But as noted by true “Simpsons” fans, Homer had actually stopped strangling Bart several seasons ago, with the last documented event taking place during Season 31. The show’s producers and loyal ...

Homer has been choking Bart since before The Simpsons even premiered. The first strangulation was in “Family Portrait,” a short that premiered during a 1988 episode of The Tracey Ullman Show.

Homer strangling Bart had been a long-running gag since the original animated shorts on the “Tracey Ullman Show” — but the show’s strangulations have expanded far beyond just those two characters; the ...

Homer Simpson’s reported decision to stop strangling his son, Bart, has fans talking — at least on the Internet. That’s where everyone, of course, has an opinion. And now, the executive ...