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The depiction of the long-running character has become a source of controversy in recent years.

In addition to everything else on Disney’s new streaming service, it will also have all 30 seasons of ‘The Simpsons.’

Jackson voiced a character on an episode of the show way back in its third season.

The director of a documentary about Apu says he has been told the character will quietly vanish from Springfield.

Another ‘Simpsons Movie’ may be coming too. But there’s a catch: Pretty soon the company is being taken over by Disney.

Just when Simpsons voice Hank Azaria seemed to turn a corner on the Apu controversy, creator Matt Groening drags us right back. The longtime producer accuses viewers of “pretending” the character is more offensive than they actually believe.

Days after The Simpsons tried to address criticisms of Apu, showrunners have acknowledged their mistake. Writer Al Jean promises the long-running animated comedy will find a better way to address the character’s controversial history, and hopefully stay “popular.”

As often as The Simpsons predicts reality, America’s favorite family can sometimes make their own. Such is the case with a perfectly cromulent new addition to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, dating all the way back to a 1996 Simpsons episode.

Thousands of years from now, alien archaeologists will come to one inescapable conclusion: The Simpsons dictated humanity’s every advance. The latest evidence is none other than today’s giant Disney-Fox merger, which America’s favorite family jokingly predicted in 1998.

After numerous reports, Disney has finally acquired most of 20th Century Fox in a deal that will massively reshape the entertainment industry.