With the conclusion of its 37th season, The Simpsons is about to reach the impressive milestone of 800 episodes. The creators have confirmed they don’t intend to end the show with a final episode. As the longest-running animated series in Western television, The Simpsons shows no signs of stopping – it’s already been renewed through Season 40 and a new movie is in the works. However, when the series eventually concludes, it won’t have a traditional finale.
According to showrunner Matt Selman, The Simpsons is designed to continue indefinitely, meaning there won’t be a traditional series finale. In an interview with The Wrap, Selman explained that after an episode satirizing the idea of a series ending, they have no plans for a grand finale. He jokingly said they’ve already explored every possible ending in one episode, effectively ruling out a final episode in the future.
Why The Simpsons Won’t Have a Series Finale
In the Season 36 premiere, “Bart’s Birthday,” the team created an episode that playfully mocked typical TV series finales. Showrunner Selman explained this was a deliberate move to preempt any serious discussions about ending the show. “We packed that one episode with every possible series finale trope,” he said, “basically making fun of the idea of wrapping things up. It was our way of saying we’d already done a series finale, right in the middle of the season, and wouldn’t be doing another.”
Ultimately, The Simpsons is a traditional sitcom. Each episode typically ends with things returning to normal for the characters. Though the show has evolved over many years, it was never intended to have a continuous, dramatically changing storyline. As producer Al Jean put it, the characters essentially ‘reset’ each week, similar to the movie Groundhog Day, but without the characters being aware of the time loop – and they rarely face permanent consequences.
How Will The Simpsons Actually End?
According to Selman, the last episode of The Simpsons won’t be a big, conclusive finale. It will simply be a typical episode, continuing the show’s established style – something the showrunner has mentioned before. He expects it to feel like any other installment, featuring the family with perhaps a few subtle nods to the show’s history, but without any grand farewells or emotional goodbyes.
Over the years, The Simpsons has playfully hinted at how the show might end – using time jumps, holiday episodes, and big story events. But none of those felt like a real finale. It seems the actual end will likely be quiet and unceremonious. While the show deserves a big, proper send-off, creating a finale of that scale now might be too difficult.
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