Laser tattoo removal is something that has only gotten popular in recent years. We're still only barely starting to see it regularly featured in commercials, television shows and movies. But that doesn't mean that there weren't mentions of it here and there in pop culture's past. In fact, the very first episode of the The Simpsons that aired back in 1989 was an episode that featured laser tattoo removal.

For those people who can remember the beginning of the show, the first episode was about Bart going to get a tattoo at the mall. This was during a time when tattoos were increasingly common but couldn't necessarily be said to be mainstream just yet. In the episode, Marge is distraught that her son has decided to get this tattoo. The point of the show is about the tattoo culture but the resolution of the issue is that she makes him get laser tattoo removal to get rid of the tattoo.

Question of the Day: Is it possible that The Simpsons was the first show to air anything about laser tattoo removal on Prime Time TV?

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