HOMER AND MARGE PLAY MUSICAL HOUSES ON �THE SIMPSONS� THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, ON FOX

Ricky Gervais Makes Guest Voice Appearance Homer's obsession with Lenny's new plasma TV prompts Marge to enter the family in a sweepstakes, and they win a trip to the Fox Studio Lot. Against Marge's wishes, Homer signs them up for a "Trading Spouses"-type show and is forced to take in a controlling wife, while Marge moves in with a beaten-down husband, Charlie (guest-star Ricky Gervais), and his perfect son. Charlie quickly develops a crush on Marge, while she tries to give him the strength to stand up to his own wife in THE SIMPSONS episode �Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife� airing Thursday, Oct. 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-1708) (TV-PG D) Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson, Mayor Quimby and Groundskeeper Willie, Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson and Patty; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson and Nelson Muntz; Nelson, Ralph and Kearney; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Harry Shearer as Kent Brockman, Mr. Burns and Smithers; Pamela Hayden as Milhouse; Hank Azaria as Cletus and Carl.

Guest Voice: Ricky Gervais as Charlie.

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: If NLCS Game #7 (SP-0727) is necessary, the baseball game will air instead of THE SIMPSONS, AMERICAN DAD and the two FAMILY GUY episodes.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: 'TIL DEATH and HAPPY HOUR are preempted this night.]