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‘The Simpsons’ Confirms Alice Glick’s Permanent Death After Season 37 Episode

Executive producer Tim Long says the longtime organist is “dead as a doornail,” settling years of canon confusion.

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The Simpsons characters Lisa, Marge, Maggie, Homer and Bart Simpson attend “The Simpsons” 350th episode block party on April 25, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.
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Overview

  • In the Nov. 16 Season 37 episode “Sashes to Sashes,” the series depicts Alice Glick’s on-screen death and uses it to launch a new storyline.
  • A posthumous bequest from Glick funds a music program at Springfield Elementary, driving the episode’s central conflict.
  • Longtime producer Tim Long confirmed the development to multiple outlets, emphasizing that this death is intended to be permanent.
  • The character previously appeared to die in a Season 23 episode yet returned in later installments, fueling uncertainty about continuity.
  • Glick debuted in 1991 with Cloris Leachman voicing the role before Tress MacNeille took over, and her exit follows other recent departures that have drawn strong fan reactions.