Waylon Smithers Jr. came out of the closet in Sunday's episode. — -- After 27 years on the animated series "The Simpsons," character Waylon Smithers Jr. came out of the closet on Sunday night's ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (Sept. 28, 2015) — It’s been hinted at and ...

Season 27 of "The Simpsons" just kicked off Sunday night on Fox, and 27 seasons is a whole lot of time in TV land. So, it's about time one of the recurring characters finally has a chance to come out ...

Waylon Smithers will finally, officially come out to Mr. Burns on this season of the The Simpsons. Smithers’ love for his skeletal, billionaire boss has long been a source of humor for the show, from ...

If there’s a ‘shipper name for The Simpsons‘ Mr. Burns and Smithers, arguably the longest will-they-won’t-they relationship in television history, it’s time to get it trending. RELATEDExclusive Bob’s ...

Sure, love means never having to say you're sorry. But The Simpsons creators still owe Waylon Smithers (voiced by Harry Shearer) an apology for making him wait so long for a second shot at a steady ...

"He loves that Smithers isn't using him to get ahead in the fashion world," hints exec producer Matt Selman. Year after year after year, The Simpsons played with the idea that Waylon Smithers had an ...

One of The Simpsons‘ longest-running gags across its 33 seasons is the unrequited love between Waylon Smithers and his cold, distant boss Mr. Burns. After coming out as gay in 2016, an upcoming ...

Why, after 27 years on the air, do Simpsons fans still stick around? Because the characters' backstories are so much more colorful than Springfield yellow. And Sunday night's episode exemplified how ...

After 27 seasons of increasingly obvious innuendo, The Simpsons finally addressed the romantic life of Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns’ servile right-hand man. In the animated comedy’s April 3 episode, our ...

Apparently this hasn't happened already, but Waylon Smithers will finally come out as gay in season 27 of The Simpsons. Producer Al Jean has revealed that Mr Burns's long-suffering assistant will go ...