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The series about a post-apocalyptic world premiered in 2010 and bosses are hoping it will run until 2030.

Gimple, who was speaking at PaleyFest in Los Angeles, said told fans, via New York Daily News: “We are trying to do twenty years. The comic has certainly done it, and I look forward to every issue.

“The Simpsons has been on 26, 27 years, so that’s a challenge — so OK, challenge accepted. Done.”