"screenless" is the fifteenth episode of the thirty-first season of "the simpsons". it was first shown on television on the fox network on march 8, 2020. in the episode, marge wants the family to lower their screen time. however, she later finds out she needs to lower her screen time the most. the episode was dedicated to james lipton who died on march 2, 2020, six days before the episode was shown on television. he guest starred in the episodes "the sweetest apu" and "homer the father".