With the departure of longtime castmember Harry Shearer, The Simpsons might change forever. But not in a George RR Martin, Shonda Rhimes, Joss Whedon kind of way, because Simpsons’ executive producer Al Jean promises no one would be killed off the show.
Jean wrote on Twitter “Recast if Harry does not return, No yellow wedding.”
Still, that means recasting some of the biggest characters on the show, not to mention the countless side characters he routinely provided the voice for. So that means we might not hear from say, Jasper Beardly, ever again. And that is a damn dirty shame. “No more Jasper? That’s a paddlin’.”