Larry the barfly, who has been a classic Springfield resident in The Simpsons, has died in an episode aired last weekend. This character had been around for almost 35 years, since the series debuted in 1989, and though he was often seen in the background of some of the show’s establishments, his presence in the series was noticed by many fans. He was a regular at Moe’s Tavern, where he eventually dropped dead.
In the episode, titled “Cremains Of The Day”, Homer, Moe, Lenny, and Carl attend Larry’s funeral where they realise that they knew little about him despite having known each other for so many years, causing Homer to ask if they might be “terrible people”. Larry’s mother gives a tribute at the funeral where she mentions “My Lawrence always talked about his best friends, the fellows at Moe’s Tavern,” before encouraging them to come up and say a few words about her son.
The four main characters are then tasked with taking Larry’s ashes to his “special place,” Serenity Falls, after being gifted a group photograph of them all together by Larry’s mother. Fans of The Simpsons took to social media to express their thoughts on the rare death in the show. While many people were shocked by Larry’s death, some of them hadn’t even realised that his character existed.
While a quiet character and not crucial to the plot, Larry’s death was a significant one for some fans of The Simpsons, many of whom experienced feelings of nostalgia for a character they had grown up with on their screens. One user wrote, “holy shit, Larry from The Simpsons died. Rest in peace, my drunken king”. Last month, the series paid tribute to the late actor Richard Lewis, who had a guest starring role in the show
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