The Simpsons season 28

The Simpsons
Season 28
Digital purchase image featuring Chief Clancy Wiggum
ShowrunnerAl Jean
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2016 (2016-09-25) –
May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)
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The twenty-eighth season of the animated television series The Simpsons began airing on Fox in the United States on September 25, 2016 and ended on May 21, 2017.[1] On May 4, 2015, Fox announced that The Simpsons had been renewed for season 28.[2] The season was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. This season was the second of two seasons ordered by Fox in May 2015.[3] The primary showrunner for the season was Al Jean. In November 2016, the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season.[4]

This season includes the 600th episode of the show, "Treehouse of Horror XXVII".[5] On August 31, 2016, it was announced that an episode titled "The Caper Chase", inspired by Trump University, would air sometime in 2017; the episode aired on April 2.[6]

This season also includes the show's first hour-long episode, "The Great Phatsby", a parody of The Great Gatsby.[7] Other noteworthy events and gags include a Pokémon Go-themed episode ("Looking for Mr. Goodbart"),[8] couch gags spoofing Robot Chicken and Adventure Time, an episode that shows how Homer learned to feel better with food ("Fatzcarraldo"), Mr. Burns hiring all of the Simpsons (except Homer) to become his "pretend" family ("Friends and Family"), and Glenn Close returning as Mona ("Fatzcarraldo").[9]

This was the final season scored by longtime Simpsons composer Alf Clausen. This also marked the first season where former recurring guest star Kevin Michael Richardson joined the regular supporting cast, starting with the episode "The Last Traction Hero".

Episodes this season were nominated for three Emmy Awards and one Writers Guild of America Award.

  1. ^ Jean, Al [@AlJean] (May 22, 2016). "@87Loco87 @mxedtr @TheSimpsons yes with Monty Burns' Fleeing a Circus" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2016 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Release". Foxflash.com. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wagmeister was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (November 4, 2016). "'The Simpsons' Makes TV History, Renewed for Record-Breaking 29th and 30th Seasons". Variety. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Keveney, Bill (July 15, 2016). "Exclusive: 'Simpsons' reveals Treehouse poster". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Kreps, Daniel (August 31, 2016). "'The Simpsons' to Skewer Trump University on Upcoming Season". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Snierson, Dan (August 8, 2016). "The Simpsons to do first-ever hourlong episode". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Jean, Al [@AlJean] (December 15, 2016). "@jade210898 looking for mr goodbart, the cad in the hat" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Fall TV Spoilers 2016: Exclusive Scoop On 41 Season Premieres". TVLine. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2016.