After questions arose as to whether The Simpsons would still show Homer strangling Bart as a gag, the executive producers of the long-running series have spoken. The episode “McMansion & Wife” — the ...

After 35 seasons, “The Simpsons” appears to have released its iron grip on one of the beloved animated series’ longest-running gags. “Times have changed,” Homer Simpson announces to wife Marge in ...

To misquote Mary J. Blige: Don’t need no strangulation, holleration in this dancery. The Simpsons is officially done with Homer strangling his son, Bart. On the third episode of The Simpsons’ 35th ...

The Simpsons will not be retiring its use of Homer Simpson strangling Bart. Brooks talked to People about the episode, which has generated a lot of online conversation, “McMansion and Wife.” Brooks ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “Why you little…” For decades, after Homer ...

WASHINGTON — "The Simpsons" is apparently retiring one of the show's longest-running bits. In a recent episode that aired on Oct. 22, Homer Simpson revealed he would no longer choke his eldest son, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...