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The Simpsons Couch Gag Shows The Bizarre Simpsons Of The Future

In addition to featuring the death of a recurring character, last night’s season premiere of The […]

In addition to featuring the death of a recurring character, last night’s season premiere of The Simpsons also featuring one of the show’s most interesting couch gags.

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The couch gag for “Clown in the Dumps” was animated by Academy Award-nominated animator/filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt, and looks into the far, far future of The Simpsons, with a surprisingly self-aware and transhuman sensibility.

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The Simpsons airs Sunday nights on Fox.