[UPDATE 2] Co-creator and producer of The Simpsons, James L. Brooks, told People that Homer will not stop choking Bart. "Don't think for a second we're changing anything," he said. "Nothing's getting ...

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, ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Times really have changed. Homer Simpson has, according to the animated character, stopped strangling his son Bart – bringing to an end a long-running (and outdated) gag on the show. It’s one ...

It truly is the end of an era. After 34 years on air and more than 750 episodes produced, “The Simpsons” is displaying its willingness to conform with the current times as Homer Simpson has recently ...

(Gray News) – A long-running gag between Homer and Bart Simpson will no longer take place in “The Simpsons.” Since the show premiered in 1989, the classic scene would play out after Homer yelled “Why ...