The Simpsons bid farewell by focusing on a character from the show's early days, but is there a better plan for the real finale?

The boy has replaced his teacher's birth control pills with Tic-Tacs, nearly killed his mother with a log when she briefly became his teacher, used Homer's (Dan Castellaneta) credit card without him ...

The Simpsons‘ newest episode might be more focused on a story about Fat Tony’s past as Homer gets involved in some major shenanigans, but it starts out in a much more surprisingly emotional place.