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 ...

Love was in the animated air Sunday on The Simpsons, when character Waylon Smithers Jr. was finally given his own love story on the show. During the episode, Smithers, who came out as gay in a 2016 ...

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 ...

The Simpsons writer Johnny LaZebnik has opened up about the show's recent gay love storyline for Waylon Smithers on the show. Season 33 episode 'Portrait of a Lackey on Fire' saw the character, who ...

The Simpsons will surely outlive us all. This show’s staying power is undefeated as it chugs through season 33. Yes, it has really been on TV that long with no signs of slowing down. Besides its ...

After many years of being the but of jokes about his status, Mr. Burns’ assistant Smithers came out as gay in a 2016 episode of the hit series The Simpsons and he’s about to get a new boyfriend in the ...

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 ...

Mr. Smithers will finally find love in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons. Mr. Burns’ iconic personal assistant came out as gay during season 27 in the 2016 episode “The Burns Cage,” and this new ...

Waylon Smithers is finally finding love in an episode of The Simpsons that will air shortly before Thanksgiving. The special episode was written by longtime series writer Rob LaZebnik and his gay son, ...

“The Simpsons” takes place in what has been called a “continuous present.” Time passes, but everyone generally stays the same. From the first episode, which aired in 1989, to the seven hundred and ...

In an exclusive clip from the Nov. 21 episode that premiered on Entertainment Weekly, viewers get to see Michael and Waylon's first meeting, which ends with the designer inviting Smithers to dinner.