Europe Censors Simpsons Nuke Gags

Episode 'On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister' is yanked
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 28, 2011 3:24 AM CDT
Europe Censors Simpson Nuke Gags
Europe's on a Homer lookout.   (AP Photo/Fox Broadcasting, file)

European nations are beginning to yank any Simpsons episodes including nuclear gags in deference to the ongoing catastrophe in Japan. Broadcasters in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany are checking though upcoming episodes of the popular cartoon, which often features near-doomsday accidents at the nuclear reactor workplace of the series' beloved buffoon Homer Simpson. The opening credits show Simpson cavalierly tossing a radioactive fuel rod from his car as he drives home from work.

Episodes already jettisoned include "Madge Gets a Job," in which Marie and Pierre Curie die of radiation poisoning, and "On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister," in which characters josh about a nuclear meltdown. The German network showing the Simpsons has already yanked eight episodes, according to the Hollywood Reporter. (More Homer Simpson stories.)

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