Who's to die on "The Simpsons"?

[The Bread Guy]

The Grim Reaper is headed back to Fox's The Simpsons.

Executive producer Al Jean told reporters during a recent conference call that the writers are "working on a script where a character will pass away."

"We are doing this story for the same reason we do all others -- we think it has a good emotional through line," Jean told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, keeping under wraps whether the character would be killed off or pass away. "The story will be produced this year though it may air in season 26."

While details are scarce, Jean hinted that "the actor playing the character won an Emmy" for the role, stopping short of revealing which of the beloved (or not so beloved?) animated gang would not survive. Jean told THR that the episode would happen sometime in mid- to late-2014.

In its 25 seasons, Fox's longest-running comedy The Simpsons has killed off seven characters -- Homer's Las Vegas wife, Amber (season 16) and Ned's wife Maude Flanders (season 11) among them.

Pressed for details, Jean would not comment beyond the Emmy clue when asked if the death would lead into a "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"-type story, only noting that he hoped the stunt would get "Breaking Bad-type numbers" ....

Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct 13

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Please, don't let it be Moe !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[cavalryman]

Disco Stu has my vote as the next target.  He brings back too many memories of my misspent youth

 

[The Bread Guy]

In terms of risk (substance abuse, distracted driving), this guy could take a bunch of kids with him ....

 

[my72jeep]

Chief Clancy Wiggum  get my vote.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7a/Chief_Wiggum.png/220px-Chief_Wiggum.png

 

[GreenMarine]

My money is on Skinners's Mom, but given the Emmy Clue I looked up Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_The_Simpsons

and given that Sideshow Bob is dead play by Kelsey Grammer and the rest of the Actors are so interlinked I see only a few that are alive and played by only person Edna Krabappel (Marcia Wallace) or Rabbi Hyman Krustofski (Jackie Mason).
base on Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.

Given the hollywood twists involved who knows.