the simpsons

Lubbock's favorite little red menaces are back, and they need to die. Fire Ants.

We can’t wait to see which character plays Watto.

Woo-hoo!

The voices of certain characters on the show has been a source of controversy.

Yes, you have to do it yourself.

The depiction of the long-running character has become a source of controversy in recent years.

Did you catch the reference?

Jackson voiced a character on an episode of the show way back in its third season.

As often as The Simpsons predicts reality, America’s favorite family can sometimes make their own. Such is the case with a perfectly cromulent new addition to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, dating all the way back to a 1996 Simpsons episode.

Thousands of years from now, alien archaeologists will come to one inescapable conclusion: The Simpsons dictated humanity’s every advance. The latest evidence is none other than today’s giant Disney-Fox merger, which America’s favorite family jokingly predicted in 1998.

After numerous reports, Disney has finally acquired most of 20th Century Fox in a deal that will massively reshape the entertainment industry.

The Simpsons hasn’t had to replace any of its core voice cast just yet, but will nonetheless sound a bit different in Season 29. Longtime composer Alf Clausen was apparently let go from the series after nearly three decades, while the show pursues “a different kind of music.”