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The Simpsons' 500th episode airs | The Simpsons' 500th episode airs |
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The Simpsons has reached a major television milestone with the broadcast of its 500th episode on Sunday. | The Simpsons has reached a major television milestone with the broadcast of its 500th episode on Sunday. |
The family is exiled from Springfield to a community of outsiders where they meet Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | The family is exiled from Springfield to a community of outsiders where they meet Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. |
Fox TV said Assange recorded his lines from the UK, where he is fighting extradition to Sweden over alleged sex offences - charges he denies. | Fox TV said Assange recorded his lines from the UK, where he is fighting extradition to Sweden over alleged sex offences - charges he denies. |
The animated comedy is in its 23rd season, making it the longest-running prime-time scripted programme on TV. | The animated comedy is in its 23rd season, making it the longest-running prime-time scripted programme on TV. |
The show is contracted to run for another two seasons, which will bring it to 559 episodes. | The show is contracted to run for another two seasons, which will bring it to 559 episodes. |
In the 500th episode, entitled At Long Last Leave, the Simpsons sneak into a secret town hall meeting and hear they are about to be thrown out of town. | |
The complaints against them include the usual: Bart's antics and Homer's boorishness. But in a twist, Marge's niceness is also cited. | |
They find a welcome in "the Outlands", where Assange is their neighbour. | |
Bart asks: "How ya doin', Mr. Assange?" | |
Assange replies: "That's my personal information, and you have no right to know about it." | |
Previous guest voices on the programme have included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, graffiti artist Banksy and novelist Thomas Pynchon. | Previous guest voices on the programme have included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, graffiti artist Banksy and novelist Thomas Pynchon. |
While still popular, critics say the show has faded from its former glory during the 1990s and now regularly rehashes themes from past episodes. | |