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BURBANK, CA—In a rare move for a show that has been on the air for nearly 20 years, executives at Nickelodeon announced today that they had canceled the popular children's program "Kill Your Parents!" following a freak murder accident.

"We were shocked and saddened to learn that one of our young viewers had accidentally killed his parents while trying to follow one of the show's many helpful tips," said Nickelodeon president Herb Scamardella, who added that the network had no choice but to pull the show from its lineup after learning that 8-year-old viewer Jeremy Swanson had strangled his mother and father with a rope made from sheets.

"We want to make it clear that this was an isolated incident, and we are currently working with child psychologists to ensure that other episodes do not contain any potentially dangerous information."

Reached for comment, Swanson said he was looking forward to watching the new season of Blue's Clues.