Matt Groening (C), the creator of the longest-running scripted show in television, poses with two characters from the animated series, Bart Simpson (L) and Homer Simpson (R), after he was honored with the 2,459th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an unveiling ceremony in Los Angeles on February 14, 2012. The 500th episode of the "The Simpsons'" will air in the U.S. on February 19th. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo
"We always carefully consider the context in which language is used in our programming," the representative told The Independent. "However in this instance the episode was edited in error as neither the word nor the context was unsuitable."
