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The Simpsons: Season 27

22 episodes Premiered Sep 27, 2015 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on The Simpsons

Season 27 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Simpsons Season 26.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 27 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 27: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S27·E1 Mytharc

Every Man's Dream

Sep 27, 2015 · 22 min

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

S27·E2 Core

Cue Detective

Oct 4, 2015 · 23 min

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 – Li

S27·E3 Core

Puffless

Oct 11, 2015 · 23 min

Upon learning that their father really died of lung cancer, Selma and Patty agree to quit smoking. When Selma relapses, an angry Patty moves in with Marge and Homer.

S27·E4 Core

Halloween of Horror

Oct 18, 2015 · 23 min

When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Hom

S27·E5 Core

Treehouse of Horror XXVI

Oct 25, 2015 · 22 min

In the annual fright fest Halloween episode, Sideshow Bob finally kills Bart, only to reanimate him; Homer wakes up with short-term memory loss; and Lisa, Bart, and Milhouse get su

S27·E6 Core

Friend with Benefit

Nov 8, 2015 · 23 min

Lisa makes a new pal at school named Harper, whose internet billionaire father becomes buddies with a different Simpson: Homer. Soon, though, Lisa becomes worried that Harper is a

S27·E7 Core

Lisa with an 'S'

Nov 22, 2015 · 22 min

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. Then, Laney turns L

S27·E8 Core

Paths of Glory

Dec 6, 2015 · 23 min

Lisa sets out to restore the tarnished reputation of Springfield’s first female inventor. To find her invention, she scours an abandoned asylum and a restaurant that caters to men.

S27·E9 Mytharc

Barthood

Dec 13, 2015 · 23 min

Bart’s coming of age story a la “Boyhood” chronicles his life from six years old to his time as an accomplished young man. Along the way, his tense relationship with Homer, an over

S27·E10 Core

The Girl Code

Jan 3, 2016 · 23 min

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

S27·E11 Core

Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles

Jan 10, 2016 · 22 min

There is a new teacher at Springfield Elementary, and a captivated Bart tries everything to win her over. Meanwhile, Homer decides to buy a new brand of “milk,” which causes early

S27·E12 Core

Much Apu About Something

Jan 17, 2016 · 22 min

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 convi

S27·E13 Core

Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4

Feb 14, 2016 · 22 min

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

S27·E14 Core

Gal of Constant Sorrow

Feb 21, 2016 · 22 min

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

S27·E15 Mytharc

Lisa the Veterinarian

Mar 6, 2016 · 23 min

After performing CPR on a tased raccoon, Lisa discovers her calling to be veterinarian and becomes an intern at the local office, but learns a tough lesson when her neglected class

S27·E16 Core

The Marge-ian Chronicles

Mar 13, 2016 · 23 min

Not feeling unique, Lisa signs up for the Mars One Space Colony – to Marge’s dismay. Then, Marge hires Bart to go through the tryout process with Lisa to make her want to quit.

S27·E17 Core

The Burns Cage

Apr 3, 2016 · 22 min

After Smithers is crushed by Mr. Burns' lack of affection towards him, other characters attempt to find a boyfriend for him. Meanwhile, Milhouse competes against a new boy for the

S27·E18 Core

How Lisa Got Her Marge Back

Apr 10, 2016 · 22 min

After getting into an argument, Marge takes Lisa on a touristy trip to Capital City, where, after attending a musical, they meet the show’s star who reminds Lisa how lucky she is t

S27·E19 Filler

Fland Canyon

Apr 24, 2016 · 22 min

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

S27·E20 Core

To Courier with Love

May 8, 2016 · 22 min

"The Simpsons are going to..." Paris (well, Homer and Marge are), but in order to be able to afford the trip, Homer has to smuggle an exotic snake into France so it can be made int

S27·E21 Mytharc

Simprovised

May 15, 2016 · 23 min

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

S27·E22 Mytharc

Orange is the New Yellow

May 22, 2016 · 22 min

Marge goes to prison for letting Bart play in a park unsupervised.

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