You’ll never stop The Simpsons. After it recently passed 800 episodes, showrunner Matt Selman revealed that Springfield’s favorite family will never get a formal farewell, even when they eventually do leave our screens.
Speaking to The Wrap, Selman referred back to season 36 premiere ‘Bart’s Birthday’ as a key reason why The Simpsons will never do a traditional series finale.
In it, Bart – on the cusp of finally celebrating his 11th birthday – is witness to canon rapidly and dramatically changing as the show nears its end.
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“We did an episode about a year-and-a-half ago that was like a parody of the series finale. We jammed every possible series finale concept into one show, so that was sort of my way of saying we’re never going to do a series finale,” Selman said.
For a cromulent exploration of the show’s golden years, check out our list of the best Simpsons episodes. Mmm… controversy.
