'The Simpsons' producer Tim Long is sorry that the show killed off longtime character Larry the barfly — but he says it was supposed to be painful.
Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog.Larry “The Barfly” Dalrymple, a background character voiced by Harry Shearer who had frequented the town watering hole since the show's debut season in 1989, dropped dead there in "Cremains of the Day," the season 35 episode that aired this past Sunday.
In the wake of the surprise death, Tim Long, a co-executive producer of the animated sitcom, explained that the creative team intended for it to hit viewers hard despite Larry's smaller-role status., he said that while he was sorry if the plot point upset fans, their disappointment speaks to how beloved the show is.
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