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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

Bart strangling Homer for a change isn’t a new joke as he’s done it many times in the past, but The Simpsons Season 35 hits harder this time around thanks to the timing of the joke around all of the ...

LOS ANGELES - Homer Simpson may be looking for a new way to reprimand his eldest son, Bart, on "The Simpsons." One of the most well-known, long-running gags on the animated series is when Homer ...

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 ...

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 ...

[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 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 ...

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(Gray News) – A long-running gag between Homer and Bart Simpson will no longer take place in “The Simpsons.” Since the show premiered in 1989, the classic scene would play out after Homer yelled “Why ...