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The Simpsons producer apologizes to fans for killing off long-running character... while defending the shocking death for being impactful
One of The Simpson's core creative team is offering a mixed response to upset fans after the series shockingly killed off one of its oldest characters on Sunday.
Long also poked fun at another classic cartoon, The Flintstones, by claiming that fans of the series — which aired from 1960 to 1966 — wouldn't have been troubled if one of its least-popular characters, The Great Gazoo, had bitten the dust. Larry had been a member of the intoxicated ensemble frequenting Moe's Tavern, and he was voiced by Spinal Tap star Harry Shearer, who is known for bringing to life a bevy of characters, including Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, his assistant Smithers, Principal Skinner and the Reverend Lovejoy, among many others. Even as The Simpsons has moved to cull some of its less-popular characters, it has also brought back iconic faces in recent years, including the Albert Brooks–voiced Jacques, a French bowler who tried to score a strike with Marge.
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