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The last time Homer was depicted strangling Bart was in season 31 (2019-2020). ... Last-minute gifts from Amazon that will still arrive by Christmas — but you need to order ASAP. See all deals.
The last time Homer was depicted strangling Bart was in season 31 (2019-2020). However, the topic of parent-child violence had been covered on several occasions before that.
During a recent episode, Homer declared he had stopped strangling his 10-year-old son because ‘times have changed’ Homer will continue strangling Bart, The Simpson’s co-creator says Skip to ...
The episode depicts a scene of Bart strangling Homer. This followed a controversy after the airing of "McMansion & Wife" earlier in the season, in which Homer states that he no longer strangles Bart. This caused viewers to debate whether the character of Homer should change, and the producers stating that Homer would not change. [1]
[5] The show previously acknowledged the violence of the act in the twenty-second season episode "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing." [6] It also called the act "child abuse" in the eleventh season episode "Behind the Laughter." [7] The producers responded with a drawing of Homer strangling Bart with Homer calling the controversy "clickbaiting."
Times really have changed. Homer Simpson has, according to the animated character, stopped strangling his son Bart – bringing to an end a long-running (and outdated) gag on the show.
Bart, being the only person still stranded in school trying to find Strangles, collapses from the smoke, (remarking "It smells like some chemicals cut one"). Both Santa's Little Helper and Strangles arrive to save Bart, who chooses his faithful dog to save him. Santa's Little Helper goes back to living with the Simpsons.
The Simpsons have subtly retired the long-running gag of Homer strangling Bart, because “times have changed”. For decades, the cartoon father was regularly seen squeezing his son's throat so ...