"The Simpsons" fans are still reacting to the surprise death of Moe's Tavern regular Larry Dalrymple — and producer Tim Long explains why they did it.

“The Simpsons,” to fans’ dismay, has killed off original character Larry the Barfly after 35 years. A man of few words and true to his nickname, Larry Dalrymple was often seen at Moe’s ...

“The Simpsons,” to fans’ dismay, has killed off original character Larry the Barfly after 35 years. A man of few words and true to his nickname, Larry Dalrymple was often seen at Moe’s ...

Larry Dalrymple, better known as Larry the Barfly, was a background character on The Simpsons, who was recently killed off after nearly 35 seasons.

The Simpsons fictional character, Larry Dalrymple, was killed off on Sunday night in episode 15 of season 35. In an anticipated event, the bald, quiet character passed away in the Cremains of the ...

RIP Larry Dalrymple. The Simpsons has killed off one of its oldest characters, who's been in the show for 35 years and made his first appearance in the show's very first episode.

There’s an empty barstool at Moe’s Tavern. Fox’s long-running sitcom “The Simpsons” killed off one of its familiar characters Sunday night — Larry the Barfly. Larry, who was often ...

His name is…or, rather, was, Larry Dalrymple. He was not mentioned very much on The Simpsons, but he was a longtime patron of Moe’s Tavern, drinking his life away and earning the nickname ...

Larry Dalrymple, one of several barflies who frequented Moe’s Tavern, dropped dead on his barstool during the April 21 episode, called “Cremains of the Day.” ...

"The Simpsons," to fans' dismay, has killed off original character Larry the Barfly after 35 years. A man of few words and true to his nickname, Larry Dalrymple was often seen at Moe’s Tavern ...