Difference between revisions of "List of banned episodes"

The following is a list of all episodes banned, for one reason or another, in one or more regions, temporarily on indefinitely, including ones where only a part of it is banned.

{{TB|[[Stark Raving Dad]]}}

{{TB|In March [[2019]], following the sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson that publicly came to light in the documentary ''{{W|Leaving Neverland}}'', the producers of the show decided to pull "Stark Raving Dad" from syndication, [[Simpsonsworld.com]], [[Disney+]] and future DVD releases, resulting in the season beginning with "[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]" instead.}}

{{TB|[[Cape Feare]]}}

{{TB|Due to the scenes of violence against child and a character having the rank of {{W|Obergruppenführer}}, as it's against the law making Nazi references or using symbols unless for educational or historic purposes.}}

{{TB|[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]}}

{{TB|Due to the {{W|September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks}}, and the prominent presence of the {{W2|World Trade Center|1973–2001}} in the episode, the episode was pulled or censored many times (expecially the scenes at the towers), and the phrase "they stick all the jerks in Tower One." was removed all together till the Disney+ release.}}

{{TBT|[[The Cartridge Family]]}}

{{TB|Due to the soccer riot and the deciption of guns in the episode, though it was shown in a VHS (The Simpsons: Too Hot for TV) and on the Season 9 DVD. It aired on Sky, but the final scene with [[Maggie]] was censored to make it look like she gets rid of it.}}

{{TB|[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]}}

{{TB|Due to scenes decipting content offensive to their culture: for example the Hello Kitty factory, and the [[Battling Seizure Robots]] (referecing the {{W|Dennō Senshi Porygon|episode}} of [[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]] banned in Japan due to the seizures caused by [[Pikachu]]'s attack. The episode was aired later in [[South Korea]] for the same reason but not banned.}}

{{TB|[[Little Big Mom]]}}

{{TB|Due to the leprosy subplot and the segregation element, sensitive topics in Japan.}}

{{TB|[[Blame It on Lisa]]}}

{{TB|Temporarily due to the portrayal of the country and [[Rio de Janeiro]] after prostest in the city. It started airing uncensored in 2012 and put on DVD.}}

{{TBT|[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]}}

{{TB|Temporarily due to the use and reference of marijuana and the attack of crows on Homer.}}

{{TB|[[Goo Goo Gai Pan]]}}

{{TB|Due to the portrayal of China.}}

{{TB|[[E. Pluribus Wiggum]]}}

{{TB|Temporarily due to mentioning {{W|Juan Perón}} as a dictator till the Disney+ release.}}

{{TB|[[Treehouse of Horror XXVII]]}}

{{TB|Due to the violent scenes involving children.}}

{{TB|[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]}}

{{TB|Temporarily on TV for two years due to the content of "Mmm... Homer", before being added to Disney+ in 2020 and then aired in 2021 on TV.}}

{{TB|[[A Made Maggie]]}}

{{TB|Due to undisclosed reason.}}

{{TB|[[One Angry Lisa]]}}

{{TB|On Disney+ for the dialogue "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones, and romance.".}}