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{{Season
|name= Season 29
|image= [[File:Season 29 iTunes logo.png|250px]]
|original run= October 1, [[2017]] - May 20, [[2018]]
|episodes= 21
|previous= [[Season 28|28]]
|next= [[Season 30|30]]
|boxset= 
}}

'''Season 29''' of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is the season that aired during the {{W|2017–18 United States network television schedule}}. It began on October 1, [[2017]] with "[[The Serfsons]]" and ended on May 20, [[2018]] with "[[Flanders' Ladder]]".

The production started on March 2, [[2017]] with the recording of XABF01.<ref name="S29Premiere">[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/863048543388418048 Al Jean's Twitter - "Season 29 Premiere Air Date"]</ref><ref name="S29Premiere"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/mxedtr/status/837091532574449664 Chris Ledesma's Twitter - "Season 29 Production Start"]</ref>

== Announcement ==
On November 4, 2016; a FOX Press Release announced the renewal through [[Season 30]]:
{{Desc|FOX has ordered 29th and 30th seasons of the pop culture phenomenon THE SIMPSONS. "This is yet another record-setting moment for what is truly a landmark series," said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group. "THE SIMPSONS has meant so much to the network, the studio and everyone at Fox, and its continued cultural impact around the globe is a testament to the combined brilliance of [[Matt Groening|Matt]], [[Jim Brooks|Jim]] and [[Al Jean|Al]]. Congratulations to everyone who works on this groundbreaking series – from the voice cast and producers to the writers and production team – you comprise one of the greatest collections of creative talent in the history of the medium. And to the millions of SIMPSONS fans around the world, thank you for watching all these years. We're happy to tell you there's lots more to come.<ref name="S29&30">[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/content/fox-renews-simpsons%E2%80%9D-unprecedented-29th-and-30th-seasons-shattering-record-most-episodes-scr Fox Press Release - "FOX RENEWS "THE SIMPSONS" FOR UNPRECEDENTED 29TH AND 30TH SEASONS, SHATTERING RECORD FOR MOST EPISODES OF A SCRIPTED SERIES EVER"]</ref>"}}

== Episodes ==
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{{TBT|[[File:The Serfsons promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|619 - 1}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Serfsons]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 1, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Brian Kelley]]}}
{{TB|WABF17}}
{{TCsT|In a magical medieval world, [[Jacqueline Bouvier|Marge's mother]] is turned into an Ice Walker and the only way for [[Homer]] to afford the cure is to force [[Lisa]] to use illegal magic. When the King discovers this, he kidnaps Lisa, and Homer must lead a feudal uprising to save her.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]] as [[Markery]] and [[Billy Boyd]] as end credits singer|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Springfield Splendor promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|620 - 2}}
{{TB|'''"[[Springfield Splendor]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 8, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]] and [[Miranda Thompson]]}}
{{TB|WABF22}}
{{TCsT|[[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] turn Lisa's sad experience into a successful graphic novel-turned-[[Broadway]] show, but they struggle with creative differences and ego.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Martin Short]] as [[Guthrie Frenel]], [[Roz Chast]] as {{Ch|Roz Chast|herself}}, [[Alison Bechdel]] as {{Ch|Alison Bechdel|herself}}, [[Marjane Satrapi]] as {{Ch|Marjane Satrapi|herself}}, [[Rachel Bloom]] as {{ap|Annette|therapist}} and [[Dan Harmon]] as {{Ch|Dan Harmon|himself}}|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Whistler's Father promo 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|621 - 3}}
{{TB|'''"[[Whistler's Father]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 15, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Faughnan]]}}
{{TB|[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]]}}
{{TB|WABF16}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] discovers that [[Maggie]] is a whistling savant and launches her baby-celebrity career. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] impresses [[Fat Tony]] with her interior design taste, and he hires her to style his brothel.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Nick Fascitelli]] as the whistler voice actor, [[Joe Mantegna]] as [[Fat Tony]] and [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Backstage mom]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXVIII promo 3.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|622 - 4}}
{{TB|'''"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]"'''}}
{{TB|October 22, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|WABF18}}
{{TCsT|[[Maggie]] gets possessed by a demon; [[Lisa]] discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternative universe; [[Homer]] cannibalizes himself.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ben Daniels]] as an [[Irish priest]], [[William Friedkin]] as Dr. [[Kenneth Humphries]], [[Neil Gaiman]] as [[Snowball II]] and [[Mario Batali]] as {{Ch|Mario Batali|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Grampy Can Ya Hear Me promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|623 - 5}}
{{TB|'''"[[Grampy Can Ya Hear Me]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 5, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
{{TB|WABF19}}
{{TCsT|Grampa gets a hearing aid and finally hears what everyone has been saying about him. Meanwhile, Mr. Skinner discovers that his mother has kept the ultimate secret from him.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|624 - 6}}
{{TB|'''"[[The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 12, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]]}}
{{TB|WABF20}}
{{TCsT|Frustrated with the [[Joe Quimby|local government]], [[Marge]] decides to run for Mayor. To win public support, she begins making [[Homer]] the butt of her jokes.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Singin' in the Lane promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|625 - 7}}
{{TB|'''"[[Singin' in the Lane]]"'''}}
{{TB|November 19, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Ryan Koh]]}}
{{TB|WABF21}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and the guys reunite their [[Pin Pals|old bowling team]] to cheer up [[Moe]], only to end up in fierce competition with a team of arrogant millionaires. Meanwhile, [[Lisa]] and [[Marge]] try to teach [[Bart]] that money isn't everything.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Mr. Lisa's Opus promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|626 - 8}}
{{TB|'''"[[Mr. Lisa's Opus]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 3, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Al Jean]]}}
{{TB|XABF01}}
{{TCsT|[[Lisa]]'s version of "[[Barthood]]". [[Homer]] discovers how smart she is, she'll go to college, and being scared out of Springfield. [[Ned]] will try to cure Homer of his alcohol problem.

As future Lisa writes her college application essay for [[Harvard University|Harvard]], she recalls past disappointing birthdays that helped shape her.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Kat Dennings]] as [[Valerie]], [[Norman Lear]] as {{Ch|Norman Lear|himself}}, [[Kipp Lennon]] as [[Leon Kompowsky]], [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Artie Ziff]] and [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Ms. Myles]]|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Gone Boy promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|627 - 9}}
{{TB|'''"[[Gone Boy]]"'''}}
{{TB|December 10, [[2017]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|XABF02}}
{{TCsT|When [[Bart]] goes missing, the town puts together a search party to find him. After most give up hope, [[Sideshow Bob]] manipulates [[Milhouse]] into revealing where Bart is hiding.

'''Guest-starring:''' [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Sideshow Bob]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]] as {{Ch|Shaquille O'Neal|himself}}, [[Valerie Harper]] as [[General Hospital nurse]] and [[John F. Kennedy]] as {{Ch|John F. Kennedy|himself}}{{explain|*|archive footage}}|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Haw-Haw Land promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|628 - 10}}
{{TB|'''"[[Haw-Haw Land]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 7, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[Tim Long]] and [[Miranda Thompson]]}}
{{TB|XABF03}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]] go to a [[STEM Conference|STEM conference]], [[Lisa]] falls for a crooning jazz pianist named Brendan. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] discovers that he has an affinity for chemistry.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ed Sheeran]] as [[Brendan Beiderbecke]]|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Frink Gets Testy promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|629 - 11}}
{{TB|'''"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"'''}}
{{TB|January 14, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Dan Vebber]]}}
{{TB|XABF04}}
{{TCsT|Fearing that the end of the world is near, [[Mr. Burns]] tasks [[Professor Frink|Dr. Frink]] with testing all of Springfield to determine who is worth saving. The results shake the [[Simpson family]] to their core.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Maurice LaMarche]] as [[Orson Welles]] and [[Valerie Harper]] as [[Jennifer Clarkeson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Homer Is Where the Art Isn't promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|630 - 12}}
{{TB|'''"[[Homer Is Where the Art Isn't]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 18, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Timothy Bailey]]}}
{{TB|[[Kevin Curran]]}}
{{TB|XABF05}}
{{TCsT|When [[Homer]] is accused of stealing a million-dollar painting, only a detective from the 1970s can clear his name, or send him to jail. It's a classic impossible mystery.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Bill Hader]] as [[Manacek]] and [[Cecily Strong]] as [[Megan Matheson]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|631 - 13}}
{{TB|'''"[[3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage]]"'''}}
{{TB|March 25, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]]}}
{{TB|XABF06}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] recount the story of their transition from loving their life without kids to being miserable parents.

'''Guest starring:''' [[J.K. Simmons]] as [[JJ Gruff]], [[Kevin Pollak]] as {{ap|Ross|3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage}}, [[Bagel man]] and [[Professor Thernstrom]], and [[John Baldessari]] as {{Ch|John Baldessari|himself}}.|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Fears of a Clown promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|632 - 14}}
{{TB|'''"[[Fears of a Clown]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 1, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Steven Dean Moore]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Price]]}}
{{TB|XABF08}}
{{TCsT|[[Bart]] goes to prankster rehab after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys [[Krusty]]'s career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with a regional theater company.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]], [[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}, [[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}, [[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]] and [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]]|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:No Good Read Goes Unpunished promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|633 - 15}}
{{TB|'''"[[No Good Read Goes Unpunished]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 8, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Mark Kirkland]]}}
{{TB|[[Jeff Westbrook]]}}
{{TB|XABF07}}
{{TCsT|In an attempt to bring the [[Simpson family|family]] together, [[Marge]] forces everyone to hand in their electronics and take a trip to a book store.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jimmy O. Yang]] as [[Sun Tzu]] and [[Daniel Radcliffe]] as {{Ch|Daniel Radcliffe|himself}}|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:King Leer.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|634 - 16}}
{{TB|'''"[[King Leer]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 15, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Chris Clements]]}}
{{TB|[[Daniel Furlong]] and [[Zach Posner]]}}
{{TB|XABF10}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Marge]] follow [[Moe]] after the bar closes early and discover him and his [[Morty Szyslak|father]] fighting. [[Simpson family|The Simpsons]], after finding out that Moe has been excommunicated from his family for years, attempt to bring them back together.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Ray Liotta]] as [[Morty Szyslak]], [[Debi Mazar]] as [[Minnie Szyslak]] and [[Jonathan Schmock]] as [[Johnny Bermuda salesman]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Lisa Gets the Blues promo 3.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|635 - 17}}
{{TB|'''"[[Lisa Gets the Blues]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 22, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Bob Anderson]]}}
{{TB|[[David Silverman]] and [[Brian Kelley]]}}
{{TB|XABF11}}
{{TCsT|When the [[Simpson family|Simpsons]]' flight to {{W|Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville}} gets re-routed to [[New Orleans]], [[Lisa]] is forced to face her failures, and regain her confidence as a jazz musician. Meanwhile, [[Bart]] is intrigued by the voodoo in [[Louisiana]], and [[Homer]] is intrigued by the drinking.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Forgive and Regret promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|636 - 18}}
{{TB|'''"[[Forgive and Regret]]"'''}}
{{TB|April 29, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob Oliver]]}}
{{TB|[[Bill Odenkirk]]}}
{{TB|XABF09}}
{{TCsT|Grampa makes a confession to Homer while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.

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

{{TBT|[[File:Left Behind promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|637 - 19}}
{{TB|'''"[[Left Behind]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 6, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Lance Kramer]]}}
{{TB|'''Story:''' [[Al Jean]]<br>'''Teleplay:''' [[Joel H. Cohen]] and [[John Frink]]}}
{{TB|XABF12}}
{{TCsT|[[Homer]] gets [[Ned|Flanders]] a job at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|plant]], and he soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished when Flanders starts to insist on carpools and demands more from Homer's work performance. Meanwhile, [[Marge]] feels as though their marriage has lost its spark.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Marcia Wallace]] as [[Edna Krabappel]] (archive recording).|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Throw Grampa from the Dane promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|638 - 20}}
{{TB|'''"[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 13, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Michael Polcino]]}}
{{TB|[[Rob LaZebnik]]}}
{{TB|XABF13}}
{{TCsT|After receiving an insurance payout, [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]] go to [[Denmark]], so [[Grampa]] can benefit from the country's free healthcare.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Sidse Babett Knudsen]] as [[Danish woman]].|7|color=white}}

{{TBT|[[File:Flanders' Ladder promo 1.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|639 - 21}}
{{TB|'''"[[Flanders' Ladder]]"'''}}
{{TB|May 20, [[2018]]}}
{{TB|[[Matthew Nastuk]]}}
{{TB|[[J. Stewart Burns]]}}
{{TB|XABF14}}
{{TCsT|After getting struck by lightning, Bart receives visits from ghosts, who want closure only he can provide.

'''Guest starring:''' [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]].|7|color=white}}
}}

== Gallery ==
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File:Season 29-30 Renewal.jpg
File:Season 29 Miniposter.jpg
File:Season 29-1month.png
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== Season 29 episodes script covers ==
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File:WABF16 script.jpg
File:WABF18 Script.jpg
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File:WABF20 script.jpg
File:WABF21 script.jpg
File:WABF22 script.png
File:XABF01 Script.png
File:XABF02 Script.png
File:XABF03 Script.png
File:XABF04 script.jpg
File:XABF05 Script.png
File:XABF06 script.jpg
File:XABF07 script.jpg
File:XABF08 script.jpg
File:XABF09 script.jpg
File:XABF10 script.jpg
File:XABF11 Script.png
File:XABF12 Script.png
File:XABF14 Script.png
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== Promo Videos ==
*{{Youtube|y3Tfi5vjGBo|THE SIMPSONS Panel At Comic-Con 2017}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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