Overview
- Executive producer Tim Long told Entertainment Weekly the change is final and the character will not return.
- The development occurs in Season 37’s episode “Sashes to Sashes,” which premiered on FOX on November 16.
- Alice Glick first appeared in 1991 and was voiced by Cloris Leachman, with Tress MacNeille later assuming the role.
- Coverage notes a prior one-off gag exit in 2011, with producers now presenting the character’s status as definitive.
- The decision reflects a broader pattern of permanent departures for recurring characters, as the series continues through Season 40 with a second film planned for July 2027.