{"id":4936,"date":"2023-11-13T17:14:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4936"},"modified":"2023-11-13T17:14:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T17:14:42","slug":"homer-will-continue-strangling-bart-even-though-times-have-changed-the-simpsons-co-creator-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=4936","title":{"rendered":"Homer will continue strangling Bart even though ‘times have changed’, The Simpsons co-creator says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Homer Simpson, the loveable oaf, won\u2019t be changing his ways when it comes to parenting just yet, according to\u00a0The Simpsons<\/em>\u00a0co-creator.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier this month, fans were stunned to find out one of the\u00a0show\u2019s oldest gags was going the way of dodo<\/a>. That is the comedic moments where Homer would grab son Bart and throttle him seconds after yelling \u2018why you little\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Though this running gag was one of the most recognizable for the show, fans hadn\u2019t seen Homer actually strangle\u00a0Bart<\/a>\u00a0on screen since the 31st season, which aired from 2019 to 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Homer even addressed this in episode\u00a0McMansion & Wife<\/em>\u2019 of season 35.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0episode<\/a>\u00a0sees Evergreen Terrace welcome a new family to the neighborhood, and when Homer introduces himself to Thayer, the new character remarks how firm the handshake was.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“See, Marge, strangling the boy paid off,” Homer says to\u00a0his wife<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While some fans welcomed this potential decision to stop homer choking Bart, co-creator James L. Brooks weighed in on the debate and said: \u201cDon\u2019t think for a second we\u2019re changing anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Homer strangling bart is one of the show’s most recognisable running gags. Credit: 20th Century Fox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Speaking to People, he showed an illustration of Homer strangling Bart who was holding a\u00a0smartphone<\/a>\u00a0with a headline that read, \u201cSimpsons: No more strangling. Homer is also seen with a text bubble above him yelling \u201cWhy you little clickbaiting-!!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brooks added: \u201cNothing’s getting tamed. Nothing, nothing, nothing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe’ll continue to be strangled\u2014[if] you want to use that awful term for it. He’ll continue to be loved by his father in a specific way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Brook\u2019s comments have since begun circulating on\u00a0social media<\/a>\u00a0and many fans have reiterated the showrunners never officially said that anything would be changing, just because of Homer\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fans hadn\u2019t seen Homer strangle Bart on screen since the 31st season. Credit: 20th Century Fox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Let\u2019s not forget the show has been running since 1989, and has had countless jokes and episodes which indicate massive changes that never happen. Have you all forgotten about Principal Skinner, formerly known as Armin Tamzarian?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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