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Homer Simpson may be maturing, or so he says.
The character, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, hinted that he would no longer choke his son, Bart, appearing to acknowledge that one of the oldest recurring bits on “The Simpsons” was a clear form of animated child abuse that was played for laughs.
In the third episode of the current season, the show’s 35th, titled “McMansion & Wife,” Homer meets a neighbor who compliments the grip on his handshake.
“See Marge? Strangling the boy has paid off,” Homer says to his wife in the episode, which aired on Oct. 22. “Just kidding. I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.”
It was not clear whether this signaled a lasting shift in the show, which was renewed for a 36th season this year. A spokesman for Fox, the network that has long aired “The Simpsons,” declined to comment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/arts/television/homer-simpson-bart-strangle.html
The character, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, hinted that he would no longer choke his son, Bart, appearing to acknowledge that one of the oldest recurring bits on “The Simpsons” was a clear form of animated child abuse that was played for laughs.
In the third episode of the current season, the show’s 35th, titled “McMansion & Wife,” Homer meets a neighbor who compliments the grip on his handshake.
“See Marge? Strangling the boy has paid off,” Homer says to his wife in the episode, which aired on Oct. 22. “Just kidding. I don’t do that anymore. Times have changed.”
It was not clear whether this signaled a lasting shift in the show, which was renewed for a 36th season this year. A spokesman for Fox, the network that has long aired “The Simpsons,” declined to comment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/arts/television/homer-simpson-bart-strangle.html