Fox News Joke on 'The Simpsons' Pulled from Web Replays On Hulu, Fox.com

For the second week in a row, “The Simpsons” mocked its corporate cousins at Fox News Channel. This time there is an added wrinkle, however, as the joke in question was apparently cut from the online version of the show on Hulu and Fox.com.

The joke in question is pictured right (courtesy of David Itzkoff), and ran just before the normal opening credits.

Online however, the Fox News gag was replaced by a “King Kong” joke.

As we wrote last week, Fox News has been a favored target of “The Simpsons” since it launched in 1996, and because the animated comedy is such a cash cow for News Corp.,

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