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monition : pillager for The Simpsons season 34 , episode 16 .
WhileThe Simpsonsadmitted that Homer ’s ever - changing age is a dour plot trap in the series , time of year 34 did not amount closer to solving this military issue . The Simpsonsis not a naturalistic serial . However , even the goofiest cartoon clowning needs to have some tier of internal logical system . It is hard for a chronicle to set up its wager when it is indecipherable whether its character are immortal , what age they are , what part of the world they live in , or whether they ever senesce . As such , The Simpsonshas now and again needed to deal the mysteries surrounding its central characters .
latterly , The Simpsonsseason 34 suggested Margedoesn’t work outside the home because Bart was such a challenging fry to raise . This vaporize in the face of what early episodes depicted but provide an solvent to the motion of Marge ’s decision to continue a homemaker . likewise , The Simpsonsseason 34 , instalment 16 , “ Hostile Kirk Place , ” acknowledged that it is impossible to keep course of what old age the Simpson family phallus are . However , The Simpsonsouting did not proceed to explain or rationalize this plot hole , alternatively address the way out with a quick meta - jape and then moving on .
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The Simpsons Season 34 Admitted Homer’s Age Makes No Sense
In an early scene from “ Hostile Kirk Place , ” Homer is watching late - night TV when he remark that 1986 is the year when he was " 2 … Or was it thirty?“ThisSimpsonsmeta - jokedrew attention to the fact that , according to unlike serial episodes , the lead fictional character were carry at radically different fourth dimension . For example , in season 4 , installment 16 , “ Duffless , ” a glance at Homer ’s driving permit discover he was born in 1956 . However , in season 19 , episode 11 , “ That ' 90s Show , ” Homer and Marge are depicted as young adult in the 1990s rather than the late ‘ 70s .
In “ Hostile Kirk Place , ” Homer acknowledges both of these possibilities . He lay claim he was either 2 or 30 in 1986 , which would be correct in the canon of “ That ' 90 Show ” or “ Duffless , ” respectively . Recent episode ofThe Simpsonsseemingly reinforce the former alternative , with season 33 depicting Marge and Homer as teens in 1999 . However , whileThe Simpsonsseason 34 hinted at the futureof some major characters , the show still has not firmly placed its grinder in any specific period . As frustrating as this might be for longtime witness , there is a reason for this determination .
Why The Simpsons Can’t Fix This Infamous Canon Plot Hole
Fans ofThe Simpsonshave catch heated online about this incompatibility for over a X . However , if Marge and Homer ’s ages were reproducible , Bart and Lisa ’s would postulate to be clear , too , and they would inevitably be in their 40s . The Simpsonsbegan airing in 1989 . Lisa and Bart were 8 and 10 twelvemonth honest-to-goodness at that time , severally . As such , Bart should be 44 , and Lisa should be 42 . While this would allow the showto return to its original Bart focus(since he would likely be a married don by then ) , it is hardly what most viewers want . As such , The Simpsonscan never solve this plot of ground cakehole .
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