UP IN ARMS: Thousands of Bolivians protested the change to the Simpsons' broadcast time.

Fans of The Simpsons in Bolivia have taken to the streets to protest against a timeslot change for the beloved cartoon.

More than 2000 people put up a fight last week after Bolivian broadcaster Unitel tried to shift The Simpsons to a new timeslot.

Unitel posted a video of fans in the cities of La Paz, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba marching and dancing in the streets, many clad in the costumes of their favourite characters.



Even The Simpsons creators got onboard with the cause, posting a protest video to the official Facebook page with the caption: "Thank you Bolivia! Muchas, muchas gracias!"



Their voices were heard.

FAN FAVOURITE: A change in timeslot for The Simpsons forced more than 2000 Bolivian fans on to the streets in protest.

According to Fox News Latino, Unitel not only put The Simpsons put in its original timeslot, but increased programming from 45 minutes to two hours.