NBCUniversal To Remove ’30 Rock’ Episodes Featuring Characters In Blackface From Streaming And Syndication

Many of the major streaming platforms and networks, including Comedy Central, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, have eliminated the episode of Workaholics featuring Chris D’Elia portraying a child molester. As it was previously reported, a number of women accused D’Elia, 40, of pursuing them for a sexual relationship when they were underage.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorHulu has removed an episode of The Golden Girls containing a scene of characters in blackface with a request from the classic series’ distributor, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, sources tell Deadline.The episode titled “Mixed Feelings” airing in 1988 is the 23rd episode in the third season of the sitcom. In the episode, Michael, played by Scott Jacoby, plans to marry an older Black woman, Lorraine, played by Rosalind Cash.

Scrubs is the latest series to divest itself of racially insensitive episodes. Deadline reports that Hulu has removed three episodes from its site which feature characters in blackface. The episodes in question are titled "My Fifteen Seconds" from Season 3 and "My Jiggly Ball" and "My Chopped Liver" from Season 5.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe popular comedy Scrubs is the latest show to be haunted by its racially insensitive episodes from the past.

.The episodes in question are “My Fifteen Seconds” (season 3, episode 7), “My Jiggly Ball” (season 5, episode 4) and “My Chopped Liver” (season 5, episode 17).

Will Thorne Staff WriterHulu has removed three episodes of “Scrubs” which featured characters in blackface, following a request by the show’s creator Bill Lawrence and ABC Studios, sources have confirmed to Variety.The episodes in question are “My Fifteen Seconds” (season 3, episode 7), “My Jiggly Ball” (season 5, episode 4) and “My Chopped Liver” (season 5, episode 17).

tweeted that an effort to remove offensive episodes of the show was in the works. Reps for Lawrence did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.Also Read: Tina Fey Pulls 4 '30 Rock' Episodes From Circulation, Apologizes for Blackface UseThe decision comes days after four episodes of “30 Rock” were also removed from streaming and syndication due to their content.

20 women.As of Tuesday evening, the episode, posted earlier in the day, no longer appears on Tidal or Revolt TV, which produces the podcast and video series, and most of the social media posts promoting the episode have been taken down. Representatives for Tidal did not have a comment when reached by TheWrap, and representatives for Revolt TV, founded by Sean Combs, did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.Earlier in the day, “Drink Champs” co-host N.O.R.E.

30 Rock that featured characters in blackface are now being pulled from streaming services and syndication. As reported by Vulture, the episodes were pulled at the request of the show's executive producers, Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.  In a letter sent to the platforms that streamed 30 Rock, Fey wrote, "As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation.

30 Rock featuring Blackface (disturbingly, there's more than one) are being removed from streaming platforms immediately. According to , the episodes in question will no longer be available to stream on Hulu and Amazon Prime, will no longer air on television, and will no longer be available to purchase on iTunes and Google Play.

Vulture reports that some of them are already gone. According to , the episodes being removed are “Believe in the Stars” (season 3, episode 2), “Christmas Attack Zone” (season 5, episode 10), which shows Jane Krakowski's Jenna Maroney in blackface, along with “Live From Studio 6H” (season 6, episode 19), and the East Coast version of “The Live Show” (season 5, episode 4).

have been pulled from streaming services for featuring characters donning blackface. The decision to remove the episodes comes at the request of the show's creator, star and executive producer, Tina Fey, according to multiplereports.In a letter penned by Fey — along with executive producer Robert Carlock — and sent to the media platforms streaming the sitcom, she requested that the episodes in question to be removed from availability.«As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race

Tina Fey took it upon herself to reach out to executives at NBCUniversal in order to have episodes of “30 Rock” featuring characters using blackface removed from all streaming platforms, according to reports on Monday. Per Deadline, Fey -- who was the show creator/executive producer/showrunner -- and executive producer and co-showrunner, Robert Carlock, made the request.

Also Read: NBC Acquires Canadian Medical Drama 'Transplant'Two of the episodes in question involved Jane Krakowski’s character Jenna in blackface — “Believe in the Stars” from season three and “Christmas Attack Zone” from season six.