For decades, after Homer Simpson yelled those three words he would wrap his hands tightly around his son Bart’s neck causing the youngster’s eyes to bulge out and tongue to protrude out of his mouth.

After 35 seasons, “The Simpsons” appears to have released its iron grip on one of the beloved animated series’ longest-running gags. “Times have changed,” Homer Simpson announces to wife Marge in ...

After 34 years on air and more than 750 episodes produced, The Simpsons could be expected to be stuck in its ways. Yet, a new edition of the much-loved cartoon has shown its willingness to keep moving ...

To misquote Mary J. Blige: Don’t need no strangulation, holleration in this dancery. The Simpsons is officially done with Homer strangling his son, Bart. On the third episode of The Simpsons’ 35th ...

"The Simpsons" is retiring its 34-year-long gag of Homer choking his son Bart. In the third episode this season, Homer and his wife Marge pay their new neighbor, Thayer a visit. During the scene, ...

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 ...

Homer Simpson will continue to strangle his son Bart despite calls for it to end. James L. Brooks, developer and producer of "The Simpsons," was quick to dismiss rumors that the show would be parting ...

Many iconic bits play out in this little-known show called The Simpsons, and it would take about 752 episodes to explain them all. Some of them are even “predicting” things that “haven’t happened” yet ...

In a recent episode, Homer Simpson, who is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, revealed in an episode entitled, “McMansion & Wife” on Oct. 22, that he had stopped his years-long tradition of choking his son, ...

It became such a big story that the team behind The Simpsons even went on to respond to the idea that Homer would not be strangling Bart with a new sketch of Homer doing just that (and calling the ...

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