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Simpson patriarch simply acknowledged that ‘times have changed’ in recent episode
According to the Independent, the last time Homer actually strangled Bart was during season 31, which ran from 2019 to 2020. Since debuting in 1989, “The Simpsons” has become the longest ...
During a recent episode, Homer declared he had stopped strangling his 10-year-old son because ‘times have changed’
[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."
The audience becomes outraged and Homer angrily strangles Bart on stage, unwittingly exposing his worst behavior in front of everyone in the audience, who become horrified and decide to prevent him from watching their kids. Homer escapes from the ceremony with all the kids in a van, until he crashes into a tree, and is caught by the police.
Simpson patriarch simply acknowledged that ‘times have changed’ in recent episode
Bart gets angry and starts hitting her with a toy, but Homer sees that and strangles him. Bart smacks Homer over the head with a lampshade, making Marge disappointed. Frustrated about the kids to the point of having nightmares, Marge and Homer take them to a psychologist, who tells them that Lisa is smart and good while Bart is dim and evil.
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 ...