“The Simpsons” Remember Comedian Richard Lewis

The last-time we had a new episode of The Simpsons was a few weeks ago where we were treated to a Mario Kart rainbow road parody that you can read more about in our review of “Lisa Gets An F1”. A new episode doesn’t even return until St. Patrick’s Day followed by the show’s finale on May 19th, but that doesn’t mean the longest-running sitcom in primetime for FOX isn’t in the news for other reasons.

Unfortunately, this reason isn’t a good one because this past Sunday The Simpsons featured an in-memoriam card of the recently deceased Richard Lewis as part of a rerun of the episode “AE Bonny Romance”. The legendary comedian passed away last week after complications from a heart attack at the age of 76. Lewis once had a cameo on The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XVII in the role of a male golem in the short, “You Gotta Know When to Golem”, where Bart uses Krusty’s golem to wreak havoc on his tormentors.

Synopsis:

The longest-running primetime scripted show in television history, THE SIMPSONS exploded into popular culture in 1989 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. HOMER (Dan Castellaneta), MARGE (Julie Kavner), BART (Nancy Cartwright), LISA (Yeardley Smith) and MAGGIE are instantly identifiable television icons. Rounding out this cast of characters are many beloved Springfield residents, including tavern proprietor MOE SZYSLAK (Hank Azaria) and nuclear power plant owner MR. BURNS (Harry Shearer). The Emmy Award-, Annie Award- and Peabody Award-winning animated comedy will begin its 34th season this year. In the premiere, Homer is desperate to prove he’s not dumb and sets out to solve the case of the tortoise missing from the zoo.

THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean and Matt Selman are the executive producers. The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division develops and produces the licensed content for the series.