USA Today interviewed Matt Groening on the occasion of The Simpsons’ 636th episode Sunday, which breaks Gunsmoke’s record for the most episodes of any prime-time scripted television series. It’s a significant milestone for a legendary show, but it comes as The Simpsons is at the center of its largest controversy since elementary schools banned Bart Simpson t-shirts out of fears they would make underachievers cool. Comedian Hari Kondabolu’s problem with The Simpsons is more serious: his film The Problem With Apu looks critically at the show’s Indian convenience store owner, voiced with an accent by Hank Azaria, who is white. Azaria, appearing on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, seemed open to Kondabolu’s concerns, although the show itself has been dismissive. It will not surprise anyone that the 64-year-old creator of a 29-year-old television show was a little prickly on the subject—here’s the relevant exchange:
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