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Cartoons were something I always watched growing up
and most of them were family friendly
and fun for all ages but even though I didn't realize it,
some of those cartoons that I watched or for that matter,
that we all watched were completely inappropriate
by today's standards.
Cartoons that may have made sense at the time
but if they were made today
would cause a huge uproar and controversy.
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Here are 10 cartoons that would be banned today.
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Number 10 is Blame it on Lisa.
Everyone loves The Simpsons! (laughs)
Blame it on Lisa was an episode of The Simpsons
which caused so much controversy
that it's makers regretted even making it.
In this episode, The Simpsons' daughter Lisa
visits Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
and it's there that she hopes to find a Brazilian orphan
named Ronaldo who she's been sponsoring
but in Brazil, the episode caused widespread offense.
This is because it used a number of stereotypes
often applied to Brazilian culture
and also included inaccurate elements
from cultures outside of Brazil.
It was the Tourist Board of Rio de Janeiro
which took the most offense.
In fact, it began proceedings to sue Fox Television
for depicting the city as ripe with crime and rat-infested.
The Simpsons creator, James Albrooks eventually issued
a personal apology to the residents of Rio de Janeiro
and now regrets ever making the episode.
Number nine is The Winston Flintstones Commercial.
Tobacco companies are now banned
from advertising their products
because they cause cancer and heart disease
but in 1971, before this ban was instituted in America,
The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco company
not only sponsored The Flintstones
but actually made a mini-episode
advertising Winston cigarettes.
"Hey, Barney, I'm getting a pretty good buzz off this smoke.
"Why don't we give some to Wilma?
"Maybe the kids too, eh?"
Yeah, that wasn't even that much of a joke
because in the episode or the short commercial,
Fred and Wilma are actually seen
enjoying Winston cigarettes,
proclaiming how great the brand is
and then quoting the company slogan.
It was only when the baby character Pebbles
was added to the show that Winston cigarettes
ceased their involvement with the series.
Advertising how great cigarettes are
on a children's program
would never happen today and it's amazing
that it was ever done back then.
Number eight is Hare Ribbin'.
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This cartoon was made in 1944 and right off the bat,
the year tells you that it was made in a different time.
The episode featured an outing for Bugs Bunny.
However, if that outing was made today,
it would play very differently.
Hare Ribbin follows bugs as he torments
and is chased by a large dog with a Russian accent.
Several gags ensue and at one point,
Bugs even dresses up as his arch nemesis Elmer Fudd
but in this case, two endings were created for Hare Ribbin',
both of which were far too violent
for children's television today.
In one, Bugs Bunny fakes his own death.
"Oh, Matt, that's terrible!"
Really, because tortured by guilt,
the dog then shoots himself in the head.
Yeah. Oh but don't worry.
The alternative ending involves Bugs Bunny puling out a gun
and shooting the dog in the mouth.
I'm not kidding.
While both endings were eventually banned,
these were actually made.
Look, I get that this cartoon
was made during the world war, I get it.
Everything was very terrible but oh my god,
that's really all I have to say.
Number seven is Song of the South.
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Song of the South was made in 1946 and is a mixture
of live action and animation.
The musical film was a hit at the time
but there's no way it would ever be made today.
It's been described by one critic as one of Hollywood's
most relentlessly offensive racist texts.
Although the source material is technically set
on a plantation in Georgia
just after the American Civil War,
the film never makes the timing entirely clear.
Much of the controversy stems from the depiction
of African-Americans happily working on a plantation
when it's unclear to the audience that they're not slaves.
Some critics believe that it's an attempt
to avoid upsetting both segregationists
and civil rights activists at the time,
leading the film to it's muddy message.
Number six is Der Fuehrer's Face.
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Released in 1943, Der Fuehrer's Face
was made by Walt Disney Productions
and released by RKO Pictures.
The purpose of the cartoon was to encourage Americans
to buy war bonds to help fund the war effort.
With America deep into the second world war at the time,
it's not surprising that Disney attempted
to address elements of what was going on in the world.
Now while all of this was admirable,
the film did depict Donald Duck as a Nazi
even though he was reluctant in the cartoon
to follow Hitler's orders,
the depiction of one of Disney's
most beloved cartoon characters wearing a swastika
has often kept the short film out of circulation.
If Disney were to make this film again,
it's pretty clear that while the anti-fascist message
would remain, they'd probably wouldn't dress up
old Donald Duck in a Nazi uniform.
(quacks) "I didn't ask for this!" (quacks)
Number five is The Ren and Stimpy Show.
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Ren and Stimpy is an iconic cartoon series
which aired on Nickelodeon from 1991 to 1995.
While it was extremely popular,
it's gross out humor and twisted jokes kept it in hot water.
The series followed a short-tempered chihuahua named Ren
and a three-year old dimwitted cat named Stimpy.
They would get involved in off-the-wall adventures
and often be at odds with each other.
That's actually an understatement.
They would go at each other like, "Stimpy you idiot!"
Throughout it's run, Ren and Stimpy courted controversy
by including sexual innuendo and other adult jokes
in what was originally marketed as a children's show.
Parent's groups rallied against episodes
which included among other things,
the burning of The United States Constitution
and The Bill of Rights.
I live in America right now and I've seen enough to tell you
that that kind of stuff doesn't go over well.
While the show has a large fan base today,
it's doubtful that this cartoon would ever be made
on a children's channel again.
Number four is Censored Eleven.
Believe it or not, even though they're children's cartoons,
there are eleven censored Looney Tunes
and Merrie Melodies cartoons
which have been completely banned
and would never be made today.
None of these episodes have actually
ever been distributed publicly since 1968.
The cartoons themselves were made between 1931 and 1944
as well as a 1951 reissue of the episode,
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears.
I'm not kidding.
Each cartoon contains offensive material
depicting racist stereotypes.
Bizarrely, Warner Brothers announced in 2010
that they would be releasing a new, uncut version
of all eleven films on DVD the following year.
It's 2018 and the DVD still has not been released
and I think this whole idea is extremely offensive.
No one uses DVDs anymore. Why would they do that?
Number three is Fritz the cat.
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Robert Crumb's skewed depictions of women
are controversial in the comic art world
but in 1972, a feature length cartoon based on his work
and called Fritz the Cat was released
which shocked audiences then and now.
Directed by Ralph Bakshi who would go on
to make the animated Lord of the Rings,
Fritz the Cat follows the eponymous Fritz
as he lives a life of excess in the 1960s in New York,
making fun of everything from race relations to politics.
Crumb was openly angry about the end result
and accused Bakshi of right-wing propaganda
and twisting his creation in disgusting ways.
The split would make sure that such a film
would never be made today but hey, I guess it all turned out
because Crumb was so furious that he killed Fritz the Cat
with an icepick in a later story, yeah.
Number two is Deadly Force.
Deadly Force is an episode
of one of my favorite TV shows as a kid, Gargoyles,
and was considered so hard-hitting that it's unlikely
that something like it would ever be made again.
Produced by Walt Disney television,
Gargoyles aired from 1994 until 1997
and followed the exploits of a group of gargoyles
protecting New York City at night.
I had the action figures. It was a good time.
Despite being noted for it's serious tone,
many were shocked by the episode, Deadly Force.
In it, one of the gargoyles accidentally shoots Elisa,
a police detective.
The show explored the gun control debate
and left Elisa motionless on the ground covered in blood
just before going to a commercial break.
"Oh my god! I shot and killed this woman!
"Can't get enough of that sugar crisp!"
While some praised the show for tackling gun violence,
many felt it was too far for a children's show.
As you could imagine, the episode was banned
and was edited to remove the offending scenes.
And Number one is Tom and Jerry.
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Tom and Jerry are two of the most famous characters
of any cartoon but they certainly don't make them
like they used to and for a good reason.
In episodes from the 1930s until 1950s,
Tom and Jerry included several racist stereotypes
in their stories but that's not all,
other episodes showed the characters smoking
and until fairly recently, the cartoon duo
were known for their outrageous acts of violence
on each other.
Since then, many of these episodes have been reedited
and revoiced to exclude the racist elements when broadcast.
As for the violence, some feel that that was at the core
of what made Tom and Jerry funny and I kind of agree!
After all, it's cartoon violence.
As long as no one's getting shot and selling sugar crisp,
this should be not taken seriously.
Despite this newer versions of Tom and Jerry
either watered-down the violence
or, and I can't believe I'm saying this,
show them being friends.
Disgusting!
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