Trivia / The Simpsons S13 E16: "Weekend at Burnsies'"

• No Export for You: This episode was banned for a time on Sky1 in the UK due to the plot about medical marijuana^note the UK doesn't allow anything that glamorizes, condones, or gives instructional detail on any activity that's considered dangerous or illegal (in this case, doing drugs). The episode did eventually air in a post-watershed slot on both Sky and Channel 4 when they got the rights to it. It's now available on DVD, with a 12 rating for frequent comic drug misuse, moderate violence^note Homer getting attacked by crows and a drug-sniffing dog and Mr. Burns slapping Homer and Smithers around, some mild gore^note Mr. Burns bleeding from the ears when used as a puppet and threat^note Maggie nearly dropping to her death after a crow takes her away and Smithers and Homer fearing that Mr. Burns drowned in his tub.
• What Could Have Been: The writers were planning on making this episode their most controversial, due to the real-world arguments over the health benefits of marijuana. Apparently, this grand plan didn't take as the censors only objected to scenes of Homer actually smoking his joints instead of the actual subject matter. The worst this episode got in terms of people speaking out against it were some negative reviews from viewers and Jon Vitti had to explain to his nephew that Homer's behavior isn't something to be imitated or glorified. The episode that did garner lots of controversy was "Blame It on Lisa" after Brazil complained about how their country was depicted.

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