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‘The Simpsons’ Aired Its ‘Series Finale’ on Sunday Night — but Don’t Worry, That Wasn’t Really the Last Episode
Viewers watching Sunday's 'The Simpsons' Season 36 premiere were told that it was the series finale — but it wasn't really the last episode.
O’Brien revealed that the show’s writers had employed artificial intelligence to come up with what he said was the actual final episode script, “Bart’s Birthday.” The script parodied some of the biggest cliches that can be found in most series finales — with storyline-ending plots like Mr. Burns dying, Principal Skinner retiring from Springfield Elementary, Milhouse’s family moving to Atlanta, several characters marrying, Moe’s shutting down and a lot of characters proclaiming, “I’m gonna miss this place!” Besides O’Brien and McHale, other guest stars included John Cena (delivering Comic Book Guy’s baby), Danny DeVito, Seth Rogen, Mark Proksch, Amy Sedaris and Tom Hanks, who was very upset to learn that this wasn’t the series finale after all. The episode ended with scenes of “The Simpsons” characters parodying other famous series finales, including “The Sopranos,” “M*A*S*H,” “Mad Men,” “Mary Tyler Moore,” “Breaking Bad,” “Frasier,” “Succession” and “Newhart.”
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