One of the most iconic moments of the hit series The simpsonswithout a doubt it was the treatment of Homer to his eldest son, beardwith whom he was very strong during his upbringing and whom he occasionally “mistreated”, which caused laughter among viewers for many years and made it the most symbolic moment between both characters.
What seemed defenseless to many because it was part of the conspiracy itself is now offensive to others who have expressed dissatisfaction that it is an action that depicts violence and brutality between father and son. The situation caused the new season of the series to be created Matt Groeningdecided to adapt to the demands of new viewers and completely change this scene.
In the third episode of part 35 it says: “McMansion & wife, There was a “plot twist,” namely Homer with his wife marginthey visit their new neighbor Thayer, to whom the father of the family shakes his hand very vigorously and comments: “Look, Marge, it was worth strangling that kid.”which immediately ratifies the change of attitude: “Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. The times have changed.”
Although the episode aired at the end of October, it was recently seen by a user of the social network X, old Twitter, commented on what happened. “I just found out that after more than 30 years, The Simpsons has finally retired their old joke about Homer strangling Bart. It took quite a while.”he wrote, generating a series of opinions in the same publication.
The last time viewers appreciated this scene was in Season 31 (2019-2020), It was at this point that the production decided to seriously address the issue of violence between fathers and children. A foretaste of this occurred in Season 22 when Homer was taking a class and was strangled by a larger man, causing trauma that caused him to stop doing the same thing to Bart.
Lesson that didn’t last long since the episode was two seasons later “Love is a multi-fragmented thing,” The character returned to his habit and firmly grabbed the boy’s neck in front of his friend. Milhouse. A punishment that comes to an end in this final season of the hit series, which has been on the air for 34 years, includes more than 750 episodes and a movie.