There’s a guy lurking in the bushes along West Mukilteo Boulevard. Yellow head. Googly eyes. Bald. Blue pants. Beer belly.

Yet, a new edition of the much-loved cartoon has shown its willingness to keep moving with the culture that surrounds it, as patriarch Homer Simpson has revealed he no longer strangles his son ...

In a recent episode of “The Simpsons,” Homer suggested he would abandon one of his best-known bits: throttling his son. It is the latest example of the show tailoring itself to evolving tastes.