Producer for the Simpsons responds to backlash after Homer was shown as a TEENAGER in the ’90s

Some fans of ‘The Simpsons’ were angered and annoyed by the animated series’ latest episode, which includes a flashback scene to Homer Simpson’s teenage years — in the 1990s.

Viewers of the show — which premiered in 1989 — have insisted on Twitter that Homer could not possibly have been a 14-year-old aspiring DJ in the ’90s, griping that the timeline doesn’t make any sense.

But executive producer Matt Selman has insisted that the show is 32 years old and ‘the characters do not age,’ so anyone who has a problem with the series’ ‘Silly Putty paradoxical continuity’ simply needs to get over it.

Some fans of ‘The Simpsons’ were angered and annoyed by the animated series’ latest episode, which includes a flashback scene to Homer Simpson’s teenage years — in the 1990s

The Simpsons Season 32, Episode 15 premiered on March 14 and includes a flashback to when Homer was 14 in the 1990s and dreamed of being a DJ

 The Simpsons Season 32, Episode 15 premiered on March 14 and includes a flashback to when Homer was 14 in the 1990s and dreamed of being a DJ

Homer is perpetually 39 years old, and has been since the series premiered in 1989

Homer is perpetually 39 years old, and has been since the series premiered in 1989

The Simpsons Season 32, Episode 15 premiered on March 14 and includes a flashback to when Homer was 14 in the 1990s and dreamed of being a DJ.

Homer is perpetually 39 years old, and has been since the series premiered in 1989 — which means that over past three decades, the years of his youth have changed

A flashback in a 1998 episode shows Homer as a young child in 1969, while the 1993 episode ‘The Front’ shows Homer attending his high school reunion — where he was in the class of 1974. 

Other flashbacks show Homer looking younger throughout the ’70s and ’80s, with some ’90s flashbacks that appear to show him in his 20s.

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A previous flashback showed Homer as a high schooler in the ’70s, graduating with the class of 1974 

Yet another flashback shows a teenage Bart with acne u2014 and judging by his shirt, it appears to be set in the '70s

Yet another flashback shows a teenage Bart with acne — and judging by his shirt, it appears to be set in the ’70s

A yearbook photo in an old episode also shows a teenage Homer in the 70s

A yearbook photo in an old episode also shows a teenage Homer in the 70s

Another Season 5 flashback showed Homer in the '80s in a barbershop quartet

Another Season 5 flashback showed Homer in the ’80s in a barbershop quartet

A flashback in a 2008 episode shows Homer in '90s grunge band in either his teen years or his 20s

A flashback in a 2008 episode shows Homer in ’90s grunge band in either his teen years or his 20s

This continuity error has upset some loyal fans of the show, who have taken to air their grievances.  

‘Homer was now a teenager in the late 90s, meaning his hypothetical birthday is later than Bart’s was at the start of the show,’ wrote one. 

‘Homer is now younger than Bart. HOW LONG CAN THEY KEEP IT UP THO,’ the fan added.

Bart is perpetually ten years old, and was so when the show premiered in 1989. 

‘This means that Abe is now a Vietnam veteran and Skinner from the Gulf War. WHy do they try so hard to make me confused?’ asked another.   

This continuity error has upset some loyal fans of the show, who have taken to air their grievances

This continuity error has upset some loyal fans of the show, who have taken to air their grievances

‘I get this is a comedy show but this is ridiculous,’ tweeted another. ‘Even Family Guy has a better sense of continuity.’

Yet another joked: ‘This contradicts the terms under which I violated my disbelief in order to enjoy The Simpsons.’

One pointed out that the new timeline means that Homer is a millennial. 

Some, however, have come to the show’s defense, arguing that the Simpsons is on a ‘sliding timescale’ just like Marvel and DC Comics.

Ultimately, executive producer Matt Selman weighed in on the drama. 

One pointed out that the new timeline means that Homer is currently a millennial

One pointed out that the new timeline means that Homer is currently a millennial

Some, however, have come to the show's defense, arguing that the Simpsons is on a 'sliding timescale' just like Marvel and DC Comics

Some, however, have come to the show’s defense, arguing that the Simpsons is on a ‘sliding timescale’ just like Marvel and DC Comics

‘Continuity Alert: Sunday’s @TheSimpsons playfully re-interprets the show’s timeline to allow Homer to be a teenager in the early ’90s,’ he tweeted. ‘The Simpsons is a 32-year-old series where the characters do not age, so the “canon” must be elastic / contradictory / silly,’ he wrote.

‘This does not mean other beloved classic @TheSimpsons flashback shows didn’t happen. None of this happened. It’s all made up. Every episode is its own Groundhog Day that only has [to] make sense for that story (if that),’ he went on.

‘If all these crazy things really happened to one family the characters would be in a mental hospital.

‘If you love, hate or are completely indifferent to our Silly Putty paradoxical continuity, thank you so much for watching / caring about @TheSimpsons at any point in its 100000 years of existence,’ he concluded.

Ultimately, executive producer Matt Selmanu00A0insisted that 'the characters do not age,' so anyone who has a problem with the series' 'paradoxical continuity' simply needs to get over it

Ultimately, executive producer Matt Selman insisted that ‘the characters do not age,’ so anyone who has a problem with the series’ ‘paradoxical continuity’ simply needs to get over it