{"id":2165274,"date":"2025-11-18T22:26:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2165274"},"modified":"2025-11-18T22:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:26:26","slug":"the-simpsons-kills-off-longtime-character-after-35-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-simpsons-kills-off-longtime-character-after-35-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Simpsons&#8217; kills off longtime character after 35 seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F11%2F115677584.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Another one bites the dust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/25\/entertainment\/the-simpsons-kill-off-marge-simpson-in-season-36-finale-and-fans-are-outraged\/\">killed off yet another longtime character<\/a> \u2013 and fans of the hit animated sitcom are far from happy about it.<\/p>\n<p>Alice Glick, Springfield\u2019s First Church organist, died suddenly in the middle of a sermon during the Season 37 episode \u201cSashes to Sashes\u201d on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d killed off church organist Alice Glick during the episode that aired on Nov. 16, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Alice Glick died suddenly in the middle of a sermon at Springfield\u2019s First Church.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The character, who was originally voiced by Cloris Leachman\u00a0before Tress MacNeille took over after Leachman died in 2021, appeared on \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d for a whopping 35 years and 34 seasons.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But this wouldn\u2019t be the first time Alice, who made her debut in the Season 2 episode \u201cThree Men and a Comic Book\u201d in 1991, has seemingly been killed off.<\/p>\n<p>Back during Season 22, she was attacked by a wild Robopet before returning several times \u2013 both alive and as a ghost, depending on the episode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The character was originally voiced by Cloris Leachman\u00a0before Tress MacNeille took over after Leachman died in 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Alice Glick appeared on \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d for 35 years and 34 seasons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Executive producer Tim Long, however, confirmed that the character is gone for good this time around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a sense, Alice the organist will live forever, through the beautiful music she made,\u201d he told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-simpsons-permanently-kills-off-longtime-character-after-after-35-seasons-11851972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>. \u201cBut in another, more important sense, yep, she\u2019s dead as a doornail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the show, meanwhile, rushed to social media to react to Alice the organist\u2019s surprising death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d executive producer Tim Long confirmed that Alice Glick is gone for good this time around. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fans of \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d took to social media to express their surprise following Alice Glick\u2019s death. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOh my gosh,\u201d one person <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SimchaG\/status\/1328145593605251073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cSomeone update The Simpsons wikis about Alice Glick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest In Peace Mrs. Glick!\u201d added another, while a third shared, \u201cI think it\u2019s the second time they\u2019ve killed Ms. Glick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other fans compared Alice\u2019s death to Larry\u00a0\u201cThe Barfly\u201d Dalrymple, who was killed off last year in an episode called \u201cCremains of the Day.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Another \u201cSimpsons\u201d character, Larry\u00a0\u201cThe Barfly\u201d Dalrymple, was permanently killed off last year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cSimpsons\u201d fans compared Alice Glick\u2019s death to Larry\u00a0\u201cThe Barfly\u201d Dalrymple\u2019s death.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c1st Larry, now Alice Glick,\u201d one viewer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GriiffinNoel\/status\/1990223844020572586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThe Simpsons\u00a0are killing off everyone\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-executive producers Cesar\u00a0Mazariegos\u00a0and\u00a0Jessica Conrad opened up about the decision to kill off Larry <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/29\/entertainment\/simpsons-producers-clarify-if-mr-largo-died-in-season-37-premiere\/\">while clarifying whether they killed off<\/a> another character, music teacher Dewey Largo, back in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor something like this, I would welcome the riling up if you actually believe that we would kill him off-camera,\u201d Conrad, who confirmed Mr. Largo was still alive, told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/recaps\/the-simpsons-mr-largo-dead-alive-season-37-premiere-explained-1235522751\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TVLine<\/a> regarding the backlash they received.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d premiered on Fox in 1989 and remains the longest-running animated show on TV. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fox renewed \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d for four more seasons in April 2025. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen we killed off Larry the Barfly last year, that was a big discussion,\u201d Mazariegos\u00a0added. \u201cBut we usually don\u2019t want to get rid of our characters. And it\u2019s such a cartoony world. We know even if Moleman is in a car that explodes, it doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s dead forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d came under serious fire in June when the series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/25\/entertainment\/the-simpsons-kill-off-marge-simpson-in-season-36-finale-and-fans-are-outraged\/\">killed off family matriarch Marge Simpson<\/a> during a flash-forward scene in the show\u2019s Season 36 finale.<\/p>\n<p>Executive producer Matt Selman later <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/06\/29\/entertainment\/the-simpsons-producer-breaks-silence-on-marge-simpsons-death\/\">slammed the backlash<\/a> and called it \u201cridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d previously killed off Marge Simpson during a flash-forward scene in the show\u2019s Season 36 finale. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Executive producer Matt Selman slammed the backlash that came from Marge\u2019s death and called it \u201cridiculous.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">20thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cObviously, since\u00a0\u2018The Simpsons\u2019\u00a0future episodes are all speculative fantasies, they\u2019re all different every time,\u201d he told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/marge-simpson-not-dead-simpsons-producers-finale-1236442002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> at the time. \u201cMarge will probably never be dead ever again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only place Marge is dead is in one future episode that aired six weeks ago,\u201d he added. \u201c\u2019The Simpsons\u2019\u00a0doesn\u2019t even have canon!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Selman went on to welcome the backlash, arguing that it was proof \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d and its characters are still relevant after more than 35 years on TV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Executive producer Matt Selman noted that \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d and its characters are still relevant after more than 35 years on TV. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI guess this speaks to the fact that people care about Marge,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s probably good for business even when these ridiculous, misleading stories go viral!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Simpsons\u201d premiered on Fox in 1989 and remains the longest-running animated show on TV.<\/p>\n<p>Fox renewed the show, which has already won 37 Emmys, for four more seasons back in April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another one bites the dust. \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d has killed off yet another longtime character \u2013 and fans of the hit animated sitcom are far from happy about it. 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