“Unearthed Secrets: The Controversial Episodes That Could Never Air!”
They rode motorcycles, played softball, looked masculine, and liked to chew on carpets. Needless to say, after airing in 1998, the episode was gone for good.
“Conflict” – Mister Rodgers Neighborhood
Although nobody would ever assume that an episode of Mister Rogers was too much for television, the episode “Conflict” apparently was. This week’s episode covered topics such as war and bombings, and was only aired the week of November 7-11, 1983, and again in 1996, when the potential for war was high.
While initially made to help children understand the Cold War, people took it the wrong way and it was banned.
“The Puerto Rican Day” – Seinfeld
In this 1998 episode on a show not really about anything, four friends have to deal with the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in downtown New York.
After being aired, NBC received its fair share of complaints regarding the burning of the Puerto Rican flag in the episode and the way the Puerto Ricans were portrayed. It was so bad that there were even protests by angry fans outside of the Rockefeller Center, leaving NBC to remove it from syndication and hide it as far away as possible.
“Flying Dupes” – TaleSpin
TaleSpin was a popular animated show during the 1980s, and although it usually featured positive themes, this was certainly not the case for one episode. This was the series finale in which Baloo delivers a package to the Thembrian High Marshall.
