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The Simpsons: Milhouse voice actor Pamela Hayden retires from show after 35 years (www.theguardian.com)

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After almost 700 episodes playing Bart’s bespectacled and beleaguered best friend, the voice actor is moving on to other opportunities

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[-] protist@mander.xyz 20 points 6 days ago

It's insanity that the Simpsons is still in production. How many people are still watching it? I've found most people under 30 have never seen a single episode, many have never even heard of it

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

I still watch. I never stopped watching. It looks like it averages 1.7 million viewers on average, which has been decreasing over time.

I don't really hang out with people under 30, but they're missing out. Sure the new episode are just good, but the classics are still the classics.

But also at 34 (and counting) years it's the longest-running animated American series, longest-running American sitcom, and longest-running scripted primetime series. Never having heard of it is a huge gap.

[-] jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

Even never heard about it?

[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I tried watching it again years ago and went most of the episode without a laugh. It just wasn't funny. I heard they've improved in the last couple years but who cares at this point