The Simpsons Season 33 Killed Off Fat Tony (Again)

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Although The Simpsonsseason 33 has not been too concerned with canon consistency so far, the series took things to new heights by killing off Fat Tony for the second time. Not too long ago, it was highly unusual for The Simpsons to kill off characters. The long-running animated sitcom’s legendary 'Treehouse of Horror' Halloween specials were a bloody, non-canon free-for-all that often offed a significant portion of the cast, but the series itself was pretty consistent about ensuring that only a few dozen of the thousands-strong supporting cast were killed off throughout its entire run.

However, in recent years,The Simpsons has become more open to killing off supporting stars. For example, the mobster Fat Tony was killed in “Donnie Fatso” (season 22, episode 9) and stayed dead. As a result, some longtime Simpsons viewers may be surprised to discover that season 33 managed to off the same character again.

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Continuing The Simpsons’ biggest season 33 problem, the two-part special “A Serious Flanders” (season 33, episode 6), introduced guest star Brian Cox’s crime boss Kostas Becker to the show’s sprawling cast. The character killed a slew of Simpsons stars ranging from the Rich Texan to Disco Stu and, late in his debut episode, Becker killed Fat Tony alongside Mr. Burns. Due to the events of “Donnie Fatso,” this was the second time The Simpsons killed off an iteration of Fat Tony. While this one of the two deaths was seemingly non-canonical, the first was a rare Simpsons character death that did count. However, since Fat Tony was immediately replaced by his cousin, Fit Tony, who almost immediately stress-ate his way to looking exactly like the original