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The Simpsons: Season 29

21 episodes Premiered Oct 1, 2017 Updated Oct 2, 2026
Previously on The Simpsons

Season 29 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 28.
  • ⚡ 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 29 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 29: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (18): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S29·E1 Mytharc

The Serfsons

Oct 1, 2017 · 23 min

In a magical medieval world, Marge's mother is turned into an Ice Walker and the only way for Homer to afford the cure is to force Lisa to use illegal magic. When the King discover

S29·E2 Core

Springfield Splendor

Oct 8, 2017 · 23 min

Marge and Lisa turn Lisa’s sad experience into a successful graphic novel-turned-Broadway show, but they struggle with creative differences and ego.

S29·E3 Core

Whistler's Father

Oct 15, 2017 · 22 min

Homer discovers that Maggie is a whistling savant and launches her baby-celebrity career. Meanwhile, Marge impresses Fat Tony with her interior design taste, and he hires her to st

S29·E4 Core

Treehouse of Horror XXVIII

Oct 22, 2017 · 22 min

Maggie becomes possessed by an ancient demon, Lisa discovers a creepy/perfect version of her family in an alternate universe and Homer cannibalizes himself.

S29·E5 Core

Grampy Can Ya Hear Me

Nov 5, 2017 · 22 min

Grampa gets a hearing aid and finally hears what everyone has been saying about him. Meanwhile, Mr. Skinner discovers that his mother has kept the ultimate secret from him.

S29·E7 Core

Singin' in the Lane

Nov 19, 2017 · 22 min

Homer and the guys try helping Moe cheer up by getting their old bowling team back together again, but they soon face a team of arrogant millionaires.

S29·E8 Core

Mr. Lisa's Opus

Dec 3, 2017 · 22 min

As future Lisa writes her college application essay for Harvard, she recalls past disappointing birthdays that helped shape her.

S29·E9 Core

Gone Boy

Dec 10, 2017 · 22 min

When Bart goes missing, the town puts together a search party to find him. After most give up hope, Sideshow Bob manipulates Millhouse into revealing where Bart is hiding.

S29·E10 Core

Haw-Haw Land

Jan 7, 2018 · 23 min

When the Simpsons go to a STEM conference, Lisa falls for a crooning jazz pianist named Brendan. Meanwhile, Bart discovers that he has an affinity for chemistry

S29·E11 Core

Frink Gets Testy

Jan 14, 2018 · 22 min

Mr. Burns will build a doomsday ark after he believes that the end of the world is near when he sees an old Orson Welles show about Nostradamus. Meanwhile, Professor Frink comes up

S29·E12 Core

Homer Is Where the Art Isn't

Mar 18, 2018 · 22 min

When Homer is accused of stealing a million-dollar painting, only a detective from the 1970s can clear his name.

S29·E13 Core

3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage

Mar 25, 2018 · 23 min

Homer and Marge recount the story of their transition from loving their life without kids to being miserable parents.

S29·E14 Core

Fears of a Clown

Apr 1, 2018 · 22 min

Everybody is now horrified of clowns after Bart's prank using clown masks, which also causes Krusty to lose his job. He attempts a comeback as a dramatic actor in the play "The Sa

S29·E15 Core

No Good Read Goes Unpunished

Apr 8, 2018 · 22 min

In an attempt to bring the family together, Marge forces everyone to hand in their electronics and take a trip to a book store.

S29·E16 Core

King Leer

Apr 15, 2018 · 23 min

Homer and Marge follow Moe after the bar closes early and discover him and his father fighting. The Simpsons, after finding out that Moe has been excommunicated from his family for

S29·E17 Core

Lisa Gets the Blues

Apr 22, 2018 · 22 min

When the Simpsons' flight to Gainesville gets re-routed to New Orleans, Lisa is forced to face her failures, and regain her confidence as a jazz musician. Meanwhile, Bart is intrig

S29·E18 Core

Forgive and Regret

Apr 29, 2018 · 23 min

Grampa makes a confession to Homer while on his deathbed. After his recovery, he comes to realize that this issue will not be easy to reconcile.

S29·E19 Core

Left Behind

May 6, 2018 · 22 min

Homer gets Flanders a job at the plant, and he soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished when Flanders starts to insist on carpools and demands more from Homer's work performan

S29·E20 Mytharc

Throw Grampa from the Dane

May 13, 2018 · 23 min

The Simpsons go to Denmark so Grampa can benefit from its free health-care system.

S29·E21 Mytharc

Flanders' Ladder

May 20, 2018 · 22 min

Bart falls into a coma after being struck by lightning.

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