--- description: The sign of solidarity came during an episode penned by Judd Apatow title: How 'The Simpsons' Paid Tribute to 'Charlie Hebdo' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb615a41d1b01c438/6987795c5f570f641eb14a21/screen-shot-2015-01-12-at-7-22-42-am.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How _The Simpsons_ Paid Tribute to _Charlie Hebdo_ by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 12, 2015 12:50 PM CUT  The Simpsons by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 12, 2015 12:50 PM CUT As the Hollywood elite [flashed “Je Suis Charlie” insignia](http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/george-clooney-hollywood-wear-je-suis-charlie-buttons-to-golden-globes-1201400355/ "undefined") on their tuxedos and ball gowns during the Golden Globes on Sunday night, Fox’s _The Simpson’s_ also paid tribute to the French satirical newspaper _Charlie Hebdo,_ the site of [last week’s deadly terrorist attack in Paris.](http://time.com/3657314/paris-shooting-charlie-hebdo/ "undefined") Before the final commercial break of “Bart’s Best Friend,” an episode Judd Apatow wrote 24 years ago that didn’t air until Sunday, a silent animation flashed of Maggie standing in front of a red, white, and blue background while holding a tattered flag that reads “Je Suis Charlie.” > [](https://twitter.com/DougJones100/status/554475109151698944) The image replicates French artist Eugène Delacroix‘s _Liberty Leading the People_. > [](https://twitter.com/itsmealexis%5F/status/554499182300786688) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3663501/charlie-hebdo-the-simpsons-paris-terror-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3663501/charlie-hebdo-the-simpsons-paris-terror-attack/"},"headline":"How The Simpsons Paid Tribute to Charlie Hebdo","datePublished":"2015-01-12T12:50:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:52.056Z","description":"The sign of solidarity came during an episode penned by Judd Apatow","url":"https://time.com/3663501/charlie-hebdo-the-simpsons-paris-terror-attack/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Judd Apatow","The Simpsons","Charlie Hebdo"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb615a41d1b01c438/6987795c5f570f641eb14a21/screen-shot-2015-01-12-at-7-22-42-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb615a41d1b01c438/6987795c5f570f641eb14a21/screen-shot-2015-01-12-at-7-22-42-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Screen Shot 2015-01-12 at 7.22.42 AM","caption":"","creditText":"The Simpsons","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3663501/charlie-hebdo-the-simpsons-paris-terror-attack/","name":"How The Simpsons Paid Tribute to Charlie Hebdo"}}]}] ```