The Simpsons

[Dr. Insomniac]

[Daikun]

Did anyone see the latest episode? They treated it like a series finale.

[Daikun]

Pamela Hayden has retired.

[Avaitor]

Sad news, but at least she's leaving on her terms and has allowed the crew to replace Milhouse and her other characters.

What I'm curious to see is what will happen when one of the core six dies, but since Harry Shearer nearly left a few years ago and it seemed like they were ready to replace him, they may just keep truckin'.

[Daxdiv]

I'm still surprised at this being the first retirement of a cast member rather than one of them dying during the series. Still, good for her to move on. I also look forward to seeing what they do when a core member dies. I can only imagine the scramble they'll have to do when either Dan Castellaneta or Hank Azaria dies.

[Dr. Insomniac]

As long as any cast turnover doesn't happen under bad terms like a firing, I assume the show will just keep going regardless. Even if Castellaneta died and they needed to hire 5 people to do his characters, I just can't see it as enough of a dealbreaker to end things. It'll slow down production, sure, but I already saw the recent recasts for the black characters and Russi Taylor's characters as preparation in case this happens.