Pamela Hayden (voice of Milhouse) retiring from The Simpsons after 35 years

[SoldierofLove]

 

Everything's still coming up Milhouse for Pamela Hayden. The actress, who has voiced Bart's best friend on "The Simpsons" for 35 years, is retiring after Sunday night's episode, "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes." But Hayden said she has no regrets in parting ways with the long-running show.

 

Given the long lead time that animation takes from concept to air, Hayden's exit has been in the works for a while. Hayden, whose voices also included school bully Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Chief Wiggum's wife Sarah and Lisa's friend Janey Powell, said "The Simpsons" has been accommodating in preparing for her retirement, and the producers even offered to give her a going-away party.

 

"It's just not like anything I've ever worked on," said Hayden, who has also voiced characters on "Hey Arnold," "Pinky and the Brain," "The New Batman Adventures" and "Recess."

 

"The Simpsons" producers plan to audition a new actor to pick up Milhouse and Hayden's other roles. ("I know they won't kill them off because it's a comedy," she said. "You don't want to kill off a 10 year old character!") Her advice to those looking to audition? Make the characters their own, rather than imitating her.

 

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-simpsons-milhouse-pamela-hayden-why-shes-leaving-1236222141/

 

Truly the end of an era  

[May]

Omg noooo Milhouse is my favourite simpsons character

[alexrex]

I really wonder why the Simpsons is still on the air. It stopped being good ages ago. 

[getinthezone]

5 minutes ago, alexrex said:

I really wonder why the Simpsons is still on the air. It stopped being good ages ago. 

some things should just end for real

[toy soldier.]

39 minutes ago, alexrex said:

I really wonder why the Simpsons is still on the air. It stopped being good ages ago. 

I still enjoy the Simpsons, even post peak, but the latest season is weird.

I always felt like The Simpsons is something the whole family can watch together but now they talk IPs and mention Lorde. My father would not understand anything lol 

[Outlaws]

Wait

 

[Spicy Pisces]

13 minutes ago, Outlaws said:

Wait

 

Bart is also voiced by a woman  In fact all of the characters are voiced by only a handful of people

[popmusicisdead]

23 minutes ago, Spicy Pisces said:

Bart is also voiced by a woman  In fact all of the characters are voiced by only a handful of people

fun fact: Bart's voice actress is Sabrina Carpenter's aunt

[Spicy Pisces]

4 hours ago, popmusicisdead said:

fun fact: Bart's voice actress is Sabrina Carpenter's aunt

Nepo nephew oop

[Katamari]

4 hours ago, Outlaws said:

Wait

 

Most children characters in animation are voiced by woman