There’s a brand new voice in Springfield.
After voice actor Pamela Hayden retired in November after 35 years on “The Simpsons,” singer Kelly Macleod can be taking on the one and solely blue-haired Milhouse Van Houten.
The singer is about to make her debut throughout Sunday’s season finale “Estranger Things,” Leisure Weekly studies.
The episode’s official synopsis reads: “When Bart & Lisa stop watching Itchy & Scratchy together, Marge fears that they’ll start to drift apart… but she has no idea how bad things are about to get!”
Regardless of Milhouse solely having one line within the episode, she isn’t any stranger to the long-running sitcom.
In 2022, Macleod appeared on “The Simpsons” throughout Season 33, Episode 15 titled “Bart the Cool Kid.”
Within the episode — which additionally starred The Weeknd and Michael Rapaport — the musician sang the tune “Two Badges, One Mind.”
Macleod’s music profession kicked off within the rock band Personal Life, with the group’s 1990 tune “Touch Me” being featured in two movies.
The only was on the soundtrack of each 1992’s “Wayne’s World” and 1990’s “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.”
Moreover, she’s carried out with the Candy Potatoes band for a decade, and launched her first solo album “Wide Open” in 2021.
Macleod additionally has an performing credit score, showing within the 2009 quick movie “Slice of Pie.”
Hayden, 71, in the meantime introduced she was retiring from the Fox sitcom with a touching tribute to her character.
“It’s been an honor and a joy to have worked on such a funny, witty and groundbreaking show, and to give voice to Milhouse (and Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Janey, Malibu Stacy and many others),” she shared on the time.
“Here’s to everyone who made this terrific ride I’ve been on possible,” Hayden continued. “P.S. I’ll always have a special place in my heart for that blue-haired 10-year-old boy with glasses.”
“The Simpsons” has run for 36 seasons since its 1989 debut.
“How many actors can say they’ve worked on a show for 35 years straight?” Hayden instructed Selection in November. “That alone is amazing. But it was time for me to devote my time to other creative endeavors that I have, like filmmaking. It was a tough decision, but I feel like it was the right one.”
The actress additionally voiced faculty bully Jimbo Jones, Rod Flanders, Lisa’s pal Janey Powell and Chief Wiggum’s spouse Sarah. Previous to “The Simpsons,” she labored on “Hey Arnold,” “Pinky and the Brain,” “The New Batman Adventures” and “Recess.”
“It’s just not like anything I’ve ever worked on,” Hayden gushed concerning the sequence.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime job on a once-in-a-lifetime show. But being an actor, I think you’re kind of used to taking risks. That’s the kind of person I am. I’m not about playing things safe. And there were other things I wanted to do. I think you throw it against the wall and see what sticks.”
