The Simpsons showrunner explains why the iconic and elaborate couch gags don’t appear every episode, and why story always ...

According to Rove Chief of Staff Sheena Tahilramani, the operative is taking it in stride. “Karl did see the Simpsons intro,” she wrote to Yeas & Nays, “and thought it was very funny.” She added, “He ...

“The Simpsons” travel to “The Yellow Lotus” on Sunday’s episode, where they “encounter death on vacation at a high-end resort.” If that sounds a bit like “The White Lotus,” well, of course. It’s the ...

The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman explains why the couch gags from the opening credit sequence have largely been cut from ...

The guest creator-couch gag has become a fixture of The Simpsons over the last few seasons. The tradition began in 2010, with a sequence devised by Banksy; since then, such animation icons as Sylvain ...

Couch gags were such an important part of The Simpsons for many years, but they are now very scarcely used.