Tom Waits is set to appear on an episode of The Simpsons.
Yahoo reports Waits will playing himself as someone who helps introduce Homer to a community of survivalists, according to executive producer Al Jean.
“We did a lot of research into the ‘prepper’ phenomenon, where people are convinced that some horrible catastrophe – like an electromagnetic pulse – is going to occur, and that people will have to survive without the grid,” he says. “Homer becomes a prepper.”
Waits will appear – but won’t sing - in the episode entitled “Homer Goes to Prep School.” The episode will air sometime in December.
The Simpsons returns to Fox for its 24th season on September 30.
Waits recently released a video for “Hell Broke Luce” from his "Bad As Me" album – watch it here.
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