It took Waylon Smithers until 2016 to come out as gay, and now “The Simpsons” will feature Mr. Burns’ loyal lackey in a storyline in which he finally finds love.
In the episode, Smithers hooks up with a new boyfriend, billionaire fashion mogul Michael De Graaf, voiced by Victor Garber, star of Global’s “Family Law”.
As the New York Post reported, the episode was inspired by longtime “Simpsons” writer Rob LaZebnik, whose son, Johnny, inspired him to write Smithers’ big coming-out episode in 2016.
Now, the father-and-son duo have teamed up to write an episode that puts Smithers on the track to true love. “To be able to work with Johnny on this was, like, such a dream and to be able to see how truly funny and talented he is was just, you know,
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