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The Simpsons special short drops on Disney Plus tomorrow

Maggie Simpson encounters fate at the playground.

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Maggie Simpson is getting her own animated short.

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Maggie Simpson might be small, but she's getting herself into a big adventure in a Simpsons animated short called Playdate with Destiny. 

The short drops Friday on Disney Plus, Simpsons creator Matt Groening said in a letter on Disney Plus' Instagram page Thursday. The platform has racked up more than 50 million subscribers in the last five months. 

According to a release, the premise has to do with Maggie being rescued by a heroic fellow baby from "playground peril." She's excited to see her "baby beau" again the next day, but -- we can only assume shenanigans ensue.

The animated short originally ran ahead of Disney and Pixar's Onward in theaters.

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