“The Simpsons” Release A Display of Solidarity With Ukraine

“The Simpsons” are coming together to show their solidarity with Ukraine in a new cartoon of the famous family holding the country’s flags, released on social media on Friday.

The producers of the long-running animated series released a quickly-commissioned cartoon yesterday as the Russian invasion into Ukraine continued.

In the image, drawn by long-time animator and director David Silverman, Homer Simpson holds one flag, Bart and Lisa hold up another- together, baby Maggie waves two small flags, and Marge stands next to a large flag that seems to wave out of her iconic blue beehive.

“We don’t do this very often, only very rarely when there’s something … extremely important for a cause that could not be bigger,” executive producer Al Jean told the Daily Mail.

“It’s meant to show we care about what’s going on and have enormous sympathy for the people of Ukraine and want this to stop,” Jean explained. “The future of democracy in the world is at stake.”