Simpsons Fans Are Furious Over Mr. Burns New Voice: Listen Here

What happened to Mr. Burns on the Simpsons?

That's what many fans of The Simpsons are asking, as some have even taken to social media to plead to the show's creators to let the legendary, villainous boss fade away in peace.

FANS COMPLAINING THAT MR. BURNS DOESN'T SOUND THE SAME

"Burns' voice is just brutal man. Let these people retire in peace," a Twitter user posted before including a clip from The Simpsons' current 35th season on-air. The tweet has 1.9 MILLION views - not exactly the kind of promotion that the show is probably pleased with.

In 1989, Christopher Collins first voiced Homer's evil boss on the iconic show that may or may not be a sitcom. After Collins' death, Harry Shearr took over as Mr. Burns and did vocal duties for decades. The only issue, of course, is that the now 80-year-old Shearer is only getting older, while C. Montgomery Burns continues to look the same as if he's taking the cartoon version of Ozempic.

Although Shearer also does the vocals for other characters such as Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders, Reverend Lovejoy and more, The Simpsons social media haters only had choice words for his portrayal of Mr. Burns.

WILL THE SIMPSONS START USING AI VOICES?

For a show that brought us such phrases as Homer's "Doh!" to Bart's "Ay, caramba!" generations of Simpsons fans have been used to the voices sounding a certain way. Which begs the question, what will the show do as not only Harry Shearer and other voice actors continue to get older and are limited in what they can do? 

With Shearer making $300,000 per episode this season, you can understand why he doesn't want to ‘turn off the microphone’ just yet, but if complaints continue from fans, it may be time for Homer's old boss to hang it up. 

The only question is - will it be for another voice actor, an AI voice, or maybe the show itself?