sends to the bartender Moe, filled with medieval curses. There are [plenty other Easter eggs](http://uproxx.com/tv/game-of-thrones-references-simpsons-premiere-season-29/2/) for sharp-eyed fans, from an appearance from a dragon, a [three-eyed raven](http://time.com/3924852/every-game-of-thrones-death/item/three-eyed-raven/) that serves as a meal, a Martin cameo and signs of White Walkers galore. > [](https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/914688381019332608) > [](https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/914686465015128064) > [](https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/914647978689757184) > [](https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/914686271485730816) Beyond _Thrones_, though, the episode, called the “Serfsons,” touches on the territory of many other medieval-set magical worlds, with references to Harry-Potter-style spell-casting, _Lord of the Rings, Narnia_ [and more.](http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-simpsons-over-15-of-the-best-fantasy-easter-eggs-in-the-season-premiere?%5F%5Fsource=Blastr%5FTrue%5FAnthem%5FBlastr%5FTwitter&utm%5Fcampaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm%5Fcontent=59d1bd4f00bd470007f60c81&utm%5Fmedium=trueAnthem&utm%5Fsource=twitter) _The Simpsons_ airs weekly on Sunday nights on FOX. Game of Thrones Moments in Simpsons Episode ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4965700/game-of-thrones-simpsons/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4965700/game-of-thrones-simpsons/"},"headline":"Game of Thrones Fans Will Be Thrilled by These Sneaky Simpsons Jokes","datePublished":"2017-10-02T19:46:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:42.901Z","description":"The 29th season premiere of the satirical animated show is fantasy-themed — and stuffed with references to 'Game of Thrones' and more.","url":"https://time.com/4965700/game-of-thrones-simpsons/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","simpsons"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4965700/game-of-thrones-simpsons/","name":"Game of Thrones Fans Will Be Thrilled by These Sneaky Simpsons Jokes"}}]}] ```