Venezuela Calls 'Simpsons' Unfit for Kids, Replaces Show With ... Baywatch Hawaii

You've got to be kidding me. The Simpsons isn't suitable for kids but Babewatch is? Could it be the sometimes subversive humor and anti-authoritarian streak in Bart and Lisa railing against the Man (aka Monty Burns or Homer and Marge)?

A Venezuelan TV channel has yanked "The Simpsons" off the air because it may be inappropriate for children. Taking its place: "Baywatch Hawaii."

Televen TV station spokeswoman Elba Guillen said Monday that the decision to hand over the daily 11 a.m. time slot came after the National Telecommunications Commission received complaints from viewers.

"It had to be taken off," Guillen said. "They consider it to be a series that isn't appropriate for that time because it isn't appropriate for children."

The regulatory agency didn't specify which elements of the program were deemed offensive, but said showing the animated cartoon series at that hour could violate national regulations prohibiting "messages that go against the whole education of boys, girls and adolescents."

Guillen said it is up to Televen's management whether "The Simpsons" may be shown at another time of day.

"Baywatch," which features bikini-clad bombshells and muscle-bound hunks working as lifeguards on the Hawaiian coast, has been running in the 11 a.m. slot since Friday.

(HT: Mrs. Lawhawk)