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SNIP This time, the show may have predicted the disappearance of the OceanGate submersible that was exploring the ruins of the Titanic. Originally airing in 2006, Season 17’s 10th episode, titled “Homer’s Paternity Coot,” features Homer Simpson’s long-lost father, Mason Fairbanks, giving a rather chilling speech before going under the sea with his son. “Today I am filled with joy. Searching for treasure with my long-lost son. My dream for each of you is that you find the happiness I feel today,” declared Fairbanks.

The Simpsons star Hank Azaria said he regrets playing his character Apu, despite previously admitting that he deliberately made the Indian Kwik-e-Mart owner's accent as offensive as possible. The American actor, 59, who is white, started voicing Apu in 1989, although the character has since been phased out in recent years. Azaria - who also voices Moe Szylak, Chief Wiggum and Comic Book Guy - was asked by the creators if he was able to do an Indian voice and to make it as offensive as possible. 'Right away, they were like: "Can you do an Indian voice and how...

Disney has nixed an episode of "The Simpsons" from their streaming service in Hong Kong which references "forced labor camps" in China.The episode, "One Angry Lisa," which originally aired in Ocober, was inaccessible from the Disney+ platform in Hong Kong, according to the Financial Times.In the episode, Marge Simpson is taking a virtual bike class with the Great Wall of China in the background. Her instructor says "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones."Disney+ removed an episode of Simpson (again) in Hong Kong due to reference of China’s forced labor camp. This is...

As Disney+ launches in Hong Kong, viewers have noticed that the streaming service has kowtowed to China by editing out something that might offend the Chinese Community Party. An episode of “The Simpsons” that includes a scene in Tiananmen Square is not available in Hong Kong, according to CNN. The episode was No. 12 in the long-running animated series’ 16th season. For Hong Kong subscribers, that season goes from Episode 11 to Episode 13. The 2005 episode, “Goo Goo Gai Pan,” covers the cartoon family’s travels in China. When the Simpsons visit Tiananmen Square in Beijing, they see a plaque...

Art imitating life. Social Justice Warriors have become so unhinged on campus that they make C. Montgomery Burns look like the good guy.

This is 5 years old and right out of today's headlines. I never appreciated the insights of the Simpsons at the time.

CLEVELAND, OH—Under intense pressure from the Native American community and progressive activists, the Cleveland Indians have finally retired their racist Chief Wahoo logo. They won't be changing their name, though, and instead are replacing the antiquated Indian with another well-known Indian: Apu from The Simpsons. As part of a deal with Fox, Apu will now appear on all Indians merchandise and be prominently featured in all Cleveland Indians advertising. The Indians say they are finally making things right with the Native American community with this move, and they are hoping the new mascot is as inoffensive as possible. "We hope...

Hank Nazria, the actor who played Apu in the Simpsons, wants to apologize to "every Indian." Here's why this Indian does not appreciate his unseemly groveling.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has said that he is “proud” of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon following criticism of the character. Original voice actor Hank Azaria stepped down from voicing the role last year, which came after a 2018 documentary called The Problem With Apu argued that the role was a racist stereotype. Speaking about the criticism of the character and whether he would change anything, Groening has now told USA Today: “I think the Apu stories are fantastic, and he’s one of the most nuanced characters on a silly two-dimensional cartoon show. “So, yeah, I’m proud of Apu. [Pause.] I’m trying...

Fox ordered two more seasons of The Simpsons, locking in the animated series through the end of Season 34 in 2023 and bringing its run to a total of 757 episodes. The network announced the renewal today during the Television Critics Association’s virtual winter press tour.

“The Simpsons” won’t have any repeats of Hank Azaria voicing Apu. The producers behind the show issued a statement Friday saying that from now on, its characters of color will be voiced by actors of color only. “Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” the statement read. News of the decision comes less than an hour after Mike Henry announced he will no longer voice the character of Cleveland Brown on fellow Fox animated comedy “Family Guy.”

It’s no secret that The Simpsons are known for predicting the future on more than several occasions. And as the years pass you may be wondering if they’ve hit the bullseye once again.

It is nothing new for Fox’s The Simpsons to mock Christians, but it happened once again in the March 15 episode titled “Better Off Ned.” Bart Simpson found himself in trouble and facing suspension from school over a prank gone bad, so he used a fake hand grenade during a school performance to cause a commotion. Superintendent Chalmers was about to suspend him when the Simpsons's neighbor Ned Flanders started to kneel in prayer. The superintendent freaked out since it was a public school. He took down a copy of Engel v. Vitale and began reading the Supreme Court decision...

The Simpsons fans are convinced that the show predicted Coronavirus, and no one can deal. Yes, seriously. The news has been filled with news of the virus spreading around the world, with more than 200 people dying in China over the outbreak – and patients now being treated in the UK. And some fans on social media have suggested that the Simpsons creator Matt Groening predicted this all the way back in the 1990s. If you cast your mind back to Marge In Chains, from 1993, everyone in Springfield gets on the juicing hype, and get about ordering fancy blenders....

Hank Azaria says he will no longer be voicing the controversial character Apu on The Simpsons. Azaria made the comment in an interview with Slashfilm at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour following a panel for his IFC show Brockmire. “All we know there is I won’t be doing the voice anymore, unless there’s some way to transition it or something,” Azaria told the publication. “We all made the decision together… We all agreed on it. We all feel like it’s the right thing and good about it.” The show’s producer 20th Century Fox TV would not comment on...

Is it nearly time for Homer Simpson's last "D'oh?" The Simpsons could be coming to an end, according to the animated hit's theme music composer Danny Elfman. "From what I've heard, it is coming to an end…I don't know for a fact, but I've heard that it will be in its last year," Elfman told the website Joe.ie. The Simpsons is currently in its 31st season on Fox and was renewed in February for a record-setting 32nd season due to air in the 2020-21 television season. If Elfman is right, that means the show could go off air in two...

"Being right sucks” was put into play by Fox long before their network’s present shift to the left Long before it became apparent that Fox News was leaning ever leftward, Fox was raking in millions through a television show, “The Simpsons”, which it owned outright. It was Fox—and not the Walt Disney Company who owned “The Simpsons” back in 2016 when the show responded to Donald Trump’s victory with three vulgar words: “Being right sucks.”

Sunday night's episode of the cartoon classic, The Simpsons, was dedicated to all things Canadian. Aptly titled "D'oh Canada," the episode featured everything from Justin Trudeau, maple syrup and even a shout-out to Windsor. But, not all Canadians were happy about being the butt of this American show's jokes. One term in particular sent the east coast into a rage-induced spiral on Twitter. The phrase "stupid Newfie" was chanted several times by the show's characters, with Ralph Wiggum finishing off the chorus by clubbing a stuffed seal to death and kicking its head across the sidewalk.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Creators of “The Simpsons” have the freedom to handle the show’s depiction of Indian shop owner Apu in the right way for their show, a top Fox executive said Thursday. Apu, the Kwik-E-Mart clerk who has sold expired food and ripped off customers in the long-running animated Fox series, has come under fire as racist and stereotypical. The criticism flared after the recent release of the documentary “The Trouble with Apu.”

Hank Azaria says his "eyes have been opened" and he's willing to "step aside" from playing his controversial "Simpsons" character. The actor appeared on Tuesday's episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and talked about the fallout surrounding the character he voices, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. Comedian Hari Kondabolu's documentary "The Problem with Apu" debuted last November and looked at the character as a negative, stereotypical representation of South Asians. Nahasapeemapetilon, a Indian-American character with a thick accent, operates the Kwik-E-Mart convenience store in the fictional town of Springfield. The show recently aired a response to complaints about him.