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Voice of The Simpsons' Milhouse Is Retiring
Simpsons
Is Losing
an Iconic
Voice
Nov 21, 2024 5:52 AM CST

Simpsons Is Losing an Iconic Voice

Pamela Hayden, 70, who has voiced Milhouse for 35 years, is retiring

(Newser) - More-than-casual fans of The Simpsons would know that Milhouse's full name is Milhouse Van Houten. Even more dedicated ones would know that Milhouse Van Houten is voiced by Pamela Hayden and has been for 35 years. But the 70-year-old Hayden is calling it quits: She has announced her retirement,...

'They're Eating the Dogs' in Springfield? Enter The Simpsons

Memes greet Trump's claim that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating pets

(Newser) - Among Donald Trump's claims during Tuesday night's presidential debate with Kamala Harris was one in which the former president alleged that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were "eating the dogs" and "eating the cats" of the city. His running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, had previously tweeted...

Matt Groening Sued: Allegedly Failed to Stop Sexual Assault

Ex-employee accuses Simpsons creator of doing nothing despite having been informed of co-worker's advances

(Newser) - Simpsons creator Matt Groening is being sued over alleged sexual assault that did not involve him, but that allegedly happened at his home. Giavanna Scotto says that when she worked as house manager at Groening's Santa Monica estate, she was subjected to nonconsensual groping and kissing, as well as...

Cypress Hill Makes Classic Simpsons Joke Come True

Hip-hop group plays with the London Symphony Orchestra

(Newser) - Cypress Hill is playing a show backed by the London Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, and diehard Simpsons fans will get the joke. Back in the 1996 episode "Homerpalooza," the gag was that the hip-hop group booked the LSO without remembering, "possibly while high." Their animated versions...

'Times Have Changed': Homer Stops Strangling Bart

'Simpsons' acknowledges the shift in new episode

(Newser) - Scenes that show Homer Simpson strangling his son Bart, often preceded by a frustrated "Why, you little...," are such a staple of the long-running animated sitcom that compilation videos exist showing all the times it's happened. Going forward, however, it appears the Springfield patriarch "has had...

Psst, Simpsons Fans, It's Worth Watching Again
Surprise,
The Simpsons
Are Worth
Watching Again
longform
Jun 10, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

Surprise, The Simpsons Are Worth Watching Again

Jesse David Fox writes in Vulture about a resurgence over the last two seasons

(Newser) - The Simpsons have now churned out 750 episodes in 34 seasons, and Jesse David Fox is out with a tribute in Vulture . The surprise is that it's not an homage to the early "classic" years or a lament about how the show became (gasp!) irrelevant after those...

Disney Pulls Simpsons Episode Criticizing China

Episode mentioning 'forced labor camps' not available in Hong Kong

(Newser) - Amid ongoing tensions between the US and China, an episode of The Simpsons that mentions forced labor camps has been removed from Disney's streaming service in Hong Kong. The episode, "One Angry Lisa," which premiered in October, includes a scene in which the Great Wall of China...

The Simpsons Recognizes Union for Production Staff

Employees want benefits provided actors, writers

(Newser) - Producers of three top animated TV shows have agreed to recognize production workers' membership in the Animation Guild, finally putting those employees on a par with actors, writers, and animators. "The production workers won with 90% support," the union said, from the Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad! and...

China, or Disney, Did a Number on Homer
China, or
Disney,
Did a Number
on Homer
in case you missed it
Dec 4, 2021 7:00 AM CST

China, or Disney, Did a Number on Homer

'Simpsons' is now streaming in Hong Kong, but one episode is missing

(Newser) - When Disney+ debuted in Hong Kong earlier this month, viewers were able to stream 32 seasons of the Simpsons. Or nearly all 32 seasons. As it turns out, one particular episode is missing, and it just happens to ridicule China. Coverage:
  • The show: The missing episode, which originally aired in
...

Simpsons Fans, This Is the Job for You

Casino company will pay someone almost $7K to binge-watch the series

(Newser) - The Simpsons correctly predicted the election of President Donald Trump back in 2000 . You might say it was luck—except that the show has predicted other real-life events, including Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox holdings and Richard Branson's trip into space . That's to say nothing of...

Kristen Bell Will Be Marge's Voice in All-Musical Simpsons

First all-singing episode will kick off 33rd season

(Newser) - The Simpsons has featured dozens of original songs in its long history—including " The Monorail Song " and " See My Vest" —but it has never had an all-musical episode until now. The show's creators announced at a Comic-Con panel Saturday that they plan to kick off...

A Simpsons Legend Gives His First Interview

Former show writer John Swartzwelder talks to the New Yorker

(Newser) - If you like the Simpsons, the name John Swartzwelder might ring a bell from the credits in the show's first years. Swartzwelder wrote 59 episodes, more than anyone in show history, notes Mike Sacks for a Q&A with Swartzwelder in the New Yorker . He's responsible for classic...

Morrissey Manager Slams 'Hateful' Simpsons Parody

'Quilloughby' depicted as a racist meat-eater

(Newser) - The manager for Morrissey, former lead singer of the Smiths, isn't happy about a Simpsons episode featuring Quilloughby, the former lead singer of the Snuffs who initially appears as Lisa Simpson's imaginary friend. When Lisa goes to see the real Quilloughby, the very Morrissey-like British singer (who is...

Simpsons' Apu Actor Had His Own Reckoning

Hank Azaria apologizes for participating in 'structural racism'

(Newser) - More than a year after Hank Azaria, a white actor, announced he would stop voicing the Indian-American character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons, he's apologizing in full. "I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that. Part of me feels like I need to go...

Dictionary.com's New Words Offer Nod to The Simpsons

Totally cromulent

(Newser) - Dictionary.com appears to have further ruined a 25-year-old joke from The Simpsons with its new batch of words for 2021. A 1996 episode poked fun at fictional Springfield's use of the nonexistent words "cromulent" and "embiggen"—two of 450 new words added to the online...

The Simpsons' Move to Diversify Makes Change for Harry Shearer

In show's push to diversify its voice cast, actor will no longer voice Black doctor Julius Hibbert

(Newser) - First Hank Azaria stepped back from voicing Indian and Black characters on The Simpsons. Now, Harry Shearer, 77, will do the same for another character on the animated Fox show: Dr. Julius Hibbert, a Black doctor who's been voiced by Shearer, a white actor, for more than 30 years....

This 1993 Simpsons Episode Was a Game Changer
How a Classic
Simpsons
Episode
Came to Be
longform
Nov 10, 2020 10:30 AM CST

How a Classic Simpsons Episode Came to Be

Monorail show had two coups by a young Conan O'Brien

(Newser) - It's one of the classics in the long history of The Simpsons: the monorail episode. More precisely, it's "Marge vs. the Monorail," the 12th episode of season 4. "With its grand scale, silly asides, and abundance of absurdist humor, [the episode] represented a stark departure...

'Ordinary Suburban Housewife' Has an Answer for Trump Adviser

Jenna Ellis had said Kamala Harris sounds like the Simpsons star

(Newser) - Among the slurs and insults lodged at Sen. Kamala Harris since Joe Biden chose her as his running mate was one about her voice. At least, Lisa Simpson took it as an insult. Jenna Ellis, an adviser and lawyer to President Trump, said Wednesday that Harris sounds like Marge Simpson,...

The Simpsons Makes a Big Announcement

Looks like characters of color will be played by new actors

(Newser) - Producers of The Simpsons relented Friday and said they will no longer let white actors play non-white characters, the BBC reports. The move follows years of criticism over white actor Hank Azaria playing the voice of Indian-American character Apu, a role Azaria dropped in January, saying he found it "...

Simpsons Wish 2020 Grads Well
Homer
Has Words
for 2020
Grads
Jun 8, 2020 2:55 PM CDT

Homer Has Words for 2020 Grads

'Simpsons' say congrats as only they can

(Newser) - The Simpsons have joined the ranks of celebrities bestowing virtual congratulations on the Class of 2020, notes Time . Watch it yourself here . On a Zoom call from their Springfield home, Marge looks a wee bit frazzled in the kitchen, a silent Bart moons grads, and Homer is defeated by a...

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