The Seemingly Never-Ending Story " is the 13th episode of '' The Simpsons ' '' 17th season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 12 , 2006 . The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming less than One Hour ) . At the 34th Annie Awards , episode writer Ian Maxtone-Graham won the award for " Best Writing in an Animated Television Production . " The episode is notable for containing many levels of nested storytelling , much like The NeverEnding Story written by Michael Ende which the title references
34th Annie Awards
34th Annie Awards
The Seemingly Never-Ending Story