Homer Won’t Strangle Bart on ‘Simpsons’ Anymore, ‘Times Have Changed’

Homer Simpson is completed strangling his son, Bart, and all of it has to do with fashionable sentiments, it appears — a call by showrunners that is strongly dividing followers.

The pivot away from youngster abuse (albeit, in animated type) is simply now making the rounds — coming to within the third episode of Season 35, titled ‘McMansion & Spouse,’ during which HS meets his new neighbor … and declares that he will not be choking his cartoon son anymore.

The way in which this turns into revealed is thru a handshake, which the neighbor factors out as agency — after which Homer responds … “See, Marge, strangling the boy paid off.” He then follows up and says … “Just kidding, I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.”

Followers took this to be a not-so-subtle trace from Disney — which owns the ‘Simpsons’ IP now — that they have been retiring the long-running gag … which has been a staple joke for years.

Earlier than this episode … the brand new masters of ‘The Simpsons’ had really already toyed with the concept of Homer evolving and refraining from strangling Bart … with Season 22 that includes Homer going to remedy and studying the hurt he was inflicting by attacking his son.

Nonetheless, within the seasons since … HS has choked Bart on and off, and the final time he did it within the present was again in 2019/2020. Now, nonetheless, it looks as if the creators are acknowledging … it is over for good.