Although the tribute didn't go exactly as planned, The Simpsons last night bid a touchingly appropriate farewell to actress Marcia Wallace, and her character Edna Krabappel, with a somber chalkboard gag in which a sad-eyed Bart writes "We'll really miss you Mrs. K."

Fox originally announced it would send off Wallace, who passed away Oct. 25 at age 70, with a 7:30 showing of "Bart the Lover," the 1992 episode for which the actress received an Emmy Award. However, "technical issues" led to its last-minute replacement by "The Ned-Liest Catch," the Season 22 finale in which Edna begins dating Ned Flanders.

The chalkboard bit was added to the opening of the new episode that followed, "4 Regrettings and a Funeral. Showrunner Al Jean announced the day after Wallace's death that The Simpsons will "retire" Edna Krabappel.

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