What Happens to Every Simpsons Character in the Future (65 Characters)

In this episode of The Simpsons Theory, I tasked myself to tell you the future of every single Simpsons character from Matt Groening's The Simpsons. Who will they marry? How many kids will they have? Who moves to space? And who will become Ned Flanders wife? (spoiler alert: A LOT of people).
To do this, I watched every single Simpsons episode set in the future, as well as all of the flashforward scenes in the show to bring you the most concise, and accurate, depiction of their life. So wanna see the futures of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Superstar Maggie?
Chapters:
Intro 00:00
Abraham Simpson 00:33
Agnes Skinner 01:08
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon 01:33
Barney Gumble 02:41
Baby Gerald Samson 03:06
Bart Simpson 3:57
Carl Carlson 05:49
Clancy Wiggum 06:11
Cletus Spuckler 07:08
Comic Book Guy 07:26
Crazy Cat Lady 07:49
Disco Stu 08:23
Dolph Starbeam 08:51
Dr Julias Hibbert 09:23
Duffman 09:49
Edna Krabappel 10:26
Fat Tony 11:06
Gary Chalmers 11:54
Gil Gunderson 12:29
Groundskeeper Willie 13:00
Homer Simpson 13:18
Jasper Beardsley 14:16
Jeremy Freedman 14:37
Jeremy Jailbird 15:19
Jimbo Jones 15:47
Jonathan Frink 16:29
Kang and Kodos 17:27
Kearny 18:09
Krusty the Clown 18:58
Lenny 19:40
Lou and Eddie 20:01
Lisa Simpson 20:28
Maggie Simpson 22:13
Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon 23:07
Maude Flanders 23:27
Marge Simpson 23:53
Martin Prince 25:42
Mayor Quimby 26:24
Milhouse Van Houten 26:52
Miss Hoover 28:19
Moe Szyslak 29:07
Montgomery Burns 29:45
Ned Flanders 30:30
Nelson Muntz 31:15
Otto Mann 32:51
Patty Bouvier 33:14
Ralph Wiggum 33:40
Reverend Lovejoy 34:19
Rod and Todd 34:39
Santa's Little Helper & Snowball 35:18
Selma Bouvier 35:41
Seymour Skinner 36:05
Sherri and Terri 36:32
Sideshow Bob 36:57
Snake Jailbird 37:33
Sophie 38:06
Troy McClure & Lional Hutz 38:42
Uter Zorker 39:23
Waylon Smithers 40:01
#Thesimpsons #Simpsons #animation

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Now you know what happens to them in the future, find out what happened to them in the past. New video here >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF6yf3aIdqh6obM

[@GoldenFreezer-]

Yay! Kudos to you - I’m going to view it now 👏

[@Johnimations13]

I think Lou is the frozen head in futurama

[@samanthalawson568]

Most of these futures may not even happen because of how crazy they are

[@user-nq5or1uc1n]

What about Graggle Simpson?

[@samanthalawson568]

@@user-nq5or1uc1n He’s not REAL FR FRIKZ SAEC!!!!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

So glad you've remembered Bart becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court! It's one of the few Canon pieces of Simpsons Continuity the Show Runners have kept! 😂

[@JacktheRah]

Because it's super cute! I'm glad they kept it.

[@Will_Rules]

​@@JacktheRahbecause it's nice. Most of bart's child good and adult life most of his jobs would be seen as "lazy" or he would be called a "bum"

[@Embermoon91]

So Bart managed to escape the curse of the Simpson Gene?

[@LowellLucasJr.]

@@Embermoon91 yes but dies of a prank...so maybe?

[@user-gf4ij5lo8u]

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[@phantomstrider]

Hats off to the sheer amount of effort that must've gone into researching this! It must've been no easy task to bring together the floating, bizarre 34-year timelines of the Simpsons, but Lydia was up to the task.

[@ronvlaarsvar6867]

Cross over video? Top 10 most Depressing Futures for Simpsons Characters?

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thanks Strider 😊 This took a long time to make. As I'd suddenly realise that I forgot a character haha

[@ronvlaarsvar6867]

Also @TheSimpsonsTheory fair play for the amount of effort put in. Was a fun watch

[@Door_Animations]

Hi

[@pamelawright3137]

Skinner has a lot of mommy issues

[@LarvaRewind]

"The children are our future...unless we stop them now!" Another quality video

[@IhaveseenShadowsatNight9]

Larva?😮

[@Luna12936]

Larva what u doin here 😂

[@DOLLICOTURE]

Larva? 😭

[@n.abookgirl2457]

I love Maggie's future as the ultimate pop singer, but let's be honest she always was awesome to begin with. Plus Bart graduating Law School makes sense, he thwarted the plans of Bob, Jack Lassen, Cecil, Mr Burns "See my vest," and Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearny, "so, why steal the yogurt?" Lisa.🙂👍❤

[@daveythesearcher]

I really do like the vest.😃😃

[@ouch325]

I’d like to mention something about Dolph, Jimbo, and Kearney: They only died in Bart’s fake reality. And considering Milhouse was never truly cured of Zombie-ism, plus we see Kearney delivering Maggie to the hospital to deliver her baby, we can say that the 3 bullies never ACTUALLY died.

[@balls_gaming]

what do you mean by Barts fake reality? And how do we know Milhouse was never cured?

[@eriakali265]

Ahh the Simpsons, one of the most awesome shows with the most complicated and confusing futures

[@Mehhhhhhhh]

I could totally see Nelson owning an auto shop as his main profession but being a bounty hunter as a side hustle.

[@stryke-jn3kv]

I don't know why, but there's something about Maggie's not-ending that just gets me squarely right in all of the emotions. It's not like the montage leading up to it doesn't have some issues, poor Smithers especially, but that's all forgotten and totally forgiven, as that final bit is just utterly perfect. One of my single favourite Simpsons moments, and I don't just mean modern Simpsons when I say that, but all of it.

[@SMToonAsia]

Ahh Lydia! ❤ Giving us the perfect gift of a longer video on The Simpsons Future Timeline! Not only does this show HOW MUCH YOU LOVE the series, but also HOW MUCH DEDICATION you've put into these great videos! Thank you so much for these wonderful videos!!!❤

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thank you so much!!

[@Andreandeliplayz]

Why is this channel active in just concerned about the fact that it could ruin something

[@Alexplayssgames]

Yup

[@desireepadilla9829]

@@TheSimpsonsTheoryno thank you for all of your amazing content ❤

[@muffnman980]

The bart one gave me goosebumps, I used to always relate to bart as a kid, and I would always wonder if I would be a failure or not

[@Some_Guy6]

You are one, so don't worry.

[@yourfathersinferioritycomplex]

Just try not to be like future bart

[@becausenyx]

I think crazy cat lady beats gil in tragicness. She overworked herself into crazy, gil leaches and lies to have things implode on him

[@andeeharry]

Since Edna was still around alone in the future....either she faked her death to avoid something, she was cloned. Either way, it will be great to link it somehow.

[@walak6832]

Im pretty sure that the writer almost never cared about previous future reference so for you to make this many cohesive stories is just insane haha, mad props Lydia 👌😁

[@zelorafilms]

I never realised they piece together so well

[@myrddinemrys1332]

To me, the "Apu" in Futurama looks more like his brother Sanjay.

[@haileypritzer3199]

It is 😱

[@Diesel257]

I was Lisa's age when the show started and now I'm older than Homer 🖤

[@JRS06]

Whilst I'm sad that Apu left the show, I can at least hope he's still going about his life: working at the Kwik-E-Mart, playing with his children and engaging and partying with Sanjay. We may never see him again, but maybe he's just doing what he always does behind the view of the camera.

[@jonathansalazar4630]

The future for Martin that I love was when he went missing after a science fair accident and became the phantom of the opera.

[@bowkatiewow]

It always bothered me that Lisa ended up with Milhouse. I’m definitely on team Nelson 😅

[@benmcdonald5837]

I absolutely love the Fit Fat Tony storyline. Always makes me laugh and reminds me of the movie Beerfest and the characters Landfill and Landfill 2

[@horrendous8653]

13:01 Willie is way to underrated, he has so much potential Also: me and my friend are like Carl and Lenny/ Lou and Eddie

[@FrozenFireWizard]

I loved this video. When the Simpsons ends, I think the final season should be the characters aging up. Just a whole season of this video! It could start with Frink inventing cloning, Flander's clones end up murdering the cloned women of Springfield (that's how he ends up with the wall of dead wives). Moe gets a clone. Then the machine breaks and only works for Ralph and Homer.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

I think really this was an idea I had when I thought about trying to bring one of Universal's older properties from the 1980s (Back To The Future Especially) back into the present time. Where every 20 films or so new characters would appear in the same series the original characters once did in movies 1-20. So in my head every ten to twenty seasons or every twenty films there should be new characters to take the spot of the older characters from the original show, in the new season once the old characters retire or become background characters or cameos but not the main focus of films 21 to 40.

[@Im_To_Tired_For_Life]

"Squeaky boy teen'' had me laughing, Thank you lydia! (Btw i love your character design!)

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Haha! Thanks so much ☺️

[@Im_To_Tired_For_Life]

@@TheSimpsonsTheory im so happy you actually commented ive been watching you since the trailer back in 2021!

[@SchazmenRassir]

Man, the research you do for videos like this is impressive. Respect.

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thanks for saying that, I appreciate it!

[@Alexplayssgames]

Yup

[@lbscheepers1048]

This video was really good, and there was so much detail; great job! A suggestion for a theory video I have is why Ned Flanders has so many dead wives. You seemed intrigued in the topic, and it sounds like you have an idea already. That would be pretty interesting!

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thank you so much! :) I'm actually writing about Sinister Neddy now. Keep an eye out for it ;)

[@lbscheepers1048]

@@TheSimpsonsTheory No way! I'm looking forward to it! :)

[@catsberry4858]

Bed is not sinister 😂

[@crimson_orion6935]

we'll all miss edna she was a decent teacher and one of the few people who believed in bart

[@bobwalsh3751]

9:57 Duffman points out in one episode, and I quote him verbatim, "Duffman can never die! Only the actors who play him!"

[@ireneterwilliger17]

Thank you for reminding about Edna in this video 😌 We'll always remembering mrs Krabappel/Flanders and Marcia Wallace 🙏🏼💔RIP...

[@KingMarlyy]

The way everything just flowed, perfect! Must have taken a WHILE to see all of the flash forwards, AND future episodes. However great video, and the long watch makes it amazing for winding down 😊

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Ah thanks so much, that’s so nice to hear - after watching it a few times while editing you do hope it does flows, so that means a lot! ☺️

[@Im_To_Tired_For_Life]

@@TheSimpsonsTheory i agree,

[@janweys4624]

That was not Apu's head.

[@Acoolperson732]

I love the effort you put into all of your videos. Another great one

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

I appreciate that!

[@piperformerlycassette]

"Sideshow Bob may not be alone forever" So, I have a little to add to this: In holidays of future past, when Bart goes looking for Homer, we see that Moe's bar has become basically an unalive people's hub for the Town of Springfield. Several characters and items have chalk outlines on the floor, including Sideshow Bob and a rake. I think it's entirely possible the lighthouse keeper wife left him at some point, causing Bob to go to Moe's Tavern for a drink as he couldn't stand the loneliness anymore. He had too much, and as he went to go, stepped on the rake that ultimately ended up unaliving him.

[@MATT2productions]

Its sometimes hard about how the show ends for The Simpsons because they sometimes retcon their ending like a thousand times

[@leonmajors4343]

Is Bart's kids named after penut butter brands? Jiff and Skippy.... lol

[@lauraanguiano7095]

I find it morbid that poor Ned Flanders keeps marrying someone hoping someone outlive but his wives keep dropping like flies

[@ReadytoDiveIn]

This was so well done! Never thought it could be done.

[@karafoley729]

This is just so amazing! I love the flashfoward episodes, thank you!

[@andeeharry]

Ned Flanders a ''black widow'' that's quite scary. Marries them, bumps them off and gain thier inheritance. It could explain how he is well off, everything is perfect and able to do everything for everyone. Maybe Maude wasn't the first...and maybe he knew what Homer would do with the T-shirts, which is why they sat at the back and the timing and what not. He has worked with the Mob, his connections run tight and if he has said that if anyone upsets him, he would run him down. He maybe 'Mr Perfect' but he sure has a dark streak to him and tries to console himself with religion and being nice to those who need it, but deals with nightmares and bad parents. I must say. It is all coming out with Flanders here. I never thought of the fact that he murdured his wives for money.

[@Sunny-oz6rv]

Maube Maude was an accident but it was a snapping point

[@okeogheneefeludu4523]

This is an awesome and well done video!! Thank you for this 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@amitysluzara2022]

Great video! Thank you so much for making this sometimes I get confused by Future timelines for characters so this is a lot easier for me to remember and not get confused tysm

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

[@amitysluzara2022]

@@TheSimpsonsTheory no problem ^^ thank you for the Amazing video and for helping me to understand and remember the future of characters better

[@SOUPKEYS]

Ned married Shawna, What-

[@brianavanvliet]

Wow, that was detailed. This must have taken a long time to put together. Great job.

[@rodan9773]

Holy Hell this is going to be brilliant. Respect and keep up the epic work.

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thanks Rodan, I hope you enjoy!! 😊

[@loveluna9653]

I really appreciate you making these videos. I'm currently moving and with my ADHD I can't stay glued to one thing. Your videos have really helped me in the process. You're amazing. Thank you!🥰

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

I hope your move went well 🥰

[@kaitlyn__L]

I know this feeling, the last time I moved I had to keep KZbin and/or Netflix going on my phone as I went back and forth handling everything. Gotta keep those brain gears turning smoothly with enough background stimulation. I hope you can rest well after you finish moving!

[@xfacade_productions]

Doesn't Moe get a happy ending with Maya though? While none of the episodes in the future show it, its a new change and I think it deserves a place in his timeline because it was a massive story arch for Moe

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

I agree, but she hasn't been seen since she came back last season

[@happyseph3]

I came here to say this!

[@grapeshot]

I like that very sad sounding song they play at the end of The Simpsons episode when they show how old they are when they die.

[@joebarterhoes]

This is amazing, I've been a subscriber from the start and I enjoy watching your videos!

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thanks so much Skelewol, and cheers for sticking with me and the channel!

[@GoldenFreezer-]

I didn’t know about you or your content before today but I’m grateful for stumbling upon this gem of a KZbin video! I’ve watched ‘The Simpsons’ my whole life which started in 1991 and from my meandering time with the series I can say firsthand that your research is spot on. I even learned about a few characters from watching this video. All in all I want to congratulate you for your stellar commitment to this piece. Please keep the momentum going 🙏 PS: my favorite part of this video was 39:08 😅

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Hey welcome to the channel! Thank you, when we wrote this we'd realise we forgot a character, then another character, and the script got longer 😂 Currently working on the past of every character but that is taking so much more longer to write.

[@GoldenFreezer-]

@@TheSimpsonsTheory yo I’m so looking forward to the aforementioned piece that you’re working on

[@austinandhisfriends]

Nice video Lydia. If your interested my favorite futuristic episodes are future drama and holidays of future passed. I consider those 2 episodes to be the cannon ending to the whole show. Sometimes I just watch some classic episodes like say seasons 1-12 and then I skip ahead to those 2 episodes and think of them both as a final wrap up. At least that's what I like to do.🙂

[@ronniesouthern7829]

I didn’t realize you had this channel. I recognized your voice instantly. I subscribed and will be listening to your videos and hopefully get caught up one day lol.

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thanks Ronnie ☺️

[@1017fredo]

Finally another VID! Been waiting for too long 😂 keep it up 🫶

[@kelly_seastar]

I'd love to see an episode in which Lisa and Cletus run for President/Vice President together 😁

[@TheRockerX]

Great video. The little inserts and clips kept me laughing all the way through 😂😂

[@michaelince7311]

Recently found this channel and I love it!!!❤❤

[@hyperstarlightgaming5605]

Super video, so many of these things that happened in the later episodes that can be forgotten. Thank you!

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Glad you enjoyed it! :D

[@rosethepinkhairedsaiyan769]

Yay! A new Simpsons theory in my birthday thank you Lydia

[@ChickenSandwhichFromMcDonalds]

I know you probably don’t know me, but I’m a huge fan. I remember watching your very first video when it only had like 800 views. I congratulated you with your first sponsor when you were at 40,50,60k? Something like that. I just want to say that your content has really kept me entertained for the past few years.

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Aw that's very sweet! Thank you so much for supporting the channel for so long. It's crazy to think that I've been doing this for nearly 3 years. Time really does fly past so fast

[@pferreira1983]

These future outcomes are both funny yet incredibly depressing... 🤔

[@froodalsdoodals5636]

I really appreciate this video, thankyou for doing the research this was delightful to watch 💜💜💜💜

[@BenDay-tc9dg]

Maude Flanders and Edna Krabappel both feature in Lisa's Wedding, proving the future episodes aren't canon.

[@charlessaints]

👍 awesome as always. thank you for your dedication to providing us with quality content, mrs lydia

[@mathieuleader8601]

In regards to Apu's head I think the head is the ancestor of Ipiji Leela's old boss when she was a careers enforcement officer and perhaps the founder of Applied Cryogenics from Fry's era.

[@wwefwrestling6292]

I never even knew there was a Simpsons comic till this video 💀

[@Hoodie23]

Another great video, really enjoyed it !

[@JoshRazauskas]

Lydia! So happy to see you again! I was ready to strangle me a Bob Iger named mouse! 😂 you did an amazing job with his video. I’ve now seen every episode, and there’s even some stuff in here that I didn’t remember! I always appreciate all your hard work, especially trying to keep track of all of the different continuity!

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thanks so much Josh! This was a real big challenge to write and edit. I'm currently working on a video about all the countries The Simpsons visit :)

[@JoshRazauskas]

@@TheSimpsonsTheory You’re very welcome! 😁yeah, I bet it was! Oh, that sounds super fun I can’t wait for that one! I’ve always wanted to do essays like you do myself, but I can’t figure out the best way to get small clips. For the moment I’m doing a sports channel. JRSports

[@Attorney.Super_Queen]

10:51 Edna does make a cameo appearance in the first episode for series 28 so shes gone but not forgotten

[@shadown5757]

Excellent compilation regarding the end of almost all the simpson’s characters 😎👍

[@kenhammscousin4716]

You're Simpsons PFP cracks me up. You sure do love the Simpsons.

[@ObiClon]

A storied list of many storied fates to our beloved characters from one of TV's longest running shows

[@riddlerthediddler4392]

Interesting to note that there's a Bartman comic that seems to be between Lisa becoming president and Bart moving in to the school. Jeremy seems to look identical to Snake in it and gets mistaken for him by Bartman

[@user-wg6fs3oo9w]

Wow a life well spent.Congratulations and keep up the valuable work.

[@GIceCLE]

Did you say “Super Nintendo Chalmers”? 😂😂 I love this video btw ☺️

[@DanielLopez-cy2tq]

First of all thank you for these videos they really help me when i'm at work. Also nice to see that i'm not the only person who loves the simpsons

[@TheSimpsonsTheory]

Thanks Daniel! This is one of my longest ones so far. I'm currently editing a Butters South Park video which is 30 minutes. That will be out on Sunday :)

[@rimka6593]

One of the best moments for me from the newer episodes are the one where homer's 3d hologram tries to choke bart

[@jacktowers7533]

9:49 really love how you said DUFFMAN! The way it should be said

[@jotasalamanca1755]

Great and epic video lydia, i love your content, you won a new subscriber jeje 😅😉👌🏻

[@bully056]

A stim attack (Stimming) is typically part of the development cycle of Children (thumb sucking or rocking as examples) but you also find such behavior in persons with ASD or ADHD, they are our equivalent of Nervous ticks (I have ADHD) and will mostly be involuntary or out of nervousness.

[@woobgamer5210]

mine is stroking my eyebrow which is, good at least in fact it's become a habit when i am doing nothing

[@pinkh7375]

Lisa has had many girlfriends in college, and we haven't seen one future where Lisa is a jazz musician. We gotta have a future where Lisa is a musician with a woman partner!

[@Drifter2025]

Crazy Cat Lady probably got frozen because the parasite she got from keeping all those cats. Look it up, there's a real parasite that makes you uncontrollably get more cats. 😅

[@dandyanimates]

Wow thanks so much for actually telling us which episodes these happened in

[@adambraun1990]

I think Super Nintendo Chalmers “stem attack” is them saying he had a “STEMI”. “STEMI” is a heart attack and means “ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction”. It’s the only real world explanation I can think of for “stem attack” that makes any sense. Unless he got some sort of stem cell treatment that went horribly wrong and the Stem Cells turned on him or something lol.

[@curtismartin2866]

Fun Fact: The "Divorced Bart" episode was actually written as a series finale.

[@TaharkahX]

Just popped some popcorn 🍿. I love your videos!

[@jasonbean2764]

Your dedication is admirable.:)

[@GhostSpirit-tl4jd]

I love the fact that maggy will become a rock star its my favorite music😎🤘🎸

[@LambentLark]

You should do an episode on all of Flanders wives. Call it "Ned's dead wives club."

[@laurabentzinger200]

This is wonderful,thank you.😊

[@lynsey_Ellen]

Well done, Lydia, for another great video 😊 Maybe, for your next video, you can talk about your favourite guest stars on The Simpsons, as there has been A LOT! EDIT: Just looked through, and I can see you have already done that video 😅

[@garcel1251]

🤔 I always thought Grandpa Simpson was the older than Burns since he was his commanding officer and looked older than him when they served in the Army…. Also Dr. Nick

[@cameronspalding9792]

I thought the scene in Flander’s Ladder where it showed all the characters deaths was such a good scene: even if the rest of the episode wasn’t so good.

[@eerievon2946]

Tremendous work. Thank you.

[@mayraverdugamarcillo]

Always brighten my days greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨

[@thegummicontroller580]

Great video I loved it.

[@darkstone_official_2427]

I feel bad for Moe, like he's been alone most of if not his entire life leading up to when he gets a clone of himself to keep him company. I have a feeling that if I ever live to see the creation of clones that I'll end up just like him. Though given my current physical/mental state, my family genetic history, and the state of the world right now, I can't tell what will kill me first: Old age WW3 Random cancer out of nowhere Diabetes (that I don't even have yet) Or something else from the long list of problems.

[@samufigueroa555]

Best Simpsons video collaboration ever❤❤

[@Whootzie]

Im still watching the advertisement but I can tell this is going to be a banger of a video

[@toainsully]

Theory on Simpsons Theory: Lydia's alias is Ashley (the Female Hacker) from "Lisa the Boy Scout"

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

You forgot Larry Burns, Montgomery's long lost son. When old Monty was young, he seduced the daughter of his old girlfriend & Larry was the result. Larry was briefly Homer's co-worker at the power plant.

[@IndieJones-fw6kh]

4:52 "high carumba" made me spray out my water. it was way funnier then it should have been.

[@jacktowers7533]

I love of all the details they upkeep, future Bart always has an earring