# Bart Simpson should be 36 Years Old **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 1, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bart-simpson-should-be-36-years-old/776108 "2017-01-01T23:18:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bart-simpson-should-be-36-years-old/776108/41 "2017-01-14T14:26:42Z")
> [@ElderSign](#): > > It’s a cartoon, just like Mickey Mouse. And _For Whom the Bell Tolls_ is a novel, just like _The Valley of the Dolls_. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bart-simpson-should-be-36-years-old/776108/42 "2017-01-20T02:22:44Z")
> [@ElderSign](#): > > It’s a cartoon, just like Mickey Mouse. Mice have an average life span of around 2 years, he’s doing amazing compared to Bart. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bart-simpson-should-be-36-years-old/776108/43 "2017-01-20T02:59:36Z")
I think that if you spot each episode a generous 3 days in average length (some longer, some shorter), you would get right around 5 years for the run, so far. Which fails to account for the children not aging, but at least they would not be in their 30s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bart-simpson-should-be-36-years-old/776108.md?page=2)