The Simpsons voice actor Harry Shearer has admitted he has by no means watched the present, regardless of showing in over 800 episodes.
The Spinal Faucet star has been a fixture of the collection because the starting, and is legendary for voicing characters comparable to Mr. Burns, Kent Brockman, and Ned Flanders. The primary full season of the animated present aired in 1989, following shorts being aired on The Tracey Ullman Present. Nevertheless, regardless of operating for 36 seasons (with a thirty seventh arriving in August), Shearer has by no means watched his most well-known work.
In an interview with The I, the actor was requested whether or not the Nineties episodes (thought-about the present’s peak) had aged properly. “I don’t know. I haven’t seen it,” he replied. When informed that they air repeatedly on TV and are nonetheless cherished, he stated: “That’s what I hear! However it’s good to listen to you say that.”
Whereas he might not be a viewer, he stated elsewhere within the interview that he nonetheless enjoys enjoying the varied Springfield residents he has portrayed throughout 5 many years. “I nonetheless take pleasure in enjoying all these characters,” he stated. “It was the explanation I did this as a substitute of another tv present the place you’re just about restricted to at least one character. I preferred the concept of the number of characters, and I nonetheless like that.”
Final 12 months, it was introduced that a second Simpsons film can be arriving in 2027, 20 years after the unique. Teaser art work on the official Simpsons social media accounts introduced: “Homer’s coming again for seconds.” The characters seem to have additionally discovered recognition within the gaming world, with their Fortnite collaboration attracting greater than 80million gamers and 780million hours of playtime.