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'''VABF''' is the twenty-seventh production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for most of the season while [[Matt Selman]] served as the showrunner for VABF03, VABF09, VABF17, and VABF22. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 27|broadcast season 27]] on [[Fox]], with seven [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 28|broadcast season 28]]. The episodes aired from December 6, [[2015]] with "[['Paths of Glory]]", to November 13, [[2016]] with "[[Havana Wild Weekend]]".

== Episodes ==
{{Table|
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{{TBT|[[File:'Paths of Glory promo 4.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF01}}
{{TB|'''"[['Paths of Glory]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 6, 2015}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Ferris]]}}
{{TB|S27 E8}}
{{TCsT|When [[Lisa]] sets out to restore the tarnished reputation of [[Springfield]]'s [[Amelia Vanderbuckle|first female inventor]], she and [[Bart]] go to [[Springfield Home for the Criminally Different|an asylum]], where Bart finds the diary of one of the patients. Claiming it as his own work, [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] start to think that Bart is a psychopath. Things go too far when he is shipped off to join an Air Force program.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Barthood promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF02}}
{{TB|'''"[[Barthood]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 13, 2015}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Greaney]]}}
{{TB|S27 E9}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]]'s coming-of-age story chronicles his life from six years old to his time as an accomplished young man. Along the way, his tense relationship with [[Homer]], an overly uncaring version of himself, and [[Lisa]], who overshadows him in every way possible, shapes Bart more than he realizes.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Girl Code promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF03}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Girl Code]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 3, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|S27 E10}}
{{TCsT|After a photo [[Marge]] posts on social media gets [[Homer]] fired, he returns to the best job he ever had, a dishwasher at [[Odyssey Diner|a Greek restaurant]]. This same post inspires [[Lisa]] to code [[CONRAD|an app]] that predicts the real-life consequences of anything you post online. However, she accidentally creates sentient artificial intelligence.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Stephen Merchant]] as [[CONRAD]] and [[Kaitlin Olson]] as [[Quinn Hopper]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF04}}
{{TB|'''"[[Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 10, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S27 E11}}
{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] starts drinking a [[Buzz Milk|milk substitute]] filled with bad hormones, he experiences early puberty and grows a little mustache — as well as feelings for [[Mrs. Berrera]], his new teacher. Mrs. Berrera winds up in the middle of a romantic rivalry, as she also draws the attention of [[Principal Skinner]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Sofia Vergara]] as [[Mrs. Berrera]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Much Apu About Something promo 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF05}}
{{TB|'''"[[Much Apu About Something]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 17, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|S27 E12}}
{{TCsT|[[Sanjay]] passes his stake in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] to his millennial son, [[Jay]], who turns it into a [[Quick & Fresh|hip, health food market]] against [[Apu]]'s insistence on tradition. [[Bart]], whom [[Homer]] had convinced to give up pranking, is called upon to return to his trickster life and take down the new store.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Utkarsh Ambudkar]] as [[Jay Nahasapeemapetilon]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Gal of Constant Sorrow promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF06}}
{{TB|'''"[[Gal of Constant Sorrow]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 21, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
{{TB|S27 E14}}
{{TCsT|After [[Bart]] accidentally sends a [[Hettie Mae Boggs|sweet homeless woman]]'s cart into the river, he allows her to live in his closet for a small fee. When [[Lisa]] discovers that the woman is an incredible folk singer, she offers her own closet and plans a concert, only to be disappointed by Hettie's surprising substance abuse and violent nature. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] tries to prove he's handy, but accidentally traps the [[Snowball II|cat]] in the walls of the house.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Bob Boilen]] as {{Ch|Bob Boilen|himself}}, [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], [[Kate McKinnon]] as [[Hettie Mae Boggs]], and [[Natalie Maines]] as Hettie's singing voice.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF07}}
{{TB|'''"[[Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4|Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4]]"'''}}
{{TB|February 14, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S27 E13}}
{{TCsT|Lonely [[Professor Frink]] uses science to turn himself into a man whom women find attractive. Then, overwhelmed by the attention, he invents an algorithm to perfectly pair the lonely men and women of [[Springfield]]. Meanwhile, [[Marge]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] visit [[Grampa]] for Valentine's Day and try to rescue the old folks from a drug-induced hallucination that allows them to relive their happiest memories.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa the Veterinarian promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF08}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa the Veterinarian]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 6, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Vebber]]}}
{{TB|S27 E15}}
{{TCsT|After performing CPR on a tased raccoon, [[Lisa]] discovers her calling to be a veterinarian and becomes an intern at the local office, but learns a tough lesson when her neglected [[Nibbles|class hamster]] dies. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] moonlights as a crime scene cleaner for a little extra money, and the trauma of the gory scenes makes her increasingly dead inside.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael York]] as [[Dr. Budgie]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Marge-ian Chronicles promo 4.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF09}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Marge-ian Chronicles]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 13, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
{{TB|S27 E16}}
{{TCsT|When [[Lisa]] finds out about a project to put life on [[Mars]], she excitedly signs up, to [[Marge]]'s dismay. The rest of the [[Simpson family|family]] signs up with her to get Lisa to quit. But when the launch to Mars is scheduled for that Thursday, both Lisa and Marge are too stubborn to give up.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Tom Scharpling]] as {{ap|Paul|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} and [[Jon Wurster]] as {{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Burns Cage promo 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF10}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Burns Cage]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 3, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|S27 E17}}
{{TCsT|When [[Smithers]] is devastated by [[Mr. Burns|Burns]]' lack of affection towards him, [[Homer]] makes it his mission to find him a boyfriend. Meanwhile, after [[Bart]] orchestrates the removal of the lead in the school's stage production of ''[[Casablanca]]'', [[Milhouse]] serves as a terrible understudy, which frustrates his co-star, [[Lisa]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[George Takei]] as {{Ch|George Takei|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:How Lisa Got Her Marge Back promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF11}}
{{TB|'''"[[How Lisa Got Her Marge Back]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 10, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Martin]]}}
{{TB|S27 E18}}
{{TCsT|After getting into an argument, [[Marge]] takes [[Lisa]] on a touristy trip to [[Capital City]]. After attending a musical, they meet the show's star, {{Ch|Andrew Rannells}}, who reminds Lisa how lucky she is to have such a great mom. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] is frustrated that everyone expects his pranks, so he teams up with [[Maggie]] to trick people.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Andrew Rannells]] as {{Ch|Andrew Rannells|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Fland Canyon promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Fland Canyon]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 24, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S27 E19}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] recalls a tense family vacation to the [[Grand Canyon]] with the [[Flanders family]]. At first, the Flanders' perfection puts the families at odds, but when they get stranded and [[Ned]] and Homer go for help, the families finally bond.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Simprovised promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF13}}
{{TB|'''"[[Simprovised]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 15, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|S27 E21}}
{{TCsT|After butchering a speech in front of all of his friends at work, [[Homer]] turns to improv comedy to gain back his confidence in his public speaking skills. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] decides to rebuild [[Bart]]'s lackluster treehouse, but tensions rise when Bart questions her building skills.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:To Courier with Love promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF14}}
{{TB|'''"[[To Courier with Love]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 8, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
{{TB|S27 E20}}
{{TCsT|After promising [[Marge]] the trip of a lifetime, frugality gets the better of [[Homer]] when he makes a deal with a travel agent to be a courier of a secret package in exchange for a discounted family vacation to [[Paris]]. Upon arrival, he finds the package is an endangered snake, and he and [[Lisa]] decide to save it.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jay Leno]] as {{Ch|Jay Leno|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Orange Is the New Yellow promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF15}}
{{TB|'''"[[Orange Is the New Yellow]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 22, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Eric Horsted]]}}
{{TB|S27 E22}}
{{TCsT|When [[Marge]] gets arrested for letting [[Bart]] go to the park unsupervised, she serves time only to realize that prison is a welcome break from the demands of her life as a mom and wife. In her absence, [[Homer]] struggles to manage all of the parenting responsibilities that Marge usually handles.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as the [[Springfield Women's Prison guard]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXVII poster.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|VABF16}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVII]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 16, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
{{TB|S28 E4}}
{{TCsT|In "Dry Hard", in the midst of a major drought, [[Mr. Burns]] introduces a [[Hunger Games]]-style contest in which Springfield's children fight each other for a day in Burns' personal reservoir. In "BFF R.I.P.", [[Lisa]]'s imaginary best friend, [[Rachel Cohen|Rachel]], is jealous of Lisa's real best friends and starts killing them. Finally, in "Moefinger", [[Moe]] tells [[Bart]] that the barflies are actually covert agents and that he wants Bart to join their team in [[Homer]]'s place.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Drew Carey]] as {{Ch|Drew Carey|himself}}, [[Donald Fagen]] as {{Ch|Donald Fagen|himself}}, [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], and [[Sarah Silverman]] as [[Rachel Cohen]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Town promo poster.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|VABF17}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Town]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 9, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Dave King]]}}
{{TB|S28 E3}}
{{TCsT|After [[Homer]] catches [[Bart]] rooting for [[Springfield]]'s football rival, the [[Boston Americans]], he plans a family "hate-cation" trip to [[Boston]] in an attempt to show Bart that Boston is a terrible city. However, the family ends up loving Boston and decides to move there.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Bill Burr]] as [[Boston fan 1]], [[Michael Chiklis]] as the [[handsome quarterback]], [[Rachel Dratch]] as [[Bostonian doctor]], [[Doris Kearns Goodwin]] as {{Ch|Doris Kearns Goodwin|herself}}, and [[Dana Gould]] as [[Boston fan 2]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Friends and Family promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Friends and Family]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 2, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|S28 E2}}
{{TCsT|[[Mr. Burns]] hires [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] to play his live-in virtual reality family, but excludes [[Homer]] so that he may play the father. Now alone, Homer finds a new best friend in girl-next-door {{ap|Julia|Friends and Family}}, who eats, drinks, and thinks like him.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Allison Janney]] as {{ap|Julia|Friends and Family}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Havana Wild Weekend promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Havana Wild Weekend]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 13, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Castellaneta]], [[Deb Lacusta]], and [[Peter Tilden]]}}
{{TB|S28 E7}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Retirement Castle]] and the [[V.A. Hospital]] can't solve [[Grampa]]'s health issues, [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] decide to take a family trip to [[Cuba]] to get him cheap medical care. There, Grampa meets a new [[Isabella|love interest]] and an [[Wheels McGrath|old friend]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Stacy Keach]] as [[Howard K. Duff VIII]] and [[Deb Lacusta]] as [[Isabella]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF20}}
{{TB|'''"[[Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus]]"'''}}
{{TB|September 25, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]]}}
{{TB|S28 E1}}
{{TCsT|When [[Springfield]] is burned to the ground, the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] beg [[Mr. Burns]] to fund its rebuilding. Burns agrees, with one condition: he gets to put on a variety show at the [[Springfield Bowl]].

'''Guest starring:''' [[Amy Schumer]] as [[Mrs. Burns]] and [[Pendleton Ward]] as "[[Simpsons Time]]" singer.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Trust but Clarify promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF21}}
{{TB|'''"[[Trust but Clarify]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 23, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Harry Shearer]]}}
{{TB|S28 E5}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] investigate [[Krusty]]'s suspicious new "[[Krustaceans]]" candy after seeing strange behavior in kids eating it. Meanwhile, [[Homer]] wants a promotion at the [[Power Plant|nuclear plant]] and asks [[Marge]] to help him dress the part, and news anchor [[Kent Brockman]] struggles to find his footing in the changing media world.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Dan Rather]] as {{Ch|Dan Rather|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:There Will Be Buds promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|VABF22}}
{{TB|'''"[[There Will Be Buds]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 6, 2016}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Matt Selman]]}}
{{TB|S28 E6}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] gets roped into coaching the [[Springfield Neutrinos|kids' lacrosse team]] with [[Milhouse]]'s dad, [[Kirk]], who is in desperate need of a friend. When Kirk gets too clingy, Homer vents about how much of a loser he is. Kirk overhears his rant and disappears right when the team needs him most, before the championship game.|7|color=white}}
}}

== Script covers ==
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File:VABF08 Script cover.png
File:VABF09 Script cover.png
File:VABF10 Script.jpg
File:VABF11 script.png
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 {{TCsT|After [[Bart]] starts drinking a [[Buzz Milk|milk substitute]] filled with bad hormones, he experiences early puberty and grows a little mustache — as well as feelings for [[Mrs. Berrera]], his new teacher. Mrs. Berrera winds up in the middle of a romantic rivalry, as she also draws the attention of [[Principal Skinner]].
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Sofia Vergara]] as [[Mrs. Berrera]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Sofia Vergara]] as [[Carol Berrera]].|7|color=white}}
 {{TBT|[[File:Much Apu About Something promo 2.png|250px]]}}
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-{{TB|'''"[[Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4|Love Is in the N<sub>2</sub>-O<sub>2</sub>-Ar-CO<sub>2</sub>-Ne-He-CH<sub>4</sub>]]"'''}}
+{{TB|'''"{{LIITA}}"'''}}
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 {{TCsT|After performing CPR on a tased raccoon, [[Lisa]] discovers her calling to be a veterinarian and becomes an intern at the local office, but learns a tough lesson when her neglected [[Nibbles|class hamster]] dies. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] moonlights as a crime scene cleaner for a little extra money, and the trauma of the gory scenes makes her increasingly dead inside.
-'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael York]] as [[Dr. Budgie]].|7|color=white}}
+'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael York]] as [[Lionel Budgie]].|7|color=white}}
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-'''VABF''' is the twenty-seventh production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for most of the season while [[Matt Selman]] served as the showrunner for VABF03, VABF09, VABF17, and VABF22. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 27|broadcast season 27]] on [[Fox]], with seven [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 28|broadcast season 28]]. The episodes aired from December 6, [[2015]] with "[['Paths of Glory]]", to November 13, [[2016]] with "[[Havana Wild Weekend]]".
+'''VABF''' is the twenty-eighth production season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for most of the season while [[Matt Selman]] served as the showrunner for VABF03, VABF09, VABF17, and VABF22. The episodes mostly aired in [[Season 27|broadcast season 27]] on [[Fox]], with seven [[rollover episodes]] from the production season airing in [[Season 28|broadcast season 28]]. The episodes aired from December 6, [[2015]] with "[['Paths of Glory]]", to November 13, [[2016]] with "[[Havana Wild Weekend]]".
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