The following is a list of couch gags seen in the opening sequence of The Simpsons.

NOTE: This was originally going to be the first couch gag.

NOTE: Unlike the other couch gags, the floor is brown in this one. It is unknown if this is a production error. The sailboat picture's frame is also blue, and the telephone on the cabinet is missing.

The family sits on the couch. Homer notices a plug in the middle of the floor and pulls it, and everyone and everything gets sucked down the drain.

The family sits on the couch. Homer clicks on the remote control and sends the family to the Stone Age, clicks it again to send them to the Roman Empire, where they watch a gladiator match, and clicks it a final time to return them to the present.

After getting shrunk by Professor Frink, the tiny family tries to rush to the couch, only for them to rush into a mouse hole and get stuck in a mouse trap.

Canada airing: A loon, a Canadian hockey player, John A. MacDonald and a beaver all sit on the Simpsons’s couch. O Canada (the national anthem of Canada) plays. The Simpsons rush in and shove them aside, but their guests say nothing. Maggie sucks on a hockey puck.

Original/international (except Canada)/online airing: The Simpsons are dandelions. The TV blows on them, causing their seeds (which are actually the family members) to fly around the room.

International/online airing: The family gets layered from their bone to skin while Homer is eating a donut.

# Airdate Screenshot Gag Episode Code

597 September 25, 2016 In a parody of the Adventure Time intro, it zooms up through what looks like a simpsonized Land of Ooo and ends in a tree house, then a parodied version of the Adventure Time theme plays. Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus VABF20

598 October 2, 2016 Homer is on the couch, but Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are in different positions in the living room. A hand with a myPhone taps Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie into a text, leaving Homer the only one on the couch. The hand attempts to put Homer into the texts, but fails due to his size. He says, "I'm too fat!". Then the hand pulls out a myPad, but it still doesn't work, after that the hand grabs a hammer and knocks Homer out with it until he's unconscious. Friends and Family VABF18

599 October 9, 2016 None (shortened intro) 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 credits are also distorted. Trust But Clarify VABF21

602 November 6, 2016 None (shortened intro) There Will Be Buds VABF22

603 November 13, 2016 Everyone, except for Lisa sit on a couch made of clouds on a heavenly Roman scenario. The family looks around for her and she appears from a hole on Homer's forehead reading Homer's Odessey. Homer then covers the hole with Maggie's pacifier. Havana Wild Weekend VABF19

604 November 20, 2016 Only Bart sits on the couch as the rest of the family was killed during the opening. He looks around for them, grabs pictures of his family, puts them on the couch, grabs the remote and turns the TV on. Dad Behavior WABF01

605 December 4, 2016 The Simpsons go to sit on the couch, but it's nowhere to be seen. A group of Russian soldiers point guns at the family and they immediately surrender. the gag turns into a painting similar to "The Third of May 1808" and Homer yells "D'oh!" The Last Traction Hero WABF03

606 December 11, 2016 The Simpsons run to the couch, dressed as characters from A Christmas Carol. (Homer is the Ghost of Christmas Present, Marge is Mrs. Cratchit, Lisa is Martha Cratchit, Maggie is the Ghost of Christmas Future, and Bart is Tiny Tim) Mr. Burns (dressed as Ebeneezer Scrooge) says "Smithers, release the Christmas hounds!" and the hounds chase them off the couch. The Nightmare After Krustmas WABF02

607 January 8, 2017 The Simpsons go to sit on the couch, then it turns as part of a Simpsons Couch Gag playset. It zooms out revealing more Simpsons toys, until enough to see Bart and Marge. Bart is trying to get a toy as it is only 3 for $1, but Marge says not to get it and pulls Bart off. Pork and Burns WABF06

608 609 January 15, 2017 None (shortened intro) The Great Phatsby WABF04 WABF05

610 February 12, 2017 The Simpsons sit on the couch, but Maggie is missing. Marge moves the picture behind the couch and opens a safe to reveal Maggie and gold. Fatzcarraldo WABF07

611 February 19, 2017 The family arrives at the couch, but Homer notices the sail boat painting has disappeared. Bart suggests another animated show stole it. Homer walks on the set of South Park and The California Raisins but can't find it, and booes the raisins, but in the fight that follows a fire starts, he escapes through a door to find that the Nerd from Robot Chicken, who is watching a video of the previous Robot Chicken couch gag, bought it from Bart on a bid. Homer, while the Nerd rambles on, steals the painting and leaves a paper one, and runs through the stages back home, killing the South Park characters too, announcing he did retrieve it, only to find the family replaced it, and Marge swears her disappointment. The Cad and the Hat WABF08

612 March 5, 2017 A pachinko machine is shown, with the family at the bottom. Everyone but Homer gets many balls in. Homer is sad but on opening his mouth he swallows one and chokes. Kamp Krustier WABF09

613 March 12, 2017 Bill Plympton's fifth couch gag. In the living room, crudely-drawn versions of Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie, and Bart walk in and sit on the couch. As the camera pans upwards, it is revealed that Maggie drew the crudely-drawn family, and she continues drawing. The camera continues to pan upwards as Lisa is drawing Maggie, Bart is drawing Lisa, Marge is drawing Bart, and Homer is drawing Marge while holding a bitten donut and another pencil in his other hand. When Homer tries to finish his donut, the pencil on his other hand stabs him in the face as he screams in pain while blood squirts out. The scene stops as Bill Plympton's signature appears and Homer finishes screaming. 22 For 30 WABF10

615 April 2, 2017 The family arrives at the couch dressed up as X-Men characters. Homer is Professor X, Marge is Mystique, Bart is Angel, Lisa is Storm, and Maggie is X-23. Stan Lee appears and complains, "There's nothing too short that I can't cameo!" The Caper Chase WABF12

616 April 30, 2017 In a parody of The Big Bang Theory opening, a song plays to the tune of said show's theme song as the camera zooms through the universe. We get close to the planet Earth and learn a brief history of The Simpsons from the beginning to present day, while brief second screenshots of older Simpsons moments are shown. We then see the Simpsons run to the couch and sit on it, which then disappears out from under them. Looking for Mr. Goodbart WABF13

617 May 7, 2017 The Simpsons are shown as Chia Pets on a plant display cart instead of the couch. Someone off-screen waters them, and the grass in each of the family members grow. However, only Homer's sideburns and beard succeed to grow, but his two head hairs grow in seconds later. This is the very first couch gag to appear in place of the intro (meaning that the episode immediately begins with the couch gag). Moho House WABF14