{"id":233713,"date":"2026-01-08T06:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/233713\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T06:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T06:07:08","slug":"the-simpsons-is-retiring-a-classic-character-forever-after-almost-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/233713\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Simpsons&#8217; is retiring a classic character \u2018forever\u2019 after almost 30 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Simpsons are saying farewell to another resident of Springfield.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Just a fraction of the cast from 36 seasons of &quot;The Simpsons.&quot;{ }(Courtesy: Fox)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2602e71c-9672-4fba-b95e-6d2f872bde7e-TheSimpsons.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just a fraction of the cast from 36 seasons of &#8220;The Simpsons.&#8221;{ }(Courtesy: Fox)<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday\u2019s episode of the long-running cartoon, the character of Duffman, the Duff Beer spokesperson, announced that he was being retired as the company\u2019s mascot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Duffman in all his glory. (Courtesy: Fox)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3b9e5169-5b21-4f1b-b10a-6fbbf0bb133d-Duffman2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Duffman in all his glory. (Courtesy: Fox)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Duff Corporation has retired that character forever,&#8221; he stated while in Homer and Marge Simpson\u2019s home. &#8220;All the old forms of advertising are now pass\u00e9. Corporate spokesmen, print ads, TV spots. Today&#8217;s kids can&#8217;t even sing the jingles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement tied into the plot of the episode, \u201cSeperance,\u201d a parody of the sci-fi drama \u201cSeverance.\u201d Duffman was at the Simpson home to try to recruit Homer to join the soulless corporation EOD (Enthusiasm on Demand), but by the end of the episode he deprogrammed himself from working for them.<\/p>\n<p>Duffman, real name Barry Duffman, could be seen later in the episode out of his mascot costume, seemingly confirming he\u2019s done with the job for good.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Duffman, aka Barry Duffman, retired from his mascot work on Sunday's episode. (Courtesy: Fox)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01583967-9874-4d45-960f-c802a0d4221f-Duffman.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Duffman, aka Barry Duffman, retired from his mascot work on Sunday&#8217;s episode. (Courtesy: Fox)<\/p>\n<p>The character first appeared in the season 9 episode \u201cThe City of New York vs. Homer Simpson\u201d in 1997. His last full appearance was in the season 36 episode, \u201cP.S. I Hate You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first character \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d has said adieu to this season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Organist Alice Glick is &quot;dead as a doornail&quot; according to executive producer Tim Long.{ }(Courtesy: Fox)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/25cc617b-018e-4c22-9fad-fd18edffedef-Simpsons_AliceGlick.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Organist Alice Glick is &#8220;dead as a doornail&#8221; according to executive producer Tim Long.{ }(Courtesy: Fox)<\/p>\n<p>In the November episode titled \u201cSashes to Sashes,\u201d Alice Glick, the organist at the First Church of Springfield <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationaldesk.com\/news\/entertainment\/this-simpsons-character-is-officially-dead-as-a-doornail#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">died mid-sermon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Executive producer Tim Long told People in a statement at the time, &#8220;In a sense, Alice the organist will live forever, through the beautiful music she made. But in another, more important sense, yep she&#8217;s dead as a doornail.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Simpsons are saying farewell to another resident of Springfield. 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