often with his bespectacled friend Sam. Matt Selman, a writer for “The Simpsons,” had hinted at Larry’s death ahead of Sunday’s show. In a post shared to X on April 18, Selman polled his ...

Both Larry and his fellow barfly Sam made their first appearance in Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, which first aired in 1989. It was a Christmas special and the first episode in season 1.