Promotional image and opening of the episode, parodying the opening of Boyhood
Episode no.
Season 27 Episode 9
Directed by
Rob Oliver
Written by
Dan Greaney
Production code
VABF02
Original air date
December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)
Episode features
Couch gag
Homer, Marge and Bart complain about the animation in the gag. Lisa tells them it is called rotoscoping and uses the TV remote to change back to the show's usual animation.
Episode chronology
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"Barthood" is the ninth episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 583rd episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Dan Greaney. It aired in the United States on Fox on December 13, 2015. The episode parodies the 2014 film Boyhood.
"Barthood" is the ninth episode of the twenty-seventh season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 583rd episode of the series...
saying it was based on a scene from Moby Dick. In the Season 27 episode "Barthood", young Lisa is seen drawing the sail boat painting. In the episode "Homer...
"Talk to Chuck". The Simpsons used rotoscope as a couch gag in the episode Barthood, with Lisa describing it as "a noble experiment that failed". In 2013,...
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