Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter


0

Chavez Bans Simpsons, Brings in Baywatch Babes

Chavez takes unsuitable cartoon off air, tells kids to watch 'Baywatch' instead

Share

(Newser) – Hugo Chavez has bumped pudgy Homer Simpson from Venezuela's airwaves, reports the Times of London, opting instead for the decidedly more fit and furry David Hasselhoff. The dysfunctional Simpsons were deemed "inappropriate" for kiddies watching the morning TV lineup, but were replaced with the entirely, er, wholesome "Baywatch Hawaii."

“It had to be taken off,” said a station spokeswoman of "The Simpsons." Government officials reportedly believed the cartoon, which had the highest ratings in the state-run channel's history, promoted "messages that go against the whole education of boys, girls, and adolescents." No word on the educational merit of bouncing bikini-clad lifeguards.

Baywatch Hawaii has replaced The Simpsons on Venezuelan state TV
Baywatch Hawaii has replaced The Simpsons on Venezuelan state TV   (Getty Images)
Venzeluelan TV has banned the Simpsons
Venzeluelan TV has banned the Simpsons   (KRT Photos)
The Simpsons: The Movie
The Simpsons: The Movie   (KRT Photos)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
OFF THE GRID
11.24.09
Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar
11.23.09
Books Are Bad for You
0 comments
VIEWING:
 
LEAVE A
COMMENT Comment Policy
Facebook ConnectPost this comment to Facebook?

After connecting you will have the option to post your comment on your Facebook profile.

 

Related Newser Stories

128 Stories

 'Drunk' Hasselhoff 
 Rushed to Hospital 

Scared teen daughter calls her mom

Sep 21, 09 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - An apparently drunken David Hasselhoff was rushed to a California hospital by ambulance last night after his worried daughter called her mom, reports TMZ. Haley Hasselhoff, 17, was staying with her dad at his Encino home. Her mom, Pamela Bach, arranged for paramedics to collect the inebriated actor. The former... More »

MORE ABOUT:
alcoholism • David Hasselhoff • hospital • substance abuse • Knight Rider • Baywatch • ambulance • paramedics

OPINION

 We'll Miss You, Hank 

A fond farewell to the 'character-driven whimsy' of King of the Hill

Sep 12, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - That an animated series from the creator of Beavis and Butthead would be one of the last champions of good-hearted American values is odd but true, Don Aucoin writes in the Boston Globe. As King of the Hill prepares to bow out tomorrow night, Aucoin offers a... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • television • The Simpsons • cartoon • Mike Judge • King of the Hill • Hank Hill • animated series • series finale

 Chávez in Russia for 
 Military Spending Spree 

Venezuela recognizes breakaway republics ahead of arms deal talks

Sep 10, 09 5:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hugo Chávez arrived in Moscow today, where the Venezuelan president is reportedly ready for an arms "shopping spree." Chávez is ready to buy at least 100 tanks for $500 million, reports the Times of London, and a Kremlin aide said Venezuela may get loans for helicopters,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Russia • Venezuela • Vladimir Putin • arms deal • tanks • Hugo Chávez • Dmitry Medvedev • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

128 Stories


Check out the interactive Simpsons homepage
TheSimpsons.com

Small World: Hasselhoff at The Simpson: The Movie premiere
AOL Entertainment

Chavez tightens grip on media
Miami Herald


Arts & Living  •  Gossip  •  Media  •  World 
TwitterFollow @NewserArts on Twitter

 
television • Venezuela • censorship • David Hasselhoff • The Simpsons • Hugo Chávez • Baywatch • Baywatch: Hawaii

from our news partners