The Simpsons has been on the air for an astounding 29 seasons (and counting).
During that time, it’s become the longest-running American sitcom and animated television show in history. There’s been hundreds upon hundreds of couch gags, as well as familiar faces coming and leaving Springfield.
But there’s still plenty of things that have stayed the same. Specifically? The ages of the characters.
Yes, after 29 years, Maggie Simpson is still a baby.
Twitter user Brian Fink recently questioned the the youngest Simpson family member’s age….and got an answer from the show themselves.
That's the magic of #TheSimpsons.
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) December 11, 2017
He asked:
“Umm I’m confused. This is the first time I’m watching @TheSimpsons in forever… How is Maggie still a baby with a pacifier? Shouldn’t she be in college by now?
And while we’ve gotta respect the show for responding, we wish it was a little less vague.
The show replied:
“That’s the magic of #TheSimpsons.”
It comes as a writer and producer for the show, Josh Weinstein, recently shared some deleted scenes from the iconic “Who Shot Mr Burns?” episodes in season six/seven. He shared the excerpts from the original scripts on social media, giving fans a bit of a peek into some more of the Simpson shenanigans.
Whoa, I totally forgot about this scene from the table draft we cut from “Who Shot Mr. Burns, Pt. 2” of Homer on the run as a fugitive.
(We took all scripts at the end of the read for security. This was Dan’s script.) pic.twitter.com/KG9aJtK7Kx— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) December 9, 2017
A Milhouse appearance we cut from “Who Shot Mr. Burns, Pt. 2” pic.twitter.com/tQ2fqfmzFJ
— Josh Weinstein (@Joshstrangehill) December 9, 2017
