Al Jean Explains "The Simpsons" Futuristic Opening Credits

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"The Simpsons" Futuristic Opening Credits Explained
9/29/14
by Lesley Goldberg









Fox's "The Simpsons" kicked off its 26th season Sunday with what may have been one of its best couch gags ever.

Created by Oscar nominated animator/filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt, the couch gag jumped far into the future — aka "Septembar 36.4, 10,535" — with a nod to the show's incredible longevity.



Showrunner Al Jean told The Hollywood Reporter that the show's supervising director had the exec producer screen Hertzfeldt's Academy Award-nominated short Rejected. Impressed, the producers called Hertzfeldt and asked if he'd like to create his own couch gag for the show.

"It's his creation and he did some of the voices. It's his window that he photographed so all the credit goes to him," Jean says. "It's a great commentary — and it wasn't intended this way after the marathon — on the longevity of the show and it comes at a perfect time."

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