9 Biggest Future Character Reveals In The Simpsons Season 35 Episode 7

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Simpsons season 35, episode 7.

While The Simpsons season 35, episode 7, features a lot of major reveals about the future of the show’s characters, a few of these seem to directly contradict the events of earlier episodes set in the future. One of the best shows of all time, The Simpsons has never been too careful about timeline consistency. This is doubly true for episodes that are set in the future. Some episodes of The Simpsons have depicted Lisa as a future President of the USA, while others have depicted her as a businesswoman. Meanwhile, some have seen her end up romantically involved with Milhouse while other outings pair her with Nelson.

Add in the fact thatThe Simpsons season 35 frequently changes its formula to keep the series feeling fresh, and it becomes easy to wonder how much of the show’s future is canon. However, The Simpsons season 35, episode 7, “It’s a Blunderful Life,” still featured a few major revelations about the fate of the show’s main characters. Although most of the episode’s story took place in the present day, the framing device of “It’s a Blunderful Life” saw Lisa sitting down with her children and grandchildren in 2083 and regaling them with a story about one fateful Thanksgiving.

9 Homer Dies In 2082

The Cause of Homer Simpson’s Death Isn’t Mentioned

In the opening scene of It’s a Blunderful Life,” the episode reveals that its story takes place 60 years in the future. Marge refers to Thanksgiving 2083 as the first Thanksgiving since Homer’s death, meaning Homer must die sometime around 2082. Although one fan theory suggested Homer’s death would end The Simpsons, “It’s a Blunderful Life” uses a nifty trick to get around his passing. Homer lives on as a sentient hologram that talks, acts, and looks like Homer, meaning his spirit will always be present in the family home despite his offscreen demise.

8 Patty and Selma Outlive Bart

Bart Dies Before His Infamous Aunts

Patty and Selma might be Marge’s older sisters, but they still survive to see 2083 alongside their little sister. Not only that, but they also tragically manage to outlive their nephew Bart. Both sisters are alive by the closing credits, whereas Bart dies of boredom during Lisa’s story at the end of “It’s a Blunderful Life.” However, it is worth noting that this death might not be canon. Bart might be using a hologram to prank the family or, like Homer strangling Bart was retconned and then un-retconned in recent episodes, the show might simply overwrite this storyline with a new fate for the character.

7 Bart Has Two Children and One Grandchild

Bart’s Family Expanded in The Simpsons Season 35

When it comes to Bar, his future fate remains relatively consistent despite the muddy track record of The Simpsons. In 2083, he still has two sons in the form of Kirk and Skippy, both of whom appeared in the earlier future-set outing season 23, episode 9, “Holidays of Future Passed.” However, Bart also appears to have a new grandson who is not named. Since Amy Poehler’s Jenda isn’t seen in the episode but neither are Lisa or Maggie’s romantic partners, it is impossible to tell whether Bart reconciled with the mother of his children.

6 Lisa’s Daughter Has Twins

Lisa’s Family Tree Also Branched Out

While Lisa’s daughter was previously seen in “Holidays of Future Passed,” her grandchildren were never seen before this episode. However, in “It’s a Blunderful Life,” viewers find out that Lisa’s daughter has two identical unnamed twin daughters. There is no sign of their grandfather who, judging by the canon of the show, could be Milhouse, Nelson, or potentially even Hubert Wong.

5 Maggie’s Two Daughters Inherited Her Famous Trait

Maggie’s Kids Are Addicted to Pacifiers Like Their Mother

While The Simpsons has wasted Marge over the years, the family member who receives the least attention and screen time is still Maggie. The baby of the bunch still doesn’t have any dialogue in “It’s a Blunderful Life,” although the episode does confirm that she has two teenage daughters by 2083. They take after their mother, as the duo seem to be in their teens but are still using pacifiers. Maggie herself, however, has finally kicked the habit.

4 Maggie Finally Got Rid of Her Pacifier

Maggie Managed to Kick Her Oldest Habit

During the dinner scene in “It’s a Blunderful Life,” Maggie is notably not seen using her pacifier. In “Holidays of Future Passed,” Maggie had seemingly dropped her pacifier habit but still didn’t get to speak thanks to all manner of comedic interruptions. In “It’s a Blunderful Life,” Maggie’s older self still receives no lines and viewers don’t get to find out what her adult speaking voice sounds like. However, this is much easier to excuse since the episode’s future-set framing device is comparatively brief.

3 Holograms Render Death Irrelevant in The Simpsons

The Simpsons Found A Workaround For Character Deaths

While The Simpsons isn’t exactly Rick and Morty, the show’s future-set outings do allow the series to showcase some imaginative futuristic inventions. In “It’s a Blunderful Life,” the most notable of these are the holograms that replace dead people. Bart and Homer’s holograms seamlessly continue their consciousnesses after death, meaning The Simpsons may never have to deal with permanent character death if the show utilizes the holograms for dead characters going forward. This would be a big help for the series since, although the show has thousands of characters, The Simpsons has only canonically killed off a small handful of them in its thirty-five-year history.

2 The Simpsons House Never Changes

742 Evergreen Terrace Remains the Same in 2083

Some 60 years into the future, 742 Evergreen Terrace is still the only house on the street that hasn’t become a hyper-modern mansion. This is part of a running gag seen in numerous future-set episodes of The Simpsons, with the family’s rundown suburban home always staying the same despite the march of progress improving the homes of their neighbors. For all of The Simpsons controversies over the show’s canon irregularities and inconsistencies, this is some solid proof that the series can keep things consistent sometimes.

1 Lisa Convinces The Simpsons To Go Vegetarian

Lisa Somehow Managed to Make Her Family Give Up Meat

Judging by the faux turkey that Lisa served for Thanksgiving dinner, she finally managed to adapt her family to vegetarianism offscreen at some point. This might have been made easier by Homer’s death, as he was the character who was most likely to object to meat substitutes. However, Bart’s adamant hatred of faux turkey earlier in “It’s a Blunderful Life” seemed to imply that vegetarianism would be a hard sell for him too. Despite this, the fact that the family enjoys a faux turkey implies that The Simpsons heroine finally convinced her family, or that global turkey supplies ran out before 2083.