I can’t live the buttoned down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the blue-noses with my cocky stride and musky odor - oh, I’ll never be the darling of the so-called ‘City Fathers’ who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about what’s to be done with this Homer Simpson?— Homer
Since the 9/11 tragedy, this episode has been heavily edited by Sky One to remove all possible references to the twin towers in a move we find utterly disrespectful to those who lost their lives. We hope they will have the sense to restore the footage soon instead of trying to block history from everyone's minds.
ACT 1 Homer: And that's when the chuds came at me. |
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ACT 1 The pan at the start of the flash back of Old New York was edited to miss out one of the twin towers. |
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ACT 2 The pan down from the shot of the World Trade Center was removed; instead, we jump to the zoom onto Homer's car |
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ACT 2 The establishing shot of this scene removes the pan down from the World Trade Center, resulting in a messy audio cue. (Homer attempts to take the clamp off by hand,
and then by teeth when he has no success...) |
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ACT 2 (Homer attempts to take the clamp off by hand,
and then by teeth when he has no success...) |
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ACT 2 Homer's big sigh of relief after getting to the bathroom is cut due to it featuring another shot of the tower. |
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ACT 1 (The episode opens at Springfield Civic Center. A workman is putting up a sign reading: "Today: Bachelor Auction; Tomorrow: I Retire Ya Bastards!". Just afterwards, the man falls off his ladder. Cut to inside.) |
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ACT 2 The Edge: Oh, here we go. Wanna slip out to
Moe's for a quick pint? |
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ACT 3 Adam: Look, fellows, I got a Springfield
spoon for my spoon collection. On the BBC's airing, "wankers" was dubbed with a second "ow" |
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ACT 1 Apu: Look at this crazy mark-up, you magnificent bastard, I salute you. |
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ACT 2 Bart: We're watching the TV. Another post-9/11 cut. |
Archived cut: BBC no longer airs the show |
ACT 1 Apu: Look at this crazy mark-up, you magnificent bastard, I salute you. |
Archived cut: BBC no longer airs the show |