While fans wait for the 34th season of The Simpsons to debut on Fox, the unique meaning behind one of the show's long-running gags has been revealed.
Part of the show's now-iconic opening features Marge Simpson at the grocery store, where an absent-minded cashier is scanning Marge's items and even scans her newborn baby Maggie.
The price that comes up on the cashier when Maggie is scanned is revealed to be $847.63, but that isn't a random number, by any means.
Revealed: While fans wait for the 34th season of The Simpsons to debut on Fox, the unique meaning behind one of the show's long-running gags has been revealed
The Twitter account UberFacts tweeted on Tuesday, 'In the original opening credits for "The Simpsons," when Maggie is scanned at the grocery store, the price that appears on the cash register is $847.63.
This was the estimated cost of raising a baby for one month in 1989.'
The amount - and the show's opening - largely remained unchanged for many years, aside from the new 'couch gag' for every episode.
There were a few times when it was changed, though, most notably during the show's 138th Episode Spectacular in 1995.
One month: The Twitter account UberFacts tweeted on Tuesday, 해외에이전시 'In the original opening credits for "The Simpsons," when Maggie is scanned at the grocery store, the price that appears on the cash register is $847.
/>This was the estimated cost of raising a baby for one month in 1989'
An announcer asks, 'In the opening credits, what does the cash register say when Maggie is scanned?'
However, instead of giving the real answer, it's shown as, 'NRA4EVER,' joking that the show is actually right-wing instead of leaning liberal.
While the bit was just a one-off parody, many fans still believe this gag is true to this day, with many even responding to UberFacts' tweet with this contention.