( EW.com ) -- You may now exclaim , `` Holy crap ! Woo hoo ! `` : Seth MacFarlane has recorded a guest spot on The Simpsons . `` The Family Guy '' creator and voice actor ( not to mention one of EW 's Entertainers of the Year and the host of the upcoming Oscars ) will try to romance Marge in an episode that 's slated to air next fall as the season 25 premiere , EW has learned . The two popular animated shows , of course , share a network , a night , an overweight patriarch that falls well shy of role model , and a rivalry as they 've playfully jabbed each other on screen over the years . `` We wanted to come together in a bipartisan way to make Fox Sunday night rock , '' sums up Simpsons executive producer Al Jean of the MacFarlane casting . `` This was all very fun . '' In the episode , titled `` Dangers on a Train , '' Marge mistakes an Ashley Madison-type website for a Dolly Madison-type cupcake site , not realizing that it 's a destination for married people to arrange affairs . While on the site , she encounters the charming Ben ( MacFarlane ) , who pursues her as they bond over their mutual love of a `` Downton Abbey '' -ish series , Upton Rectory . `` A lot of him trying to go after her is over the phone , so it 's a perfect part for someone with his voice , '' says Jean , who adds that the smooth-voiced MacFarlane croons `` The Way You Look Tonight '' in the episode . ( By the way , Ben 's wife is voiced by comedian Lisa Lampanelli , `` which explains what 's wrong with his marriage , '' quips Jean . ) MacFarlane â€ ” who lent his voice to Matt Groening 's other animated series , `` Futurama , '' in 2009 â€ ” welcomed the offer to visit Springfield . `` We thought we had a great part that he 'd be perfect for , and it would be great to have him on our show , so it worked out just right , '' says Jean , noting : `` There 's been a little rivalry . We 're both humor shows and we make jokes , but it 's always been friendly . '' EW Daily Poll : Do you like 'midseason finales ' ? In fact , `` Dangers on a Train '' contains a joke that tweaks both `` Family Guy '' and `` The Simpsons . '' During one of Marge and Ben 's conversations , says Jean , `` they talk about this Downton Abbey show and they say , 'There 's so much great stuff on Sunday nights ... except on Fox . ' '' Will `` Family Guy '' flip the script and feature some Simpsons talent on an upcoming episode ? MacFarlane was unavailable for comment , but Jean says , `` I 'm hopeful that there will be something of us on their show but that 's up to them . We 'd certainly welcome it . '' In any case , he adds , `` for Seth , it completes the Saturday Night Live/Oscar host/Simpsons triple crown that exists only in my head . '' ( UPDATE : Some of you have astutely noted that Dan Castellaneta had a one-line cameo in an October episode of `` Family Guy . '' We were asking if `` Family Guy '' will return the favor with a prominent guest role like MacFarlane 's . ) See original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
The Family Guy creator will try to romance Marge in an episode that 's slated to air next fall . MacFarlane welcomed the offer to visit Springfield . Executive producer says `` it completes the Saturday Night Live/Oscar host/Simpsons triple crown ''