{"id":4033,"date":"2026-01-07T13:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:50:13","slug":"the-simpsons-retires-character-forever-after-almost-30-years-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=4033","title":{"rendered":"The Simpsons \u2018retires character forever\u2019 after almost 30 years on screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of\u00a0The Simpsons<\/a>\u2019 most iconic characters is hanging up his cape \u2018forever\u2019 after a Severance-style episode.<\/p>\n

The parody episode, titled Seperance, saw\u00a0Duffman officially \u2018retire\u2019\u00a0<\/a>after nearly\u00a030 years on screen\u00a0<\/a>alongside the\u00a0famous animated family.<\/a><\/p>\n

Duffman, who is the beloved beer spokesperson and speaks in third person, first appeared in 1997 episode The City of\u00a0New York<\/a>\u00a0vs.\u00a0Homer Simpson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, in season 37, he walked into Marge and Homer\u2019s living room and confirmed: \u2018The Duff Corporation has retired that character forever.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018All the old forms of advertising are now pass\u00e9. Corporate spokesmen, print ads, TV spots. Today\u2019s kids can\u2019t even sing the jingles.\u2019<\/p>\n

Duffman was the company mascot, rarely seen without his red cape, blonde hair, and belt of beer cans.<\/p>\n

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Duffman is hanging up his beer cans after almost 30 years (Picture: Fox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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He\u2019s rarely been seen out of uniform (Picture: 20thCentFox\/ Everett\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Voiced by Hank Azaria, who also voices Moe and Chief Wiggum, was best known for the catchphrase \u2018Oh yeah!\u2019 which he ended most sentences with.<\/p>\n

The \u2018oh yeah!\u2019 is actually a nod to the fact that advertisers began to use the Yello song after the 1986 smash hit Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off.<\/p>\n

Potentially, this is adding to why writers are seeing him as outdated, along with the women who surround him at all times.<\/p>\n

Duffman, who self-identifies as Barry while out of uniform, is said to be the last of three Duffman mascot actors as revealed in 2002 episode Jaws Wired Shut.<\/p>\n

He is also Jewish, with a handful of previous episodes exploring his relationship with his heritage.<\/p>\n

During his retirement episode, Duffman attempted to recruit Homer to a company called EOD before going through deprogramming.<\/p>\n

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Homer even took over the role once (Picture: 20thCentFox\/ Everett\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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But Duffman always returns \u2026 or so we thought (Picture: 20thCentFox\/ Everett\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2018Oh yeah!\u2019 (Picture: 20thCentFox\/ Everett\/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was spotted later in the episode out of uniform, so potentially, fans will see Barry around Springfield away from his beer-related obligations.<\/p>\n

Duffman\u2019s retirement comes shortly after the\u00a0death of another longstanding character<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Alice Glick, the church organist.<\/p>\n

In Sashes to Sashes, which aired two months ago, the church holds a memorial for Alice, who died during a sermon after 34 years on the show.<\/p>\n

When asked about the death, executive producer Tim Long told People she will \u2018live forever through the beautiful music she made\u2019.<\/p>\n

He then added: \u2018But in another, more important sense, yep she\u2019s dead as a doornail.\u2019’<\/p>\n

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  One of\u00a0The Simpsons\u2019 most iconic characters is hanging up his cape \u2018forever\u2019 after a Severance-style episode. The parody episode, titled Seperance, saw\u00a0Duffman officially \u2018retire\u2019\u00a0after nearly\u00a030 years on screen\u00a0alongside the\u00a0famous animated family. Duffman, who is the beloved beer spokesperson and speaks in third person, first appeared in 1997 episode The City of\u00a0New York\u00a0vs.\u00a0Homer Simpson. Now, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t