This feels like the end of an era. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I wish we could have the time for a funny couch gag every ...

Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie Kavner), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), Maggie, and Bart (Nancy Cartwright) sit on the couch on The Simpsons - Fox As of this writing, "The Simpsons" has been on the air ...

The Simpsons' intro has ended with its titular family sitting on a sofa in countless outlandish ways. However, the iconic couch gags are far less frequent these days. Showrunner Matt Selman explained ...

In the early years of The Simpsons, the famous "couch gag" was always featured at the start of each episode. More recently, couch gags are scarcely used, and the reason why mostly boils down to ...

Matt Selman revealed that couch gags no longer appeared in every episode of the newer seasons of The Simpsons, as he and the creatives didn’t want to trim the story to accommodate them. Speaking with ...

The Simpsons boss Matt Selman has explained why the long-running series has started to phase out its iconic couch gags, saying they've had to prioritise storytelling. Fans of the show know that each ...

One of the most iconic staples of The Simpsons over its 37 seasons on FOX has been the couch gag that opens every episode. No matter what the syndicated cut of the show has been, no matter what decade ...

Matt Selman said on the Friday, April 17 episode of the Four Finger Discount podcast that he's "not gonna cut the storytelling short" to make room for longer intros "Sometimes the show is short and we ...