Controversial TV Episodes of Popular Shows That Have Been Totally Banned

"The One With The Lesbian Wedding" - Friends

A major plotline of Friends is that Ross's ex-wife, Carol, gets married to a woman named Susan. Now, Ross has to co-parent with a lesbian couple, making them a very blended and progressive family. The wedding of Carol and Susan was banned on NBC just because it was a lesbian wedding. This was the first banned lesbian wedding on TV.

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