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04-27-2018, 08:06 PM
https://nypost.com/2018/04/25/the-simpsons-shatters-another-tv-milestone/
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Gunsmoke ended in 1975 with 635 episodes. On Sunday, The Simpsons will surpass that record with the 636th episode “Forgive and Regret," in which a deathly ill Grandpa Simpson reveals a shocking secret to Homer about their past. “We never dreamed we’d get this far,” says showrunner Al Jean. “After we aired 635 this past Sunday, I was pretty confident. I thought if we made it it would be a marvelous tribute to the writers, animators and cast who work so hard; and particularly to the wonderful fans who’ve stuck with us all these years.” Jean estimates the writers have churned through 50,000 pages of scripts. “It’s the home-run record of TV,” (https://www.tvinsider.com/680100/the-simpsons-636-episodes-milestone-al-jean/) he says. To celebrate the milestone, The Simpsons released a video of Maggie taking out Gunsmoke (http://ew.com/tv/2018/04/27/simpsons-record-636-episodes-gunsmoke/).
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Gunsmoke ended in 1975 with 635 episodes. On Sunday, The Simpsons will surpass that record with the 636th episode “Forgive and Regret," in which a deathly ill Grandpa Simpson reveals a shocking secret to Homer about their past. “We never dreamed we’d get this far,” says showrunner Al Jean. “After we aired 635 this past Sunday, I was pretty confident. I thought if we made it it would be a marvelous tribute to the writers, animators and cast who work so hard; and particularly to the wonderful fans who’ve stuck with us all these years.” Jean estimates the writers have churned through 50,000 pages of scripts. “It’s the home-run record of TV,” (https://www.tvinsider.com/680100/the-simpsons-636-episodes-milestone-al-jean/) he says. To celebrate the milestone, The Simpsons released a video of Maggie taking out Gunsmoke (http://ew.com/tv/2018/04/27/simpsons-record-636-episodes-gunsmoke/).