Longtime Simpsons Favorite ‘Dies Suddenly’ in Church After 35 Years [WATCH]

Alice Glick, the longtime organist at Springfield’s First Church on “The Simpsons,” died during Sunday night’s Season 37 episode “Sashes to Sashes,” ending more than three decades of appearances on the animated series.

The episode showed the character collapsing in the middle of a sermon.

Glick first appeared in the Season 2 episode “Three Men and a Comic Book” in 1991 and remained part of the show for 34 years and 35 seasons.

She was originally voiced by Cloris Leachman before Tress MacNeille assumed the role following Leachman’s death in 2021.

Glick had previously been depicted as dying during Season 22 after being attacked by a Robopet, though she later returned in a mix of alive scenes and ghost appearances depending on the episode.

Executive producer Tim Long told People that the latest episode marks the end of the character’s run.

“In a sense, Alice the organist will live forever, through the beautiful music she made,” Long said.

“But in another, more important sense, yep, she’s dead as a doornail.”

Alice Glick died once again in Season 37, Episode 7.
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Viewers reacted to the character’s death on social media.

“Oh my gosh,” one person wrote on X.

“Someone update The Simpsons wikis about Alice Glick.”

Another posted, “Rest In Peace Mrs. Glick!”

A third user commented, “I think it’s the second time they’ve killed Ms. Glick.”

Some fans pointed to similarities with the death of Larry “The Barfly” Dalrymple, who was written out in last year’s episode “Cremains of the Day.”

“1st Larry, now Alice Glick,” one viewer wrote.

“The Simpsons are killing off everyone…”

In September, co-executive producers Cesar Mazariegos and Jessica Conrad discussed the show’s approach to character deaths while addressing speculation about another character, music teacher Dewey Largo.

Conrad told TVLine that Mr. Largo was not killed off, adding, “For something like this, I would welcome the riling up if you actually believe that we would kill him off-camera.”

Mazariegos said the decision to remove Larry sparked extensive internal discussion.

“But we usually don’t want to get rid of our characters,” he said.

“And it’s such a cartoony world. We know even if Moleman is in a car that explodes, it doesn’t mean he’s dead forever.”

The series also faced criticism in June after killing off Marge Simpson in a flash-forward sequence in the Season 36 finale.

Executive producer Matt Selman defended the creative choice in comments to Variety, calling the backlash “ridiculous.”

He said the future-set events in that episode were speculative. “Marge will probably never be dead ever again,” he said.

Selman added, “The only place Marge is dead is in one future episode that aired six weeks ago. ‘The Simpsons’ doesn’t even have canon!”

Selman said the reaction showed that the show’s characters remain significant to audiences.

“I guess this speaks to the fact that people care about Marge,” he told the outlet.

“At the end of the day, it’s probably good for business even when these ridiculous, misleading stories go viral!”

“The Simpsons,” which premiered on Fox in 1989, is the longest-running animated show on television.

The network renewed the series for four additional seasons in April.

The program has won 37 Emmys during its run.

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