The Simpsons’ Playdate With Destiny Short Was A Product Of Serendipity – /Film

In 2012, back when they were still under the 20th Century Fox banner, the studio did something a little different and released a "Simpsons" short film called "Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare" to theaters, which preceded "Ice Age: Continental Drift." The four-minute short follows Maggie on her first day of daycare at the Ayn Rand School of Tots, which favors groups of children over others.

The appeal of "The Longest Daycare" is that it doesn't feature a single line of dialogue, focusing instead on Maggie's silent attachment to a blue butterfly that a unibrowed baby wants to squash. Even when there's no spoken banter for these characters, the subtle inflections on Maggie's face coupled with the rapid-paced background gags prove how adept this team is at getting a laugh. The short was even nominated for an Oscar, but lost to Disney's "Paperman."

Maggie would return to the big screen nearly a decade later with another silent short entitled "Playdate With Destiny," which featured the youngest Simpson finding herself in a meet-cute romance with a boy at the park named Hudson. According to an interview with The AV Club, executive producer Al Jean claims the short had been in development for years. It was likely for another episode in the series' 31st season ("The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby").

But there was an exciting development for the team behind the short when they learned where it would ultimately end up.

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The Simpsons' Playdate With Destiny Short Was A Product Of Serendipity - /Film