Overview
- Alice Glick dies in Season 37's Nov. 16 episode "Sashes to Sashes" during a scene at the First Church of Springfield.
- A memorial reveals she left her estate to Springfield Elementary to fund a new music program central to the episode's conflict.
- Tim Long states she is "dead as a doornail," confirming the character will not return.
- The series previously depicted her death in Season 23, yet she reappeared in later episodes, fueling past canon questions.
- Viewers reacted on social media as the show, renewed through future seasons, continues to selectively retire recurring characters, following recent exits like Larry Dalrymple and a non-canon Marge flash-forward.