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Broadcasters in Germany, Australia and Switzerland have decided to ban or censor episodes of The Simpsons that poke fun at nuclear disasters in light of Japan's atomic emergency. 29 March 2011 • ...

The Simpsons has answered a long-running question throughout the show's 35-year history. The animated series, which debuted on Fox in December of 1989, has frequently depicted Homer Simpson as an ...

An episode of The Simpsons depicting workers at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant going on strike, was broadcast on ‘Walkout Wednesday’ attracting praise from Channel 4 viewers Did you know with a ...

Episodes of The Simpsons which feature jokes about nuclear meltdowns have been banned in a number of countries - as a reaction to the disaster currently unfolding in Japan. German channel Pro7 was the ...

For decades, C. Montgomery Burns has been one of the most nefarious examples of animated villainy thanks to the old Power Plant Executive’s portrayal in The Simpsons. While Mr. Burns has had his fair ...

It has been on air since 1989 - but some fans of The Simpsons are only just learning why creators changed a key detail about one of its characters. When making his first appearance in episode three of ...

More than 30 years ago, “The Simpsons” tackled workers’ rights in the beloved 1993 episode “Last Exit to Springfield.” Now, the series is updating its take on unions for the modern age, via this ...