WASHINGTON (TND) — Homer Simpson announced he is
looking for new ways to discipline his mischievous son,
Bart, that don’t involve choking.

Thirty-five seasons into the show, "The Simpsons," the
running joke has been Homer strangling Bart as a reaction
to his son’s misbehavior.

But it is apparently coming to an end.

In a recent episode, "McMansion & Wife," Homer said he
will no longer choke his son because "times have changed."

The Simpsons is a animated sitcom created
by Matt Groening (69) for Fox.     

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On October 16, 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy found
the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood, California.

The studio, now known as the Walt Disney Company, has had
an oversized impact on the entertainment industry and is now
one of the largest media companies in the world.

A talented artist from a young age, Walt Disney drew cartoons
for various publications and became interested in cell animation
while working for the Kansas City Film Ad Company. After his
Laugh-O-Gram Studio went bankrupt in 1923, Walt moved to
Los Angeles, where Roy was recovering from tuberculosis.

Walt Disney and brother Roy O. Disney.

"A Charlie Brown Christmas," a beloved holiday television tradition for generations of American families, debuted to overwhelming popular acclaim despite CBS network fears
of failure on this day in history, Dec. 9, 1965.  (Fox News)         

Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz 
(November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000)

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time
TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

The Flintstones animated sitcom was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and was originally broadcast on ABC from September
30, 1960, to April 1, 1966.

In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Flintstones the second-greatest TV cartoon of
all time (after The Simpsons).

John "Pops" Witherspoon (John Weatherspoon)
January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019)

Witherspoon performed in dozens of television shows and films. He is
best known for his role as Willie Jones in the Friday series. The actor
died suddenly at his home.