Simpsons Syndication Mystery

Nov 21, 2001, 6:42 PM ET7 posts by 7 postersalt.tv.simpsons
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Ted Menniealt.tv.simpsons

Query: If the Simpsons syndicators removed the episode where Homer uses the men's room at the World Trade Center because they feared it would freak people out, why on earth are they broadcasting the boy-band-episode, which not only has a questionable plot involving military brainwashing, but also has a shot of the World Trade Center next to the Statue of Liberty *and* features the Mad Magazine skyscraper being destroyed by airborne missiles (and falling to the ground in almost the exact same manner as the North Tower)?

At least the "Homer v. New York City" episode is funny.

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[email] (Ted Frank) writes:

"Get ready for the implosion!"

"`*Im*plosion'?"
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Ted S.Amiralt.tv.simpsons

Somebody claiming to be Hans Moleman wrote in news:[email]:

Don Rickles zinged you, Marge!

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Drunk and full of pie, Ted S. wrote:

Outta the way, hockey puck!

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JustinTed Menniealt.tv.simpsons

On 21 Nov 2001 18:42:38 -0500, [email] (Ted Frank) wrote:

I thought the same thing when I saw that episode again. I also wonder why there was only one Seinfeld episode pulled from syndication, the one about George's fiancee dying from licking envelopes. My theory is that they just wanted to take out one episode to get good PR for thinking about the victims of 9-11, but if they took 2 episodes out that would cost too much money.