Simpsons fans will never get to watch Michael Jackson episode on Disney+

Having first arrived on our screens in 1989, The Simpsons has had some huge cameos over the years.

Having been forced to do a psych exam, the beer-drinking dad decides to let Bart fill in the all-important paperwork which leads to him being hospitalised.

Whilst at the mental health institute, Homer shares his room with gentle giant Leon Kompowsky (played by Michael Jackson).

Whilst the depictions of mental health are pretty problematic, it’s heart-warming stuff as the pair bond.

Though the episode was beloved by fans, it was later pulled from broadcast by 20^th Century Fox after the Leaving Neverland documentary aired.

Decades later, when Disney acquired the series the episode was never reinstated – with the House of Mouse uploading over 500 other episodes to the streaming service.

It’s not surprising that this decision was made, with exec producer James L Brook even discussing the issue with the Wall Street Journal.

“The guys I work with – where we spend our lives arguing over jokes – we're of one mind on this,” he explained, referring his discussion with producers Matt Groening and Al Jean about the episode.

“This was a treasured episode. There are a lot of great memories we have wrapped up in that one, and this certainly doesn’t allow them to remain.”

He added: “I’m against book-burning of any kind. But this is our book, and we’re allowed to take out a chapter.”