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|original run= September 27, [[2015]] – May 22, [[2016]]
 
|original run= September 27, [[2015]] – May 22, [[2016]]
 
|episodes= 22
 
|episodes= 22
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|showrunners = [[Al Jean]]<br>[[Matt Selman]]
 
|previous= [[Season 26|26]]
 
|previous= [[Season 26|26]]
 
|next= [[Season 28|28]]
 
|next= [[Season 28|28]]
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'''Season 27''' is the twenty-seventh broadcast season of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. It originally ran on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] from September 27, [[2015]], with "[[Every Man's Dream]]", to May 22, [[2016]], with "[[Orange Is the New Yellow]]". The season was mostly made up of [[production season VABF]] episodes, with seven [[rollover episodes]] from [[production season TABF]] also airing. [[Al Jean]] served as the [[List of showrunners|showrunner]] for most of the season, with [[Matt Selman]] serving as the showrunner for TABF17, TABF22, VABF03, and VABF09.
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'''Season 27''' of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is the season that aired during the {{W|2015–16 United States network television schedule}}. It began on September 27, [[2015]] with "[[Every Man's Dream]]" and ended on May 22, [[2016]] with "[[Orange Is the New Yellow]]".
 
  
 
== Announcement ==
 
== Announcement ==
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[[Al Jean]] confirmed that ''The Simpsons'' "definitely won't end" in May 2015 and that [[Sideshow Bob]] will be in season 27.<ref name="AlJeanTwitter">Al Jean's Twitter (account closed)</ref>
 
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On May 4, 2015, FOX announced that ''The Simpsons'' had been renewed for seasons 27 and [[Season 28|28]].<ref>[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/releases/fox-picks-double-d%E2%80%99ohse-simpsons%E2%80%9Drenewing-series-27th-and-28th-seasons FOX Picks Up A Double D'ohse Of "The Simpsons,"renewing Series For 27th And 28th Seasons]</ref>
 
On May 4, 2015, FOX announced that ''The Simpsons'' had been renewed for seasons 27 and [[Season 28|28]].<ref>[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/releases/fox-picks-double-d%E2%80%99ohse-simpsons%E2%80%9Drenewing-series-27th-and-28th-seasons FOX Picks Up A Double D'ohse Of "The Simpsons,"renewing Series For 27th And 28th Seasons]</ref>
  
 
== Episodes ==
 
== Episodes ==
 
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{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|Homer is diagnosed with narcolepsy — but instead of returning home with his prescription medication — he returns home drunk. He and Marge visit a marriage counselor and have a trial separation, during which Homer begins dating a 20-something.  
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] is diagnosed with narcolepsy, but instead of returning home with his prescription medication, he returns home drunk. He and [[Marge]] visit a marriage counselor and have a trial separation, during which Homer begins dating [[Candace]], a pharmacist in her 20s.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Lena Dunham]] as [[Candace]] and [[Hannah Horvath]], [[Allison Williams]] as [[Candace's friend 3]], [[Zosia Mamet]] as [[Candace's friend 2]], [[Jemima Kirke]] as [[Candace's friend 1]], [[Laura Ingraham]] as [[Janet Zilowitz]] and [[Adam Driver]] as [[Adam Sackler]].|color=white|7}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Adam Driver]] as [[Adam Sackler]], [[Lena Dunham]] as [[Candace]] and [[Hannah Horvath]], [[Laura Ingraham]] as [[Janet Zilowitz]], [[Jemima Kirke]] as [[Candace's friend 1]], [[Zosia Mamet]] as [[Candace's friend 2]], and [[Allison Williams]] as [[Candace's friend 3]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
{{TBT|[[File:'Cue Detective promo 1.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
 
{{TB|TABF17}}
 
{{TB|TABF17}}
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{{TCsT|[[Scotty Boom]], a Chew Network super-chef, challenges Homer to a smoke-off. But when someone steals Homer's secret weapon – a smoker he bought off a mysterious man at a BBQ shack – Lisa and Bart are on the case.
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{{TCsT|[[Scotty Boom]], a [[Chew Network]] super-chef, challenges [[Homer]] to a smoke-off. But when someone steals Homer's secret weapon, [[The Hive|a smoker]] he bought off a mysterious man at a BBQ shack, [[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] search for the thief.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Ben Schwartz]] as [[The Raw Barn clerk]], [[Alton Brown]] as {{Ch|Alton Brown|himself}}, [[Bobby Moynihan]] as [[Tyler Boom]], [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[The Pit master]], [[Rex Harrison]] as [[John Dolittle]] (via archive footage) and [[Anthony Newley]] as [[Matthew Mugg]] (via archive footage).|7|color=white}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Alton Brown]] as {{Ch|Alton Brown|himself}}, [[Bobby Moynihan]] as [[Tyler Boom]], [[Edward James Olmos]] as [[The Pit master]], and [[Ben Schwartz]] as [[The Raw Barn clerk]].<br>[[Rex Harrison]] as [[John Dolittle]] and [[Anthony Newley]] as [[Matthew Mugg]] (via uncredited archive footage).|7|color=white}}
  
 
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{{TB|TABF19}}
 
{{TB|TABF19}}
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{{TCsT|Upon learning that their father really died of lung cancer, [[Selma]] and [[Patty]] agree to quit smoking. When Selma relapses, an angry Patty moves in with Marge and Homer.
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{{TCsT|Upon learning that [[Clarence Bouvier|their father]] really died of lung cancer, [[Selma]] and [[Patty]] agree to quit smoking. While Patty struggles without nicotine, Selma is completely fine. After finding that Selma lied about giving up smoking, an angry Patty moves in with [[Marge]] and [[Homer]].
  
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Selma's cigarette]] and [[Yo-Yo Ma]] as {{Ch|Yo-Yo Ma|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Selma's cigarette]] and [[Yo-Yo Ma]] as {{Ch|Yo-Yo Ma|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
 
{{TB|TABF22}}
 
{{TB|TABF22}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Lisa]] becomes scared at the [[Krustyland]] [[Halloween]] Horror Night, [[Homer]] is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.
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{{TCsT|At a [[Official Halloween Headquarters|Halloween pop-up store]], [[Homer]] causes the employees there to lose their jobs. When [[Lisa]] becomes scared at the [[Krustyland]] [[Halloween]] Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. However, the employees break into [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpson house]] to get revenge.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Nick Kroll]] as [[Lem]] and [[Blake Anderson]] as [[Dickie]].|7|color=white}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Blake Anderson]] as [[Dickie]] and [[Nick Kroll]] as [[Lem]].|7|color=white}}
  
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{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXVI promo poster.png|200px]]}}
 
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{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVI]]"'''}}
 
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVI]]"'''}}
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{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
 
{{TB|TABF18}}
 
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{{TCsT|After killing [[Bart]], [[Sideshow Bob]] doesn't know what to do with himself; [[Homer]] wakes up with short-term memory loss; Because of radiation, [[Lisa]], Bart and [[Milhouse]] gain super-powers.
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{{TCsT|In "Wanted: Dead, Then Alive", after killing [[Bart]], [[Sideshow Bob]] doesn't know what to do with himself. In "Homerzilla", a classic monster movie is remade to have a new, modern spin on it. But the movie is so bad, it wakes up the real Homerzilla. In "Telepaths of Glory", because of radiation, [[Lisa]] and [[Milhouse]] gain telepathic abilities.
  
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]] and [[Chris Wedge]] as [[Scrat]].|7|color=white}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]] and [[Chris Wedge]] as [[Scrat]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
 
{{TB|TABF21}}
 
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{{TCsT|Lisa makes a new pal at school named Harper, whose internet billionaire father becomes buddies with a different Simpson: Homer. Soon, though, Lisa becomes worried that Harper is a little too entitled.
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{{TCsT|[[Lisa]] makes a new friend at school named [[Harper Jambowski|Harper]], who is from a rich family. When [[Homer]] meets her internet billionaire [[Mike Jambowski|father]], he becomes buddies with Homer. While Homer loves the new rich lifestyle he has hanging out with his new friend, Lisa worries that Harper is too entitled.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kristen Bell]] as [[Harper Jambowski|Harper]] and [[David Copperfield]] as {{Ch|David Copperfield|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kristen Bell]] as [[Harper Jambowski]] and [[David Copperfield]] as {{Ch|David Copperfield|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
  
 
{{TBT|[[File:Lisa with an "S" promo 4.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Stephanie Gillis]]}}
 
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{{TB|TABF20}}
 
{{TB|TABF20}}
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{{TCsT|When Homer loses $5,000 at a poker game with Broadway legend Laney Fontaine, the only way he is able to settle the bet is if he loans Lisa to Laney for a month. Then, Laney turns Lisa into a show biz kid and Marge and Homer fear they made a mistake letting her go. So they head to New York to get her back.|7|color=white}}
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{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] loses $5,000 at a poker game with [[Broadway]] legend [[Laney Fontaine]], the only way he is able to settle the bet is if he loans [[Lisa]] to Laney for a month. Laney turns Lisa into a show biz kid, and [[Marge]] and Homer fear they made a mistake letting her go. So they head to [[New York City]] to get her back.|7|color=white}}
  
 
{{TBT|[[File:'Paths of Glory promo 4.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Michael Ferris]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Michael Ferris]]}}
 
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{{TCsT|Lisa sets out to restore the tarnished reputation of Springfield's first female inventor. To find her invention, she scours an abandoned asylum and a restaurant that caters to men. Bart joins Lisa at the asylum, stealing one of the homicidal patient's notebooks, and bragging to the boys at school that he wrote the entries himself. This revelation causes Homer and Marge to believe he is a sociopath, which Bart decides to use to his advantage until things go too far.|7|color=white}}
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{{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]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Dan Greaney]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Dan Greaney]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF02}}
 
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{{TCsT|Bart's coming of age story a la "{{W|Boyhood}}" 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, shape Bart more than he realizes.|7|color=white}}
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{{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]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF03}}
 
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{{TCsT|After a photo Marge posts on social media gets Homer fired, he returns to the best job he ever had, a dishwasher at a Greek restaurant. This same post inspires Lisa to code an app that predicts the real-life consequences of anything you post online, only to create sentient artificial intelligence.
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{{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}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Stephen Merchant]] as [[CONRAD]] and [[Kaitlin Olson]] as [[Quinn Hopper]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Joel H. Cohen]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF04}}
 
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{{TCsT|After Bart starts drinking a 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]]. She feels Skinner is a wounded soul that she wants to take care of. She is a vet like Skinner, and that's his attraction.
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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]].
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Sofia Vergara]] as [[Mrs. Berrera]].|7|color=white}}
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'''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|[[Michael Price]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF05}}
 
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{{TCsT|[[Sanjay]] passes his stake in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] to his millennial son, Jay, who turns it into a 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.
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{{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}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Utkarsh Ambudkar]] as [[Jay Nahasapeemapetilon]].|7|color=white}}
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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>]]"'''}}
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{{TB|'''"{{LIITA}}"'''}}
 
{{TB|February 14, [[2016]]}}
 
{{TB|February 14, [[2016]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
 
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
 
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF07}}
 
{{TB|VABF07}}
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{{TCsT|Lonely Professor Fink 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, realizing that scientific exploration is his true love. 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.
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{{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}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Glenn Close]] as [[Mona Simpson]].|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Carolyn Omine]]}}
 
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{{TB|VABF06}}
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{{TCsT|After Bart accidentally sends a 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 cat in the walls of the house.
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{{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.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Kate McKinnon]] as [[Hettie Mae Boggs]], [[Natalie Maines]] as Hettie's singing voice, [[Bob Boilen]] as {{Ch|Bob Boilen|himself}} and [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]].|7|color=white}}
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'''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}}
  
 
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{{TBT|[[File:Lisa the Veterinarian promo 1.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Dan Vebber]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF08}}
 
{{TB|VABF08}}
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{{TCsT|After performing CPR on a tased raccoon, [[Lisa]] discovers her calling to be veterinarian and becomes an intern at the local office, but learns a tough lesson when her neglected class hamster dies. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] moonlights as a crime scene cleaner for a little extra money, and the trauma of the gory scenes make her increasingly dead inside.
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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.
  
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael York]] as [[Dr. Budgie]].|7|color=white}}
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'''Guest starring:''' [[Michael York]] as [[Lionel Budgie]].|7|color=white}}
  
 
{{TBT|[[File:The Marge-ian Chronicles promo 4.png|250px]]}}
 
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{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF09}}
 
{{TB|VABF09}}
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{{TCsT|Not feeling unique, Lisa signs up for the Mars One Space Colony – to Marge's dismay. Then, Marge hires Bart to go through the tryout process with Lisa to make her want to quit.
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{{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}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Tom Scharpling]] as {{ap|Paul|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} and [[Jon Wurster]] as {{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}.|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF10}}
 
{{TB|VABF10}}
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{{TCsT|When Smithers is devastated by 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.
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{{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}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[George Takei]] as {{Ch|George Takei|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[Jeff Martin]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Jeff Martin]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF11}}
 
{{TB|VABF11}}
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{{TCsT|After getting into an argument, Marge takes Lisa on a touristy trip to Capital City, where, after attending a musical, they meet the show's star, 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.
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{{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}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Andrew Rannells]] as {{Ch|Andrew Rannells|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF12}}
 
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{{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}}
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{{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:To Courier with Love promo 1.png|250px]]}}
 
{{TBT|[[File:To Courier with Love promo 1.png|250px]]}}
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{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF14}}
 
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{{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 top-secret briefcase in exchange for a discounted family vacation to Paris.
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{{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}}
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Jay Leno]] as {{Ch|Jay Leno|himself}}.|7|color=white}}
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{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
 
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
 
{{TB|VABF13}}
 
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Season 27
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Season Information
No. of episodes: 22
Original run: September 27, 2015 – May 22, 2016
Showrunner(s): Al Jean
Matt Selman
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Season 27 is the twenty-seventh broadcast season of The Simpsons. It originally ran on Fox from September 27, 2015, with "Every Man's Dream", to May 22, 2016, with "Orange Is the New Yellow". The season was mostly made up of production season VABF episodes, with seven rollover episodes from production season TABF also airing. Al Jean served as the showrunner for most of the season, with Matt Selman serving as the showrunner for TABF17, TABF22, VABF03, and VABF09.

Announcement

On May 4, 2015, FOX announced that The Simpsons had been renewed for seasons 27 and 28.[1]

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
Every Man's Dream promo 6.png 575 - 1 "Every Man's Dream" September 27, 2015 Matthew Nastuk J. Stewart Burns TABF14
Homer is diagnosed with narcolepsy, but instead of returning home with his prescription medication, he returns home drunk. He and Marge visit a marriage counselor and have a trial separation, during which Homer begins dating Candace, a pharmacist in her 20s.

Guest starring: Adam Driver as Adam Sackler, Lena Dunham as Candace and Hannah Horvath, Laura Ingraham as Janet Zilowitz, Jemima Kirke as Candace's friend 1, Zosia Mamet as Candace's friend 2, and Allison Williams as Candace's friend 3.

'Cue Detective promo 1.png 576 - 2 "'Cue Detective" October 4, 2015 Timothy Bailey Joel H. Cohen TABF17
Scotty Boom, a Chew Network super-chef, challenges Homer to a smoke-off. But when someone steals Homer's secret weapon, a smoker he bought off a mysterious man at a BBQ shack, Lisa and Bart search for the thief.

Guest starring: Alton Brown as himself, Bobby Moynihan as Tyler Boom, Edward James Olmos as The Pit master, and Ben Schwartz as The Raw Barn clerk.
Rex Harrison as John Dolittle and Anthony Newley as Matthew Mugg (via uncredited archive footage).

Puffless.png 577 - 3 "Puffless" October 11, 2015 Rob Oliver J. Stewart Burns TABF19
Upon learning that their father really died of lung cancer, Selma and Patty agree to quit smoking. While Patty struggles without nicotine, Selma is completely fine. After finding that Selma lied about giving up smoking, an angry Patty moves in with Marge and Homer.

Guest starring: Jon Lovitz as Selma's cigarette and Yo-Yo Ma as himself.

Halloween of Horror promo 1.png 578 - 4 "Halloween of Horror" October 18, 2015 Mike B. Anderson Carolyn Omine TABF22
At a Halloween pop-up store, Homer causes the employees there to lose their jobs. When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. However, the employees break into the Simpson house to get revenge.

Guest starring: Blake Anderson as Dickie and Nick Kroll as Lem.

Treehouse of Horror XXVI promo poster.png 579 - 5 "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" October 25, 2015 Steven Dean Moore Joel H. Cohen TABF18
In "Wanted: Dead, Then Alive", after killing Bart, Sideshow Bob doesn't know what to do with himself. In "Homerzilla", a classic monster movie is remade to have a new, modern spin on it. But the movie is so bad, it wakes up the real Homerzilla. In "Telepaths of Glory", because of radiation, Lisa and Milhouse gain telepathic abilities.

Guest starring: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob and Chris Wedge as Scrat.

Friend with Benefit promo 4.png 580 - 6 "Friend with Benefit" November 8, 2015 Matthew Faughnan Rob LaZebnik TABF21
Lisa makes a new friend at school named Harper, who is from a rich family. When Homer meets her internet billionaire father, he becomes buddies with Homer. While Homer loves the new rich lifestyle he has hanging out with his new friend, Lisa worries that Harper is too entitled.

Guest starring: Kristen Bell as Harper Jambowski and David Copperfield as himself.

Lisa with an "S" promo 4.png 581 - 7 "Lisa with an "S"" November 22, 2015 Bob Anderson Stephanie Gillis TABF20
When Homer loses $5,000 at a poker game with Broadway legend Laney Fontaine, the only way he is able to settle the bet is if he loans Lisa to Laney for a month. Laney turns Lisa into a show biz kid, and Marge and Homer fear they made a mistake letting her go. So they head to New York City to get her back.
'Paths of Glory promo 4.png 582 - 8 "'Paths of Glory" December 6, 2015 Steven Dean Moore Michael Ferris VABF01
When Lisa sets out to restore the tarnished reputation of Springfield's first female inventor, she and Bart go to 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.
Barthood promo 1.png 583 - 9 "Barthood" December 13, 2015 Rob Oliver Dan Greaney VABF02
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.
The Girl Code promo 1.png 584 - 10 "The Girl Code" January 3, 2016 Chris Clements Rob LaZebnik VABF03
After a photo Marge posts on social media gets Homer fired, he returns to the best job he ever had, a dishwasher at a Greek restaurant. This same post inspires Lisa to code 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.

Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles promo 1.png 585 - 11 "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles" January 10, 2016 Timothy Bailey Joel H. Cohen VABF04
After Bart starts drinking a 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 Carol Berrera.

Much Apu About Something promo 2.png 586 - 12 "Much Apu About Something" January 17, 2016 Bob Anderson Michael Price VABF05
Sanjay passes his stake in the Kwik-E-Mart to his millennial son, Jay, who turns it into a 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.

Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 promo 1.png 587 - 13 "Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4" February 14, 2016 Mark Kirkland John Frink VABF07
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.

Gal of Constant Sorrow promo 1.png 588 - 14 "Gal of Constant Sorrow" February 21, 2016 Matthew Nastuk Carolyn Omine VABF06
After Bart accidentally sends a 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 cat in the walls of the house.

Guest starring: Bob Boilen as himself, Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, Kate McKinnon as Hettie Mae Boggs, and Natalie Maines as Hettie's singing voice.

Lisa the Veterinarian promo 1.png 589 - 15 "Lisa the Veterinarian" March 6, 2016 Steven Dean Moore Dan Vebber VABF08
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 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 Lionel Budgie.

The Marge-ian Chronicles promo 4.png 590 - 16 "The Marge-ian Chronicles" March 13, 2016 Chris Clements Brian Kelley VABF09
When Lisa finds out about a project to put life on Mars, she excitedly signs up, to Marge's dismay. The rest of the 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 Paul and Jon Wurster as Barry.

The Burns Cage promo 2.png 591 - 17 "The Burns Cage" April 3, 2016 Rob Oliver Rob LaZebnik VABF10
When Smithers is devastated by 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 himself.

How Lisa Got Her Marge Back promo 1.png 592 - 18 "How Lisa Got Her Marge Back" April 10, 2016 Bob Anderson Jeff Martin VABF11
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, 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 himself.

Fland Canyon promo 1.png 593 - 19 "Fland Canyon" April 24, 2016 Matthew Nastuk J. Stewart Burns VABF12
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.
To Courier with Love promo 1.png 594 - 20 "To Courier with Love" May 8, 2016 Timothy Bailey Bill Odenkirk VABF14
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 himself.

Simprovised promo 1.png 595 - 21 "Simprovised" May 15, 2016 Matthew Nastuk John Frink VABF13
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.
Orange Is the New Yellow promo 1.png 596 - 22 "Orange Is the New Yellow" May 22, 2016 Matthew Faughnan Eric Horsted VABF15
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.


Script covers

  • TABF14 Script.jpg
  • TABF17 Script.jpg
  • TABF18 Script.png
  • TABF19 Script.png
  • TABF20 Script.png
  • TABF22 Script.png
  • Paths of Glory script.png
  • Barthood script.png
  • VABF06 script.png
  • VABF08 Script cover.png
  • VABF09 Script cover.png
  • VABF10 Script.jpg
  • VABF11 script.png
  • VABF13 script.png
  • VABF14 script.png
  • VABF15 script.png

References

  1. ↑ FOX Picks Up A Double D'ohse Of "The Simpsons,"renewing Series For 27th And 28th Seasons


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