List of couch gags/Season 26-30

The following is a list of couch gags seen in the opening sequence of The Simpsons for Seasons 26 through 28.

Season 26

553	September 28, 2014		Homer heads to the couch with a strange device that accidentally turns time back to the late 1980s,morphing his face and body to its original incarnation in the process.He tries to reverse the process, but slams time forward to the 101st century where Marge is a clump of talking hair and Maggie is a free-floating blob that demands you buy "SAMPSANS"-branded products.	Clown in the Dumps	SABF20
554	October 5, 2014		The Simpsons find Itchy about to kill Scratchy on the couch. Homer intervenes by removing Itchy and allowing Scratchy to stay on the couch for several months, which ultimately starts annoying the family. Homer brings back Itchy who effectively murders Scratchy.	The Wreck of the Relationship	SABF17
555	October 12, 2014		A parody of the cover of the 1970 Cat Stevens album Tea for the Tillerman, with its title track playing over it.	Super Franchise Me	SABF19
556	October 19, 2014		None	Treehouse of Horror XXV	SABF21
557	November 2, 2014		None	Opposites A-Frack	SABF22
558	November 9, 2014		The Simpsons sit on the couch, but it turns out to be Hedonismbot.	Simpsorama	SABF16
559	November 16, 2014		The couch is a ski lift. The family walks in, ready to go skiing. The couch rises up. Seconds later, the couch comes back down and the family are all injured. Except for Maggie, who comes in and has a medal and isn't injured.	Blazed and Confused	TABF01
560	November 23, 2014		The family is playing with their smartphones as they walk in. But, they don't pay attention to where they're going and bump into each other and fall over. They pick up their smartphones and carry on playing.	Covercraft	TABF02
561	December 7, 2014		There is a message that reads: “Now for obligatory Frozen reference”, before cutting to a snow couch, where Lisa, appearing as Elsa, is sitting. Bart hits her with a snowball and she immediately creates a ice palace, with Bart stuck at the top. Homer appears as Olaf, bites off his own nose, disappointed to discover it is a carrot.	I Won't Be Home For Christmas	TABF03
562	January 4th, 2015		A piano version of "Great Gate of Kiev" is played in the background as the gag showcases artwork of each Simpson. The camera turns to the Simpsons sitting at an art gallery. Homer grabs the remote control and all the artwork on the wall changes channels, pleasing the family.	The Man Who Came to Be Dinner	RABF15
563	January 11, 2015		In an updated version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Homer, Marge and Bart are shown walking into their home. They find out that someone has been eating their porridge and broke their couches but they catch Lisa who is sleeping on Bart's couch. She wakes up to find the three of them surrounding her, causing a fight between them that ends with the Simpsons eating parts of Homer's body. The scene is revealed to be a story Homer told to a traumatized Maggie.	Bart's New Friend	TABF05
564	January 25, 2015		No Gag	The Musk Who Fell To Earth	TABF04
565	February 8, 2015		People start to eat each Simpson off of a sushi plate that is sitting on a moving boat, except for Homer, who falls into the water and gets eaten by a fish after the boat flips over.	Walking Big & Tall	TABF06
566	February 15, 2015		A pixelated version of the opening theme.	My Fare Lady	TABF07
567	March 1, 2015		The printer gets jammed while printing out the couch gag. A "Paper Jam" error appears, prompting the printed Homer to mutter "Mmmm. Paper Jam."	The Princess Guide	TABF08
568	March 8, 2015		No Gag	Sky Police	TABF09
569	March 15, 2015		The family is repeatedly sucked into a portal above the couch until Bart eventually separates from the rest, avoids getting beamed up, and closes the portal via a remote control. He then finds a severed Homer head.	Waiting for Duffman	TABF10
570	April 19, 2015		5 ears of corn are placed on the couch, which then heats up in order to pop the Simpson family. Homer, who takes longest to pop, is burned.	Peeping Mom	TABF11
571	April 26, 2015		Repeat of SABF15's gag, except the Grim Reaper pawn is replaced with an Abe Simpson pawn. The couch gag was originally supposed to be a shorter gag, with the family made out of ice and Maggie breaking them. This gag was actually released as a promo image for the episode prior to airing. Due to shortness, it was replaced.	The Kids Are All Fight	TABF12
572	May 3, 2015		Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie appear as penguins sitting on an ice molded couch, until they are eaten by walrus Homer.	Let's Go Fly a Coot	TABF13
573	May 10, 2015		Homer fails at making goal saves, as Maggie continues kicking soccer balls at him until he is buried in them.	Bull-E	TABF15
574	May 17, 2015		Rick and Morty crash into the living room, killing the Simpson family, and attempt to revive them.	Mathlete's Feat	TABF16

Season 27

#	Airdate	Screenshot	Gag Name	Episode	Code
575	September 27, 2015		A parody of several Beatles album covers.The last cover features a double-decker bus running over The Simpsons who were recreating the Abbey Roadwalk.	Every Man's Dream	TABF14
576	October 4, 2015		No Gag	Cue Detective	TABF17
577	October 11, 2015		Each Simpson parks a spot on the couch until a monster truck Maggie runs them over.	Puffless	TABF19
578	October 18, 2015		No Gag	Halloween of Horror	TABF22
579	October 25, 2015		A John Kricfaulsi-styled couch gag where the Simpson children are trick-or-treating before being set upon by soul-hungry spirits with a monstrous Frank Grimes among them. The spirits chase after the Simpson children to their house with the Frank Grimes monster taking Homer's soul from his body and eating it.	Treehouse of Horror XXVI	TABF18
580	November 8, 2015		Short with Santa's Little Helper titled feast and changed to fat. He gets fed by the family till he becomes fat and is sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle, where he's fed strained prunes and dies afterwards. He's greeted by God. He sees the Fit Dog Heaven but God sends him to Fat Dog Hell where a signs says free pizza.	Friend with Benefit	TABF21
581	November 22, 2015		Parody of Star Trek, with the Simpsons family in a donut Enterprise, that shoots their couch, and then gets shot by a ring of couches.	Lisa with an "S"	TABF20
582	December 6, 2015		Homer rolls the dice, which reveals all the Simpsons, but his side flips to Mr. Burns. Homer than says "D'oh!"	Paths of Glory	VABF01
583	December 13, 2015		Homer and Bart complain about the animation in the gag. Lisa tells them it's called rotoscoping.	Barthood	VABF02
584	January 3, 2016		No Gag	The Girl Code	VABF03
585	January 10, 2016		While sitting alone on the couch, Homer puts on his shades and descends into an opening sequence of "La-Z Rider" that pays homage to TV shows and films from the 1980s.	Teenage Mutant Milk-caused Hurdles	VABF04
586	January 17, 2016		No Gag	Much Apu About Something	VABF05
587	February 14, 2016		Marge picks up a letter from the couch which sets the Simpsons off on a journey to find it, but Homer eventually wakes up from the dream, only to find a goodbye letter from Marge.	Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4	VABF07
588	February 21, 2016		The Simpsons family dressed as rugby players reunites at the center and get in position, Homer tries to sneak Maggie in as a rugby ball but goes over the couch and smashes the wall where he finds the TV remote.	Gal of Constant Sorrow	VABF06
589	March 6, 2016		Roomance by Bill Plympton. The television and the couch dreams of the television bouncing on the couch and both having fun. At the end of the dream, the television tries to bounce on the couch but the plug line stops it and crashes.	Lisa the Veterinarian	VABF08
590	March 13, 2016		None	The Marge-ian Chronicles	VABF09
591	April 3, 2016		Homer sends text messages to the family with emojis.	The Burns Cage	VABF10
592	April 10, 2016		In space, Marge and the kids wake up and find a skeleton Homer in his sleeping chamber.	How Lisa Got Her Marge Back	VABF11
593	April 24, 2016		The Simpsons become different Disney characters with Maggie as 1920s era Minnie Mouse, Lisa as Cinderella, Marge as Snow White, Homer as Baloo and Bart as Sorcerer Mickey (animated by Disney veteran Eric Goldberg)	Fland Canyon	VABF12
594	May 8, 2016		The Simpsons run into the breakaway banner that has the couch.	To Courier with Love	VABF14
595	May 15, 2016		None	Simprovised	VABF13
596	May 22, 2016		Homer builds the couch in an IKEA themed instruction manual.	Orange is the New Yellow	VABF15

Season 28

#	Airdate	Screenshot	Gag Name	Episode	Code
597	September 25, 2016		The entire couch gag is a parody of the Adventure Time intro.	Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus	VABF20
598	October 2, 2016		A hand holding a myPhone captures Marge, Maggie, Lisa and Bart, in a text that says "Couch Gag", leaving Homer on the couch. When the myPhone tries to capture Homer, it can't, and he says, "I'm too fat!" The hand then comes back with a myPad, but it doesn't work either. At the end, a hammer hits Homer on the head, making him unconscious.	Friends and Family	VABF18
599	October 9, 2016		None	The Town	VABF17
600	October 16, 2016		In a couch gag named, "Planet of the Couches", The Simpsons are being chased by couches through a field, until they are caught and imprisoned. The Simpsons' couch breaks them out, and leads the family to a buried Lard Lad statue. Homer then grabs a rock and slams it on the couch, making it unconscious. The Simpson family sits on the couch.	Treehouse of Horror XXVII	VABF16
601	October 23, 2016		Marge and Lisa push Homer into a art museum. He then looks at distorted-like paintings and then sees the world like the paintings. He walks out of the art museum to see a distorted Springfield, and walks back to his home and sits on the distorted couch with a distorted Maggie. Homer tries to blend in, but ends up in the wrong art form, and says D'oh! in a speech bubble. The TV Scene is also distorted.	Trust But Clarify	VABF21
602	November 6, 2016		None	There Will Be Buds	VABF22
603	November 13, 2016		The Simpsons are Greek gods who fly onto a couch made out of clouds.. Lisa is missing, and she flies out of Homer's head with Homer's Odyssey. Homer grabs Maggie's pacifier to plug in the hole in his head.	Havana Wild Weekend	VABF19
604	November 20, 2016		All of the Simpsons die during their normal parts of the intro, except Bart. Homer chokes on the rod, Lisa crashes into the door, Maggie drives the car while Marge is sleeping and crash into the ocean. When Bart gets to the couch, he wonders where everyone is and realizes... they're dead. So he grabs photos of all the Simpsons and pretends they are with him and finally gets control of the remote.	Dad Behavior	WABF01
605	December 4, 2016		The Simpsons walks toward where the couch should be and find it empty, then they walk backwards as Russian soldiers points gun at them. The scene turns into a oil painting and Homer says "D'oh!"	The Last Traction Hero	WABF03
606	December 11, 2016		The Simpsons (in Christmas costumes) sit on the couch. Mr. Burns (in a costume as well) says "Release the Christmas hounds" and hounds chase the Simpsons off the couch.	The Nightmare After Krustmas	WABF02