The Simpsons killed off a historic character from the series during the last episode that just aired in the United States, a move that caused a sensation given that during the long-running animated show such events occurred only rarely.
In the episode titled “Cremains of the Day”, The Simpsons chronicled the death of Larry Dalrymplea regular visitor to Moe’s Bar who has always been part of the series and has appeared, imagine, since the very first episode of the show, which aired 35 years ago: Tim Long, longtime writer and producer of the Simpsons, declared to TMZ during a recent interview that he was actually quite pleased with the response from Simpsons fans to Larry’s death that arrived on social media after the episode aired.
There is no direct quote in the TMZ article, but the magazine says: “Tim told us that he is sorry for those fans angry at the death of the character, and in general for the sad and mournful atmosphere of the whole episode, but he is also extremely happy that it has so affected the viewers of the series, who are saddened from this death like Homer and his friends, because it means that the audience is still fond of these characters after all these years.“
Season 35 of The Simpsons is broadcast on Hulu in the United Stateswhile in Italy the animated TV series is available on Disney+.
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