Our long national nightmare is over: the voice talent for The Simpsons has negotiated a raise for themselves.
The cast of the Simpsons held out for more money than the $125,000 an episode they were getting paid, shot for the moon, and nearly got there. The war ended with the guarantee that each cast member would receive $360,000 an episode to appear on Fox’s longest running show, and why not? The Simpsons are pop culture icons.
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