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| | {{TB|Due to mentioning {{W|Juan Perón}} as a dictator until the Disney+ release.<ref name="Screenrant"/>}} | | {{TB|Due to mentioning {{W|Juan Perón}} as a dictator until the Disney+ release.<ref name="Screenrant"/>}} |
| − | {{TBT|[[Season 28|28]]}} | + | {{TRsT|[[Season 28|28]]|2}} |
| − | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVII]]"}} | + | {{TRs|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVII]]"|2}} |
| − | {{TB|Japan<br/>[[New Zealand]] (temporarily)}} | + | {{TB|Japan}} |
| − | {{TB|Due to the violent scenes involving children. Was released in New Zealand at a later date and time.<ref name="Cracked">[https://www.cracked.com/article_33539_the-simpsons-15-times-the-show-was-censored.html Cracked - "The Simpsons: 15 Times The Show Was Censored"]</ref>}} | + | {{TB|Due to the violent scenes involving children.}} |
| | + | {{TBT|[[New Zealand]] (temporarily)}} |
| | + | {{TB|Was released at a later date and time for the same reason.<ref name="Cracked">[https://www.cracked.com/article_33539_the-simpsons-15-times-the-show-was-censored.html Cracked - "The Simpsons: 15 Times The Show Was Censored"]</ref>}} |
| | {{TBT|[[Season 29|29]]}} | | {{TBT|[[Season 29|29]]}} |
| | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]"}} | | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]"}} |
Revision as of 19:32, March 6, 2025
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.
| Season
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Episode
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Region
|
Reason
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| 3
|
"Stark Raving Dad"
|
Worldwide
|
In March 2019, following the sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson that publicly came to light in the documentary 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.[1]
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| 5
|
"Cape Feare"
|
Germany
|
Due to the scenes of violence against a child and a character having the rank of Obergruppenführer, as it's against the law to make Nazi references or use symbols unless for educational or historical purposes.[1]
|
| 9
|
"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
|
Worldwide
|
Due to the 9/11 attacks and the prominent presence of the World Trade Center in the episode, the episode was pulled or censored many times (especially the scenes at the towers), and the phrase "they stick all the jerks in Tower One." was removed altogether until the Disney+ release.[1]
|
| "The Cartridge Family"
|
United Kingdom
|
Due to the soccer riot and the depiction of guns in the episode, though it was shown on 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.[1]
|
| 10
|
"Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo"
|
Japan
|
Due to scenes depicting content offensive to their culture: for example, the Hello Kitty factory and the Battling Seizure Robots (referencing the episode of Pokémon, which was banned in Japan due to the seizures caused by Pikachu's attack). The episode was later aired in South Korea for the same reason but was not banned.[1]
|
| 11
|
"Little Big Mom"
|
Due to the leprosy subplot and the segregation element, which are sensitive topics in Japan.[1]
|
| 13
|
"Blame It on Lisa"
|
Brazil (temporarily)
|
Due to the portrayal of the country and Rio de Janeiro after protests in the city. It started airing uncensored in 2012 and was put on DVD.[1]
|
| "Weekend at Burnsie's"
|
United Kingdom (temporarily)
|
Due to the use and reference of marijuana and the attack of crows on Homer.[1]
|
| 16
|
"Goo Goo Gai Pan"
|
China
Hong Kong
|
Due to the portrayal of China.[1]
|
| The Simpsons Movie
|
Myanmar
|
Due to heavy usage of the colors yellow and red.[2]
|
| 19
|
"E. Pluribus Wiggum"
|
Most of Latin America (temporarily)
|
Due to mentioning Juan Perón as a dictator until the Disney+ release.[1]
|
| 28
|
"Treehouse of Horror XXVII"
|
Japan
|
Due to the violent scenes involving children.
|
| New Zealand (temporarily)
|
Was released at a later date and time for the same reason.[3]
|
| 29
|
"Treehouse of Horror XXVIII"
|
Italy
|
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.[4]
|
| 33
|
"A Made Maggie"
|
Czech Republic
|
Due to an undisclosed reason.[1]
|
| 34
|
"One Angry Lisa"
|
Hong Kong
|
On Disney+ for the dialogue "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones, and romance."[5]
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References
