The timing of this news shortly after the well-reported contentions found from this banned episode wasn’t coincidental.
Evidently, the conflict over this controversial episode caused a rift between the station and the showrunner.
Later in 2018, it was announced that Barris ended his deal with ABC and signed a reportedly $100 million contract with Netflix.
While the details surrounding the shelving of “Please, Baby, Please” remain vague, Kenya Barris was clearly disappointed about ABC’s decision to not broadcast his thoughtful and explicitly political episode.