The Simpsons producer spots glaring error in old episode

THERE’S a whopping blunder in one of The Simpsons’ most significant episodes which has gone widely unnoticed — until now.

WHOOPS!

There’s nothing devoted television fans enjoy more than a right old clanger smack bang in the middle of one of their favourite TV shows, and The Simpsons has had plenty of them.

The beloved cartoon has been running since 1989, and continues to deliver the goods — especially when it comes to eerie real-world predictions — to this very day.

But executive producer Matt Selman has spotted a glaring boo-boo in one of the show’s most significant episodes, and he took to Twitter to share the gaffe with fans.

Simpsons devotees will remember the ‘And Maggie Makes Three’ episode in season six, where Marge breaks the news to Homer that she’s pregnant with their third child.

But, as Mr Selman has spotted, there’s already a framed photo of baby Maggie in the background.

“Maggie is in photo on wall behind Marge telling Homer she’s pregnant with Maggie,” he points out, tweeting a screengrab of the moment.

Maggie is in photo on wall behind Marge telling Homer she’s pregnant with Maggie pic.twitter.com/uckWDl8qWp

— Matt Selman (@mattselman) September 5, 2018

The tweet has already racked up more than 74,000 likes and 17,000 comments, causing quite the stir among vintage Simpsons lovers.

Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson, replied: “Oooops”.

Oooops.

— Yeardley Smith (@YeardleySmith) September 5, 2018

Simpsons producer Al Jean commented: “Canon is in ruins”.

He later joked that people had been sacked over the error.

“I hope you’re happy because we just fired SEVENTEEN people for that blunder. Fired. Through. Done,” Mr Jean posted.

I hope you’re happy because we just fired SEVENTEEN people for that blunder. Fired. Through. Done.

— Al Jean (@AlJean) September 5, 2018

Eagle-eyed fans of the long-running animated series can’t believe they missed the gaffe, which first aired way back in 1996.

Some have other theories to explain the framed photograph.

It gets worse pic.twitter.com/SfwVNYWu4V

— Wheatley (@BenWheatley) September 6, 2018

Worst. Blunder. Everrrrr. pic.twitter.com/05ZsPsekTQ

— Adam Richman (@AdamRichman) September 6, 2018

Maggie is a timetraveler confirmed

— PerfectPatrick #FuckNazis (@PerfectPatrick) September 5, 2018

The Simpsons predicting The Simpsons... their minds ! pic.twitter.com/XZyYpI9Krr

— Timselvision and Friends 🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸 (@CalmAfterTheTim) September 6, 2018

Maybe someone in a crossover episode used his time machine to place that picture from the future on the wall? @SethMacFarlane ? pic.twitter.com/Rg8Tk9Ue9g

— Mark Riter (@MarkRiter) September 6, 2018

This isn’t exactly a mistake, but a hint towards the Simpson’s time travel. It is a paradox that she isn’t born yet, but is pictured on the wall because she already exists kinda like the chicken and egg paradox.

— Kenndrick allen (@Acer15) September 6, 2018

That's a secret baby they hid like they did with Hugo (Barts evil twin)! He needs to come back; That's my fav episode. pic.twitter.com/jcdqWZ1nXk

— Rawburt the Disney diva 🌹 (@Rawburtmartinez) September 6, 2018

No don’t! It’s obviously Lisa! Maggie just wears hand-me-downs!

— Tyler Brown (@tylerobrown) September 5, 2018

I also noticed that. Plus you can see a photo of Lisa on the staircase when Homer is running upstairs after Marge says she's pregnant with her lol

— Strain40Q New Cinema Labyrinth (@Strain42) September 5, 2018

Simpsons predicted the future

— Allie Goertz (@AllieGoertz) September 5, 2018