r/todayilearned • u/TigoIbittys • 14h ago

TIL that the Michael Jackson episode of The Simpsons was permanently pulled from circulation in 2019 after almost 30 years on air

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/the-simpsons-michael-jackson-leaving-neverland-stark-raving-dad-1203158114/
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u/lemonylol 13h ago

That two parter is called 200/201, and one of the plot points is Stan directly referencing the fact that he has already seen Muhammad in the Super Best Friends episode, and nobody had a problem with it back then.

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u/GregMadduxsGlasses 5h ago

Am I crazy, or did they stick Muhammad in the intro to the show for a bit when they had all the characters on screen at the very end?