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| Season 28
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Season Information
| Original run:
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September 25, 2016 – Spring 2017
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| No. of episodes:
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22[1]
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| Previous season:
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27
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| Next season:
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29
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Season 28 is the current season of The Simpsons. It premiered on September 25, 2016.[2] The 4th episode of the season will be the 600th episode of the show.
Announcement
On May 4, 2015, FOX announced that The Simpsons had been renewed for seasons 27 and 28.[3]
Episodes
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597 - 1
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"Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus"[4]
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September 25, 2016[2][5][6]
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Matthew Nastuk[7]
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Tom Gammill and Max Pross[7]
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VABF20[8]
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| When Springfield is burned to the ground, the 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.[9][10]
Guest starring: Amy Schumer as Mrs. Burns[10][11]
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598 - 2
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"Friends and Family"[12]
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October 2, 2016[13]
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Lance Kramer[14]
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J. Stewart Burns[12]
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VABF18[12]
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| Mr. Burns hires the Simpsons to play his live-in virtual reality family, but excludes Homer so that he may play dad. Now alone, Homer finds a new best friend in girl-next-door Julia, who eats, drinks and thinks like him.[15]
Guest starring: Allison Janney as Julia[15][16] and Pendleton Ward sings the couch gag theme.[15]
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"The Town"[17]
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October 9, 2016[17]
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Dave King[18]
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VABF17[17]
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| 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.[19]
Guest starring: Bill Burr as Boston fan 1, Michael Chiklis as Handsome quarterback, Rachel Dratch as Bostonian doctor, Dana Gould as Boston fan 2,
Doris Kearns Goodwin as herself, Mike Mitchell as Boston fan 3, and Jason Nash as Southie criminals and Philanthropic Southies[19][20]
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"Treehouse of Horror XXVII"[21]
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October 16, 2016[22]
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Steven Dean Moore
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Joel H. Cohen[23]
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VABF16[21]
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| 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. Meanwhile, Lisa's imaginary best friend, Rachel, is jealous of Lisa's real best friends and starts killing them. Moe tells Bart that the barflies are actually covert agents and that he wants Bart join their team in Homer's place.[24]
The first segment will have a Hunger Games-theme. Sideshow Bob and Frank Grimes will both be present.[25][26]
Guest starring: Donald Fagen as Himself,[27] Sarah Silverman as Lisa's imaginary friend, Rachel,[22] Kelsey Grammer, Drew Carey[25] and Maurice LaMarche as Hedonismbot.[28]
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601 - 5[1]
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"Trust But Clarify"[29]
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October 23, 2016
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Michael Polcino
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Harry Shearer[29]
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VABF21[30]
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| Lisa and Bart investigate Krusty's suspicious new "Krustaceans" candy. Meanwhile, Homer wants a promotion at the nuclear plant and asks Marge to help him dress the part, and news anchor Kent Brockman struggles to find his feet in the changing media world.[19]
Guest starring: Dan Rather as Himself[19]
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602 - 6[31]
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"There Will Be Buds"[32]
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November 6, 2016[31]
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Matthew Faughnan
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Matt Selman[33]
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VABF22[32]
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| Homer gets roped into coaching the 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: the championship game.[31][34]
Guest starring: Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony[31]
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603 - 7[35]
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"Havana Wild Weekend"[36]
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November 13, 2016[35]
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Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta and Peter Tilden[37]
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VABF19[36]
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| When the Retirement Castle and the V.A. Hospital can't solve Grampa's health issues, the Simpsons decide to take a family trip to Cuba to get him cheap medical care.[37][38][39][40]
Guest starring: Stacy Keach as H.K. Duff and Deb Lacusta as Isabella.[38]
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604 - 8
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"Dad Behavior"[41][42]
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November 20, 2016[43]
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Ryan Koh[44]
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WABF01[41]
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| Homer pays Choremonkey Matt Leinart to play catch with Bart, the two of whom form a strong bond, much to Homer's chagrin.[34]
Homer finds a new app that makes his life much easier and outsources his father-son bonding. Meanwhile, Grampa finds that he is about to be a father again.[43]
Guest starring: Dan Fouts as Himself and Matt Leinart as Himself[43]
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605 - 9[1]
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"The Last Traction Hero"
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December 4, 2016[46][47][48]
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WABF03
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606 - 10[1]
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"The Nightmare After Krustmas"[49]
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December 11, 2016[50]
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WABF02[49]
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| Krusty converts to Christianity, after an incident with Sophie, and gets trapped in some ice after being baptized in the winter. In a allucination, his father will appear.
Guest starring: Jackie Mason as Hyman Krustofsky and Natasha Lyonne as Sophie[51]
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"The Great Phatsby: Part One"[52]
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January 2017[53]
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Dan Greaney[54]
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WABF04[52]
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| Mr. Burns tries to relive his glory days crossing paths with a music mogul. After the mysterious person cons him and reduces him to bankrupt, Mr. Burns seeks revenge with the help of Homer, Bart, Jazzy James and the mogul's ex-wife, Praline.[9]
Guest starring: Taraji P. Henson as Jazzy James and Keegan-Michael Key as Praline.[9]
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January 2017[53]
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"Fatzcarraldo"
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"The Cad and the Hat"[58]
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"Kamp Krustier"[59]
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WABF09[59]
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| It will be a sequel to "Kamp Krusty". Bart, returning from Kamp Krusty, makes Homer discover that by not having sex, he's suddenly extremely active and successful, and he's no longer interested, so Marge takes him to a clinic.[53]
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"22 for 30"[61]
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Joel H. Cohen[62]
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WABF10[61]
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"A Father's Watch"[63]
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Mr. Burns goes to Yale University and discovers how politically correct it is, so he starts up his own college.[64]
Guest starring: Suze Orman as herself, Neil deGrasse Tyson as himself, Robert McKee as himself,[64] Jason Alexander as Bourbon Verlander and Ken Jennings[66]
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"Moho House"[68][69]
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WABF14[69]
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"Dogtown"[70]
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"Whistler's Father"[71][72]
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"The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be"[73]
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| It turns out that Homer and Grandpa used to play chess a lot, and Homer got better than Grandpa who wouldn't play anymore. Then Homer learns that one theory in chess is you become good because you want to kill your father, and he wants to see if that's true. Magnus Carlsen says the only way he can find out is to play one last game against Grandpa.[53]
Guest starring: Magnus Carlsen as Himself.[53]
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| Homer and Lisa get addicted to Pokémon GO and wind up spending a lot of loot on Pokémon extras, but Lisa takes the rap for Homer and it starts to make her very upset. Meanwhile, Bart plays his own game — except he's making money, not spending it. Bart goes up to elderly women with no grandchildren and pretends to be their grandchildren in exchange for toys and gifts and cards with five dollars in them.[53]
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Upcoming season 28 episodes script covers
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