United Kingdom, Feb. 16 -- The Simpsons will never have an official ending.

The long-running animated sitcom aired its milestone 800th episode on Sunday (15.02.26) but showrunner Matt Selman insisted they aren't preparing for the show to finish any time soon - but if it did, it would just close out with a "regular episode".

He told The Wrap: "If the show ever did end, there's no finale.

"It would just be a regular episode that has the family in it. Probably a little Easter egg here and there, but no 'I'm going to miss this place.'"

However, Matt admitted the team explored the idea of a dramatic farewell with a "parody" finale during the September 2024 season 36 premiere.

He said: "We did an episode about a year-and-a-half ago that wa...