Difference between revisions of "List of banned episodes"

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

Season	Episode	Region	Reason
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.
5	Cape Feare	Germany	This episode is banned for the scenes of violence against child and a character having the rank of Obergruppenführer, as it's against the law making Nazi references or using symbols unless for educational or historic purposes.
9	The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson	Worldwide	This episode is banned 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 (expecially the scenes at the towers), and the phrase "they stick all the jerks in Tower One." was removed all together.
The Cartridge Family	United Kingdom	The episode is banned 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.
10	Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo	Japan	This episode is banned due to scenes decipting content offensive to their culture: for example the Hello Kitty factory, and the Battling Seizure Robots (referecing the episode of 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.
34	One Angry Lisa	Hong Kong	This episode is banned on Disney+ for the dialogue "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones, and romance.".