{"id":24,"date":"2015-05-19T19:43:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2015-05-19T20:27:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T20:27:16","slug":"harry-shearer-is-leaving-the-simpsons-but-his-characters-go-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/19\/harry-shearer-is-leaving-the-simpsons-but-his-characters-go-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Shearer Is Leaving The Simpsons But His Characters To Stay"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_25\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mport_news_ned-flanders.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mport_news_ned-flanders-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ned Flanders\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mport_news_ned-flanders-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mport_news_ned-flanders-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mport_news_ned-flanders.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ned Flanders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dateline: SPRINGFIELD USA Harry Shearer, who voices Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, the Rev. 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