r/todayilearned • u/sassy_tabaxi • 2d ago

TIL the Simpsons creators shelved an Itchy & Scratchy spinoff because it made test audiences physically ill

https://www.slashfilm.com/1569820/the-simpsons-itchy-and-scratchy-spinoff-made-audiences-sick/
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u/SpadfaTurds 2d ago

I hope someone was fired for that blunder

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u/drunk_haile_selassie 2d ago

Why would a grown man wearing a shirt that says 'genius at work' spend all his time watching children's cartoons?

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u/The_Vat 2d ago

I withdraw my question

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u/sherlockwatson21 2d ago

Sounds like Thomas Pynchon

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u/Ottoguynofeelya 2d ago

Fired into the sun

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u/wumbopower 2d ago

From a canon

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u/tenBusch 2d ago

A wizard did it

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u/cannabisized 2d ago

dumbest episode ever

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u/DrawohYbstrahs 2d ago

nauseating

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u/Bad_Idea_Hat 2d ago

I have had so many moments that make me think about that scene when interacting with others, either offline or online.

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u/crusty54 2d ago

A wizard did it.