THE SIMPSONS: "CLOWN IN THE DUMPS"

Fox has released two clips, an image gallery and description from "Clown in the Dumps," the episode of The Simpsons premiering on Sunday at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).

For the first clip, CLICK HERE.

For the second clip, CLICK HERE.

Here's how Fox describes the episode:

"In the milestone 26th season opener of The Simpsons, the unthinkable happens: a Springfield resident dies. Also, Krusty retires after he's offended by a comedy cable channel roast of him, and Lisa tries to protect Homer from getting hurt."

David Hyde Pierce, Sarah Silverman and Jeff Ross provide guest-voices.

Click on the thumbnails for larger images.