The Simpsons season 28

*The Simpsons*
The Simpsons
Season 28
	Digital purchase image featuring Chief Clancy Wiggum
Showrunner	Al Jean
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 25, 2016 –; May 21, 2017
Season chronology
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	List of episodes

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]

This season includes the 600th episode of the show, "Treehouse of Horror XXVII".^[3] 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.^[4]

This season also includes the show's first hour-long episode, "The Great Phatsby", a parody of The Great Gatsby.^[5] Other noteworthy events and gags include a Pokémon Go-themed episode ("Looking for Mr. Goodbart"),^[6] 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").^[7]

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".

^ Jean, Al [@AlJean] (May 22, 2016). "@87Loco87 @mxedtr @TheSimpsons yes with Monty Burns' Fleeing a Circus" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2016 – via Twitter.
^ "Release". Foxflash.com. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
^ Keveney, Bill (July 15, 2016). "Exclusive: 'Simpsons' reveals Treehouse poster". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Jean, Al [@AlJean] (December 15, 2016). "@jade210898 looking for mr goodbart, the cad in the hat" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Fall TV Spoilers 2016: Exclusive Scoop On 41 Season Premieres". TVLine. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

[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.

[USA_Today-3] Keveney, Bill (July 15, 2016). "Exclusive: 'Simpsons' reveals Treehouse poster". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] Jean, Al [@AlJean] (December 15, 2016). "@jade210898 looking for mr goodbart, the cad in the hat" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[7] "Fall TV Spoilers 2016: Exclusive Scoop On 41 Season Premieres". TVLine. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

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