>Simpsons showrunners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein stated that during Season 7, an episode idea was pitched that dealt with race relations in Springfield. This proposal was dropped as Oakley decided it was "not an appropriate subject for the show to tackle."
>Oakley has also stated that one of the writers ("I can't name him because I don't want to risk a lawsuit") produced an episode script satirizing the Church of Scientology. He said the script was "brilliant, hilarious, and almost fully fleshed out with very little fine-tuning required", but "We could never produce it as we had several CoS members on the staff."
If only they didn't defend The Principal and the Pauper and still insist it was a good idea.
Noah Walker
>We could never produce it as we had several CoS members on the staff Namely Bart's VA
Jace Johnson
I mean, its not like the Simpsons hasnt dealt with heavy topics before in a respectable manner ("Much Apu About Nothing" is a good example). But nuSimpsons? Fuck all the way off with that.
Colton Rodriguez
The problem is that The Simpsons is a fast-paced comedy. An episode about race would require the show to slow down and deal with the drama in a more grounded way. If The Simpsons couldn't handle Ned Flanders talking to his children about their mother's death, then it couldn't handle racism.
Nolan Mitchell
>several CoS members on the staff what in the actual fuck
James Russell
>Oakley has also stated that one of the writers ("I can't name him because I don't want to risk a lawsuit") produced an episode script satirizing the Church of Scientology. He said the script was "brilliant, hilarious, and almost fully fleshed out with very little fine-tuning required", but "We could never produce it as we had several CoS members on the staff." Wasn’t “The Joy of Sect” a jab at Scientology?
Some of the jokes from the proposed episode were likely used in "The Joy of Sect," but it's mostly based on Heaven's Gate.
Juan Allen
TPATP should’ve been a “what if...” like those Treehouse of Horror segments, not an actual episode in the main continuity.
Colton Turner
it was
Andrew Gonzalez
>we had several CoS members on the staff
Why is the US so shit at dealing with cults?
Henry Jenkins
1st Amendment means we can't do that much about them.
Nolan Scott
And the real life Armin didn’t like his name being used and sued them.
Jackson Thompson
Most of the ideas for these went into Much Apu About Nothing and The Joy of Sect.
Hunter Johnson
>an episode idea was pitched that dealt with race relations in Springfield. This proposal was dropped as Oakley decided it was "not an appropriate subject for the show to tackle." Glad they were able to do it in S11E05
John Morgan
use the 2nd
Jeremiah Edwards
Oakley & Weinstein's episodes were pretty damn slow-paced though.
Lucas Wilson
>>Oakley has also stated that one of the writers ("I can't name him because I don't want to risk a lawsuit") produced an episode script satirizing the Church of Scientology. He said the script was "brilliant, hilarious, and almost fully fleshed out with very little fine-tuning required", but "We could never produce it as we had several CoS members on the staff."
It's just a scam/money laundering scheme that exploits the loophole in tax codes (ie. religious institutions can't be taxed). Also I'm very sure the writer Bill is referring to was George Meyer. The episode script sure sounds like him alright.
Carter Richardson
You didn't know the voice actress for Bart is a Scientologist?
Samuel Gray
She was caught using Bart's voice in a series of phone ads for CoS until Fox told her she couldn't do that anymore.
Elijah Sullivan
Carl never got much to do ever. Maybe he gets into a situation like Rodney King and after the court case calls the situation okay, a black community gets furious and protests/riots Here’s a joke for it >Homer: This is ridiculous >Lisa: The fact that your coworker was unjustly hurt and the incompetence of the judiciary system brought up this much controversy? >Homer: No Lisa, it’s unbelievable that there are more than 2 black people in this town
