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 ...

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 ...

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Homer Simpson is not about to change his ways. Amid speculation that The Simpsons patriarch is about to stop strangling his son, Bart, the show’s co-creator has confirmed that Homer’s habit will die ...

[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 ...

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 ...

It doesn’t usually take all that much to turn The Simpsons’ fandom into a deluge of hot takes, whether they be positive, negative, or a heaping mixture of both. Such was the case in the days following ...

Homer Simpson will keep choking Bart, the co-creator of The Simpsons announced, after a rumor started that the running gag was coming to an end. The notion that the choking gag was on its way out came ...

Did you hear the news? After years of venting his frustrations at his son by wrapping his hands around his throat, it seems Homer has seen the error of his ways and ...

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 ...