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The Simpsons (season 26)
Season 26
Digital download season cover art
No. of episodes22[1]
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2014 –
present
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The twenty-sixth season of the animated television series The Simpsons premiered on Fox in the United States on September 28, 2014.

In this season, Krusty the Clown retires after his father dies (Clown in the Dumps); Homer and Bart attempt to solve some father/son conflicts (The Wreck of the Relationship); Marge opens a sandwich franchise (Super Franchise Me); the Simpsons meet their former (The Tracey Ullman Show) selves (Treehouse of Horror XXV); Mr. Burns finds a girlfriend in Democratic Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard (Opposites A-Frack); Bart schemes to bring down his new 4th grade teacher, Mr. Lassen (guest voice Willem Dafoe), who is a terrible bully (Blazed and Confused); Homer has a mid-life crisis (Covercraft); and the cast of Futurama make an appearance in Springfield in a crossover episode (Simpsorama). Additional guest voices for this season will include Nick Offerman, David Hyde Pierce, Jeff Ross and Matthew Sweet.[2] On October 28, 2014, executive producer Al Jean announced that Season 27 went into production,[3] renewing the series through the 2015–16 season.[4]

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes


No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
5531"Clown in the Dumps"Steven Dean MooreJoel H. CohenSeptember 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)SABF208.53[5]
5542"The Wreck of the Relationship"Chuck SheetzJeff WestbrookOctober 5, 2014 (2014-10-05)SABF174.27[6]
5553"Super Franchise Me"Mark KirklandBill OdenkirkOctober 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)SABF197.33[7]
5564"Treehouse of Horror XXV"
"The Simpsons Halloween Special XXV"		Matthew FaughnanStephanie GillisOctober 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)SABF217.76[8]
5575"Opposites A-Frack"Matthew NastukValentina L. GarzaNovember 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)SABF224.22[9]
5586"Simpsorama"Bob AndersonJ. Stewart BurnsNovember 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)SABF166.70[10]
5597"Blazed and Confused"Rob OliverCarolyn Omine & William WrightNovember 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)TABF016.70[11]
5608"Covercraft"Steven Dean MooreMatt SelmanNovember 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)TABF023.45[12]
5619"I Won't Be Home for Christmas[13]"Mark Kirkland[14]Al Jean[15]December 7, 2014 (2014-12-07)TABF03TBD
56210"The Man Who Came to Be Dinner"David SilvermanAl Jean & David Mirkin[16]January 4, 2015 (2015-01-04)[17]RABF15TBD
56311"The Musk Who Fell to Earth[18]"TBANeil Campbell[19]January 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)[18]TABF??TBD
56412"Bart's New Friend[20]"TBAJudd ApatowJanuary 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)[20]TABF05TBD

Upcoming episodes without a scheduled air date

Production code Title
TABF07 "My Fare Lady"[21]
TABF08 "The Princess Guide"[22]
TABF09 "Sky Police"[23]
TABF10 "Waiting for Duffman"[24]
TABF13 "Let's Go Fly a Coot"[25]
TABF14 "Every Man's Dream"[26]
TABF?? "The Kids Are All Fight"[27]
TABF?? "Peeping Mom"[28]
TABF?? "Walking Big & Tall"[29]

Confirmed plots and guest stars

  • "Bart's New Friend"[30] is based on a fan script sent in by Judd Apatow in 1990, which is being retooled for airing in season 26.[31] In the episode, Homer goes to a hypnotist and is given the mentality of a ten-year old boy. The hypnotist dies, leaving Homer stuck in the mind of a child. He begins to bond with Bart while in this state, and refuses entry back into the responsibilities of adulthood.
  • In an upcoming episode, Lisa will be on a math team, and it will feature “the most complicated math jokes we (Simpsons writers) can think of”.[32]
  • "The Kids Are All Fight" will feature a four-year-old Bart and a two-year-old Lisa.[33]

References

  1. ^ Al Jean's Twitter
  2. ^ http://assets.fox.com/shows/upfronts/assets/Simpsons,%20The.pdf
  3. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/AlJean/status/527139156636348416
  4. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/feature/tv-renewal-scorecard-2014-2015-season
  5. ^ Bibel, Sara (September 30, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon A Time', 'Resurrection' & 'Revenge' Adjusted Up; 'CSI' Adjusted Down". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ Bibel, Sara. "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon a Time', 'Resurrection' & 'Revenge' Adjusted Up; 'Madam Secretary' Adjusted Down". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ^ Bibel, Sara (October 14, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Once Upon A TIme', 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' & 'Resurrection' Adjusted Up; 'Madam Secretary' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  8. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 21, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Simpsons' & 'Madam Secretary' Adjusted Up; 'Mulaney' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  9. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (November 3, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Good Wife', 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'Once Upon a Time' & '60 Minutes' Adjusted Up + Final Football Ratings". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (November 10, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Simpsons', & 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Adjusted up". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved November 11, 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1= and |2= (help)
  11. ^ "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Simpsons' & 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Up + Final Football Numbers". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  12. ^ Bibel, Sara (November 25, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Madam Secretary', 'The Simpsons', '60 Minutes' & 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Down & Final Football Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  13. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20141112fox16/
  14. ^ [1]
  15. ^ https://twitter.com/aljean/status/533272404579979264
  16. ^ "Simpsons Showrunners on the 'Classic Era' Myth -- Vulture". Vulture. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  17. ^ Al Jean on Twitter
  18. ^ a b "Al Jean on Twitter: "Elon Musk in ep 1/11 and not a "kiss ass" celebrity guest star turn: Burns tries to kill him, and we reveal Musk's master password."". Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  19. ^ [2]
  20. ^ a b https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/527945165537681409
  21. ^ http://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/File:TABF07_Script.png
  22. ^ Reg. # PAu003736419 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  23. ^ Reg. # PAu003734537 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  24. ^ http://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/File:TABF10_Script.png
  25. ^ Reg. # PAu003742202 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  26. ^ Reg. # PAu003742225 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  27. ^ "WebVoyage Titles". Cocatalog.loc.gov. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  28. ^ Twitter / mattselman: Matt Groening accidentally
  29. ^ Reg. # PAu003741933 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  30. ^ Cite error: The named reference autogenerated1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  31. ^ "'The Simpsons': Judd Apatow on playing 'self-involved' Judd Apatow and the upcoming episode he wrote (two decades ago)". EW.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  32. ^ Independent.ie - Do you know the maths secrets hidden in 'The Simpsons'?
  33. ^ Al Jean Twitter
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