The Simpsons: Season 27

2015 · 22 episodes · ★ 6.6

What Season 27 of The Simpsons

Season 27 kicks off with Homer diagnosed with narcolepsy, which puts his marriage to Marge to the test to the point that the couple sees a counselor and separates. Patty and Selma try to quit smoking after their father's death, while Maggie has a Disney-style adventure. Lisa becomes friends with Harper, a very rich classmate, and Homer takes advantage of the perks that come with it. Bart, tired of everyone waiting for his pranks, teams up with Maggie to trick the town. The Simpson and Flanders families share a trip to the Grand Canyon that brings their differences to light.

22episodes

Sep 27, 2015premiered

May 22, 2016latest episode

8.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 27 Episodes

27x01 Every Man's Dream
Sep 27, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 6.1
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 a 20-something.
Directed by Matthew Nastuk · Written by J. Stewart Burns · Starring Allison Williams, Adam Driver, Lena Dunham, Laura Ingraham
27x02 Cue Detective
Oct 4, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
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 are on the case.
Directed by Timothy Bailey · Written by Joel H. Cohen · Starring Alton Brown, Bobby Moynihan, Edward James Olmos, Ben Schwartz
27x03 Puffless
Oct 11, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Directing: Rob Oliver · Writing: J. Stewart Burns · Starring: Yo-Yo Ma, Tress MacNeille, Jon Lovitz, Chris Edgerly
27x04 Halloween of Horror
Oct 18, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 7.1
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 Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.
Directed by Mike B. Anderson · Written by Carolyn Omine · Starring Blake Anderson, Nick Kroll, Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden
27x05 Treehouse of Horror XXVI
Oct 25, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
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 super powers from radiation.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by Joel H. Cohen · Starring Chris Wedge, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Kelsey Grammer
27x06 Friend with Benefit
Nov 8, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
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 little too entitled.
Directed by Matthew Faughnan · Written by Rob LaZebnik · Starring: David Copperfield, Kristen Bell, Pamela Hayden
27x07 Lisa with an 'S'
Nov 22, 2015 · 22 min · ★ 6.0
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 Lisa into a show biz kid and Marge and Homer fear they made a mistake letting her go. So they head to New York to get her back.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by Stephanie Gillis
27x08 Paths of Glory
Dec 6, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 6.3
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. Bart joins Lisa at the asylum, stealing one of the homicidal patient’s notebooks, and bragging to the boys at school that he wrote the entries himself. This revelation causes Homer and Marge to believe he is a sociopath, which Bart decides to use to his advantage until things go too far.
Directing: Steven Dean Moore · Writing: Michael Ferris · Starring: Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell
27x09 Barthood Mid-Season Finale
Dec 13, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 7.8
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 overly uncaring version of himself, and Lisa, who overshadows him in every way possible, shape Bart more than he realizes.
Directed by Rob Oliver · Written by Dan Greaney · Starring Russi Taylor, Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden
27x10 The Girl Code
Jan 3, 2016 · 23 min · ★ 6.7
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, only to create sentient artificial intelligence.
Directed by Chris Clements · Written by Rob LaZebnik · Starring: Stephen Merchant, Kaitlin Olson, Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden
27x11 Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles
Jan 10, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.4
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 puberty, both for Bart (augmenting his wooing powers) and Lisa (whose small bout with acne opens her up to the world of makeup and popularity).
Directed by Timothy Bailey · Written by Joel H. Cohen · Starring Sofía Vergara, Russi Taylor, Pamela Hayden
27x12 Much Apu About Something
Jan 17, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.4
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.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by Michael Price · Starring: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Pamela Hayden
27x13 Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4
Feb 14, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
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, realizing that scientific exploration is his true love. 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.
Directed by Mark Kirkland · Written by John Frink · Starring: Glenn Close, Maggie Roswell
27x14 Gal of Constant Sorrow
Feb 21, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
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.
Directing: Matthew Nastuk · Writing: Carolyn Omine · Starring: Natalie Maines, Kate McKinnon, Bob Boilen, Kelsey Grammer
27x15 Lisa the Veterinarian
Mar 6, 2016 · 23 min · ★ 6.5
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 hamster dies. Meanwhile, Marge moonlights as a crime scene cleaner for a little extra money, and the trauma of the gory scenes make her increasingly dead inside.
Directed by Steven Dean Moore · Written by Dan Vebber · Starring Michael York, Pamela Hayden
27x16 The Marge-ian Chronicles
Mar 13, 2016 · 23 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Directed by Chris Clements · Written by Brian Kelley · Starring Tom Scharpling, Jon Wurster
27x17 The Burns Cage
Apr 3, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.1
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 lead role in a school production of Casablanca, so he can act alongside his own unrequited love, Lisa.
Directed by Rob Oliver · Written by Rob LaZebnik · Starring: Chris Edgerly, George Takei, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille
27x18 How Lisa Got Her Marge Back
Apr 10, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
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 to have such a great mom. Meanwhile, Bart is frustrated that everyone expects his pranks, so he teams up with Maggie to trick people.
Directed by Bob Anderson · Written by Jeff Martin · Starring Andrew Rannells, Pamela Hayden
27x19 Fland Canyon
Apr 24, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
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 Bart go for help, the families finally bond.
Directed by Michael Polcino · Written by J. Stewart Burns · Starring Maggie Roswell, Pamela Hayden
27x20 To Courier with Love
May 8, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
"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 into a gourmet meal.
Directed by Timothy Bailey · Written by Bill Odenkirk · Starring Jay Leno, Pamela Hayden
27x21 Simprovised
May 15, 2016 · 23 min · ★ 6.3
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. Also, in the episode’s last three minutes, Homer appears LIVE for the first time on television (both for East and West Coast broadcasts) to answer fan questions.
Directed by Matthew Nastuk · Written by John Frink · Starring Pamela Hayden
27x22 Orange is the New Yellow Season Finale
May 22, 2016 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
Marge goes to prison for letting Bart play in a park unsupervised.
Directed by Matthew Faughnan · Written by Eric Horsted · Starring Kevin Michael Richardson