Why this is WRONG! It belongs, on some level, to all of us. As part of The Simpsons season 3, “Stark Raving Dad” originally aired in September 1991. In the episode, Homer Simpson is mistaken for an anarchist and sent to a mental institution, where he shares a room with a man who claims to be pop star Michael Jackson. Suggestion Box. (Photo: Everett Collection Getty Images) It's believed that ‘Stark Raving Dad’ wasn't included due to the resurfaced molestation accusations against Jackson. "Stark Raving Dad" to be pulled from circulation If this is your first visit to the No Homers Club, be sure to check out the FAQ page. Nitsy. Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast! Other Games. This decision appears to have come, quite earnestly, from the show’s executive producers, but it has not been and will not always be the case that the actual writers and producers of shows are the ones making the decision to erase them. "Stark Raving Dad" received generally positive reviews, particularly for its writing and Jackson's performance. So getting rid of one of the show’s approximately six gajillion episodes of television might look like the correct moral stand to take. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 19, 1991. General Discussion. Yeah, I agree MJ is Innocent and The Simpsons Guys can't and Won't Remove this Episode I'm Sad. As physical media gives way to streaming, large corporations have greater and greater control over what we can and cannot see. Jackson voiced the character, and even wrote an … Homepage; Forum. Trivia and Games. They do at least acknowledge this by correctly labeling the first episode of the season as Episode 2. : DisneyPlus. In the episode, Homer is mistaken for an anarchist and sent to a mental institution, where he shares a room with a man who claims to be pop star Michael Jackson. The song Leon sings for Lisa’s birthday isn’t even sung by Jackson, but by a Jackson impersonator named Kipp Lennon. In 2019, the show's producers decided to render "Stark Raving Dad" a Banned Episode upon viewing the documentary Leaving Neverland, which detailed even more allegations against him. It’s our virtual Smithsonian and Library of Congress, our collective data cloud, the Force, or Farce, that surrounds us, binds us, and holds the galaxy together.”. Join. MichaelJackson would even visit this jerkwater burg? Show Printable Version ; Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… 03-09-2019, 04:16 PM #61. . Trivia and Games. The Disney+ streaming service includes every completed season of The Simpsons, but it’s missing one memorable episode: “Stark Raving Dad”. 04-29-2019, 09:07 PM #177. "Stark Raving Dad" is the first episode of the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. You can cancel anytime. Archived. It’s hard to believe, for example, that the “entire Walt Disney motion picture library” available on the conglomerate’s soon-to-launch streaming service will include such long-buried films as the reprehensible Song of the South. General Boards. “The Simpsons” co-creator James L. Brooks confirmed last week that Jackson’s famous episode, “Stark Raving Dad,” would be pulled from airing on … The episode which was titled has Stark Raving Dad was the first episode of season three of the series. And that makes me very, very sad.”, Related: 15 Weird Rules Michael Jackson’s Staff Had To Follow On The Road. He is the co-author, with Dan Kois, of The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent of Angels in America and is currently working on The Method, a narrative history of method acting, for Bloomsbury. Oct 11, 2020. View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries Pin Pal Join Date Jun 2018 Location Area 51 Posts 372. The ability to ink deals, fund art, and then reap the public-image rewards of destroying it continues to fully rest in corporate hands. Jackson played Leon Kompowsky, a patient in a mental hospital that Homer Simpson meets. If you value our work, please disable your ad blocker. If that’s the case, the film will be harder to see (which is probably for the best), but so will Disney’s history of making racist fantasies (which might not be). As such, "Stark Raving Dad" wasn't advertised as guest-starring the most famous musician of the era but, nevertheless, most viewers saw through the ruse immediately. Mental Health with Dr Elliott Recommended for you. Questions about what we do with the work of difficult, abusive, or terrible people are in some ways unresolvable, because at their heart they are questions we answer emotionally. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Thanks for signing up! Tech Support. IMDB2 Information. View Profile View Forum Posts View Blog Entries The Bart, The Join Date May 2014 Location Palo Alto, CA Posts 4,098. You must register as a member before you can post at the NHC; registration for new accounts is free. Remember Me? Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. It’s gone. Showrunner Al Jean justified the episode's removal by claiming that Jackson used his cameo on the show for a “false purpose," and told The Daily Beast that the decision to pull the episode, which he co-wrote, was difficult. It’s an odd situation: Jackson’s involvement in the episode is minimal, but he’s also essential to it working. Stark Raving Dad not on Disney+ either That's a good thing. As the premiere of The Simpsons’ third season, it kicked off the show’s much-beloved golden age, a period of sustained genius that changed television, sitcoms, animation, and the American sense of humor. The Simpsons that is considered to be one of the best-animated TV shows recently started streaming on the new launch platform Disney+. While Brooks is correct that Fox has the right to pull the episode, he’s wrong that this is simply like editing a book for a new edition. Baker's Dozen. This gets even more complicated when it comes to “Stark Raving Dad.” Jackson did not write “Stark Raving Dad,” is not visually represented in it, and does not have his name on it. Groening revealed in a 2018 interview with The Weekly that he initially hung up on Jackson “because he has a voice that sounds like somebody doing a Michael Jackson bit," but when they finally talked, Jackson said he “loved Bart and wanted to be on the show.”. Thread: "Stark Raving Dad" to be pulled from circulation (Users Browsing this Thread:) Thread Tools. Jackson played Leon Kompowsky, a patient in a mental hospital that Homer Simpson meets. You’ve run out of free articles. As an alternative Jackson entrusted Kipp Lennon, a founding member of the folk band Venice, with the job of the singing parts of the character. The Simpsons' showrunners have revealed that they chose to take down the episode due to concerns that it was used by Michael Jackson "for something other than what we’d intended. "It belongs, on some level, to all of us. “I think it was part of what he used to groom boys. A screenshot from the 1991 ‘Simpsons’ episode ‘Stark Raving Dad,’ in which one of the characters, Leon Kompowsky, was voiced by Michael Jackson. TheDuffBlimp. I also did a rant about the news of Stark Raving Dad getting pulled from circulation, I will tell you I wasn't happy with the news. Film General. Stark Raving Dad “Look, boy, either Michael Jackson is some guy working in a recording studio in L.A., or he's here with you willing to work on this song. Unquestionably one of the most iconic musicians of all time, Jackson has been a controversial figure ever since the 1990s, … Star Wars. The classic season 3 Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad" is being pulled from circulation, due to featuring the voice of Michael Jackson. The Simpsons that is considered to be one of the best-animated TV shows recently started streaming on the new launch platform Disney+. The episode is “Stark Raving Dad,” from season three. And you'll never see this message again. Press J to jump to the feed. Add to Favourites. Mar 9, 2019 | 5 min read. And I strongly believe that. Keeping audiences from seeing these works sends the signal that sexual assault survivors are being taken seriously, without actually committing to any meaningful reform going forward. “Stark Raving Dad” is not the golden age’s best episode, but it is the shot across the bow. "Calling Trump a nazi should be moddable. One unexpected fallout from our cultural reckoning with the life and work of Michael Jackson is the erasure of a Simpsons episode. Because if you do youre trolling Americans and anyone with a brain. Movies. In the episode, Homer gets sent to a mental institution where he shares a room with a man named Leon Kompowsky, who talks and sings like Michael Jackson. “Stark Raving Dad” has Homer befriend a man at a mental ward who says he’s Michael Jackson — despite looking nothing like him. The episode, titled "Stark Raving Dad," first aired during season 3 in 1991. It's your choice.” Leon Kompowsky "Stark Raving Dad" is the first episode of Season 3 (originally going to be the second season finale in production order). DC. Slate’s recent coverage of Leaving Neverland and Michael Jackson attests to this. While some Simpsons fans have praised the showrunners for taking a stand against Jackson's alleged sexual assault, Slate's Isaac Butler feels like Jackson's episode "no longer completely belongs to its creators" and believes that "Stark Raving Dad" should still be available to those who wish to watch it. Unquestionably one of the most iconic musicians of all time, Jackson has been a controversial figure ever since the 1990s, when he was first accused of child molestation. Stark Raving Dad is creating content to empower home educating parents. “This is our book,” he told the Wall Street Journal, “and we’re allowed to take out a chapter.”. '12 Monkeys At 25': A Look At The Crazy Story Of How The Pandemic Predicting Cult Hit Was Made, The Truth About Kurt Russell And Goldie Hawn's Relationship, According to Quentin Tarantino, Dua Lipa Posts More Holiday Pics, Fans Beg Her To 'Read The Room', Angelina Jolie Fans Marvel At How Her Grown Up Her Daughter Zahara Looks. Doctor REACTS to: THE SIMPSONS 'Stark Raving Dad' - Duration: 13:07. Following the renewed allegations of child sexual abuse against Jackson, executive producer James L. Brooks announced last week that The Simpsons will no longer include the episode in syndication packages, streaming, or even future DVD releases of the show. Stark Raving Dad is part of the The Simpsons (season 3) series, a good topic.This is identified as among the best series of articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Popular Movie Franchises. Amazon shelving A Rainy Day in New York doesn’t erase the fact that it funded the film in the first place, three years after allegations that Allen sexually molested his daughter forcefully resurfaced. of 4; Next ; Last ; You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. The 1991 episode Stark Raving Dad will be pulled from streaming platforms and future box sets, as well as broadcast network reruns. I don’t know how many people were thinking about “Stark Raving Dad” before the news came out, but now that it’s the “forbidden” episode, it has a new reputation and people are going to want to watch it even more. Stark Raving Dad is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community.Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so. “Creator Matt Groening and producer Al Jean were in agreement with Brooks to pull it, with Brooks telling The Wall Street Journal … Pretend it never happened. Homer Simpson meets Kompowsky in … As captain of Los Angeles' premiere quidditch team and the proud owner of 1,000s of Marvel comics and action figures, Steve is a huge pop culture junkie with a passion for everything geeky! All rights reserved. Movie Quotes. Simpsons episode Stark Raving Dad to be pulled from rotation... IMDB2. All contents © 2021 The Slate Group LLC. Brooks said that it “feels clearly like the only choice to make," adding that while he initially wanted to believe that Jackson was falsely accused, Leaving Neverland "gave evidence of monstrous behavior. I don’t know how many people were thinking about “Stark Raving Dad” before the news came out, but now that it’s the “forbidden” episode, it has a new reputation and people are going to want to watch it even more. Yet A Bug's Life, featuring Kevin Spacey voicing Hopper, is. I really don’t know, and I should be very careful because this is not something I know personally, but as far as what I think, that’s what I think. Michael Jackson was a fan of The Simpsons' first season and called The Simpsons creator Matt Groening offering to do a guest spot in a future episode. Bart believing it's Michael Jackson because he can list his last four dates to the Grammys is less impressive with the Internet making such trivia easy to track down. Add to Favourites. But don’t call it a book burning, he cautions. Beyonce Once Bought Jay-Z A Jet For $40 Million, But What Did He Buy Her In Return? Michael Jackson's episode of The Simpsons pulled from Disney+. Tech Support. ", “I’m against book burning of any kind. "It belongs, on some level, to all of us." I Need to Know. Close. 13:07. ", “It wasn’t just a comedy to him, it was something that was used as a tool. It means they got rid of the crappy episode. As Matt Zoller Seitz put it when he named The Simpsons the greatest sitcom of the past 30 years in 2013, the show is “bigger than sitcoms, in some ways bigger than television. The Stark Raving Dad Simpsons episode with the acquitted Michael Jackson isn't on Disney+ streaming. That, to me, is my belief, and it’s why I think removing it is appropriate," he stated. Here’s why Disney opted out, and why the episode probably won’t be available anytime soon. In March of this year, “Stark Raving Dad” was removed from circulation (Blu-ray DVD box sets, streaming, and syndication) in the wake of the Michael … Marvel. (When the song, which Jackson wrote, appeared on a Simpsons album, it was credited to W.A. When Chris Benoit’s situation came to light, WWE initially tried to erase his name and his career. The Stark Raving Dad removal does not extend to New Zealand, where classic episodes screen on both TVNZ on Sky TV. He previously hosted Lend Me Your Ears, a podcast about Shakespeare and politics. As with most reasoning, our hearts make up our minds, not the other way around. The central joke is that Leon is actually voiced by Michael Jackson, a joke extended further by his use of a pseudonym in the end credits. In that episode, Marge Simpson successfully gets Itchy & Scratchy, the dumb, hyperviolent show beloved by her children, taken off the air, only to change her mind when she’s recruited into an effort to censor Michelangelo’s David. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 19, 1991. The 1991 episode Stark Raving Dad will be pulled from streaming platforms and future box sets, as well as broadcast network reruns. YouTube animation critic TheMysteriousMrEnter releases his latest Admirable Animation episode, for the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad". The episode, titled "Stark Raving Dad," first aired during season 3 in 1991. However, while he stated that "it wasn’t something that makes me happy," he agreed with the decision “completely. Isaac Butler is the co-host of Slate's Working podcast. The episode "Stark Raving Dad" was likely pulled due to multiple allegations that the deceased singer had molested and abused young boys during his lifetime. The Simpsons creators recently pulled a classic episode of the show from air following accusations made about Michael Jackson in the documentary Leaving Neverland.. Shortly after the premiere of the documentary Leaving Neverland, which details allegations against Jackson of exploiting children, The Simpsons pulled "Stark Raving Dad" from circulation. Film General. Inaworldoflove. But an episode that featured Michael Jackson voicing a character has been removed from the entire library of the show. By joining Slate Plus you support our work and get exclusive content. ", When Jean was asked to elaborate on what he meant by his claim that Jackson had a "false purpose" for lending his voice to "Stark Raving Dad," he said that after watching Leaving Neverland, he and his fellow showrunners believe the singer used his appearance on the popular animated series to "groom boys. "Stark Raving Dad" featured the voice of Michael Jackson as Leon Kompowsky and is still considered to be a fan-favorite over 28 years since its initial release, but it was seemingly removed from circulation. Now Playing and Upcoming Films. We encountered an issue signing you up. Following the premiere in March 7th, 2019 of the documentary Leaving Neverland that provided further allegations about Jackson's "behavior and relationships", a decision was made by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean to ban "Stark Raving Dad" from future rebroadcasts and … Tom Shales (1991-09-19). Marvel. Disney did not respond to multiple requests for comment as to why the episode is missing and who made the call. Popular Movie Franchises. In its absurd plotting and metatextual japery, its alchemical mixture of cynicism and heartwarming sentiment—to say nothing of the way it reckons with its guest celebrity’s public image—it establishes the formula that the show was to follow for years. “Stark Raving Dad” was actually pulled from broadcast circulation earlier this year following HBO’s documentary Leaving Neverland, which chronicles the allegations of child abuse against Jackson. "Consigning “Stark Raving Dad” to the dustbin of history is a mistake, an offense against art and the medium of television, and part of a growing trend of corporations using their consolidated power and the death of physical media to do damage control by destroying works by troublesome artists," wrote Butler. Select a membership level. The Simpsons Pulled or Removed Stark Raving Dad. This gives them unprecedented power to disappear bothersome work. Now Playing and Upcoming Films. Whether we agree with a particular instance of memory-holing or not, this practice is deeply troubling, its history even more so. Where do we draw the line? It's been pulled from GLOBAL rotation. It’s one of the first episodes that hints at the maturity and complexity that would become the show’s hallmark—maturity and complexity that’s missing from this panicked and ill-considered decision to choose for The Simpsons’ audience which episodes of the show we’re allowed to watch. In 1998, TV Guide listed "Stark Raving Dad" in its list of top twelve Simpsons episodes, and in 2011, CinemaBlend's Eric Eisenberg gave it even higher praise, saying that it "is perfectly constructed, is filled with both deep belly laughs and tears, and is simply the greatest episode of The Simpsons.". Please try again. $1. The Simpsons ban on the episode "Stark Raving Dad", which was pulled because of it guest starring Michael Jackson, does extend to Disney+. Lists and Recommendations. I’m genuinely unsure how I feel about revisiting “Stark Raving Dad” any time soon, but you can’t decide whether you want to engage with works of art you aren’t allowed to see. But it also makes them money. stark raving dad script. What it does instead is erase a reminder of the deal it struck, just as removing “Stark Raving Dad” erases evidence that The Simpsons worked with Jackson. Baker's Dozen. But an episode that featured Michael Jackson voicing a character has been removed from the entire library of the show. or save 10% if you pay annually. The episode "Stark Raving Dad" was likely pulled due to multiple allegations that the deceased singer had molested and abused young boys during his lifetime. Homer, not knowing who Michael Jackson is, believes him. "Consigning “Stark Raving Dad” to the dustbin of history is a mistake, an offense against art and the medium of television, and part of a growing trend of corporations using their consolidated power and the death of physical media to do damage control by destroying works by troublesome artists," wrote Butler. Boards; The Simpsons; Stark Raving Dad not on Disney+ either; User Info: Final_Tran. The paternalism here—the belief that viewers can’t, or shouldn’t be able to, navigate these waters on their own—is striking. '' first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 19, 1991 seeing a work art! 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