14 Bonkers Reasons Television Episodes Were Removed From Syndication

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14 Bonkers Reasons Television Episodes Were Removed From Syndication

The history of broadcast television is littered with programs that have been banned. Certain television series are deemed excessively risqué again to the average viewer. They must be eliminated, either because of the series' contentious subject matter or because of the impact of current events. On the other hand, some shows have made it through the first-time transmission only to be dropped from the network's schedule.

What are the similarities between Sesame Street and South Park? In addition to themes that sparked some controversy during their time. Here are a few of the oddest reasons why the powers that be decided to cancel a television episode:

We'll look at a couple of various scenarios with restricted episodes. Certain episodes have only been broadcast on the original graph before being taken off the air. On the other hand, dozens of other people were prohibited from the network but instead were re-aired without trouble on other sites.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION The High Ground CRACKED.COM In this episode, Data predicts that a terrorist organization will succeed in reunifying Ireland in the distant year of 2024. The BBC kept it off of British airwaves until 2007, and it still hasn't run in Ireland.

Source: BBC

The Banned Beavis and Butt-Head Episode

BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD Comedians ANT NOLE ANATOR Note CRACKED.COM B&B accidentally burn down a comedy club (but only after Beavis suggests they go intentionally burn sh* elsewhere). The pro-arson episode was pulled after two children died in a trailer fire, ostensibly inspired by this episode.

Source: YouTube

The Powerpuff Girls

THE POWERPUFF GIRLS See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey CRACKED.COM The episode didn't air outside of the UK, and US audiences speculated that it was chock full O' communist propaganda. It turned out to be a classic case of oops our animation is giving kids seizures.

Source: IMDB

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Earshot CRACKED.COM This story, about a school shooter in a bell tower, was set to air one week after the 1999 Columbine shooting. Even though we find out that this ostensible murderer was merely planning on killing himself, the WB chose to postpone it a few months. Y'know, long enough for everyone to forget about Columbine.

Source: YouTube

Married... with Children

MARRIED... WITH CHILDREN A Period Piece CRACKED.COM A no-girls-allowed camping trip is ruined when girls show up and get their periods at the same time! It sounds like shameless bro bait, but it was the first time a sitcom had tried to deal so directly with menstruation, and Fox was nervous. EP Ron Leavitt said Geraldo burns babies in prime time, and we're just saying women have periods.

Source: YouTube

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