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Season 27

Season Information No. of episodes: 22 Original run: September 27, 2015 – May 22, 2016 Showrunner(s): Al Jean Matt Selman Previous season: Next season: 26 28

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.

Awards

Award Episode Crew Result People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated TV Show N/A N/A Won Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Animated Show Nominated 43rd Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production "Halloween of Horror" Won 68th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation Carolyn Omine Nominated 68th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Matt Selman, John Frink, Kevin Curran, J. Stewart Burns, Michael Price, Bill Odenkirk, Marc Wilmore, Joel H. Cohen, Rob LaZebnik, Jeff Westbrook, Brian Kelley, Larina Jean Adamson, Tom Klein, Carolyn Omine, Mike B. Anderson, Jennifer Moeller, Norman P. Auble, Robert Ingram 68th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Mark Linden and Tara A. Paul 69th Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation "Barthood" Dan Greaney 44th Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television Production "The Burns Cage" Environmental Media Award for Best Television Episodic Comedy "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles" Won

Episodes

Picture # Title Original airdate Directed by Written by Prod. code 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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