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** After Creator/PhilHartman died in 1998, Matt Groening had Hartman's characters, Lionel Hutz and Troy [=McClure=], retired out of respect. The last episode to feature Hartman, "Bart the Mother", which had Troy [=McClure=], aired the following season. Both Hutz and [=McClure=] are alive in story and continued to appear in crowd shots, but have never done anything significant. They also appear frequently in the comics, since they don't need to be voiced.
** This initially happened to Lunchlady Doris as well after Doris Grau's death. Eventually, she started getting voiced appearances again with the help of Creator/TressMacNeille.
** A real problem arose in 2006 when Marge's German voice actress Elisabeth Volkmann died. She had to be replaced to keep the German dub running, but Anke Engelke, another famous TV comedian, sounds nothing like her.
** It happened again in October 2013, when Marcia Wallace, the actress for Ms. Krabappel died, so Edna Krabappel was (technically) written out of the show too, much like Hutz and [=McClure=], though didn't occur in practice until around the 25th or 26th season, as some episodes with the character had already been recorded prior to her passing. The episode "Four Regrettings and a Funeral", shown on November 3rd, 2013, was dedicated to Wallace.
** After Creator/PhilHartman died in 1998, Matt Groening had Hartman's characters, Lionel Hutz and Troy [=McClure=], retired out of respect. The last episode to feature Hartman, "Bart the Mother", which had Troy [=McClure=], aired the following season. Both Hutz and [=McClure=] are alive in story and continued to appear in crowd shots, but have never done anything significant. They also appear frequently in the comics, since they don't need to be voiced.
** This initially happened to Lunchlady Doris as well after Doris Grau's death. Eventually, she started getting voiced appearances again with the help of Creator/TressMacNeille.
** A real problem arose in 2006 when Marge's German voice actress Elisabeth Volkmann died. She had to be replaced to keep the German dub running, but Anke Engelke, another famous TV comedian, sounds nothing like her.
** It happened again in October 2013, when Marcia Wallace, the actress for Ms. Krabappel died, so Edna Krabappel was (technically) written out of the show too, much like Hutz and [=McClure=], though didn't occur in practice until around the 25th or 26th season, as some episodes with the character had already been recorded prior to her passing. The episode "Four Regrettings and a Funeral", shown on November 3rd, 2013, was dedicated to Wallace.
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** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS28E18LookingForMrGoodbart Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]" was banned in Russia for a scene where Homer and Comic Book Guy end up in church while playing "[[VideoGame/PokemonGo Peekimon Get]]", being too similar to a real life incident in St. Petersburg.
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** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS28E18LookingForMrGoodbart "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS28E19LookingForMrGoodbart Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]" was banned in Russia for a scene where Homer and Comic Book Guy end up in church while playing "[[VideoGame/PokemonGo Peekimon Get]]", being too similar to a real life incident in St. Petersburg.
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* ActingForTwo: The majority of the characters who appear on the show are voiced [[ManOfAThousandVoices by the same small group of voice actors]], in particular Creator/DanCastellaneta (Homer and broader characters like Barney and Willie), Creator/NancyCartwright (Bart and other child characters like Nelson and Ralph), Creator/HarryShearer (Burns and straight-laced characters like Skinner and Flanders) and Creator/HankAzaria (Moe, Apu and sillier characters like Wiggum and Frink). Creator/JulieKavner is a bit more limited in doing mostly Marge and her family (Patty and Selma, variations on the same voice), while Creator/YeardleySmith is unusual in that she just does Lisa, barring the rare one-gag role (typically a Lisa soundalike).
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* ActingForTwo: The majority of the characters who appear on the show are voiced [[ManOfAThousandVoices by the same small group of voice actors]], in particular Creator/DanCastellaneta (Homer and broader characters like Barney and Willie), Creator/NancyCartwright (Bart and other child characters like Nelson and Ralph), Creator/HarryShearer (Burns and straight-laced characters like Skinner and Flanders) and Flanders), Creator/HankAzaria (Moe, Apu and sillier characters like Wiggum and Frink).Frink), and Creator/TressMacNeille (mostly adult females like Agnes Skinner and Brandine Spuckler). Creator/JulieKavner is a bit more limited in doing mostly Marge and her family (Patty and Selma, variations on the same voice), while Creator/YeardleySmith is unusual in that she just does Lisa, barring the rare one-gag role (typically a Lisa soundalike).
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** Gay actor Bryan Batt plays Philip in "Mad About the Toy".
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** Gay actor Bryan Batt Creator/BryanBatt plays Philip in "Mad About the Toy".Toy".
** In "Marge the Lumberjill", nonbinary actor Creator/AsiaKateDillon plays Paula, who has a wife.
** In "Marge the Lumberjill", nonbinary actor Creator/AsiaKateDillon plays Paula, who has a wife.
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** "Cowabunga!": Although Bart admittedly said it once in a ''[[Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow Tracey Ullman]]'' short, and twice in early episodes ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E8TheTelltaleHead The Telltale Head]]" and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E1BartGetsAnF Bart Gets an F]]"), it was far from a CatchPhrase (it's more associated with the 1980s version of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''). The reason people think it's a CatchPhrase is because lots of merchandise has him saying it. This is reflected in the DVD commentaries now and then. In fact, on the "Bart Gets an F" commentary, the writers actually express surprise when he does say it -- thinking they never had him say it at all. Lampshaded in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E22BehindTheLaughter Behind the Laughter]]", which shows T-shirts with him saying "[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Good grief, man]]", "[[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn You bet your sweet bippy, man]]", and "[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Life begins at conception, man]]". "Cowabunga" also came up in that episode, too. After Bart says it for the show, the cameras cut and Bart complains that he's never said the word before in his life.
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** "Cowabunga!": Although Bart admittedly said it once in a ''[[Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow Tracey Ullman]]'' short, and twice in early episodes ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E8TheTelltaleHead The Telltale Head]]" and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E1BartGetsAnF Bart Gets an F]]"), it was far from a CatchPhrase (it's more associated with the 1980s version of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''). The reason people think it's a CatchPhrase is because lots of merchandise has him saying it. This is reflected in the DVD commentaries now and then. In fact, on the "Bart Gets an F" commentary, the writers actually express surprise when he does say it -- thinking they never had him say it at all. Lampshaded in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E22BehindTheLaughter Behind the Laughter]]", which shows T-shirts with him saying "[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Good grief, man]]", "[[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn You bet your sweet bippy, man]]", and "[[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Life "Life begins at conception, man]]".man". "Cowabunga" also came up in that episode, too. After Bart says it for the show, the cameras cut and Bart complains that he's never said the word before in his life.
