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‘The Simpsons’ Milhouse Star Pamela Hayden on Why She’s Leaving After Sunday’s Episode: ‘It Was a Tough Decision, But the Right One’

"The Simpsons" star Pamela Hayden, who is retiring as the voice of Milhouse after Sunday's episode, explains why she's leaving the show after 35 years.

Hayden, whose voices also included school bully Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Chief Wiggum’s wife Sarah and Lisa’s friend Janey Powell, said “The Simpsons” has been accommodating in preparing for her retirement, and the producers even offered to give her a going-away party. And in person, the “Simpsons” stars and producers traveled to Europe together to do live shows in London and in Edinburgh, and perform at comedy festivals in Aspen and Montreal. As for what she’ll miss most about playing Milhouse, Hayden stressed the relationships she built with her fellow stars and the producers (most of whom have been there for decades) on “The Simpsons.”

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