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'The Simpsons' showrunner reveals how show will end
The long-running series recently aired its milestone 700th episode
Canoe.com
Nov 16, 2021
The series finale of The Simpsons is still many years away. But with the
show hitting its stride in its current 33rd season, showrunner Al Jean
has shared his thoughts as to how the long-running animated show should
come to an end.
In an interview with Radio Times on Sunday, Jean -- who has been part of
the series since the beginning -- said: "There would be an ending where
they (the Simpsons) would be going back to the Christmas pageant from
the first episode ( Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ), so that the
whole series was a continuous loop -- that's how I would end it, if I
had to."
The show, which debuted on Dec. 17, 1989, is the longest-running
primetime series in TV history and is credited by some with predicting
the future, including Donald Trump becoming U.S. president and the 9/11 attacks.
In March, 2020, fans pointed to a May 6, 1993, episode titled Marge in
Chains -- which featured a fictitious disease dubbed the "Osaka Flu"
that everyone contracts after an ill factory worker in Japan coughs on
boxes that are shipped to Springfield -- as proof that the series saw
the coronavirus pandemic coming.
Bill Oakley, a co-writer on the episode spoke to The Hollywood Reporter denouncing claims that the show had predicted the pandemic.
"The idea that anyone misappropriates it to make coronavirus seem like
an Asian plot is terrible. In terms of trying to place blame on Asia --
I think that is gross," Oakley said.
Oakley went on to downplay the notion that the series acts as a
modern-day Nostradamus saying, "It's mainly just coincidence because the episodes are so old that history repeats itself. Most of these episodes
are based on things that happened in the '60s, '70s or '80s that we knew about."
Earlier this year, a viral Facebook post credited the show with
predicting the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots in a 1996 episode titled The Day the Violence Died. More recently, fans claimed the show referenced the
Astroworld tragedy after digital fan art from 2018 resurfaced.
But with no end to the series in sight, Jean thinks there will be plenty
of more times fans will be able to find ways the show has had foresight
into the future.
"To be honest ... especially as we're doing really well on Disney+ ... I
don't see anybody going, 'Let's wrap it up, or figure out how to get out
of it' at the moment," he said.
After it recently celebrated its 700th episode, Jean goes on to add he
would be happy to see the show reach its 1,000th episode -- something
that won't happen until sometime in 2033.
"I'll be very happy to be here in 12 seasons' time," he said.
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