Venezuela to Simpsons: Get Out, Gringos!

Posted Apr 8th 2008 4:01PM by TMZ Staff

Simpsons out, Baywatch in ~~Chavez~~ Venezuela has yanked "The Simpsons" off the air, claiming it may be inappropriate for children. Aye carumba!

Replacing the Simpson family - "Baywatch Hawaii" - a wholesome show where half naked bodyguards strut their enhanced ta-tas on the beach.

The decision was made to get rid of "The Simpsons" after several viewers complained to Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission. Elba Guillen, a spokeswoman for Televen TV in Caracas, said showing the animated cartoon series at 11 a.m. could violate national
regulations prohibiting "messages that go against the whole education of boys, girls and adolescents." We're guessing Venezuela doesn't get irony.

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1. they should get Family Guy instead

Posted at 4:20PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Cuesta_Rey

2. Good the simpsons are stupid, unless your a degenerate.

Posted at 4:21PM on Apr 8th 2008 by You know I am right

3. Its their country and their right to do as they please. We gotta stick our nose in everyone's business No wonder that we are hated by the rest of the world

Posted at 4:22PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Nuke em & we Own Em

4. Those darn Simpson kids, thinking on their own and all and ignoring the evil dictators wants. Jiggly boobies are so much more wholesome, if the masses are busy doing the hand jive in front to ftheir tvs maybe they won't notice they are being opressed.

Posted at 4:30PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Celebrity what?

5. Doh!

Posted at 4:33PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Homer

6. The simpsons ? It a shame that hugo chavez ,a dictator who is vehemently anti-catholic & anti semitic, has taken over that country. Venezuela was a great place to visit.

Posted at 4:35PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Shame

7. Yeah……

The series is how old & someone in the country just watched an episode?

Idiots!!

Get with the times.

I have been taping the show since the December 1989 premiere (never watched it on Tracey’s show)

The show is NOT up to it’s old quality.

Posted at 4:36PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Ms Kris

8. The Simpsons is a series that is now well past its sell by date. It stopped being funny years ago and someone should have the good sense to pull it off the air here as well. Meh....

Posted at 4:37PM on Apr 8th 2008 by JRS

9. Does that mean that they will show the ta ta's at 11:00am instead?? LOL
Chavez is a cartoon character!

Posted at 4:40PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Toomuch

10. I like the Simpsons but I wouldn't let young kids watch it. Still, it's nice to live in a country where I have that choice instead of that choice being made by one individual. (I wouldn't let my kids watch Baywatch or Telenovelas either).

Posted at 4:49PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Araceli

11. Your girls are HOT but your county SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:59PM on Apr 8th 2008 by I give a Damm

12. Chavez is a socialist/commie piece of garbage.

Posted at 5:01PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Kendra

13. Why doesn't he play all of Sean Penn's movies and Danny Glovers' too?

Posted at 5:02PM on Apr 8th 2008 by Giana

14. the simpsons are too sophisticated for these spanish idiots......they probably think they are real people. but yet they let their tv whores walk around half naked. what a bunch of stupid, loe life idiots.

Posted at 5:11PM on Apr 8th 2008 by homer simpson

15. well i do think they should get family guy instead. i love the simpsons. leave them the hell ALONE!
just leave it.

Posted at 5:19PM on Apr 8th 2008 by jimmy

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