The Simpsons co-creator has given the final word on whether Homer will stop strangling his son Bart in future episodes of the beloved cartoon series. The long-running gag appeared to have been phased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Fox & Disney After questions arose as to whether The Simpsons would still show Homer strangling Bart as a gag, the ...

Homer Simpson announced to the world that he no longer strangles his son, Bart. Homer Simpson will no longer strangle his son Bart in new episodes The Simpsons, the long-running legendary sitcom.

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 long-running gag appeared to have been phased out of the Fox show, which began in 1989, when patriarch Homer, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, declared he had stopped strangling Bart because “times ...