“The Simpsons” concluded season 36 on May 18 with a powerful twist: Marge Simpson is shown as deceased in a future-set epilogue that jumps 35 years ahead. The episode, titled “Estranger Things,” ...

For more than 35 years, “The Simpsons” has built its legacy on never letting its characters age, allowing generations of viewers to drop into the familiar rhythms of Springfield. Alice Glick, who was ...