{"id":678,"date":"2022-03-16T20:40:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T20:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/?p=678"},"modified":"2022-03-06T05:08:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T05:08:24","slug":"banned-episodes-of-tv-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Banned Episodes of TV Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-679\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/banned-tv-shows-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"banned tv shows\" width=\"900\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/banned-tv-shows-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/banned-tv-shows-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/banned-tv-shows-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/banned-tv-shows.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/banned-forbidden-warning-ban-1726366\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">PeteLinforth \/ Pixabay<\/span><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">CC0 1.0<\/span><\/a><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#10_Banned_TV_Shows\" >10 Banned TV Shows<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#10_Sailor_Moon\" >10) Sailor Moon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#9_The_Simpsons_%E2%80%9CThe_City_Of_New_York_VS_Homer_Simpson%E2%80%9D\" >9) The Simpsons: \u201cThe City Of New York VS. Homer Simpson\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#8_Buffy_The_Vampire_Slayer_%E2%80%9CEarshot%E2%80%9D\" >8) Buffy The Vampire Slayer: \u201cEarshot\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#7_Power_Puff_Girls_%E2%80%9CSee_Me_Feel_Me_Gnomey%E2%80%9D\" >7) Power Puff Girls: \u201cSee Me, Feel Me, Gnomey\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#6_Star_Trek_%E2%80%9CHigh_Ground%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CPatterns_Of_Force%E2%80%9D\" >6) Star Trek: \u201cHigh Ground\u201d and \u201cPatterns Of Force\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#5_Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force_%E2%80%9CBoston%E2%80%9D\" >5) Aqua Teen Hunger Force: \u201cBoston\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#4_American_Dad_%E2%80%9CMinstrel_Krampus%E2%80%9D\" >4) American Dad: &#8220;Minstrel Krampus&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#3_Sesame_Street\" >3) Sesame Street<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#2_The_X-Files_%E2%80%9CHome%E2%80%9D\" >2) The X-Files: \u201cHome\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/banned-episodes-of-tv-shows\/#1_Arthur_%E2%80%9CRoom_To_Ride%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CThe_Great_MacGrady%E2%80%9D\" >1) Arthur: \u201cRoom To Ride\u201d and &#8220;The Great MacGrady\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Banned_TV_Shows\"><\/span>10 Banned TV Shows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Sailor_Moon\"><\/span>10) Sailor Moon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-680 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sailormoon-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"sailor moon\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sailormoon-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sailormoon-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sailormoon-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sailormoon.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>One of the most popular anime series worldwide, Japanese cartoon Sailor Moon brought anime to the American mainstream in the early 90s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, when the cartoon was imported to American TV, certain episodes were heavily censored or even banned because of the cartoon\u2019s homosexual and gender-defying characters, which were deemed to be inappropriate for a young American audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the show\u2019s protagonist Sailor Uranus being in a lesbian relationship in the Japanese version, by the time the cartoon was dubbed in English, the lesbian lovers were presented in the cartoon as cousins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although their homosexual relationship was censored, some of the pair\u2019s flirtatious scenes were kept in, leaving viewers to infer that the characters were instead in an incestuous relationship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, the show\u2019s evil henchmen, Kunzite and Zoisite were gay in the Japanese version, however in the American version Zoisite had been re-written as a woman, therefore portraying the characters as being in a heterosexual relationship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, an entire season featuring \u2018The Sailor Starlights\u2019, a boy band whose powers transformed them into female superheroes, wasn\u2019t broadcast in America at all.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_The_Simpsons_%E2%80%9CThe_City_Of_New_York_VS_Homer_Simpson%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>9) The Simpsons: \u201cThe City Of New York VS. Homer Simpson\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-681 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-simpsons-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"the simpsons\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-simpsons-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-simpsons-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-simpsons-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-simpsons.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The first episode of The Simpsons&#8217; ninth season &#8220;The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson\u201d was originally broadcast on the Fox network in 1997. The episode follows the Simpsons family as they venture to the big apple to retrieve Homer\u2019s car, which has been left parked outside the World Trade Center by Barney Gumble.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the rest of the family take in New York\u2019s sites, Homer finds that his car has been clamped. He spends the episode waiting for a ticket officer to take off the car\u2019s parking boot, visiting both the North and South towers of the World Trade Center in the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although the episode got largely positive reviews, it was removed from syndication 4 years later, in the aftermath of the 9\/11 attacks, due to the episode\u2019s heavy feature of the World Trade Center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By 2006 the episode was back on the air, but some jokes were often censored, as they were considered to be insensitive to 9\/11 victims.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Buffy_The_Vampire_Slayer_%E2%80%9CEarshot%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>8) Buffy The Vampire Slayer: \u201cEarshot\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-682 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"buffy the vampire slayer\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-800x445.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Buffy the Vampire Slayer permeated the pop culture of the 90s, with its supernatural themes set around the lives of a group of high school students. But in 1999, despite its popularity, an episode of the third season ended up being temporarily banned from the air, due to bad timing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 18th episode of this series sees Buffy gain the power of telepathy, after being infected by a demon. Able to hear the thoughts of her classmates, Buffy hears that someone is planning to kill all the students in the school. But just in the nick of time the slayer and her crew find the student assembling a rifle on the school grounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, just one week before the episode was scheduled to be aired, the Columbine High School massacre occurred, in which two students murdered 13 people at their high school before turning the guns on themselves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to the similarities between Buffy and the high school massacre, broadcasters WB decided to postpone the airing of the episode in order not to offend viewers.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Power_Puff_Girls_%E2%80%9CSee_Me_Feel_Me_Gnomey%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>7) Power Puff Girls: \u201cSee Me, Feel Me, Gnomey\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-683 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/powerpuff-girls-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"powerpuff girls\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/powerpuff-girls-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/powerpuff-girls-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/powerpuff-girls-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/powerpuff-girls.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This musical episode of Power Puff Girls\u2019 fifth season has never been aired in the US, with varying accounts being given to explain its ban.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Created in the style of a rock opera, in the episode the Power Puff girls give their super powers to an evil gnome in exchange for world peace. But when the evil gnome uses his new powers to induct the people of Townsville into a cult, the Power Puff Girls realize that their utopian vision isn\u2019t all they hoped it would be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Website TV Tropes suggested that the episode was banned for its communist undertones, as the cult members were dressed in bizarre red uniforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile Power Puff creator Craig McCracken suggests that the episode was banned due to the cartoon\u2019s Christian imagery, with destroyed buildings looking too much like crosses and one of the hippies even looking like Jesus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the episode may just have been banned for the safety of its viewers, due to its use of strobe lights, which could potentially cause people to have seizures.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Star_Trek_%E2%80%9CHigh_Ground%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CPatterns_Of_Force%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>6) Star Trek: \u201cHigh Ground\u201d and \u201cPatterns Of Force\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-684 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/star-trek-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"star trek\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/star-trek-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/star-trek-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/star-trek-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/star-trek.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The sci-fi franchise Star Trek has been on the air and on the big screen since 1966, so it\u2019s only natural that they\u2019ve ruffled some feathers along the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Created in 1990, The Next Generation episode \u2018High Ground\u2019 was banned in the United Kingdom for more than a decade, due to the episode\u2019s referencing of the violent territorial conflict that was taking place in Northern Ireland at the time of the episode\u2019s broadcast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The episode, set in the future, sees the character Data note that after a successful terrorist campaign, Ireland is reunited in the year 2024. Due to the sensitivity of the ongoing conflict, the Republic of Ireland\u2019s Star Trek rights&#8217; holder, RT\u00c9, refused to broadcast the episode, while the BBC didn\u2019t show it until 2007.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, in the original series, a 1968 episode called &#8220;Patterns of Force\u201d was banned in Germany for a staggering 43 years. The episode features original characters Captain Kirk and Mr Spock exploring the universe, visiting the planet Ekos, a culture of Nazis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Donning SS uniforms and Swastikas, the Star Trek crew attempt to infiltrate a group. Due to Germany\u2019s dark history of Nazism the episode wasn\u2019t shown in the country until the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Aqua_Teen_Hunger_Force_%E2%80%9CBoston%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>5) Aqua Teen Hunger Force: \u201cBoston\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-685 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aqua-teen-hunger-force-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"aqua teen hunger force\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aqua-teen-hunger-force-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aqua-teen-hunger-force-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aqua-teen-hunger-force-1024x599.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aqua-teen-hunger-force.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Despite being creator Matt Maiellaro\u2019s favorite, Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode \u201cBoston\u201d has never seen the light of day due to its controversial satirizing of a bomb scare. It was scheduled for release in 2008 but the reason \u201cBoston\u201d was banned dates back to an incident that had occurred a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2007 the cartoon caused a scandal in Boston when their guerrilla marketing placards of LED lights were mistaken for explosive devices. In response to the perceived bomb threat, the city was shut down for the safety of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This precaution cost Turner Media, which owns the show, $2 million dollars for the trouble they caused. During the production of \u201cBoston\u201d the cartoon\u2019s executives were scared that the episode would only lead to more controversy and so forced the writers to re-write it several times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite three different episodes being produced, Turner Media reportedly threatened to fire the Aqua Teen Hunger Force staff if the episode ever aired.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_American_Dad_%E2%80%9CMinstrel_Krampus%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>4) American Dad: &#8220;Minstrel Krampus&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-686 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/american-dad-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"american dad\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/american-dad-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/american-dad-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/american-dad-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/american-dad.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We all love watching Christmas specials of our favorite shows, but fans of American Dad had to wait a whole year to watch Christmas episode &#8220;Minstrel Krampus\u201d after it was postponed due to the Sandy Hook school shooting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mass shooting, which saw the death of 20 children, prompted Fox to pull their violent episodes from the TV schedule, in order to prevent airing any sensitive content. The episode depicts Steve acting like a spoilt brat at Christmas. He is then kidnapped by the Christmas demon, Krampus, who proceeds to beat him and lock him in a cage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to the violence being depicted against a child character, \u201dMinstrel Krampus&#8221; wasn\u2019t aired until a year later in December 2013.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Sesame_Street\"><\/span>3) Sesame Street<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-687 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sesame-street-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"sesame street\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sesame-street-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sesame-street-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sesame-street-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sesame-street.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Despite Mississippi being the site of Sesame Street creator Jim Henson\u2019s birthplace, back in the early 70s, the US state had a personal beef with the children\u2019s entertainment program, leading to its ban for 22 days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You would be forgiven for thinking that the show that brought us Elmo could do no wrong, and in fact when the show debuted on public television in 1969, it was an immediate success.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, not everyone was a fan of the Muppets and a group in Mississippi, headed by former local mayor Allen Cavett Thompson, protested against taxpayer dollars being spent to air Sesame Street. They took offense to the show\u2019s interracial cast, which they claimed they were \u2018not ready for\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In response to the outcries, a state commission was formed which decided that Sesame Street should be banned from Mississippi TV. The little children of Mississippi were deprived of Sesame Street for a whole 22 days, before the commission overturned their decision.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_X-Files_%E2%80%9CHome%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>2) The X-Files: \u201cHome\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-688 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-x-files-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"the x-files\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-x-files-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-x-files-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-x-files-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/the-x-files.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In what is considered to be one of the scariest TV episodes ever, X-Files episode \u2018Home\u2019 was broadcast just once before being banned for being too disturbing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Originally aired in 1996, the episode centers on a quadruple amputee mother, who is revealed to be breeding with her disfigured sons. After its debut showing, viewers rang up to complain, disgusted by the episode\u2019s gruesome scenes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These included a baby being buried alive, violent murders, and the taboo theme of incest. Despite the episode beginning with a warning about its graphic content, Fox ultimately agreed with the complaints and it was banned from the channel for 3 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was finally aired as part of an X-Files Halloween special in 1999.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Arthur_%E2%80%9CRoom_To_Ride%E2%80%9D_and_%E2%80%9CThe_Great_MacGrady%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>1) Arthur: \u201cRoom To Ride\u201d and &#8220;The Great MacGrady\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-689 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/arthur-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"arthur\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/arthur-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/arthur-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/arthur-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.normanbalberan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/arthur.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Everyone\u2019s favorite aardvark, Arthur, has been educating children since it first aired in 1996. The family friendly cartoon tackles important life issues, sometimes with the help of celebrity cameos. This included the now disgraced cyclist, Lance Armstrong, leading to several episodes being banned from further rotation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the episode \u201cRoom to Ride\u201d, Lance Armstrong plays himself as an anthropomorphic animal, encouraging the character Binky to keep up his campaign for cycle lanes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile in the episode \u201cThe Great MacGrady\u201d, which was co-sponsored by the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the professional cyclist helps the character Francine deal with the sensitive topic of cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, in 2012, 7 time Tour de France winner Armstrong was found guilty of having used illegal performance-enhancing drugs over the course of his career. He has since been stripped of all of his achievements after 1998, meaning that even the Arthur episodes with his cameos have been banned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Banned TV Shows 10) Sailor Moon One of the most popular anime series worldwide, Japanese cartoon Sailor Moon brought anime to the American mainstream in the early 90s. 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