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08th Apr2011
‘Simpsons’ Producer: I Understand If Nuclear Jokes Are Pulled
Japan’s nuclear power plant crisis is no laughing matter in Springfield: Networks in several European countries are reportedly reviewing episodes of “The Simpsons” for any “unsuitable” references to nuclear disaster.
An Austrian network has apparently pulled two eps, 1992′s “Marge Gets a Job” and 2005′s “On a Clear Day I Can’t See My Sister,” which include jokes about radiation poisoning and nuclear meltdowns, respectively.
Al Jean — exec producer of the animated Fox comedy featuring inept family man/nuclear power plant worker Homer Simpson — tells EW that he can appreciate the concern.
“We have 480 episodes, and if there are a few that they don’t want to air for awhile in light of the terrible thing going on, I completely understand that,” says Jean, citing the previous example of the 1997 episode “Homer Versus the City of New York” that was pulled after 9/11 because it included key scenes at the World Trade Center. “We would never (more…)
15th Dec2009
Is it time for 'The Simpsons' to 'g'oh'?
As it turns 20 on Thursday, “The Simpsons’ ” greatest enemy may be itself.
For many fans — particularly hard-core followers in the mold of the show’s sneering Comic Book Guy — the glory days are long past. Some refuse to watch anymore; others admit they still find it funny, but they’re disappointed the show didn’t bow out at the top of its game.
Jacob Burch, an administrator of the “Simpsons” site NoHomers.net, is one of those fans.
The characters have gotten flat, says Burch — who, at 23, has practically been watching the show his whole life — and it’s more likely to go for cheap laughs nowadays.
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