In a twisted turn of events, the metally deranged character Sideshow Bob from "The Simpsons" will finally fulfill his 25-year old dream: to kill his nemesis, Bart Simpson.

This will all be temporarily of course, as the death of Bart will happen on the show's annual Halloween special, "Treehouse of Horrors," with the A.V. Club calling it a thought experiment of sorts, a litmus test to see how the show will turn out if the psychopathic clown finally fulfills his life goal.

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"The Simpsons" executive producer al Jean reveals that he has always hated frustration comedy such as the Coyote never catching the Road Runner, or Tom always within a hair of catching Jerry, so he is open to scratching that itch, as reported by The Telegraph.

Sideshow Bob has been a staple in the 26 years of "Simpsons," and has always been fixated on killing Bart, since he thinks the 11-year old boy is the source of all his problems. There are always times that he is close to murdering the boy, but to no avail. The clown has been voiced by Kelsey Grammer since 1990.

One-off episodes during Halloween specials is not uncommon to the longstanding animated series. The Washington Post recalls the time that Homer channeled the character of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" and one where an alien replaced President Clinton.

However, it should be noted that the upcoming season is filled with turbulence for the series, since Harry Shearer, the voice actor responsible for a slew of characters including Ned Flanders and Mr. Burns, announced that he quit. Reports say that the staff are hard at work to bring back Shearer, but nothing is certain.

"The Simpsons" will return for its 27th season this fall, and though there are naysayers that say the show should just quit entirely, the show is still raking in ratings worthy to be picked up year after year. It has been bringing joy to both young and old, despite the majority of underwhelming episodes enough to drive the producers to kill an 11-year old.

TagsThe Simpsons, Bart Simpson, Sideshow bob, Kelsey Grammer, Threehouse of Horrors