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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
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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 fourth 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"Mark KirklandAl JeanDecember 7, 2014 (2014-12-07)TABF036.52[13]
56210"The Man Who Came to Be Dinner"David SilvermanAl Jean & David MirkinJanuary 4, 2015 (2015-01-04)RABF1510.62[14]
56311"Bart's New Friend"Bob AndersonJudd ApatowJanuary 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)TABF05TBD
56412"The Musk Who Fell To Earth"[15]TBANeil Campbell[16]January 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)TABF04[17]TBD
56513"Walking Big & Tall"[18]TBAMichael Price[19]February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)TABF06[18]TBD

Upcoming episodes without a scheduled air date

Production code Title
TABF07 "My Fare Lady"[20]
TABF08 "The Princess Guide"[21]
TABF09 "Sky Police"[22]
TABF10 "Waiting for Duffman"[23]
TABF13 "Let's Go Fly a Coot"[24]
TABF14 "Every Man's Dream"[25]
TABF16 "Mathlete's Feat"[26]
TABF?? "The Kids Are All Fight"[27]
TABF?? "Peeping Mom"[28]

Confirmed plots and guest stars

  • In the upcoming episode "Mathlete's Feat", Lisa will be on a math team, and it will feature "the most complicated math jokes we (Simpsons writers) can think of."[29]
  • "The Kids Are All Fight" will feature a four-year-old Bart and a two-year-old Lisa.[30] The episode will air in Spring 2015.[31]
  • "Let's Go Fly a Coot" will be about Grampa Simpson.[32]
  • In "Every Man's Dream", Homer's marriage to Marge is on the rocks again as he fills out a prescription for narcolepsy (his reason for sleeping on the job) and befriends a twentysomething pharmacist named Candace (voiced by Lena Dunham), who becomes a possible romantic interest. The episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and is slated to air as the season 27 premiere.[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 11, 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 parameter: |1= (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. ^ Bibel, Amanda (December 9, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The SImpsons' & 'Family Guy' Adjusted Up, '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down & Final Football Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  14. ^ Bibel, Sara (January 8, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Simpsons', 'Madam Secretary', 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine', 'The Celebrity Apprentice', 'Bob's Burgers' & 'CSI' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  15. ^ "Episode Title: (SI-2604) "The Musk Who Fell To Earth"". The Futon Critic. December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ [2]
  18. ^ a b [3]
  19. ^ [4]
  20. ^ http://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/File:TABF07_Script.png
  21. ^ Reg. # PAu003736419 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  22. ^ Reg. # PAu003734537 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  23. ^ http://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/File:TABF10_Script.png
  24. ^ Reg. # PAu003742202 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  25. ^ Reg. # PAu003742225 at U.S. Copyright Records database.
  26. ^ Reg. # PAu003751611 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. ^ Independent.ie - Do you know the maths secrets hidden in 'The Simpsons'?
  30. ^ Al Jean Twitter
  31. ^ https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/542017261368659968
  32. ^ Al Jean Twitter
  33. ^ First Look: Lena Dunham to guest on 'The Simpsons'
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