WatchMojo.com could have done it first time, i kept my eyes open at a flashing screen for 20 mins, and i never got a single seizure from this incident.
I never understood the Twin Towers ban. Especially when they digitally removed them from the King Kong remake. They were here, they existed. I don't think it's disrespectful.
I agree, but I think from their perspective, there's no right answer. I personally think it's weird to almost pretend like it never happened by just omitting any reference the towers existed. Especially with things that were shot years before. I'm actually kind of surprised they didn't remove all the towers cutaways from the old episodes of Friends as well. But I also didn't live through it in NYC. If I lost someone in the towers, I probably wouldn't want to be reminded of it while just watching a rerun of a tv show that supposed to be funny either. It's kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Though the strangest "ban" I remember was for the video for "Distrurbed - Prayer" because parts of it vaguely looked like the dust cloud from when the towers came down.
I think it's just one of those things, where it was better to err on the side of caution. "If in doubt, don't." All that. And then of course all the people who will get dolla signs in their eyes, try to sue over trauma (cuz turning the TV off is just too damned difficult) or are offended...everything comes down to that.
I don't think every scene with the twin towers was removed from the episode. There was one part where two guys in the towers were arguing, then one yelled to Homer, "Sorry. They put all the jerks in Tower 1". It's pretty understandable why that was removed.
@@isaiahcandelaria5924 Yes, the Chris Benoit tribute show most likely will never be added to the WWE Network, but all of Benoit's matches/moments that were featured in the tribute show are available on the WWE Network. Any of the archived WWE, WCW or ECW weekly shows and PPV events currently on the WWE Network that featured Chris Benoit have been added with the Benoit footage left intact. Aside from the tribute show, WWE hasn't banned any Chris Benoit matches or segments from the WWE Network.
Well, it wasn't banned permanently. And it wasn't the only thing banned from public, the first trailer for the Spider Man movie for example was banned aswell, because Peter spins a web between the two towers to catch a falling helicopter. Yes, ok, that one was probably justified.
The original Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire had to have edits done to it because of 9/11. In the original trailer Spider-Man webs a helicopter in between both towers. The people to of the country were shook. I was in highschool during 9/11 and I know that i didnt want to be reminded of it for awhile.
I'm just glad most of these episodes are available again. I'll always remember Homer going to the top of World Trade Center because he had to pee real bad but when he got there the bathroom was out of order and he had to go to the other tower.
How about the brochure advertising the cost of a bus ticket to New York @5:05? $9, and the towers looking like 1's...looking like 911. Eerie foreshadowing. That episode was season 9, episode 1 and first aired September 27th, 1997.
@@brandong.1857 Of course they are airing again. I mean, it was 18 years ago already... It would be silly to remove episodes and movies with the twin towers in it nowadays... FRIENDS is on TV again and all the cutaway scenes that include the twin towers are still there.
I literally saw “The City of New York v. Homer Simpson” a few days ago on “FX.” It still had the line: “They stick all of the jerks in Tower One.” in it, which I think became one of the major controversies of the episode.
You want to know the irony of the Pokemon seizure episode? Since then, Porygon has not been featured in any episode in the show. And yet, Pikachu was the one who caused the incident to begin with. Almost like they used Porygon as a scapegoat since they obviously can't remove Pikachu.
also, according to the late Maddie Blaustein (Meowth's original voice actor when Maddie was Adam), Electric Soldier Porygon was in the process of being dubbed until the incident occured. After that, 4Kids did not want to air that episode.
Porygon made its English dub debut in a brief appearance during a graphic display in A Chansey Operation, as well as Clefairy Tales and Lights, Camera, Quack-tion. A Porygon made a cameo during the "World of Pokémon" opening narration of both Celebi: The Voice of the Forest and Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, where it was shown floating behind a wire fence in a city. A Porygon appeared in a shot in a "World of Pokémon" opening at the beginning of the clip show OVA The Journey to be a Pokémon Master Begins!!, where it was floating above a fence in a very similar location.
I noticed after I commented, I apologize. I just assumed that Mojo had the common sense to put a warning when they actually uploaded it rather than a few days later
Not all epileptic people are triggered by lights lol I have epilepsy and lights do nothing to me. They run test on you I the hospital every time you do a study or go in for a C.A.T scan or EEG any of that
I have researched that when kids in Japan watched " Electric Soldier Porygon " 100s were hospitalized for have seizures because of the strobe lighting of Pikachu's Thunderbolt attack. And as an Epileptic sufferer myself I can see why. I saw that clip on You tube before in a dark room and had a seizure myself. Although I wasn't hospitalized my tongue was badly swollen, I had a bad headache and felt REALLY tired.
When I was in 9th grade, my history teacher did Current Events with us everyday to start off class. The Pokemon episode was one of our earliest current events that school year. And my family saw the Seinfeld episode the night it aired (and the story about it on the local news that night). My brother actually taped it the night it aired in 1998!
I remember that X-file episode back when it first aired. My dad worked part time at domino's and would bring home a pizza every Friday night...just in time for the X-files. Good days.
Darth Trombonist I dont think its a prediction (sorry if i spelled it wrong) But my therory is, that people watch these Episodes, and these decide to Do it in real life.
The City of New York vs Homer Simpson I have seen that episode already in reruns in its original form quite a few times now though every time I do watch it dose remind me of that horrible day R.I.P to all the victims of 9/11.
About the prom episode of, "Boy Meets World" : Nevermind the fact that Cory and Topanga decided *NOT* to have sex. Oh, no no no! That's not good enough for the parents who complained. They just *had* to have the episode banned because they couldn't be bothered to, umm - oh, I don't know - change the channel!
its weird that a show about teenagers is censor when discussing a really important topic and problem concerning them. I guess the pre teen audience was a much larger demographic at the time which is understandable since its you know Disney Channel
ya I dont get it either... it seems like parnets dont want there kids to know what sex is at any age.... and people wonder why teen pregnancy is so high... if parnets and adults in general where more open about sex and birth control I think the world could be a better place.
Wasn’t there also an episode where Cori and Sean got drunk and Sean got addicted to drinking that was banned? I’ve seen it before though, so it may only be on certain channels.
One episode that isn't on here, but has been banned is an episode of the 1994-95 series "Gargoyles". In the episode "Deadly Force" the character Elisa Maza is accidentally shot by the gargoyle Broadway, after she leaves her police sidearm out in its holster. The episode got grief from parents groups for the realistic showing of blood, and the effects of a person being shot, even though the story was partially focused on Elisa's friend & Broadway's leader, Goliath, seeking revenge against a ganster named Tony Dracon (whom he believed was the true shooter, since Dracon was dealing in illegal weapons). After its initial airing, the episode was pulled from its regular rotation when Disney began airing the seasons on Disney XD as reruns. The episode is still part of the Gargoyles DVD collections, and can still be seen in its unedited form there.
There's also the fact that it's arguably the best written educational TV episode on gun safety ever made, but that wasn't good enough for Disney. By the way, the series ran until 1996 (or 1997 if you count the exiled from continuity 3rd season).
@@Compucles It's interesting what different countries decide is worth banning. I'm Canadian and I remember the episode airing originally. I remember mom being kind of upset before realising that they weren't sensationalising anything, but rather educating.
There was an episode of an animated series called Gargoyles that was pulled from airing in the USA (but I saw it in Australia). The episode sees Broadway, 1 of the gargoyles who’s comparable to a teenager, playing with the gun of the female detective who was the primary human character. Broadway accidentally shoots detective Maza & her life hangs by a thread while the rest of the gargoyle clan & the other detectives in her unit try to figure out who shot her. Eventually Broadway comes clean & Elisa wakes from her coma to tell him it was an accident & half her own fault for not securing her weapon properly... it was set to air the day after a kid shot himself with his police officer father’s gun
@Alistair the radio demon Now, just a moment, buddy! I never said I was judging George Carlin because he was a liberal! I have nothing against liberals. In fact, I regard myself as somewhat liberal-minded, especially when it comes to racial issues. It's just that your previous message said that Carlin wasn't a liberal, and I assumed he was. After all, he seemed to be very liberal-minded to me, particularly on the issue of Freedom of Speech, because a lot of people (especially those with more conservative and/or religious views) wanted to ban his comedy routines, which they considered obscene, profane, and immoral (his skits included curse words and references to drugs and sex). Anyway, when you wrote that Carlin wasn't a liberal, I just had to respond by asking you "if he wasn't a liberal, what was he then?" It was totally out of simple curiosity, not out of hostility towards Liberalism. And was it really necessary to tell me to "f*** off"? I mean, I was only asking you a question, not insulting your mother. Would it hurt you to be polite once in a while? Is that too much to ask for? Well, what can I say, except that we are living in peculiar times when a harmless inquiry is met with unnecessary rudeness.
I think what contributed a lot to the Pikachu's seizure-inducing explosion was the use of similar flashing lights earlier in the episode, as well as the tension of their situation. Pikachu was just the straw that broke the Camerupt's back. Also, Japanese TVs might have been a factor.
No one says the episode’s controversial. They say the airing of the episode when bearing in mind the plot of the episode + the modern day context is what’s controversial. Much of the episode takes place with homer spending time in & between the twin towers. For practically every viewer seeing that episode nowadays, when they see those scenes they’ll always consciously be reminded that those buildings are no longer there and have a short moment of awkward discomfort as they’re reminded ‘oh yeah that’s the twin towers. This was made before 9/11. Now im reminded of the tragedy’. Unless you’re a New Yorker or someone with connections to 9/11, then it’s mostly nothing serious other than that brief acknowledgment. But it’s still a shadow that’s cast over the episode and for some people will just put a downer on their viewing experience of the episode. So it’s not so much because the episode’s offensive, but just rather that many people will let the 9/11 context ruin their experience of the episode & so it makes more sense for the networks to just air different Simpsons episodes to remove the risk of viewers enjoying it less or being more likely to turn over or as usually is the case one or two people complaining. The banning makes more sense especially in the US or in New York. Anyway, im a big Simpsons fan so I personally don’t have a problem with rewatching the episode. But I do understand why some may find it bittersweet and awkward to sit through & why overall it makes more sense from a network’s perspective to not air the episode. It’s not like it’s really ‘banned’ anyway, that’s just dramatic exaggeration. The episode’s shown here in the UK + is available online, on DVD, etc. Its just not an episode they actively push as much which is fair.
The City of New York vs Homer Simpson is possibly my favourite Simpsons episode. If nothing else, it features the mother of all D'ohs (where Homer sees the parking warden from the toilet of the World Trade Centre putting yet another ticket on his car) 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Another reason I have a lot of time for it is because unlike the stereotype where every character is in awe of the big city, Homer has bad luck all the time there, and as a result hates it. I love it!
@Steve Hunt King size Homer is a hilarious episode too. In some ways it is similar to Homer the Heretic but with less religion and a lot more cholesterol 😂
That wasn't an EPISODE--but you are right--ALL FIRE references by BEAVIS had to be CUT from music videos and from inside any of the episodes.. ..what was MTV expecting whe n they PILOT was FROG BASEBALL MTV are such a bunch of P-hats lol
Does anyone remember the episode in which Beavis, is about to say his coined phrasing word FIRE! But he only gets out Fff out of his mouth and then says oh oh ya! Like he was catching himself before he said the word fire It must've been the very first episode of the new season following the lawsuit. Too many idiot kids starting fires For some reason to me, they weren't as funny after that. Like as if that one word was what the show was riding on or something
As an American, I say my country gets waaaaay too butthurt over 9/11 for something that happened almost 20 years ago. Tragic? Yes. Still reason to censor entire episodes? Hell no.
They even get butthurt about the WTC cameo in Final Destination 3 which was just a picture of the WTCs with an airplane shadow on one of them, I thought that was one of the best parts of that movie.
Sesame Street has been one of the longest-running kids’ programs on television today. Dating back to 1969, the show provided educational content, entertainment, and family-friendly material to children around the world. However, one of its episodes was deemed far too scary for children to watch. In season 7, actress Margaret Hamilton was invited to the show to reprised her infamous role as the Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. Though her appearance came 37 years after the movie was released, the sight of the Witch was still too much for children to bear. After its airing on February 10, 1976, producers were flooded with complaint letters from parents that claimed the episode traumatized their children. After additional screenings for more children, producers decided to remove “Episode 0847” and never to include it in syndication.
Watchmojo talks about a cartoon episode that was banned for causing photosensitive epilepsy reactions in viewers. Proceeds to show clips of scenes that caused the reactions... Best editing award 2018.
and i may add to that also proceeds to look like actual fucking idiots for not knowing the reality of what brings on a serizure, but instead listens to the bullshit through the grapevine that basically says... if an epileptic even glances at a screen they instantly have an attack hehe UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENS
I recall that anything about an air craft flying into a stucture was banned for a few years. 101 Doimations had to remove an episode just because it dealt with one of the pups accidentally flying their plane into a windmill.
I think it was a good idea that these episodes were banned, they had scenes where it was disturbing, can hurt you (either physically or verbally, and had so.e bad suggestions
The South Park one was kinda dumb, since a few seasons back the showed Mohammed in an episode called Super Best Friends a parody on the justice league. In witch they hade different religious icons be a part of a "super heroe group".
The term ‘banned’ is a bit misleading imo & though it’s obvious dramatic exaggeration on Watchmojo’s behalf, it’s more accurate to just say the episode’s aren’t aired. To say they’re banned suggests the creator’s actively intend to prevent everyone from viewing it and intend to destroy all copies out here. But it’s the episode, if it’s a good episode that’s fine. All it means is some networks don’t promote the episode as much. But hardly any of the episodes on this list are truly banned
I've never watched Hannibal before, but now I'm considering it after hearing how they not only pulled an episode due to timing but then found a solution by releasing it online. That's not only brilliant but extremely respectful & classy.
If you make a part 2, please add “The Endless Summer” from SBSP. It was banned from acts of pollution being advertised to kids and is very controversial. Edit: I have now noticed it is actually an educational short. So if you can put in it as only a honorable mention, that can be ok for me.
Pokemon episode "The Beauty and the Beach" was banned in US for depicting a male with inflatable breasts, James of Team Rocket. It has since been edited and released in US
That's the one where Hutch gets kidnapped and they get him hooked on smack right???? And promise you not even looking it up right now,, remember as a kid growing up seeing it......
MORTAL KOMBAT PS2 FAN #1 aren’t you edgy. bet nothing offends you, you number one Mortal Kombat fan. You’re so cool & everything we aspire to be. Oozing with sensitivity too 🤩
As an epileptic I thank you watchmojo for stating the epilepsy warning on this video and the exact time. That helps ALOT for me. I thank you bunches for doing that!
8:20 Also "Home" was never played on normal FOX in the first place. It was banned, and the first time it aired was on FX. So everything she said it wrong.
jackal242 Except you're the one who is wrong! "Home" debuted in 'The X-Files' original season 5 run on FOX. It was aired with a viewer discretion warning then never shown again until after its release on DVD when it was aired again on FOX and FX...
The pilot episode of The Lone Gunmen got the show canceled by fox after the first season because they couldn't/wouldn't re-air the episode which delt with a conspiracy to fly a plane into the world trade center.
Banning ANY BMW episodes just proves how overly politically correct and anal this country became and remains to this day. Prom-ises Prom-ises did not encourage teen sex, but instead highlighted the issue and positively explained the consequences of such actions without patronizing the audience!!
But why explain the consequences of teen sex on Disney Channel???? It’s got nothing to do with being politically correct, if anything showing that episode and unnecessarily pushing political agendas through kids shows is the more PC thing. I’m not suggesting everything should be apolitical either. I just don’t see why the people who watch Disney Channel (mostly around ages 7 to 15) should be educated about sex. Many of them wouldn’t know what sex is or how it’s carried out and a lot of parents don’t want their children exposed to that. Kids shows can use their platform to spread positive messages, but telling children messages about sex that will go over most viewers’ heads is just pointless & would cause more controversy than doing good. I can’t imagine any kid watching BMW, internalising the message & later on not being pressurised into sex due to the episode’s impact on their learning of life lessons. I can imagine a lot of parents not wanting their children to be introduced to the sex-centred adult world before it’s necessary. But that’s just my view
ATTENTION!!!!! BE CAREFUL!!!! If you're prone to having epileptic seizures and SKIP entry #7, between 3:20 and 4:16
WatchMojo.com could have done it first time, i kept my eyes open at a flashing screen for 20 mins, and i never got a single seizure from this incident.
Noooow you do thie
@patday8428 well to me it is, because all I did is watch the screen flash from black to white on a monitor in darkness to do this.
I thought this scene was slowed down a bit
I don't see any thing wro.............all hail Hypnotoad.
Oh Epilepsy warning at 3:20 I best skip that.
3:52 - AGHH MY EYES
My rage has blinded me:)
Nothing really happend
Click on the 3:20 button over and over again really quickly it’s spooky as hell
Meatball true
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I never understood the Twin Towers ban. Especially when they digitally removed them from the King Kong remake. They were here, they existed. I don't think it's disrespectful.
I agree, but I think from their perspective, there's no right answer. I personally think it's weird to almost pretend like it never happened by just omitting any reference the towers existed. Especially with things that were shot years before. I'm actually kind of surprised they didn't remove all the towers cutaways from the old episodes of Friends as well. But I also didn't live through it in NYC. If I lost someone in the towers, I probably wouldn't want to be reminded of it while just watching a rerun of a tv show that supposed to be funny either. It's kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Though the strangest "ban" I remember was for the video for "Distrurbed - Prayer" because parts of it vaguely looked like the dust cloud from when the towers came down.
I think it's just one of those things, where it was better to err on the side of caution. "If in doubt, don't." All that.
And then of course all the people who will get dolla signs in their eyes, try to sue over trauma (cuz turning the TV off is just too damned difficult) or are offended...everything comes down to that.
Agreed
@@rhyll-annffiain6491 yup. I was thinking the lawsuit thing too.
I don't think every scene with the twin towers was removed from the episode. There was one part where two guys in the towers were arguing, then one yelled to Homer, "Sorry. They put all the jerks in Tower 1". It's pretty understandable why that was removed.
Every Chris Benoit match on WWE
Dinastía Chow Fan surprised to see a WWE comment
WWE hasn't banned him. There are plenty of Chris Benoit matches from WWE, WCW and ECW that are available to watch on the WWE Network.
The tribute show is banned
@@isaiahcandelaria5924 Yes, the Chris Benoit tribute show most likely will never be added to the WWE Network, but all of Benoit's matches/moments that were featured in the tribute show are available on the WWE Network. Any of the archived WWE, WCW or ECW weekly shows and PPV events currently on the WWE Network that featured Chris Benoit have been added with the Benoit footage left intact. Aside from the tribute show, WWE hasn't banned any Chris Benoit matches or segments from the WWE Network.
Benoit was murdered by his wife's ex husband. The man is a Satanist.
Pikachu causes the problem, Porygon gets the blame
Yep
Yea that's right
And poor Porygon never got another chance at fame.
MEOWTH, THAT'S RIGHT!!!!
spiritofthewolf15x perfect profile picture
Honestly the City of New York vs homer getting banned simply because the towers were in it is pretty ridiculous
Well, it wasn't banned permanently. And it wasn't the only thing banned from public, the first trailer for the Spider Man movie for example was banned aswell, because Peter spins a web between the two towers to catch a falling helicopter. Yes, ok, that one was probably justified.
The original Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire had to have edits done to it because of 9/11. In the original trailer Spider-Man webs a helicopter in between both towers. The people to of the country were shook. I was in highschool during 9/11 and I know that i didnt want to be reminded of it for awhile.
I'm just glad most of these episodes are available again. I'll always remember Homer going to the top of World Trade Center because he had to pee real bad but when he got there the bathroom was out of order and he had to go to the other tower.
How about the brochure advertising the cost of a bus ticket to New York @5:05? $9, and the towers looking like 1's...looking like 911. Eerie foreshadowing. That episode was season 9, episode 1 and first aired September 27th, 1997.
@@brandong.1857
Of course they are airing again.
I mean, it was 18 years ago already...
It would be silly to remove episodes and movies with the twin towers in it nowadays...
FRIENDS is on TV again and all the cutaway scenes that include the twin towers are still there.
I literally saw “The City of New York v. Homer Simpson” a few days ago on “FX.” It still had the line: “They stick all of the jerks in Tower One.” in it, which I think became one of the major controversies of the episode.
Yes and now the episode "Stark Raving Dad" has been banned
You want to know the irony of the Pokemon seizure episode? Since then, Porygon has not been featured in any episode in the show. And yet, Pikachu was the one who caused the incident to begin with.
Almost like they used Porygon as a scapegoat since they obviously can't remove Pikachu.
also, according to the late Maddie Blaustein (Meowth's original voice actor when Maddie was Adam), Electric Soldier Porygon was in the process of being dubbed until the incident occured. After that, 4Kids did not want to air that episode.
Porygon made its English dub debut in a brief appearance during a graphic display in A Chansey Operation, as well as Clefairy Tales and Lights, Camera, Quack-tion.
A Porygon made a cameo during the "World of Pokémon" opening narration of both Celebi: The Voice of the Forest and Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, where it was shown floating behind a wire fence in a city.
A Porygon appeared in a shot in a "World of Pokémon" opening at the beginning of the clip show OVA The Journey to be a Pokémon Master Begins!!, where it was floating above a fence in a very similar location.
>Explains hundreds of Japanese kids had seizures from watching a scene from Pokemon
>Shows scene anyway
sock yeah,they should have warned us.( considering the I have epilepsy)
If you actually read the description and the pinned comment there was a clear warning
Well Johnny, if *you* looked at the dates both comments were posted you would see mine was posted before theirs :)
I noticed after I commented, I apologize. I just assumed that Mojo had the common sense to put a warning when they actually uploaded it rather than a few days later
@@jimmy_the_squid9456 it also says epilepsy warning in the tile too
So 1.1 mill people don't have Epilepsy. Thats cool.
well, Statisticallly 1 in every 3 people have it
Not all of those actually ever have a seizure, but they do have it
Nerd
ye boi RickyRat how is he being a nerd since when was looking at a view count being a nerd I feel sorry for you if it’s beyond your capabilities
Use big CRT(old) tv, not lcd led tv or monitor, and of course not your 6 inch smartphone.
Not all epileptic people are triggered by lights lol I have epilepsy and lights do nothing to me. They run test on you I the hospital every time you do a study or go in for a C.A.T scan or EEG any of that
"What do you have to wash that awful taste down?
"Mountain Dew or crab juice."
"BLEAH UHGG! I'll take a crab juice."
Hahahahaha
That was the best part.
*K H L A V K H A L A S H ! ! !*
I have researched that when kids in Japan watched " Electric Soldier Porygon " 100s were hospitalized for have seizures because of the strobe lighting of Pikachu's Thunderbolt attack. And as an Epileptic sufferer myself I can see why. I saw that clip on You tube before in a dark room and had a seizure myself. Although I wasn't hospitalized my tongue was badly swollen, I had a bad headache and felt REALLY tired.
Notice how the magazine for the simpsons said 911
Seems like a bit of a stretch, it's just a number and the dollar sign
C The $ sign? No, the twin towers makeup the 11.
Maybe that was the date of the day in the episode too
its a conspiracy!!
hold on, that episode of the simpsons was aired 4 years before 9/11. how can that be offencive? i just font get it.
murica
They obviously banned it AFTER it happened
@@rit2raww That is his point...
Meanwhile, people and new shows constantly make jokes about it...
They don't make jokes about 9/11
*Sees Epilepsy Warning* BRING IT
I knew South Park 200&201 would be #1. Those episodes are absolute Gold
hmm yes interesting. Glad, I saw it when it first aired.
TheRapper10000 the two episodes or the show as whole? I don’t see anything in the episodes they would have a problem with.
South park has insane messed up dark humor
But how about super best friends they literally showed the face of *beep*
They shouldn't have caved to the pressure.
Last time I was this early these episodes weren't banned
It must've been several daunting years since.
Bdum *tish*
It must have been decades then, eh? Lol!
I still remember watching that episode of the Simpson's
@Darth Ruin damn didn't know
I have it on DVD. Season 9
"I have Mountain Dew or Crab Juice?"
"Eww... I'll have the Crab Juice."
Me too
Yeah you didn't seen it on sky in the UK for a few years but seen it a few times since.
When I was in 9th grade, my history teacher did Current Events with us everyday to start off class. The Pokemon episode was one of our earliest current events that school year. And my family saw the Seinfeld episode the night it aired (and the story about it on the local news that night). My brother actually taped it the night it aired in 1998!
I remember that X-file episode back when it first aired. My dad worked part time at domino's and would bring home a pizza every Friday night...just in time for the X-files. Good days.
3:53 Says it causes Blindness but show scene anyway
EDIT: They added a Warning
Jesse E
*_It burned my fcking eyes man, my eyes. :C_*
IKR😒
I had to scroll down because it gives me instant headaches they should have put a warning.
Epileptic attacks actually
Im not affected by the episode scene
Please do a “Top 10 Most Disturbing and Scariest Episodes of Courage the Cowardly Dog” video next!
5:04 that magazine says 9/11. The episode came out in 1997. Yet another correct simpsons prediction
Darth Trombonist I dont think its a prediction (sorry if i spelled it wrong) But my therory is, that people watch these Episodes, and these decide to Do it in real life.
@@elladoros So you're saying...
SIMPSONS DID 9/11
it all makes sense now
Darth Trombonist Nah xd
Some Wierd people are watching these Episodes, and someone got an idea to Do that, end they did
*and
apparently FOX sometimes cycles in writers that have ties to CIA & other organizations. FYI
I like how 90% of these comments are about the Epilepsy flashes.
The City of New York vs Homer Simpson I have seen that episode already in reruns in its original form quite a few times now though every time I do watch it dose remind me of that horrible day R.I.P to all the victims of 9/11.
What about a countdown of the top 10 Netflix movies that should have deserved a release in theaters
You just gave them that idea now
Jeaustin Nuñez They’d have to find ten first.
Sadly, they dont exist. Netflix makes shit movies :(
If your grammar skills are anything like your taste in movies, that explains your suggestion.
Spills51 they only make good TVshows... sadly
About the prom episode of, "Boy Meets World" : Nevermind the fact that Cory and Topanga decided *NOT* to have sex. Oh, no no no! That's not good enough for the parents who complained. They just *had* to have the episode banned because they couldn't be bothered to, umm - oh, I don't know - change the channel!
THANK YOU!
Yes I hate that Disney gets their hands on everything and then completely Ruins all the important stuff that needs to be talked about.
its weird that a show about teenagers is censor when discussing a really important topic and problem concerning them. I guess the pre teen audience was a much larger demographic at the time which is understandable since its you know Disney Channel
ya I dont get it either... it seems like parnets dont want there kids to know what sex is at any age.... and people wonder why teen pregnancy is so high... if parnets and adults in general where more open about sex and birth control I think the world could be a better place.
Wasn’t there also an episode where Cori and Sean got drunk and Sean got addicted to drinking that was banned? I’ve seen it before though, so it may only be on certain channels.
One episode that isn't on here, but has been banned is an episode of the 1994-95 series "Gargoyles". In the episode "Deadly Force" the character Elisa Maza is accidentally shot by the gargoyle Broadway, after she leaves her police sidearm out in its holster. The episode got grief from parents groups for the realistic showing of blood, and the effects of a person being shot, even though the story was partially focused on Elisa's friend & Broadway's leader, Goliath, seeking revenge against a ganster named Tony Dracon (whom he believed was the true shooter, since Dracon was dealing in illegal weapons). After its initial airing, the episode was pulled from its regular rotation when Disney began airing the seasons on Disney XD as reruns. The episode is still part of the Gargoyles DVD collections, and can still be seen in its unedited form there.
There's also the fact that it's arguably the best written educational TV episode on gun safety ever made, but that wasn't good enough for Disney.
By the way, the series ran until 1996 (or 1997 if you count the exiled from continuity 3rd season).
that was a great episode, i remember seeing the episode uncut
@@Compucles It's interesting what different countries decide is worth banning. I'm Canadian and I remember the episode airing originally. I remember mom being kind of upset before realising that they weren't sensationalising anything, but rather educating.
There was an episode of an animated series called Gargoyles that was pulled from airing in the USA (but I saw it in Australia). The episode sees Broadway, 1 of the gargoyles who’s comparable to a teenager, playing with the gun of the female detective who was the primary human character. Broadway accidentally shoots detective Maza & her life hangs by a thread while the rest of the gargoyle clan & the other detectives in her unit try to figure out who shot her. Eventually Broadway comes clean & Elisa wakes from her coma to tell him it was an accident & half her own fault for not securing her weapon properly... it was set to air the day after a kid shot himself with his police officer father’s gun
I seriously appreciate the warning. It's hard for me to watch some fighting scenes sometimes, let alone other things that are flashy.
The 9/11 reference on the thumbnail brought me here. R.I.P. to those that didn’t survive.
Ty Mr.Bush
its been 17 years ago now
Jet fuel can't...........
No I'll just show myself out
He had nothing to do will it
NO darwin award! to people who stay in burning buildings
Just Beware huge photosensitive epilepsy in 3:52 !
"Political correctness is Fascism pretending to be manners." ~ George Carlin.
MyXxx77 Hard to believe that a liberal said that.
@Alistair the radio demon If George Carlin wasn't a liberal, what was he then?
Alistair the radio demon Who said that being a shitlib is against the constitution and illegal?
@Alistair the radio demon Now, just a moment, buddy! I never said I was judging George Carlin because he was a liberal! I have nothing against liberals. In fact, I regard myself as somewhat liberal-minded, especially when it comes to racial issues. It's just that your previous message said that Carlin wasn't a liberal, and I assumed he was. After all, he seemed to be very liberal-minded to me, particularly on the issue of Freedom of Speech, because a lot of people (especially those with more conservative and/or religious views) wanted to ban his comedy routines, which they considered obscene, profane, and immoral (his skits included curse words and references to drugs and sex).
Anyway, when you wrote that Carlin wasn't a liberal, I just had to respond by asking you "if he wasn't a liberal, what was he then?" It was totally out of simple curiosity, not out of hostility towards Liberalism.
And was it really necessary to tell me to "f*** off"? I mean, I was only asking you a question, not insulting your mother. Would it hurt you to be polite once in a while? Is that too much to ask for?
Well, what can I say, except that we are living in peculiar times when a harmless inquiry is met with unnecessary rudeness.
Alistair the radio demon huh?
Well done for putting that warning in, respect
Thank you for the epilepsy warning!!! So appreciated!! ❤️
Sesame Street #847 (in the 70s): Wicked Witch (Margaret Hamilton!) wreaks havoc on the Street!
I think what contributed a lot to the Pikachu's seizure-inducing explosion was the use of similar flashing lights earlier in the episode, as well as the tension of their situation. Pikachu was just the straw that broke the Camerupt's back.
Also, Japanese TVs might have been a factor.
Please do a “Top 10 Best Ed, Edd n’ Eddy Episodes” video next!
Whenever it's 9 bucks it's always on me!
Thanks Bart!
that x-files episode was the first ( and last) episode i have ever watch. it was so scary that i never watched the show again.
That Simpson's episode was a classic, nothing controversial about it.
Hashmountain Exactly Its Just Showing The Twin Towers Its Not Like Its Getting Destoryed or something
What about the magazine with the 9/11 on it?
Especially since that episode aired long before 9/11 came about.
No one says the episode’s controversial. They say the airing of the episode when bearing in mind the plot of the episode + the modern day context is what’s controversial. Much of the episode takes place with homer spending time in & between the twin towers. For practically every viewer seeing that episode nowadays, when they see those scenes they’ll always consciously be reminded that those buildings are no longer there and have a short moment of awkward discomfort as they’re reminded ‘oh yeah that’s the twin towers. This was made before 9/11. Now im reminded of the tragedy’.
Unless you’re a New Yorker or someone with connections to 9/11, then it’s mostly nothing serious other than that brief acknowledgment. But it’s still a shadow that’s cast over the episode and for some people will just put a downer on their viewing experience of the episode. So it’s not so much because the episode’s offensive, but just rather that many people will let the 9/11 context ruin their experience of the episode & so it makes more sense for the networks to just air different Simpsons episodes to remove the risk of viewers enjoying it less or being more likely to turn over or as usually is the case one or two people complaining. The banning makes more sense especially in the US or in New York.
Anyway, im a big Simpsons fan so I personally don’t have a problem with rewatching the episode. But I do understand why some may find it bittersweet and awkward to sit through & why overall it makes more sense from a network’s perspective to not air the episode.
It’s not like it’s really ‘banned’ anyway, that’s just dramatic exaggeration. The episode’s shown here in the UK + is available online, on DVD, etc. Its just not an episode they actively push as much which is fair.
@@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf The whole point was the magazine that spelled out 9/11, not the twin towers in the episode.
The City of New York vs Homer Simpson is possibly my favourite Simpsons episode. If nothing else, it features the mother of all D'ohs (where Homer sees the parking warden from the toilet of the World Trade Centre putting yet another ticket on his car) 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Another reason I have a lot of time for it is because unlike the stereotype where every character is in awe of the big city, Homer has bad luck all the time there, and as a result hates it. I love it!
@Steve Hunt King size Homer is a hilarious episode too. In some ways it is similar to Homer the Heretic but with less religion and a lot more cholesterol 😂
"l have Mountain Dew and Crab Juice."
"Eww... I'll have the Crab Juice."
The jack hammer scene still gets my laughing to this day.
I just saw this episode last Friday 😂
Ewwww, I'll have a crab juice!
Beavis and Butthead - "Fire, Fire!!!"
That wasn't an EPISODE--but you are right--ALL FIRE references by BEAVIS had to be CUT from music videos and from inside any of the episodes.. ..what was MTV expecting whe n they PILOT was FROG BASEBALL MTV are such a bunch of P-hats lol
Beavis and Butthead, "Down Mexico Way"
Smuggling drugs.
Come on now beavis and butthead is a classic
Does anyone remember the episode in which Beavis, is about to say his coined phrasing word FIRE! But he only gets out Fff out of his mouth and then says oh oh ya! Like he was catching himself before he said the word fire
It must've been the very first episode of the new season following the lawsuit. Too many idiot kids starting fires
For some reason to me, they weren't as funny after that. Like as if that one word was what the show was riding on or something
I absolutely appreciate the seizure warning as an epileptic! Thank you so much!
The South Park one has always been odd because they featured Mohammed in the episode “Super Best Friends” 9 years earlier and nobody said a thing.
It was before 9/11, there wasnt so many tensions. That episode was also later banned
As an American, I say my country gets waaaaay too butthurt over 9/11 for something that happened almost 20 years ago. Tragic? Yes. Still reason to censor entire episodes? Hell no.
Now people whine that images of the Twin Towers offend them
I agree.
I've seen 9/11 or Someone mentioning it so many times to the point I don't care about it now, I Just think it's funny to talk about
its not funny to the people involved.
They even get butthurt about the WTC cameo in Final Destination 3 which was just a picture of the WTCs with an airplane shadow on one of them, I thought that was one of the best parts of that movie.
Sesame Street has been one of the longest-running kids’ programs on television today. Dating back to 1969, the show provided educational content, entertainment, and family-friendly material to children around the world. However, one of its episodes was deemed far too scary for children to watch.
In season 7, actress Margaret Hamilton was invited to the show to reprised her infamous role as the Wicked Witch of the West from the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. Though her appearance came 37 years after the movie was released, the sight of the Witch was still too much for children to bear. After its airing on February 10, 1976, producers were flooded with complaint letters from parents that claimed the episode traumatized their children.
After additional screenings for more children, producers decided to remove “Episode 0847” and never to include it in syndication.
3:26 3:52
Epilepsy warning
Digitaldash GD I am glad someone thought of me.I have epilepsy. Thanks 😊
@@missy1385 Apparently there was enough that watchmojo addressed it. HURRAY!
I can't hear "Wonderful" by Johnny Mathis without thinking about that X-Files episode.
Watchmojo talks about a cartoon episode that was banned for causing photosensitive epilepsy reactions in viewers. Proceeds to show clips of scenes that caused the reactions...
Best editing award 2018.
A small version of it. The orignal run had the flashing lights for 5 minutes
and i may add to that
also proceeds to look like actual fucking idiots for not knowing the reality of what brings on a serizure, but instead listens to the bullshit through the grapevine that basically says...
if an epileptic even glances at a screen they instantly have an attack hehe
UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENS
Christopher Marshall A couple of seconds.
The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson is still one of the best episodes The Simpsons ever produced.
That Simpson's 9-11 reference is really weird...
Ed Reid It is...
Yeah and that ep. was before 9.11
I recall that anything about an air craft flying into a stucture was banned for a few years. 101 Doimations had to remove an episode just because it dealt with one of the pups accidentally flying their plane into a windmill.
Thank you for the epilepsy warning. I appreciate when people do that.
I think it was a good idea that these episodes were banned, they had scenes where it was disturbing, can hurt you (either physically or verbally, and had so.e bad suggestions
“Neither episode is available to buy but they are available on the season 14 dvd.”
Say that again, slowly.
I bought the season 14 dvd but the episodes aren't on there
I was expecting
Man’s best friend to be here
*ren and stimpy episode*
A flashing light warning should have been included for Electric Soldier Porygon.
Preston Fontana yeah,I know your right. I have epilepsy but a person is near me to help me so I am okay
The South Park one was kinda dumb, since a few seasons back the showed Mohammed in an episode called Super Best Friends a parody on the justice league. In witch they hade different religious icons be a part of a "super heroe group".
I clicked on this episode due to the epilepsy warning; however it failed to induce a seizure. Damn. Forever chasing that high
3:52 the reason why pikachu wasn’t in any Pokémon episode after the next one
Isn´t Mohammed in the South Park Intro though?
3:24-3:41 *you forgot The Famous Master Ball Beachball*
WatchMojo just sent epileptics into shock.
They'll bill you.
Gremblo I have epilepsy and people like us know how to handle certain things that could be dangerous for us.
I needed to get this out of my must watch watch list.
That Simpson’s episode is a classic!
I hate it when they banned great episodes
Kristopher Jones I agree...
Hopefully one Adventure Time episode would be banned in some countries that ban same-sex couples!
Carmine Crincoli god I hope not
The term ‘banned’ is a bit misleading imo & though it’s obvious dramatic exaggeration on Watchmojo’s behalf, it’s more accurate to just say the episode’s aren’t aired. To say they’re banned suggests the creator’s actively intend to prevent everyone from viewing it and intend to destroy all copies out here. But it’s the episode, if it’s a good episode that’s fine. All it means is some networks don’t promote the episode as much. But hardly any of the episodes on this list are truly banned
Even before watching the video I can bet we all knew what the epilepsy alert was for
Here’s hoping that the Powerpuff Girls episode See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey makes the list. Or at least an honorable mention.
Dang it...
The Simpson's WTC episode was hilarious. The clothesline between the towers and the two men yelling at eachother was the most stereotypical of NYC.
I like that you said hanged instead of hung. Most people don't know the difference. You're a good narrator.
I’ve never tapped a notification so fast
5:07 for the thumbnail
That's not the thumbnail
I’m calling it now: The epilepsy warning is for Electric Soldier Porygon!
Update: Called it!
I bet it was after the part where Homer saw the "Out of order" sign when he yelled "D'oh!" through the window
I've never watched Hannibal before, but now I'm considering it after hearing how they not only pulled an episode due to timing but then found a solution by releasing it online. That's not only brilliant but extremely respectful & classy.
Do give it a watch. It is easily one of my favourite shows to have aired in the past five years.
I watched the homer vrs New York episode a month ago, fully unedited on tv. So take that!
The City of New York vs Homer Simpson? Banned??? It came on often.
"The City Of New York v Homer Simpson" was a very funny episode.
And youre a nein eleven jew. No j in hebrew jew! Who are you? Nein eleven jew?
If you make a part 2, please add “The Endless Summer” from SBSP. It was banned from acts of pollution being advertised to kids and is very controversial.
Edit: I have now noticed it is actually an educational short. So if you can put in it as only a honorable mention, that can be ok for me.
Is it just me or do the buildings on the thumbnail look satisfying
5:02 D'OH! (D'OH, D'OH, D'OH...)
Pokemon episode "The Beauty and the Beach" was banned in US for depicting a male with inflatable breasts, James of Team Rocket. It has since been edited and released in US
I don't get it a lot of cartoon characters in American cartoons do the whole crossdress gag thing
@@kappadarwin9476 And there was several episodes of the Flintstones where Fred, Barney, or both appeared in drag.
how ironic, Fox should have banned all scene that involves Meg abuse
I know, they treat that character so horribly... I guess that's why it's okay to air on Fox though... they allow everything just about.
I was surprised that the Starsky and Hutch episode - The Fix - wasn't included because it was banned when the show first aired in the UK.
That's the one where Hutch gets kidnapped and they get him hooked on smack right???? And promise you not even looking it up right now,, remember as a kid growing up seeing it......
@@jefflongsr2062 - I promise I am not looking it up right now.
FYI, The Twilight Zone is on both Amazon Prime and Netflix. So you can easily find that formerly banned episode and watch it on there if you want to.
Top 10 banned WatchMojo videos.
All WWE videos they made
nope
Top 10 Actors Who Have Portrayed Adolf Hitler
Top 10 Movie Rape Scenes
5:20 I just saw this one air
911 + Simpsons = click bait
RMG Entertainment its not its something stupid oh the twin towers lets ban that shit
MORTAL KOMBAT PS2 FAN #1 aren’t you edgy. bet nothing offends you, you number one Mortal Kombat fan. You’re so cool & everything we aspire to be. Oozing with sensitivity too 🤩
@@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf no I'm not edgy I'm just a guy who love mortal kombat
@@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf also I know I'm not the Number #1 MK fan its Just a name I'm going to remove the #1 Part of my name soon anyway
As an epileptic I thank you watchmojo for stating the epilepsy warning on this video and the exact time. That helps ALOT for me. I thank you bunches for doing that!
8:20 Also "Home" was never played on normal FOX in the first place. It was banned, and the first time it aired was on FX.
So everything she said it wrong.
jackal242 Except you're the one who is wrong!
"Home" debuted in 'The X-Files' original season 5 run on FOX.
It was aired with a viewer discretion warning then never shown again until after its release on DVD when it was aired again on FOX and FX...
"Banned because of strobe lights" - proceeds to show intense strobe lights. Seriously, that's a pretty magnificent level of stupid right there, Mojo.
@sprinklestheelf yeah sure maybe, only that was added after??? not that you'd know replying two YEARS after
@@Jake-oz5mg It was? Omg, I am SO SORRY. Lol pls forgive my mistake
@@koolcatvalley yeah alright np np
@@Jake-oz5mg ^^
Also unrelated but I like your pfp
Number 1: Mr Ratburn and the Special Someone (in Alabama)
I Didn't Expect Warning is A Pokemon Episode.
The pilot episode of The Lone Gunmen got the show canceled by fox after the first season because they couldn't/wouldn't re-air the episode which delt with a conspiracy to fly a plane into the world trade center.
3:24 people who have seizures easily beware
Title:EPILEPSY WARNING 3:20
Me:Undertood u want me to skip to 3:20
Me again: Why did I do this?
Should you maybe have givin a seizure warning before the Pokemon one?
Boxmajor I think that would have been nice. I have epilepsy but someone is here with me.At least someone cares.😊 thanks
Was thinking exactly the same thing. The thing’s painful to watch.
Don't worry they fixed it but I don't have any of that shit epilepsy, seizure or any of that so I'm good.
Banning ANY BMW episodes just proves how overly politically correct and anal this country became and remains to this day. Prom-ises Prom-ises did not encourage teen sex, but instead highlighted the issue and positively explained the consequences of such actions without patronizing the audience!!
But why explain the consequences of teen sex on Disney Channel????
It’s got nothing to do with being politically correct, if anything showing that episode and unnecessarily pushing political agendas through kids shows is the more PC thing. I’m not suggesting everything should be apolitical either. I just don’t see why the people who watch Disney Channel (mostly around ages 7 to 15) should be educated about sex. Many of them wouldn’t know what sex is or how it’s carried out and a lot of parents don’t want their children exposed to that. Kids shows can use their platform to spread positive messages, but telling children messages about sex that will go over most viewers’ heads is just pointless & would cause more controversy than doing good.
I can’t imagine any kid watching BMW, internalising the message & later on not being pressurised into sex due to the episode’s impact on their learning of life lessons.
I can imagine a lot of parents not wanting their children to be introduced to the sex-centred adult world before it’s necessary.
But that’s just my view
Reading that title. You already knew which episode would be on this list. (Also it was in the description)
I saw the X-Files episode Home when i was in elementary school. It really disturbed me, it had a lasting impact.