TMC
04-11-2023, 09:06 PM
https://whatculture.com/tv/the-simpsons-10-important-details-that-are-almost-never-mentioned?rf=homepage
So THAT'S why Milhouse's parents look so similar.
BY JACK POOLEY
UPDATED: APRIL 10TH, 2023
While The Simpsons' quality has certainly fluctuated wildly over the course of its 33 seasons to date, there's no arguing with the depth and volume of its characters and lore, such that even the most die-hard Simpsons fan surely can't keep track of everything.
As with most long-running animated series, The Simpsons' writers have maintained a sensibly fluid and elastic approach to their ongoing continuity, whereby what happens in one episode won't necessarily be picked up in the next.
But at the same time, sometimes an episode makes a declaration or implication so fascinating that its absence in future episodes is totally, bafflingly bizarre.
That's definitely the case with these game-changing details made clear in just a handful of The Simpsons' 700+ episodes, yet otherwise heavily downplayed if not ignored outright.
Again, the show's ambiguous sense of continuity generally means that conventional plot holes aren't really a thing, but it's nevertheless rather odd that these startling revelations and unforgettable details were largely just dropped and then quietly ignored.
But many fans never forgot, and will routinely bring these details up at every possible opportunity...
So THAT'S why Milhouse's parents look so similar.
BY JACK POOLEY
UPDATED: APRIL 10TH, 2023
While The Simpsons' quality has certainly fluctuated wildly over the course of its 33 seasons to date, there's no arguing with the depth and volume of its characters and lore, such that even the most die-hard Simpsons fan surely can't keep track of everything.
As with most long-running animated series, The Simpsons' writers have maintained a sensibly fluid and elastic approach to their ongoing continuity, whereby what happens in one episode won't necessarily be picked up in the next.
But at the same time, sometimes an episode makes a declaration or implication so fascinating that its absence in future episodes is totally, bafflingly bizarre.
That's definitely the case with these game-changing details made clear in just a handful of The Simpsons' 700+ episodes, yet otherwise heavily downplayed if not ignored outright.
Again, the show's ambiguous sense of continuity generally means that conventional plot holes aren't really a thing, but it's nevertheless rather odd that these startling revelations and unforgettable details were largely just dropped and then quietly ignored.
But many fans never forgot, and will routinely bring these details up at every possible opportunity...