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   Message 27,646 of 29,105   
   Barry Margolin to Don Del Grande   
   Re: "The Simpsons" retiring Edna Krabapp   
   28 Oct 13 21:03:37   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv   
   From: barmar@alum.mit.edu   
      
   In article ,   
    Don Del Grande  wrote:   
      
   > Travoltron wrote:   
   >   
   > >The simplest way to do this would be to have Bart (and Lisa) finally   
   > >advance to the next grade.  It's a natural progression.   
   >   
   > One of the reasons the show has been on for 25 years is that the kids   
   > DON'T get older.  (King of the Hill fudged it - Luanne got older, but   
   > Bobby, Joseph, and Connie did not.)   
      
   Would it really make that much difference if they aged by just *one*   
   year?   
      
   But they could also have Edna simply retire from teaching for some   
   reason.   
      
   --   
   Barry Margolin   
   Arlington, MA   
      
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