Quebec<\/a> would have to watch the version dubbed in \u201cEuropean French\u201d \u2013 a prospect that left fans in the province devastated.<\/p>\nThe show has developed a loyal following over the years because its ability to tailor jokes and geographic references to the region. For example, instead of cheering for the Dallas Cowboys football team, Homer is a fan of the Montreal Alouettes.<\/p>\n
On Reddit, as fans celebrated the decision, they pointed out how the show uses a coarser, working-class style of dialogue to help situate the world of Springfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s basically a satire of our North American society. Canada might not be the US, it\u2019s still the country that resembles ours the most,\u201d wrote one user. \u201cA dive bar that\u2019s serving cheap local beer like at Moe\u2019s, we have that. Europeans drinking places are different \u2026 Now try imagining the Simpsons as if they were French, British or German nationals in their respective countries, as they are currently portrayed in the show \u2026 it doesn\u2019t work. Picture them as Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois and suddenly it fits.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thi\u00e9ry Dub\u00e9, the Quebec actor who has voiced Homer Simpson for the past eight years, said last year that the adaptation \u201cshines\u201d because it \u201cadapts in each country to what people experience\u201d. In this case, the show was a \u201cvery, very, very Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois\u201d product.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the start, Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa speak with a very Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois French, from an average suburban Quebec family,\u201d he said, adding that Les Simpson \u201cis a piece of our identity\u201d.<\/p>\n
The cast has grappled with a string of losses in recent years. B\u00e9atrice Picard, the Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois voice of Marge Simpson, died in December, at the age of 96. She had voiced the character until the age of 93. On Monday, the day the news broke that the adaptation would continue, members of the cast attended the funeral of Beno\u00eet Rousseau, who had voiced Grampa Simpson, Mr Burns and Lenny Leonard.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a difficult day because we\u2019re saying goodbye to our friend Beno\u00eet,\u201d Dub\u00e9 told the Canadian Press. \u201cBut at the same time, we\u2019ve received this fabulous news \u2013 it shows that life goes on.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a clip posted to social media announcing the decision<\/a>, Bart and Lisa Simpson share the news with their Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois accents. \u201cCan you imagine that, thanks to you, the Quebec version is making a big comeback?\u2019\u2019 Bart said.<\/p>\nThe clip ends with the siblings declaring: \u201cVive les Simpson libres! Vive le doublage faite \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec!\u201d<\/p>\n