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'The Simpsons' Producer Responds to Fans Mourning the Death of Longtime Character

The animated series made a rare move on Sunday's episode, killing off a background character who's been around since season 1.

The new episode, titled "Cremains of the Day," brought a shock to the usual lushes at Moe's Tavern, where Larry "The Barfly" Dalrymple was found dead on his barstool. Amid headlines about the submersible's tragic voyage, a 2006 episode of The Simpsons, titled "Homer's Paternity Coot," resurfaced on social media, presenting striking similarities to current events. But soon, things get hairy for the duo as oxygen levels start to be depleted after Homer accidentally gets his submersible partially stuck on a coral reef after losing his father.

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