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'South Park' - More "bad news" for 'South Park.' According to the Independent, Russia banned an episode for making fun of President Vladimir Putin.
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'13 Reasons Why'
- Netflix says the decision to censor the show was made "on the advice of medical experts," including the chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The scene was a graphic three-minute depiction of Hannah (Katherine Langford) taking her own life.
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'13 Reasons Why' - What's more, New Zealand banned minors from watching the show without adult supervision, The Guardian reports.
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'Game of Thrones'
- Chinese censors cut six minutes—including violence, sex, and key scenes—from the highly anticipated 'Game of Thrones' season 8 premiere, and fans were not happy. Since the whole HBO channel has been banned and the series is streamed exclusively on a single platform, China has the power to decide what people see and don't see.
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'Patriot Act' - Netflix dropped an episode of Hasan Minhaj's show from Saudi Arabia after a complaint from the kingdom. The episode, titled 'Saudi Arabia,' criticized the country's handling of the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
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'Family Guy' - In addition to having episodes censored in various places, 'Family Guy' was banned in Venezuela.
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'The Simpsons' - It's almost impossible to talk about controversial shows without mentioning 'The Simpsons.' Several countries have banned various episodes of the animated show.
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'Modern Family' - Specific versions of the show were produced for countries that didn't want to explore gay themes, with Chile being one of them.
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'The Big Bang Theory' - The series was very successful in China, but it was suddenly banned without a clear reason, the HuffPost reports.
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'Power Rangers' - In Malaysia, the term 'morphin,' used by the characters to gain superpowers, is a reference to morphine. The show was therefore banned, according to CNN.
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'Sex and the City' - The show was banned in Singapore for portraying the sex lives of four friends. Years later, the ban was lifted, the BBC reports.
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'Star Trek' - The 'Star Trek' crew intended to "boldly go where no man has gone before," but NBC was worried about an interracial kiss between William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols. Eventually, it was aired, after Shatner sabotaged an alternative take.
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'Peppa Pig' - Believe it or not, 'Peppa Pig' had its episodes removed from the Chinese video platform 'Douyin' for being considered "a subversive symbol of the counterculture," according to The Guardian.
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'Saturday Night Live' - The cast of this long-running sketch show have often battled with censors. During the '80s, it's said that four to five skits were cut from the script.
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'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' - Richard and Thomas Smothers fought with CBS over their musical variety show. In one cancelled skit, which aired in 1967, they spoofed the censors themselves.
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'All in the Family' - 'All in the Family' starred Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, patriarch of a working-class New York family. Bunker is a problematic character, who fires off racial epithets that are edited out of modern day re-runs.
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'TV Nation' - Michael Moore had a short-lived show during the summer of 1994. A handful of segments were cut from the show, which touched on taboo themes like abortion and birth control.
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'Late Show with David Letterman' - Back in 1994, Letterman interviewed Madonna. The songstress swore 14 times, pushing the limit of the FCC's censors.
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The 2003 Golden Globes Awards
- The broadcast of this award show was very controversial. Bono was a little too excited when he won a trophy, and fired off the f-bomb plenty of times.
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'Doctor Who' - Back in 2011, Chinese censors banned 'Doctor Who' because of its themes of time travel. Censors argued this was disrespectful to history, yet the ban was eventually lifted.
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'Hey Arnold!' - This Nickelodeon show was banned in Kenya, with censors saying it "glorif[ied] homosexual behavior." Yikes.
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'If I Did It' - A television special based on O.J. Simpson was cancelled in 2006, before it even aired. The project would apparently explore a "hypothetical" reasoning for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
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'Escaping the KKK' - This documentary series didn't air, after it was cancelled by A&E. It was revealed that the show's producers paid KKK members to gain information, which violated A&E's policy.
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'Captain America: The Animated Series' - A cartoon series based on 'Captain America' was due to air in 1998, but was cancelled before it made it to the small screen. Though it seems to have had more to do with financial troubles than censoring, they reportedly had a few problems with Nazi-related references.
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'All My Babies' Mamas' - This reality show centered around the late Shawty Lo, and his 10 different "baby mamas." The show was cancelled after public outcry regarding its themes.
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'Good Grief' - This docuseries focused on a mortuary in Texas, but was cancelled after unattended corpses were discovered, and the owner was arrested.
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'Yu-Gi-Oh!' - 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' is a children's show, but the original Japanese manga features very mature themes. The concept of the "Shadow Realm" was made up for Western audiences, with characters actually dying in the original series.
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'Pokémon' - 'Pokémon' is another Japanese show that was sometimes censored in America. Sexual jokes were omitted from Western runs of the show.
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'Seinfeld' - 'Seinfeld' was a great success, but also featured some controversies. One episode, 'The Puerto Rican Day,' was omitted from re-runs of the show.
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'The X-Files'
- One episode, 'Home,' was very controversial after it featured themes like inbreeding. It was banned from re-runs on Fox, but fans have voted it as one of the series' best. Check out these celebs who've been banned from other countries.
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'South Park' - More "bad news" for 'South Park.' According to the Independent, Russia banned an episode for making fun of President Vladimir Putin.
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'13 Reasons Why'
- Netflix says the decision to censor the show was made "on the advice of medical experts," including the chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The scene was a graphic three-minute depiction of Hannah (Katherine Langford) taking her own life.
© Getty Images
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'13 Reasons Why' - What's more, New Zealand banned minors from watching the show without adult supervision, The Guardian reports.
© BrunoPress
3 / 31 Fotos
'Game of Thrones'
- Chinese censors cut six minutes—including violence, sex, and key scenes—from the highly anticipated 'Game of Thrones' season 8 premiere, and fans were not happy. Since the whole HBO channel has been banned and the series is streamed exclusively on a single platform, China has the power to decide what people see and don't see.
© BrunoPress
4 / 31 Fotos
'Patriot Act' - Netflix dropped an episode of Hasan Minhaj's show from Saudi Arabia after a complaint from the kingdom. The episode, titled 'Saudi Arabia,' criticized the country's handling of the death of Jamal Khashoggi.
© Getty Images
5 / 31 Fotos
'Family Guy' - In addition to having episodes censored in various places, 'Family Guy' was banned in Venezuela.
© BrunoPress
6 / 31 Fotos
'The Simpsons' - It's almost impossible to talk about controversial shows without mentioning 'The Simpsons.' Several countries have banned various episodes of the animated show.
© BrunoPress
7 / 31 Fotos
'Modern Family' - Specific versions of the show were produced for countries that didn't want to explore gay themes, with Chile being one of them.
© BrunoPress
8 / 31 Fotos
'The Big Bang Theory' - The series was very successful in China, but it was suddenly banned without a clear reason, the HuffPost reports.
© BrunoPress
9 / 31 Fotos
'Power Rangers' - In Malaysia, the term 'morphin,' used by the characters to gain superpowers, is a reference to morphine. The show was therefore banned, according to CNN.
© Getty Images
10 / 31 Fotos
'Sex and the City' - The show was banned in Singapore for portraying the sex lives of four friends. Years later, the ban was lifted, the BBC reports.
© BrunoPress
11 / 31 Fotos
'Star Trek' - The 'Star Trek' crew intended to "boldly go where no man has gone before," but NBC was worried about an interracial kiss between William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols. Eventually, it was aired, after Shatner sabotaged an alternative take.
© BrunoPress
12 / 31 Fotos
'Peppa Pig' - Believe it or not, 'Peppa Pig' had its episodes removed from the Chinese video platform 'Douyin' for being considered "a subversive symbol of the counterculture," according to The Guardian.
© Getty Images
13 / 31 Fotos
'Saturday Night Live' - The cast of this long-running sketch show have often battled with censors. During the '80s, it's said that four to five skits were cut from the script.
© Getty Images
14 / 31 Fotos
'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' - Richard and Thomas Smothers fought with CBS over their musical variety show. In one cancelled skit, which aired in 1967, they spoofed the censors themselves.
© Getty Images
15 / 31 Fotos
'All in the Family' - 'All in the Family' starred Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, patriarch of a working-class New York family. Bunker is a problematic character, who fires off racial epithets that are edited out of modern day re-runs.
© BrunoPress
16 / 31 Fotos
'TV Nation' - Michael Moore had a short-lived show during the summer of 1994. A handful of segments were cut from the show, which touched on taboo themes like abortion and birth control.
© Getty Images
17 / 31 Fotos
'Late Show with David Letterman' - Back in 1994, Letterman interviewed Madonna. The songstress swore 14 times, pushing the limit of the FCC's censors.
© BrunoPress
18 / 31 Fotos
The 2003 Golden Globes Awards
- The broadcast of this award show was very controversial. Bono was a little too excited when he won a trophy, and fired off the f-bomb plenty of times.
© Getty Images
19 / 31 Fotos
'Doctor Who' - Back in 2011, Chinese censors banned 'Doctor Who' because of its themes of time travel. Censors argued this was disrespectful to history, yet the ban was eventually lifted.
© Getty Images
20 / 31 Fotos
'Hey Arnold!' - This Nickelodeon show was banned in Kenya, with censors saying it "glorif[ied] homosexual behavior." Yikes.
© BrunoPress
21 / 31 Fotos
'If I Did It' - A television special based on O.J. Simpson was cancelled in 2006, before it even aired. The project would apparently explore a "hypothetical" reasoning for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
© Getty Images
22 / 31 Fotos
'Escaping the KKK' - This documentary series didn't air, after it was cancelled by A&E. It was revealed that the show's producers paid KKK members to gain information, which violated A&E's policy.
© Getty Images
23 / 31 Fotos
'Captain America: The Animated Series' - A cartoon series based on 'Captain America' was due to air in 1998, but was cancelled before it made it to the small screen. Though it seems to have had more to do with financial troubles than censoring, they reportedly had a few problems with Nazi-related references.
© Getty Images
24 / 31 Fotos
'All My Babies' Mamas' - This reality show centered around the late Shawty Lo, and his 10 different "baby mamas." The show was cancelled after public outcry regarding its themes.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
'Good Grief' - This docuseries focused on a mortuary in Texas, but was cancelled after unattended corpses were discovered, and the owner was arrested.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
'Yu-Gi-Oh!' - 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' is a children's show, but the original Japanese manga features very mature themes. The concept of the "Shadow Realm" was made up for Western audiences, with characters actually dying in the original series.
© BrunoPress
27 / 31 Fotos
'Pokémon' - 'Pokémon' is another Japanese show that was sometimes censored in America. Sexual jokes were omitted from Western runs of the show.
© BrunoPress
28 / 31 Fotos
'Seinfeld' - 'Seinfeld' was a great success, but also featured some controversies. One episode, 'The Puerto Rican Day,' was omitted from re-runs of the show.
© Getty Images
29 / 31 Fotos
'The X-Files'
- One episode, 'Home,' was very controversial after it featured themes like inbreeding. It was banned from re-runs on Fox, but fans have voted it as one of the series' best. Check out these celebs who've been banned from other countries.
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'South Park' and other banned or censored TV shows
Some of your favorite shows are considered offensive
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After getting banned in China for a recent episode that saw one of the 'South Park' characters trying to sell marijuana in the country and end up in a prison work camp there, the show's creators have escalated things further by having the same character declare, "F— the Chinese government."
But this is not the first time the animated series has been banned, nor is it the only show to go through this.
Check out this gallery to discover other banned or censored TV shows.
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