Tv episode pulled for being too gay

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The Week. Whether it was sexual themes, racist undertones, religious iconography, or just poor timing, all of these episodes were pulled from broadcast for being more trouble than they were worth. From controversial content to tragic timing, here are 9 episodes that were pulled from air and the reasons why.

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From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. McKenzie also said there are no plans to air the episode in the future. Alabama Public Television didn't, though, with its then-executive director telling AL.

Escape your echo chamber. Check out these shows that had to pull the plug on an episode; some were totally predictable, but the rest might surprise you. Social Links Navigation. Alabama Public Television is refusing to air an episode of Arthur featuring a gay wedding.

Speed Read The world's most-visited art museum is getting a major renovation. What has the Dalai Lama achieved? This decision, McKenzie said, was made because "we felt it would be a violation of trust to broadcast the episode" when parents might be unaware of its content ahead of time.

By Brendan Morrow. Explore More. In , an episode of the Arthur spinoff, Postcards From Buster , featured a character who has two mothers. Even though Friends was a sitcom beloved by millions across the globe, one notorious episode was banned by TV networks that took issue with its representation of LGBTQ+ content.

This isn't the first time an episode in the Arthur franchise featuring a same-sex couple has been blocked from airing. Nearly 15 years later, PBS said of the decision to air Mr. Ratburn's wedding that "we believe it is important to represent the wide array of adults in the lives of children who look to PBS KIDS every day.

In this episode, Sam's former teammate, Tom—portrayed by Alan Autry —reveals his homosexuality and Sam slowly becomes supportive of him. Speed Read The companies are currently Japan's second and third-biggest automakers, respectively. This was criticized by then-Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, and PBS ultimately decided to pull the episode, although some affiliates still aired it, Variety reports.

Ratburn, comes out as gay and gets married. A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day — and the best features from TheWeek. Those in Alabama who still want to watch the episode can do so on the PBS website.