TV shows that are banned and censored

'Captain America: The Animated Series' - A cartoon series based on 'Captain America' was due to air in 1998, but was cancelled before it made it to the small screen. Though it seems to have had more to do with financial troubles than censoring, they reportedly had a few problems with Nazi-related references.

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'All My Babies' Mamas' - This reality show centered around the late Shawty Lo, and his 10 different baby mothers. The show was cancelled after public outcry regarding its themes.

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'Good Grief' - This docu-series focused on a mortuary in Texas, but was cancelled after unattended corpses were discovered, and the owner was arrested.

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'Yu-Gi-Oh!' - 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' is a children's show, but the original Japanese manga features very mature themes. The concept of the "Shadow Realm" was made up for western audiences, with characters actually dying in the original series.

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'Pokémon' - 'Pokémon' is another Japanese show which was sometimes censored in America. Sexual jokes were omitted from Western runs of the show.

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'Seinfeld' - 'Seinfeld' was a great success, but also featured some controversies. One episode, 'The Puerto Rican Day,' was omitted from re-runs of the show.

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'The X-Files' -

One episode, 'Home,' was very controversial after it featured themes like inbreeding. It was banned from re-runs on Fox, but fans have voted it as one of the series' best.

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'Family Guy' - In addition to having episodes censored in various places, 'Family Guy' was banned in Venezuela.

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'South Park' - 'South Park' is another well-known controversial cartoon. According to the Independent, Russia even banned an episode for making fun of President Vladimir Putin.

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'The Simpsons' - It's almost impossible to talk about controversial shows without mentioning 'The Simpsons.' Several countries have banned various episodes of the animated show.

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'Modern Family' - Specific versions of the show were produced for countries that didn't want to explore gay themes, with Chile being one of them.

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'The Big Bang Theory' - The series was very successful in China, but it was suddenly banned without a clear reason, the Huffpost reports.

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'Power Rangers' - In Malaysia, the term 'morphin,' used by the characters to gain superpowers, is a reference to morphine. The show was therefore banned, according to CNN.

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'Sex and the City' - The show was banned in Singapore for portraying the sex lives of four friends. Years later, the ban was lifted, the BBC reports.

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'13 Reasons Why' - The original Netflix series caused controversy worldwide for exploring teen suicide. New Zealand banned minors from watching it without adult supervision, The Guardian reports.

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'Saturday Night Live' - The cast of this long-running sketch show has often battled with censors. During the '80s, it's said that four to five skits were cut from the script.

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'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' - Richard and Thomas Smothers fought with CBS over their musical variety show. In one cancelled skit, which aired in 1967, they spoofed the censors themselves.

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'Dynasty' - In this soap opera, the character of Steven Carrington was written as a gay man. However, his gay lover was killed off, and he went on to have relationships with women.

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'TV Nation' - Michael Moore had a short-lived show during the summer of 1994. A handful of segments were cut from the show, which touched on taboo themes like abortion and birth control.

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'Late Show with David Letterman' - Back in 1994, Letterman interviewed Madonna. The songstress swore 14 times, pushing the limit of the FCC's censors.

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'The 2003 Golden Globes Awards' -

The broadcast of this award show was very controversial. Bono was a little too excited when he won a trophy, and fired off the f-bomb plenty of times.

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'Doctor Who' - Back in 2011, Chinese censors banned 'Doctor Who' because of its themes of time travel. Censors argued this was disrespectful to history, yet the ban was eventually lifted.

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'Heathers' - This show was delayed, after its mature themes related too closely to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

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'Hey Arnold!' - This Nickelodeon show was banned in Kenya, with censors saying it "glorif[ied] homosexual behavior." Yikes.

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'Escaping the KKK' - This documentary series didn't air, after it was cancelled by A&E. It was revealed that the show's producers paid KKK members to gain information, which violated A&E's policy.

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