“The Simpsons” writers and producers were just tipped off to a continuity error more than 20 years after the fact when the daughter of one of the executive producers pointed out the mistake to her father.
On Tuesday, executive producer Matt Selman tweeted a screenshot of the 1995 episode “And Maggie Makes Three,” which was a flashback episode from the show’s sixth season centered on Maggie’s birth.
In the still from a scene where Marge tells Homer that she’s pregnant with their third child, a photo of Maggie can be seen hanging on the wall behind her.
@TheSimpsons Canon is is ruins!
— Al Jean (@AlJean) September 5, 2018
“Canon is is ruins!” showrunner Al Jean tweeted, later adding, “I hope you’re happy because we just fired SEVENTEEN people for that blunder.