Pamela Hayden has her reasons for leaving “The Simpsons.” “How many actors can say they’ve worked on a show for 35 years straight?” the 70-year-old voice actress told Variety on Sunday, the day her final episode on the show aired.

The actor's final episode titled "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes,” will air on Sunday, Nov. 24. Hayden has voiced Milhouse Van Houten, Bart Simpson's blue-haired and red glasses-wearing best friend for 35 years since the show's first episode in 1989.

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Pamela Hayden, who has voiced various characters including Bart’s best friend, Milhouse Van Houten, is retiring from the animated show after 35 years, Fox confirmed Wednesday. Hayden’s final episode — titled “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes” — will air Sunday, Nov. 24.

Veteran voice actress Pamela Hayden announced she is retiring from The Simpsons after 35 years of voicing Bart Simpson’s best friend, Milhouse Van Houten. Hayden, who has starred in almost 700 episodes of the hit Fox series since it first premiered in 1989, announced the news Wednesday.

Hayden, 70, has voiced Milhouse, Bart Simpson’s eternally 10-year-old best friend, since he first appeared on the hit show in 1989. The hapless blue-haired, near-sighted character has since appeared in hundreds of episodes, and become a firm favourite among fans.

Pamela Hayden, the voice of The Simpsons’ Milhouse van Houten and more, shared today that her final appearance on the long-running animated series will be this Sunday’s episode. “The time has come for me to hang up my microphone,

Hayden, who voiced Bart Simpson’s nerdy sidekick Milhouse Van Houten, Jimbo Jones and others, said she is leaving the show to pursue other opportunities.

Pamela Hayden voiced the character of Milhouse Van Houten and others for 35 years since the show's launch in 1989.

Everything’s still coming up Milhouse for Pamela Hayden. The actress, who has voiced Bart’s best friend on “The Simpsons” for 35 years, is retiring after Sunday night’s episode, “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes.

Everything’s still coming up Milhouse for Pamela Hayden. The actress, who has voiced Bart’s best friend on “The Simpsons” for 35 years, is retiring after Sunday night’s episode, “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes.