Fox censor

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"Oh, hi! As the Fox censor, it's my job to protect you from reality."

―The Fox Censor introduces himself

Fox censor

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Non-canon deceased Hair: Gray Occupation: Censor for the FOX network First appearance: "Treehouse of Horror VIII" Voiced by: Harry Shearer

The Fox censor was the censor for the FOX network.

History

The Fox Censor's demise.

The Fox Censor was first seen hard at work on a script for The Simpsons, episode 5F02. As he came to each line that he decided to remove, he said "No" and crossed the offending line out with a large black marker. He found one line to be very funny, but crossed it out anyway, saying, "I think we can do without the crack pipe."

At that point, the Fox censor looked into the screen, introduced himself to the audience, and said it was his job to protect them from reality. He said proudly, "Thanks to my prudent editing, tonight's Simpsons Halloween special has been rated TV-G", and the TV-G rating logo appeared on the screen next to him. The Fox Censor then spoke at some length about the episode's rating, but as he did, a hand holding a knife appeared out of the rating logo and stabbed him, and the logo changed from TV-G to TV-PG. The stabbing continued, with the rating becoming more severe with each blow: TV 14, TV MA, TV 21 and TV 666. When the rating reached TV 666, the Fox Censor was dead and the front of his desk was covered with blood.

Behind the Laughter

• 5F02 is the production code for "Treehouse of Horror VIII".
• The episode's actual rating was TV PG-V.
• The episode's final rating (seen on screen after the censor is stabbed) is "TV 666", a reference to 666 being considered the number of the beast and associated with the Devil by some Christian believers.
• The ratings "TV 21" and "TV 666" don't exist in the American television content rating system but were invented for the episode.

Appearances

• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VIII" (opening sequence)

Treehouse of Horror characters

All episodes Rigellians (Kang • Kodos) Treehouse of Horror Evil House • Lenore • Removalist • The Raven • The Raven narrator • Serak the Preparer Treehouse of Horror II Carnac the Magnificent • Colonel • Ed McMahon • Monkey paw seller Treehouse of Horror III King Homer • Evil shopkeeper • Evil Krusty Doll • Zombies (Sue Dokes • Albert Einstein • Jay Kogan • John Smith • John Smith • William Shakespeare • George Washington) Treehouse of Horror IV Benedict Arnold • Blackbeard • John Wilkes Booth • Lizzie Borden • Count Burns • Demon technician • John Dillinger • Flanders the Devil • Gremlin • Grim Reaper • Richard Nixon • Philadelphia Flyers • Skeleton judge • Zombies Treehouse of Horror V Mister Peabody • Sherman • Jason Voorhees Treehouse of Horror VI Paul Anka Treehouse of Horror VII Pigeon-Rat • Hugo Simpson • Bill Watson Treehouse of Horror VIII Fox Censor • Edgar Winter • Johnny Winter • Zombies Treehouse of Horror IX Ed McMahon • The Jerry Springer Show audience member • Jerry Springer • Jason Voorhees Treehouse of Horror X Tom Arnold • Sugar Bear • Yasmine Bleeth • Dick Clark • Clobber Girl • The Collector • Tonya Harding • Michael Jordan • Lucy Lawless/Xena • Courtney Love • Rosie O'Donnell • Dan Quayle • Jeri Ryan • Laura Schlessinger • Al Sharpton • Stretch Dude Treehouse of Horror XI Bear family • George Cauldron • Goldilocks • St. Peter • Rapunzel • King Snorky • Suzanne • Troll Treehouse of Horror XII Apple vendor • Baby-puppy vendor • Pierce Brosnan • Cholera woman • Katie Couric • Drunken prince • Frog Prince • Gypsy • Handsome prince • Hobgoblin • Installer robots • Leprechaun • Lord Montymort • Harry Potter • Salesbot • Slithers • Ultrahouse 3000 • Yoda Treehouse of Horror XIII Hammock man • Homer's clones (Peter Griffin) • Zombies • (Billy the Kid • Kaiser Wilhelm II) Treehouse of Horror XIV Jethro Bodine* • Oscar De La Hoya • Jonathan Frink, Sr. • Jennifer Garner • Patty Hearst • Dudley Herschbach • The Jackson 5 • Grim Reaper Treehouse of Horror XV Dr. Bartley • C. Ebenezer Burns • Mao • Peter Pan • Eliza Simpson • Simon Stoolowitz • Inspector Wiggum Treehouse of Horror XVI Cyborg Bart • Terry Bradshaw • David • Dorothy • Dennis Rodman • Roger • Witch Treehouse of Horror XVII The Blob • Norm Crosby* • Alan Dershowitz* • Female Golem • Female teenager • German man • The Laugh Stop audience member (1) • The Laugh Stop audience member (2) • Male Golem • Phil McGraw • Jeffrey Tambor* • Orson Welles Treehouse of Horror XVIII Flanders the Devil • Government agent • Jim Halterman Treehouse of Horror XIX Bestimus Muchos • Carnage Destructicus • Grand Pumpkin • Melody • Sedan bot • Sex toy • Snooze • Rip Taylor • Three-Way • Tom Turkey Treehouse of Horror XX Amenhotep • Count Dracula • Countess Dracula • Frankenstein's Monster • Julienstein • She-Wolf • Werewolf • Womenhet • Hubert Wong • Muncher Zombies Treehouse of Horror XXI Count Dracula • Edmund • Colonel Ketchup • Roger • Count von Count Treehouse of Horror XXII 911 dispatcher • Flanders the Devil • Kamala • Aleksey Fyodorovich Karamazov* • Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov* • Rigellian queen Treehouse of Horror XXIII Black hole aliens • Mayans (Crazy iguana lady • Mayan gods • Mayan Homer • Mayan Marge • Mayan priest • Mayan scientist) • Moe-looking Satan • United Federation of Homers Through History (Pope Homer) • Barty Ziff • Lisa Ziff • Maggie Ziff • Marge Ziff Treehouse of Horror XXIV Bee Man of Bumble • Bore-Ax • Ray Bradbury • Brundlefly • Edward C. Burke • Mr. Burnsum • The Creeper • The Fat In The Hat • The Happy Harlequin • Hellboy • The Human Donkey • The Illustrated Man • Jumbo • Krusty Korral • H. P. Lovecraft • Marguerite • Richard Matheson • The Terrifying Callback Treehouse of Horror XXV Warren Beatty • Carlton • Dum • Dum's wife • Morgan Freeman • James Franco • Hellroads principals • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads teacher • Jeffistopheles • Stanley Kubrick • Leonard Lawrence • Leonard • Lisafer • Moog • New gang • Bill O'Reilly • Shmoo • Beelzebart Simpson • Taylor Swift • Luther Vandross • Noah Webster • West End Wiseguys Treehouse of Horror XXVI Steve Treehouse of Horror XXVII High Ball • Rachel Cohen • Homish • Peta • Pita • Jerry and Larry Mackleberry • Ms. Mancuso-Gluckman • Sergeant Sausage • Steely Dan (Donald Fagen) Treehouse of Horror XXVIII Mario Batali • Father Ben • Kenneth Humphries • Pazuzu Treehouse of Horror XXIX Grand Pumpkin • Luci • Neutrino • Phloem • Herb Tannenbaum • Xylem Treehouse of Horror XXX Amphibian Man • Demogorgon • St. Greeter Treehouse of Horror XXXI Stretch Arm-Long • Homer Barbera • William Cage • Phil Connors • Frog Prince • Gretel • Hansel • Anime Homer • Disney Princess Homer • Noir Homer • Pixel Homer • Jack-in-the-Box • Krusty Doll • Ben Mankiewicz • Radioactive Man action figure • Jane Russell • Noir Smithers • Headless Malibu Stacy • Roger Stone Treehouse of Horror XXXII Audrey II • Barti • Living treehouse • Mopey Mary • Mighty oak leader • Tree Rollins • Treebeard Treehouse of Horror XXXIII Steve Johnson • The Pookadook • Tofu Treehouse of Horror XXXIV Ana Gram • Rob Gronkowski • Kylie Jenner • Satoshi Nakamoto

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