The episode focuses on a motel that secretly films its patrons being intimate, with Peggy and Al finding a tap of their neighbors and eventually suing the motel for filing themselves being together. Unsurprisingly, this wasn’t seen as appropriate for the network.
Masters of Horror was a Showtime anthology series of one-hour movies that was met with impressive reviews upon its debut back in 2005. The show was known for being over-the-top, considering its name, but the episode “Imprint” had to be taken off the air.
Directed by Takashi Miike, the episode was considered to be far too graphic in both visuals and themes and was never even released to the public for fear of the backlash the network would receive.
With a show about robots that can turn into other machines, it seems unlikely that the show could ever be controversial. Yet, the show experienced some issues when it came to the episode “Spychangers to the Rescue.”
Airing on April 26, 2000, in Japan, the show featured the threat of a generator exploding that would release poisonous gas. Yet, for the episode’s premiere in the United States on September 13, the episode had to be changed because it was thought to be too similar to the recent 9/11 attacks.
In the episode “iRue the Day,” the show features the return of the character Nevel, who threatens to blackmail Carly ad her friends after hacking into their website.
