"When you write a show that doesn't come out until 10 months after you write it, it kind of takes the pressure off, because who knows what the fuck we're gonna be looking at in 10 months,"
"I'm glad he is back on TV. Censorship sucks. What can I say? Censorship sucks"
"Ideally, I would like to think that people on both sides of our divided nation can watch The Simpsons and feel that, like America, Springfield is a town of people who are good, but easily misled,"
"Whatever your definition of misled is, you can apply that to the show."
"it's not our mission statement to respond to the crisis of the moment. It's more about a town of good-natured dum-dums dealing with a changing world, yet our characters never really change. The world changes around them."
A long production lead time of about ten months between writing and airing reduces pressure to respond to immediate political events. The show will avoid hot-button political topics and favor stories about Springfield residents who are good-natured but easily misled. Support for a late-night host and opposition to censorship were expressed. The creative aim prioritizes portraying characters who remain largely unchanged while the world shifts around them rather than responding to crises of the moment. Fox has renewed the series for four additional seasons through the 2028–2029 broadcast season, though some fans hope for an earlier conclusion.
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