The Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 27
Every episode of The Simpsons Season 27 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Simpsons Season 27!
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Season 27 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Simpsons" season 27 is "Every Man's Dream", rated 5.6/10 from 1489 user votes. It was directed by Matthew Nastuk and written by J. Stewart Burns. "Every Man's Dream" aired on 9/27/2015 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Cue Detective".
5.6/10 1,489 votes#1 - Every Man's Dream
Season 27 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2015
Homer is diagnosed with narcolepsy, but instead of returning home with his prescription medication, he returns home drunk. He and Marge visit a marriage counselor and have a trial separation, during which Homer begins dating a 20-something.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
6.6/10 1,247 votes#2 - Cue Detective
Season 27 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2015
Scotty Boom, a Chew Network super-chef, challenges Homer to a smoke-off. But when someone steals Homer’s secret weapon – a smoker he bought off a mysterious man at a BBQ shack – Lisa and Bart are on the case.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
6.9/10 1,235 votes#3 - Puffless
Season 27 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2015
Upon learning that their father really died of lung cancer, Selma and Patty agree to quit smoking. When Selma relapses, an angry Patty moves in with Marge and Homer.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
7.6/10 1,706 votes#4 - Halloween of Horror
Season 27 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2015
When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.
Director: Mike B. Anderson
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.6/10 1,393 votes#5 - Treehouse of Horror XXVI
Season 27 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2015
In the annual fright fest Halloween episode, Sideshow Bob finally kills Bart, only to reanimate him; Homer wakes up with short-term memory loss; and Lisa, Bart, and Milhouse get super powers from radiation.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
6.6/10 1,098 votes#6 - Friend with Benefit
Season 27 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2015
Lisa makes a new pal at school named Harper, whose internet billionaire father becomes buddies with a different Simpson: Homer. Soon, though, Lisa becomes worried that Harper is a little too entitled.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
5.9/10 1,118 votes#7 - Lisa with an 'S'
Season 27 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2015
When Homer loses $5,000 at a poker game with Broadway legend Laney Fontaine, the only way he is able to settle the bet is if he loans Lisa to Laney for a month. Then, Laney turns Lisa into a show biz kid and Marge and Homer fear they made a mistake letting her go. So they head to New York to get her back.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Stephanie Gillis
6.8/10 1,091 votes#8 - Paths of Glory
Season 27 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2015
Lisa sets out to restore the tarnished reputation of Springfield’s first female inventor. To find her invention, she scours an abandoned asylum and a restaurant that caters to men. Bart joins Lisa at the asylum, stealing one of the homicidal patient’s notebooks, and bragging to the boys at school that he wrote the entries himself. This revelation causes Homer and Marge to believe he is a sociopath, which Bart decides to use to his advantage until things go too far.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Michael Ferris
8.4/10 2,474 votes#9 - Barthood
Season 27 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2015
Bart’s coming of age story a la “Boyhood” chronicles his life from six years old to his time as an accomplished young man. Along the way, his tense relationship with Homer, an overly uncaring version of himself, and Lisa, who overshadows him in every way possible, shape Bart more than he realizes.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Dan Greaney
6.6/10 1,199 votes#10 - The Girl Code
Season 27 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2016
After a photo Marge posts on social media gets Homer fired, he returns to the best job he ever had, a dishwasher at a Greek restaurant. This same post inspires Lisa to code an app that predicts the real-life consequences of anything you post online, only to create sentient artificial intelligence.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.5/10 1,125 votes#11 - Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles
Season 27 Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2016
There is a new teacher at Springfield Elementary, and a captivated Bart tries everything to win her over. Meanwhile, Homer decides to buy a new brand of “milk,” which causes early puberty, both for Bart (augmenting his wooing powers) and Lisa (whose small bout with acne opens her up to the world of makeup and popularity).
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Joel H. Cohen
6.5/10 1,075 votes#12 - Much Apu About Something
Season 27 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2016
Sanjay passes his stake in the Kwik-E-Mart to his millennial son, Jay, who turns it into a hip, health food market against Apu’s insistence on tradition. Bart, whom Homer had convinced to give up pranking, is called upon to return to his trickster life and take down the new store.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Michael Price
6.4/10 1,033 votes#13 - Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4
Season 27 Episode 13 - Aired 2/14/2016
Lonely Professor Frink uses science to turn himself into a man whom women find attractive. Then, overwhelmed by the attention, he invents an algorithm to perfectly pair the lonely men and women of Springfield, realizing that scientific exploration is his true love. Meanwhile, Marge, Bart, and Lisa visit Grampa for Valentine's Day and try to rescue the old folks from a drug-induced hallucination that allows them to relive their happiest memories.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: John Frink
6.5/10 1,163 votes#14 - Gal of Constant Sorrow
Season 27 Episode 14 - Aired 2/21/2016
After Bart accidentally sends a sweet homeless woman's cart into the river, he allows her to live in his closet for a small fee. When Lisa discovers that the woman is an incredible folk singer, she offers her own closet and plans a concert, only to be disappointed by Hettie's surprising substance abuse and violent nature. Meanwhile Homer tries to prove he's handy, but accidentally traps the cat in the walls of the house.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: Carolyn Omine
6.4/10 1,042 votes#15 - Lisa the Veterinarian
Season 27 Episode 15 - Aired 3/6/2016
After performing CPR on a tased raccoon, Lisa discovers her calling to be veterinarian and becomes an intern at the local office, but learns a tough lesson when her neglected class hamster dies. Meanwhile, Marge moonlights as a crime scene cleaner for a little extra money, and the trauma of the gory scenes make her increasingly dead inside.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Dan Vebber
7.0/10 1,127 votes#16 - The Marge-ian Chronicles
Season 27 Episode 16 - Aired 3/13/2016
Not feeling unique, Lisa signs up for the Mars One Space Colony – to Marge’s dismay. Then, Marge hires Bart to go through the tryout process with Lisa to make her want to quit.
Director: Chris Clements
Writer: Brian Kelley
6.4/10 1,031 votes#17 - The Burns Cage
Season 27 Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/2016
After Smithers is crushed by Mr. Burns' lack of affection towards him, other characters attempt to find a boyfriend for him. Meanwhile, Milhouse competes against a new boy for the lead role in a school production of Casablanca, so he can act alongside his own unrequited love, Lisa.
Director: Rob Oliver
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
6.2/10 979 votes#18 - How Lisa Got Her Marge Back
Season 27 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2016
After getting into an argument, Marge takes Lisa on a touristy trip to Capital City, where, after attending a musical, they meet the show’s star who reminds Lisa how lucky she is to have such a great mom. Meanwhile, Bart is frustrated that everyone expects his pranks, so he teams up with Maggie to trick people.
Director: Bob Anderson
Writer: Jeff Martin
7.1/10 1,132 votes#19 - Fland Canyon
Season 27 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2016
Homer recalls a tense family vacation to the Grand Canyon with the Flanders family. At first, the Flanders’ perfection puts the families at odds, but when they get stranded and Ned and Bart go for help, the families finally bond.
Director: Michael Polcino
Writer: J. Stewart Burns
6.7/10 971 votes#20 - To Courier with Love
Season 27 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2016
"The Simpsons are going to..." Paris (well, Homer and Marge are), but in order to be able to afford the trip, Homer has to smuggle an exotic snake into France so it can be made into a gourmet meal.
Director: Timothy Bailey
Writer: Bill Odenkirk
6.3/10 995 votes#21 - Simprovised
Season 27 Episode 21 - Aired 5/15/2016
After butchering a speech in front of all of his friends at work, Homer turns to improv comedy to gain back his confidence in his public speaking skills. Meanwhile, Marge decides to rebuild Bart’s lackluster treehouse, but tensions rise when Bart questions her building skills. Also, in the episode’s last three minutes, Homer appears LIVE for the first time on television (both for East and West Coast broadcasts) to answer fan questions.
Director: Matthew Nastuk
Writer: John Frink
6.6/10 1,031 votes#22 - Orange is the New Yellow
Season 27 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/2016
Marge goes to prison for letting Bart play in a park unsupervised.
Director: Matthew Faughnan
Writer: Eric Horsted