Did you know that there was an episode of Beavis and Butthead that resulted in the death of a two-year-old girl, and that a controversial episode of the hit series Hawaii Five-O tackled the subject of autoerotic asphyxiation? One of the best ways for television series to draw in viewers is by being controversial. However, there have been several moments over the course of television history wherein shows have taken things too far. In this video, we’ll look at controversial TV episodes that have been banned from TV.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Hawaii Five-O: “Bored, She Hung Herself” 01:16 - Beavis and Butthead: “Comedians” 02:13 - Pokémon: “Electric Soldier Porygon” 02:44 - South Park: “200” and “201” 03:45 - Cow and Chicken: “Buffalo Gals” 04:23 - The X-Files: “Home” 04:54 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: “Earshot” 05:32 - The Amanda Show: “Episode 29” 06:06 - Seinfeld: “The Puerto Rican Day” 06:36 - The Twilight Zone: “The Encounter” 07:13 - Sesame Street: “Snuffy’s Parents Get a Divorce” 07:41 - Dance Moms: “Topless Showgirls” 08:07 - Outro
Some of the television shows that we’ll be exploring in this video include Hawaii Five-O, Beavis and Butthead, South Park, The X-Files, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hawaii Five-O found some unintentional controversy during its second season when it aired an episode about autoerotic asphyxiation. The episode was never aired it again, but it was made available on the show’s DVD box sets.
Hawaii Five-O was a show that never intended to be controversial, but the same can’t be said about series like Beavis and Butthead and South Park. Beavis and Butthead caused controversy in 1993 when a five-year-old boy in Ohio imitated the titular characters by juggling flaming balls of newspaper. The incident resulted in the death of the boy’s two-year-old sister, and Beavis and Butthead being moved to a later timeslot. South Park came on the air in 1997 and was immediately controversial, but nothing beats the controversy that the series stirred up with its 200th and 201st episodes.
The X-Files was a show that loved scaring television audiences, but it took things a bit too far with one season-four episode. Meanwhile, Buffy the Vampire Slayer accidentally stirred up controversy by including a reference to school shootings in an episode that just so happened to have been scheduled for airing the week after the Columbine High School massacre. Join Facts Verse as we explore controversial TV episodes that were banned from TV.
Controversial TV Episodes That Were Banned From TV
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