The Simpsons (season 28)
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 25, 2016 – present |
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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. On May 4, 2015, Fox announced that The Simpsons had been renewed for season 28.
This season includes the 600th episode of the show, "Treehouse of Horror XXVII". On August 31, 2016, it was announced that an episode titled "Caper Chase", inspired by Trump University, would air sometime in 2017; the episode aired on April 2.
This season also includes the show's first hour-long episode, "The Great Phatsby", a parody of The Great Gatsby. Other note-worthy events and gags include a Pokémon Go-themed episode ("Looking for Mr. Goodbart"), 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.
Mr. Burns puts on a variety show at the Springfield Bowl in exchange for rebuilding the town, after it's burned to the ground. However, when the event brings back bad memories for the old man who bombed when he first performed there 100 years ago, Burns tries to muster up the courage to perform again in an effort to redeem himself.
Homer finds a new friend in a woman who acts just like him, while Mr. Burns' search for a clan to play his virtual-reality family leads him to hire Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, since Burns intends to play the father.
Homer takes the family on a "hate-cation" to Boston when he catches Bart rooting for a rival football team. But after discovering the appeal of candlepin bowling over his regular bowling, and finding a better safety inspector job at a candy factory, they agree to move there. Meanwhile, Lisa discovers how much Boston has to offer academically compared to Springfield.
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