The Simpsons recently caught fire with fans for seemingly writing off the long running joke of Homer strangling his son Bart, and one of the co-creators behind it all has confirmed that this will not be the case as Homer will continue to strangle his son in the future! The Simpsons is currently working its way through its milestone 35th season, and the third episode had a joke in which Homer says he does not strangle his son any more because 'times have changed.' This joke then caught on with fans a few weeks later, and even got the attention of those behind the show itself.