Simpsons Fans Break Guinness World Record for Longest TV Viewing in Honor of 500th Episode

The Simpsons Ultimate Fan Marathon, Jeremiah Franco and Carin Shreve | Photo Credits: Nicole Wilder/Fox
The Simpsons Ultimate Fan Marathon, Jeremiah Franco and Carin Shreve | Photo Credits: Nicole Wilder/Fox

As The Simpsons prepares to air its 500th episode, fans helped celebrate by breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous television viewing.

Jeremiah Franco from Los Angeles, Cali, and Carin Shreve from Acampo, Cali, watched 86 hours and 37 minutes of The Simpsons to break the record at a special event hosted by Fox in Los Angeles that began Feb. 8. Along with bragging rights, the duo took home $10,500 each and a whole lot of Simpsons swag.

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Could you last more than 80 hours straight watching television? Here's hoping they got bathroom breaks!

The Simpsons' 500th episode airs Sunday, Feb. 19 at 8/7c on Fox.



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