THE Simpsons has officially killed off a fan-favorite character after over three decades on the show.
Fans are mourning the beloved First Church Organist Alice Glick, who died suddenly during the November 16 episode.
Alice was initially voiced by the late Cloris Leachman, who passed away in 2021, before Tress MacNeille assumed the role in 2021.
She made regular appearances throughout the series’ 34-year run and 35 seasons.
The character’s passing happened in the middle of a sermon at the fictional church during the Season 37 episode titled “Sashes to Sashes.”
A memorial service was held for Alice at Springfield Elementary, where she left her estate to fund the school’s music program.
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Fans would recall that the organist was thought to have died in Season 22 after being attacked by a rogue Robopet.
However, this time she is gone for good, executive producer Tim Long told People.
“In a sense, Alice the organist will live forever, through the beautiful music she made,” he explained.
“But in another, more important sense, yep, she’s dead as a doornail.”
The character first appeared on the show in the Season 2 episode “Three Men and a Comic Book,” which premiered in 1991.
She was an integral part of the storyline, as Bart Simpson did odd jobs for her to save money to purchase a collector’s item comic book.
The Simpsons suffered another shocking loss this week with the passing of writer Dan McGrath at 61.
His family announced in a Facebook post that Dan had died at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn following a stroke.
Dan started his career at Saturday Night Live, where he often collaborated with comedian Adam Sandler.
He went on to have two stints as a writer for The Simpsons, even winning an Emmy Award for his work on the iconic 1997 episode, “Homer’s Phobia.”
Dan also served as a writer on King of the Hill for eight seasons.
