10 Hilarious Simpsons Jokes That British People Didn't See

    Simpson Crazy have archived every joke cut from UK airings of the classic show. Here are the scenes you would have missed on some channels.

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    This episode aired uncut the first time round on, but subsequent re-airings on BBC2 lost this joke, probably because of Homer's irresponsible attempted insurance fraud.

    2. Barney thinks he sees Princess Diana

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    Cut by the BBC from Season 4's "Duffless" after the Princess' death. The joke was never reinstated.

    3. Pretty much all of the McBain movie

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    A while ago, someone cut together all the scenes from the McBain movie into one cohesive 5-minute short film. A lot of those scenes would have been unfamiliar to UK viewers, since BBC2 dropped any shot featuring extreme violence. So like, half of the entire thing. Spoilsports.

    4. This joke about lepers

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    5. This other joke about lepers

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    Leprosy is apparently more taboo in the United Kingdom than it is in the States. Who knew!

    6. Bonerland

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    In one of the more inexplicable pieces of censorship, Channel 4 edited out Mrs. Krabappel saying the word "Bonerland", despite the fact the word is shown onscreen at that very moment (see above)

    7. This joke about the Prime Minister of Ireland being a drunk

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    This joke about Irish novelists being drunks was fine, though.

    8. All the "bastard"s

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    Sky 1 have done their best to rid the show of every "bastard", which occurs dozens of times throughout the series. They even black out written examples, meaning today's youth will never know the joy of the "Li'l Bastard Brainwashing Kit".

    9. Some offensive British slang

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    Thanks to Sky 1 and BBC 2's censorship, there was no way to see this episode unedited unless you were one of those fancy kids with the 4-episode VHS compilations.

    10. ... and some not-so offensive British slang

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    BBC 2: Fine with bottling, draws the line at sodding.