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Everyone's talking about this unbelievably trippy Simpsons couch gag

“The Simpsons opening just f***ed my brain”.

OVER THE WEEKEND, The Simpsons kicked off its 26th season. Surely they’re running out of couch gags at this stage?

Not. At. All.

Oscar-nominated American animator Don Hertzfeldt did the honours, and people just couldn’t get over the strange, minimalist representation of the family in the future

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This Simpsons opening is going to give me nightmares
— Still Steve, Man (@stillman_steve) September 29, 2014

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Ok… That opening of the #Simpsons was the strangest thing I have seen in a while.
— Jason Page (@TheBackPage) September 29, 2014

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But not everyone was impressed with the abstract opening

Hey anyone remember the good old days when the The Simpsons couch gag was a few seconds long? On their couch?
— AutumnSkye (@AutumnSkye13) September 29, 2014

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What do you think? Prepare to have your mind melt into a puddle of confusion

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Everyone's talking about this unbelievably trippy Simpsons couch gag

Oscar-nominated American animator Don Hertzfeldt did the honours, and people just couldn’t get over the strange, minimalist representation of the family in the future

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We couldn't find this Tweet

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We couldn't find this Tweet

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But not everyone was impressed with the abstract opening

What do you think? Prepare to have your mind melt into a puddle of confusion

The Simpsons killed off a ‘lead character’ last night, but Twitter was underwhelmed>

Buckfast is so notorious it was even on The Simpsons>