Harry Shearer, Voice of Burns, Flanders, and Skinner, Leaves Simpsons

The Simpsons star Harry Shearer, the versatile voice actor behind Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, and C. Montgomery Burns, is leaving the show after 26 seasons, he announced on Twitter Wednesday night. Eventually, it’ll just be A Simpson.
Sam Simon, The Simpsons Co-Creator, Dead at 59
Sam Simon, the comedy producer who co-created The Simpsons and wrote for Taxi and Cheers, died on Sunday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 59.
Now Even Homer Simpson Has Done the Ice Bucket Challenge
In the course of raising $88.5 million and counting to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the Ice Bucket Challenge pretty much ran out of real-world celebrities to drench, so now animated regular schlubs are getting in on it. Here's Homer Simpson's contribution.
Super Intense Simpsons Fan Sets Cartoon Character Tattoo Record
Lee Weir, a 27-year-old from Auckland, New Zealand, recently set the Guinness World Records title for "most tattoos of the same cartoon character tattooed on the body." Specific!
The Simpsons Gave Mrs. Krabappel a Heartbreaking Sendoff
The Simpsons bookended last night's new episode with two touching tributes to late voice actress Marcia Wallace, better known to fans as Mrs. Edna Krabappel, who passed away on October 26th at the age of 70.
The Best FCC Complaints About Satan and Groin-Kicking On The Simpsons
It is 2013 and people are still offended by the animated Fox TV show The Simpsons. This week, Governmentattic.org obtained an archive of indecency complaints about the Simpsons to the FCC from 2010-2013, via Freedom of Information Act request, . They are pretty amazing. (There's also an archive of South Park…
Here're All the Film Allusions in Guillermo Del Toro's Simpsons Opening
On Sunday night, The Simpsons aired its annual Halloween episode, Treehouse of Horror, which opened with Guillermo del Toro's brilliantly executed title sequence. An extended three-minute riff on the iconic couch gag, the Mexican director's treatment recast the citizens of Springfield into a seamless series of classic…
Simpsons to Kill Off Major Character In Upcoming Episode
During a recent conference call to promote his show's 25th season, The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean revealed that an "iconic character" will be killed off in an upcoming episode.
Best. Supercut. Ever: Every Movie Reference The Simpsons Ever Made
Well, technically, these two supercuts from NextMovie encompass every movie reference The Simpsons dropped in seasons 1 through 10, but it might as well be every movie reference The Simpsons ever made since the show has been inarguably over since season 11.
Terminally Ill Simpsons Co-Creator Donating His Fortune To Charity
Television writer/producer Sam Simon, a co-developer of the Simpsons, has amassed a literal fortune. Since leaving the cultural touchstone in 1993, the nine-time Emmy winner has kept an executive producer title that earns him "tens of millions" annually. Plus, the former Taxi showrunner has continued working steadily,…
Family Guy-Simpsons Crossover Episode Planned for Next Year
Fox's two biggest animation properties are burying the hatchet and teaming up for a crossover episode set to debut next year.
The Simpsons Made a Juggalo Joke Last Night
Last night on The Simpsons, four Moe's Tavern regulars won the Springfield Lottery, a $200,000 prize to be split among Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Moe—except that Carl disappeared with the winning ticket. As they searched Carlson's apartment for clues, Moe wished his former friend a particularly unlovely fate, which you…
Karl Rove's Election Night Meltdown Mocked by The Simpsons
Remember Karl Rove's election night meltdown? After Diane Sawyer's probable drunkenness, it made for the night's best TV. Now The Simpsons have mocked the breakdown in in their famed opening credits.
ICYMI: The Simpsons Celebrate 25 Years of Fox by Making Fun of Fox News
Never ones to let an opportunity to knock Fox News pass them by, The Simpsons' producers semi-surreptitiously inserted the above title card into the closing credits of the show's pilot episode, "Simpsons Roasting on a Open Fire," which reran last night as part of a night of programming honoring the Fox Network's 25…
Spoiler Alert: Tonight's Simpsons Episode Reveals True Location of Springfield
In response to the brouhaha that ensued following Simpsons creator Matt Groening's "revelation" that Springfield is "located" in his home state of Oregon, tonight's episode featured a chalkboard gag which aims to re-shroud the town's coordinates in mystery.
