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{{TCsT|[[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.<ref name="YNS28P"/>
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{{TCsT|[[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.<ref name="YNS28P">[https://www.yahoo.com/news/taraji-p-henson-keegan-michael-key-join-simpsons-040042214.html Yahoo News]</ref>
  
 
'''Guest starring:''' [[Taraji P. Henson]] as Jazzy James and [[Keegan-Michael Key]] as Praline.<ref name="YNS28P"/>|7|color=white}}
 
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Lisa]] get addicted to ''{{bp|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.<ref name="EW600th"/>|7|color=white}}
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{{TCsT|[[Homer]] and [[Lisa]] get addicted to ''{{bp|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.<ref name="EW600th"/><ref name="SDCCILS">[https://www.facebook.com/FOXTV/videos/10153823782472993/ San Diego Comic Con International live stream]</ref><ref name="ATPkmnGo">[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/23/comic-con-simpsons-pokemon-go-adventure-time EW.com]</ref>|7|color=white}}
 
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== Other notes ==
 
== Other notes ==
 
*[[Harry Shearer]] wrote a "terrific episode" for this season.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/718877829090250752 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>
 
*[[Harry Shearer]] wrote a "terrific episode" for this season.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/718877829090250752 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>
*[[Allison Janney]], the stars of {{w|Masters of Sex}}, [[Lizzy Caplan]] and [[Michael Sheen]] will guest star.<ref name="S28Synop"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/756928632363155456 The Simpsons' Twitter]</ref><ref name="YTGS">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTWNNgt4Ju4 Guest Stars On The Upcoming Season Of THE SIMPSONS]</ref>
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*[[Allison Janney]], the stars of {{w|Masters of Sex}}, [[Lizzy Caplan]] and [[Michael Sheen]] will guest star.<ref name="S28Synop">[http://www.foxflash.com/fox/simpsons/synopsis Fox Flash]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/756928632363155456 The Simpsons' Twitter]</ref><ref name="YTGS">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTWNNgt4Ju4 Guest Stars On The Upcoming Season Of THE SIMPSONS]</ref>
*There will be a {{bp|Pokémon GO}} parody episode. Al Jean revealed he's "fully confident that it’s still going to be a big thing." and that the storyline will be that "Homer and Lisa are playing all the time and they’re wasting all the money."<ref name="SDCCILS"/><ref name="ATPkmnGo"/> It'll air in Spring [[2017]].<ref name="EW600th"/><ref name="ATPkmnGo">[http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/23/comic-con-simpsons-pokemon-go-adventure-time EW.com]</ref>
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*There will be a {{bp|Pokémon GO}} parody episode. Al Jean revealed he's "fully confident that it’s still going to be a big thing." and that the storyline will be that "Homer and Lisa are playing all the time and they’re wasting all the money." It'll air in Spring [[2017]].<ref name="EW600th"/><ref name="SDCCILS"/><ref name="ATPkmnGo"/>
 
*There will be another ''{{w|Robot Chicken}}'' couch gag.<ref name="SDCCILS"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/756938219099262976 The Simpsons' Twitter]</ref>
 
*There will be another ''{{w|Robot Chicken}}'' couch gag.<ref name="SDCCILS"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/TheSimpsons/status/756938219099262976 The Simpsons' Twitter]</ref>
 
*[[Spider Pig]] will return.<ref name="SDCCILS"/>
 
*[[Spider Pig]] will return.<ref name="SDCCILS"/>

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Season 28
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Season Information
Original run: September 25, 2016 – Spring 2017
No. of episodes: 22[1]
Previous season: 27
Next season: 29

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

Picture # Original title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code
250px 597 - 1 "Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus" September 25, 2016 Matthew Nastuk Tom Gammill and Max Pross VABF20
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.

Guest starring: Amy Schumer as Mrs. Burns

Friends and Family promo 1.png 598 - 2 "Friends and Family" October 2, 2016 Lance Kramer J. Stewart Burns VABF18
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.

Guest starring: Allison Janney as Julia and Pendleton Ward sings the couch gag theme.

250px 599 - 3 "The Town" October 9, 2016 Dave King VABF17
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.

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

Treehouse of Horror XXVII poster.jpg 600 - 4 "Treehouse of Horror XXVII" October 16, 2016 Steven Dean Moore Joel H. Cohen VABF16
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.

The first segment will have a Hunger Games-theme. Sideshow Bob and Frank Grimes will both be present.

Guest starring: Donald Fagen as Himself, Sarah Silverman as Lisa's imaginary friend, Rachel, Kelsey Grammer, Drew Carey and Maurice LaMarche as Hedonismbot.

Trust but Clarify promo 1.png 601 - 5 "Trust But Clarify" October 23, 2016 Michael Polcino Harry Shearer VABF21
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.

Guest starring: Dan Rather as Himself

There Will Be Buds promo 1.png 602 - 6 "There Will Be Buds" November 6, 2016 Matthew Faughnan Matt Selman VABF22
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.
Havana Wild Weekend promo 1.png 603 - 7 "Havana Wild Weekend" November 13, 2016 Bob Anderson Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta and Peter Tilden VABF19
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.

Guest starring: Stacy Keach as H.K. Duff and Deb Lacusta as Isabella.

Dad Behavior promo 1.png 604 - 8 "Dad Behavior" November 20, 2016 Steven Dean Moore Ryan Koh WABF01
Homer pays Choremonkey Matt Leinart to play catch with Bart, the two of whom form a strong bond, much to Homer's chagrin.

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.

Guest starring: Matt Leinart as Himself

605 - 9[1] "The Last Traction Hero"[4] December 4, 2016[5][6][7] WABF03[4]
A workplace accident leaves Homer in a cast, and in a position to sue Mr. Burns. This leaves Marge unfulfilled, so she turns to an unexpected source for romance. Meanwhile, Lisa is made "Bus Monitor" and tries to keep the peace.[8]
606 - 10[1] "The Nightmare After Krustmas"[9] December 11, 2016[10] WABF02[9]
Krusty tries to impress his daughter as they spend Christmas with the Simpsons. Meanwhile, Reverend Lovejoy seeks converts after church attendance plummets, and Maggie is haunted by a spooky Christmas toy.[11]

Guest starring: Jackie Mason as Hyman Krustofsky, Natasha Lyonne as Sophie and Wayne Gretzky as Himself[12][13]

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609 - 13[1] TBA 2016/2017 ?ABF??
610 - 14[1] TBA 2016/2017 ?ABF??
611 - 15[1] TBA 2016/2017 ?ABF??
612 - 16[1] TBA 2016/2017 ?ABF??
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616 - 20[1] TBA 2016/2017 ?ABF??
617 - 21[1] TBA 2016/2017 ?ABF??
618 - 22[1] TBA Spring 2017 ?ABF??
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??? - ? "The Great Phatsby: Part One"[14] January 2017[15] Dan Greaney[16] WABF04[14]
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.[17]

Guest starring: Taraji P. Henson as Jazzy James and Keegan-Michael Key as Praline.[17]

??? - ? "The Great Phatsby: Part Two"[18] January 2017[15] Matt Selman[16] WABF05[18]
??? - ? "Pork and Burns"[19] 2016/2017 WABF06[4][19]
??? - ? "Fatzcarraldo"[4] 2016/2017 Michael Price[20] WABF07[4]
??? - ? "The Cad and the Hat"[21] 2016/2017 WABF08[21]
??? - ? "Kamp Krustier"[22] 2016/2017 David M. Stern[23] WABF09[22]
It will be a sequel to "Kamp Krusty".[23] 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.[15]
??? - ? "22 for 30"[24] 2016/2017 Joel H. Cohen[25] WABF10[24]
??? - ? "A Father's Watch"[26] 2016/2017 WABF11[26]
??? - ? "The Caper Chase"[26] 2016/2017 WABF12[26]

Mr. Burns goes to Yale University and discovers how politically correct it is, so he starts up his own college.[27][28]

Guest starring: Suze Orman‎‎ as Herself, Neil deGrasse Tyson as Himself, Robert McKee‎ as Himself,[27][28] Jason Alexander as Bourbon Verlander and Ken Jennings[29]

??? - ? "Looking for Mr. Goodbart"[30] 2016/2017 WABF13[30]
??? - ? "Moho House"[31][32] 2016/2017 Jeff Martin[32] WABF14[32]
??? - ? "Dogtown"[33] 2016/2017 WABF15[33]
??? - ? "Whistler's Father"[34][35] 2016/2017 WABF16[35]
??? - ? "The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be"[36] 2016/2017 WABF20[36]
??? - ? "Singin' in the Lane"[37] 2016/2017 WABF21[37]
??? - ? TBA 2016/2017 ?ABF??
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.[15]

Guest starring: Magnus Carlsen as Himself.[15]

??? - ? TBA Spring 2017[15] ?ABF??
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.[15][38][39]

Upcoming season 28 episodes script covers

Gallery

Other notes

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Chris Ledesma's Twitter
  2. Al Jean's Twitter
  3. FOX Picks Up A Double D’ohse Of “The Simpsons,”renewing Series For 27th And 28th Seasons
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Al Jean's Twitter
  5. Chris Ledesma's Twitter
  6. Chris Ledesma's Twitter
  7. FOX.com
  8. The Futon Critic
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:WABF02 script.jpg
  10. Al Jean on Twitter - "The Nightmare After Krustmas" airdate
  11. Fox.com
  12. Entertainment Weekly - "The Simpsons reanimates Rabbi Krustofski, welcomes Natasha Lyonne"
  13. Wayne Gretzky to appear on 'The Simpsons'
  14. 14.0 14.1 Al Jean's Twitter
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 EW.com - Simpsons season 28 preview: 600th episode, Homer and Marge's sex drought
  16. 16.0 16.1 Dan Greaney's Twitter
  17. 17.0 17.1 Yahoo News
  18. 18.0 18.1 File:WABF05 Script.png
  19. 19.0 19.1 Al Jean's Twitter
  20. Al Jean's Twitter
  21. 21.0 21.1 File:WABF08 Script.png
  22. 22.0 22.1 File:WABF09 Script.png
  23. 23.0 23.1 Al Jean on Twitter
  24. 24.0 24.1 File:WABF10 Script.png
  25. Yeardley Smith's Twitter
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Chris Ledesma Twitter - WABF11/12
  27. 27.0 27.1 TV Line - "The Simpsons Enlists Brainy Trio for Donald Trump Parody in Season 28"
  28. 28.0 28.1 Al Jean on Twitter
  29. Entertainment Weekly - "The Simpsons: Jason Alexander to guest in Donald Trump-tweaking episode"
  30. 30.0 30.1 File:WABF13 Script.png
  31. File:WABF14 Script.jpg
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 Al Jean's Twitter
  33. 33.0 33.1 Yeardley Smith's Twitter
  34. File:WABF16 script.jpg
  35. 35.0 35.1 Al Jean's Twitter
  36. 36.0 36.1 Al Jean's Twitter
  37. 37.0 37.1 Al Jean's Twitter
  38. 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 San Diego Comic Con International live stream
  39. 39.0 39.1 EW.com
  40. Al Jean's Twitter
  41. Fox Flash
  42. The Simpsons' Twitter
  43. Guest Stars On The Upcoming Season Of THE SIMPSONS
  44. The Simpsons' Twitter