5 Creators That Gleefully Killed Off a Character Because They Hated the Actor Who Played Them

Plus: 21 ‘Bad’ Movies That Are Actually Good                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 September 17, 2023 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [tw]( [in]( [email](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=5%20Creators%20That%20Gleefully%20Killed%20Off%20a%20Character%20Because%20They%20Hated%20the%20Actor%20Who%20Played%20Them%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2F5-creators-gleefully-killed-off-character-hated-actor-played) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about Bill Maher getting roasted by guests, unwatchable ‘Simpsons’ episodes, the funniest tweets from last week, trivia and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [Come to our live comedy show on September 20th at The Cutting Room. Buy tickets here!]( [The Golden Age ‘Simpsons’ Episodes That Are Unwatchable]( Even when discussing the early seasons of [The Simpsons](that die-hards consider to be the “golden years” of the show, those same fans will admit that they never liked the Lisa episodes. The steady decline in the quality of [The Simpsons](is comparable to the historic fall of Rome in that it’s hard to get a firm answer as to when the problems started, but certain incidents indicated to those paying attention that the writing was on the wall and the end had begun. Many [Simpsons](fans say that the show jumped the shark between the two parts of “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” while others claim that the strength of the series continued into its 10th season before sputtering out. However, every serious Simpsons fan will argue that, before the moment they deemed to be the end of “the good stuff,” The Simpsons was the closest you could get to televised comedy perfection. [READ MORE]( [The Best Times Bill Maher’s Guests Put Him in His Place]( Right now, smarmy “centrist” comedian [Bill Maher]( is under fire from the entertainment community for his decision to cross the WGA picket line and return to his TV show Real Time. Comics across the internet are now taking turns teeing off on the comedy world’s a-hole uncle, but as good as many of the burns have been, none of them compare to the time [Rowdy Roddy Piper](put Maher in a metaphorical sleeper hold on his own show. Maher has been drawing criticism for weeks now as he’s hinted at his disagreements with and defiance of the WGA strike, delivering soundbites on his [Club Random]( podcast such as, “They kind of believe that you’re owed a living as a writer, and you’re not. This is show business.” [READ MORE]( 29 Examples of Flawed Technology That Shouldn’t Exist 5 Laws Designed to Screw Over One Guy in Particular 15 Fans Who Ruined It For Everyone 17 Hilarious Burns from the Week of September 11, 2023 21 ‘Bad’ Movies That Are Actually Good 31 Smart Folks Who Are Kind of Dumb in Specific Ways 12 Bits of Trivia That Can Do Some Heavy Lifting on a Really Bad Date 26 of the Funniest Tweets from the Week of September 11, 2023 12 Caustic Bits of Trivia That Need to Be Sealed Away in a Lead Vault for 1,000 Years Before They Can Be Safely Studied 5 Creators That Gleefully Killed Off a Character Because They Hated the Actor Who Played Them TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St., Unit 17B Brooklyn, NY 11222, United States [[beehiiv logo]Powered by beehiiv](