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Season 27 Episode
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Episode Information
Episode number: 595
Season number: S27 E21
Production code: VABF13
Original airdate: May 15, 2016
Title screen: Has the text "Homer Live! Call 1-888-726-6660 now. For additional information go to www.thesimpsons.com/homerlive" superimposed.
Showrunner: Al Jean
Written by: John Frink
Directed by: Matthew Nastuk


"Simprovised" is twenty-first episode of season 27 of The Simpsons and the five-hundred and ninety-fifth episode overall. It originally aired on May 15, 2016. The episode was written by John Frink and directed by Matthew Nastuk.

Synopsis[edit]

"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. Also, in the episode's last three minutes, Homer appears LIVE for the first time on television (both for East and West Coast broadcasts) to answer fan questions."


Plot[edit]

Homer is preparing his annual speech to do in front of all Nuclear Plant workers, his plan being to repeat the speech he did every year, however his lines were repetitive or offensive to the sick Lenny's grandmother. Mr. Burns used his only speechline he prepared and that made him nervous, and he passed out from the pressure, getting a trauma of public speaking.

To calm down Homer, Marge took him to a stand-up comedy show, where Homer is amazed by the talents of the actors to improv, and decides to join an improv class, where he learns he has a talent for improvising scenes. He, Lenny and Carl try their actor's talents at Moe's Tavern, where Homer gets acclaimed by the public and the Springfield Shopper critics. Homer is invited to perform at the Springfield Fringe Festival.

On a secondary plot, Bart and Lisa go to Ralph's birthday party, and Bart realizes that Ralph's treehouse, built by his father with the money he got from the evidence locker, is better than his decading treehouse. When they return home, Bart starts destroying the treehouse and when Marge finds out what's happening, she starts building a treehouse, however Marge overhears Bart being unthankful while talking to Milhouse, saying there's no need to thank her, and that she was only doing her job. Marge gets angry at him, but thanks to the help from Homer's speech cards, they reconcile the next morning.

At the end, Homer is introduced by Lisa, Bart, Marge and Maggie, for the live segment, inside the Fox Studios Secret Bunker. Homer answers calls from the TV audience, while several characters appear on screen, either performing some actions, showing cards, or in Bart's case, pantsing Homer. The secret bunker is later revealed to just be a fake set made out of cardboard inside the Simpson House.

Production[edit]

Other production information[edit]

Music editor Chris Ledesma put together the on-hold music for people calling in to Homer Live.[1]

Proof we're live alternate jokes[edit]

Some alternates for the "Proof we're live" speech were written but never used.[2][3]

  • The Washington Post announced Donald Trump has pretended to be his own P.R. man. Trump spokesman Ronald Rump furiously denies this huge allegation.
  • In sports, Canada crushed Slovakia five to nothing in Group B of the World Hockey Championships. Look it up!
  • To prove we're live, the Toronto Raptors just beat the Heat. So did I, by pouring beer down my pants.
  • To prove we're live, on Friday, Fox canceled all the shows. From now on, everything on the network will be live, so it can be instantly canceled.
  • Today's New York Times front page investigates Donald Trump's unwelcome contacts with over 50 woman. Those are just his ex-wives.
  • Serena Williams won the Italian Open. That's one of the most important warm-up tournaments for "who cares?"

The joke on Fox cancelling shows on Friday refers to the Friday night death slot, especially Fox's, well known for its shows cancelled after being moved to Friday slot.

Production gallery[edit]

International airdates[edit]

Country Date Channel Note
Flag of Australia.png Australia May 18, 2016 Eleven Aired at 8:30pm with East Coast feed of Homer Live (FOX watermark and #HomerLive hashtag displayed throughout). No text is superimposed on the title screen.
Hispanic America.gif Latin America May 15, 2016 (Original audio with Spanish sub)
June 12, 2016 (Dub in Mexican Spanish)
Fox Latin America Episode went live and was simulcasted the East Coast feed at 10pm local time with its original audio and Spanish subtitles.
Spanish dubbed version will air on June 12, 2016.
Ukraine flag.png Ukraine January 1, 2017[4] NLO TV Episode airs with international version of Homer Live

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