The Crazy World Of BANNED Cartoons - Hats Off

In the world of cartoons, sometimes they go a little too far. Come find out how some shows pushed the boundaries, from PBS to Adult Animation. These are Banned Cartoons!
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[@icecreamhero2375]

Midlife Crustacean has always been on of my all-time favorites. It getting banned like 20 years later makes it funnier.

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

I have that episode on dvd i never saw the problem with it spongebob and Patrick are dudes just being dude's 😂

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_Rocko's Modern Life_ has tons of innuendo jokes that got past the radars, but "Leaf Frog" really gives off the biggest "AYO" moments in Nickelodeon history and the episode isn't even trying to hide it.

[@OctacleEdits]

“Leap Frogs” was temporarily banned from reruns actually. They also cut some risqué scenes from reruns of episodes like “Road Rash” and “Hut Sut Raw”

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Not to mention turning the bigheads Son into a trans on the newer episode.

[@thunblot78]

​@@nehemiahpouncey3607oh you mean the son that was based on the creator who transitioned? Yeah how dare they keep up with what the show already did.

[@jczbas]

Todays kids wouldn’t last a day I remember when Bev Big head called rocko on the sex line 😂

[@Emery101]

Naaaaakkked

[@msthecommentator2863]

"Frank, get away from me" Okay, I usually dislike 'I hate my partner' comedy but that caught me off guard 😂

[@nicksullivan4994]

“Mid-Life Crustacean” is one of My Favorite SpongeBob episodes, I watched it all The time. I can’t believe after all These Years, Nickelodeon and Paramount decided to just ban That episode, It’s Not Fair!

[@gracekim25]

I know😢

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

Just buy the Dvds box sets like i did 😄

[@BrimBlam]

All I can remember beyond moments in the ATHF banned episode is Shake saying "WHEN DO THE SIMPSONS COME ON?."

[@pantsmcgee4997]

I'm glad you didn't just point out the racism and move on, but actually discussed how this stuff even got made in the first place and why. Actual mature look through the topic which is rare when most prefer to go scorched earth. Love your vids and enthusiasm for animation Hats

[@bossle6834]

this

[@geoffreyrichards6079]

In a similar vein to all the suicide jokes, so many of these out-of-date representations are so outrageous that their awkwardness has paradoxically made them humorous.

[@16driver16]

So to not explain it is "scorched earth"? That's what you say fixed it

[@DominatorLegend]

The actual mature thing to do in this case is not getting so hung up in this bullshit, but americans are too thin-skinned to let it go.

[@DanielsChannelNo2]

im german and feel highly offended for u using scorched earth in that context ,we clearly have a patent

[@KyleRDent]

The chest issue from Braceface is so important to teach kids (and adults). Small does not equal child, and big absolutely does not equal adult. I had a friend that was an E-cup at thirteen. The attention she got was beyond gross. Old men trying to buy her alcohol in restaurants/pubs 🤢

[@mikejohnson1765]

Poor girl. Similar thing happened with the actress who played Punky Brewster

[@MonsterTaming420]

Definitely an important issue to talk about, me and a few of my friends growing up had some nasty encounters.

[@mightyfilm]

And meanwhile, Pepper Ann did a similar puberty episode and NO ONE complained. And it even had the lines "You BOOBS!" and "Peppy, do you want BREASTS? I'm making chicken, do you want thighs or breasts." She even flashes the entire class to show her "support."

[@goplayoutside3599]

Is this show for kids or what is this cartoon

[@angelinacamacho8575]

​@@mightyfilmshe couldn't be an athlete so she became an athletic supporter....sorry couldn't resist the low tempting fruit lol.

[@rustyshackelford312]

This is another reason why I pirate everything. I'm not gonna pay for a streaming service with edited or missing episodes.

[@vyncentsky8697]

Funny that its dale saying this

[@poopsmith6853]

​@vyncentsky8697 you mean Rusty Shackleford. He was very ill as a child.

[@davideostudio2664]

An honorable mention of a banned cartoon episode I’d like to add would be when SpongeBob and the others had to be quarantined because of a deadly virus. Poor timing due to the Covid-19 Pandemic

[@GribbleGob]

the amount of virus themed episodes of shows that got "banned" compared to the ones that didn't are kind of absurd.

[@wisconsinking323]

Apparently that episode only aired in Canada

[@TrentonMatthews]

@@wisconsinking323 You would be correct on that.

[@apollorock3r244]

Interesting fact about the PPG episode, originally the gnome was going to be voiced by Jack Black but wasn’t brought in supposedly due to the cost of bringing him in given that he’s a huge star. Instead, Jess Harnell took over the voice and surprisingly he does a very convincing voice sounding like Jack Black.

[@FusionFocus863]

Jess Harnell is a rock singer so it probably was just him doing his own thing unless they told him sound like Jack Black.

[@Oliviagarry69420]

I remember watching the Arthur lance armstrong episode because one of my aunts had breast cancer. Thankfully it’s small and it’s gone now but it helped

[@Deadpok3]

The thing that always bothered me about the Dratini episode of Pokemon being banned is that in the episode with the Squirtle Squad Ash gets surrounded by people with guns pointed at him.

[@jacobsunday6561]

I remember watching 6Teen on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network and I noticed how some episodes seemed cut at certain point. Turns out both networks either censored or outright banned episodes from air, which made sense, Canadian cartoons were more risqué. Just a random thought with this videos’ topic that came up. Great content 👍

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Nah Total Drama was outta pocket too

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

I loved 6teen i remember they was a episode were jonesy and jude pretend to be gay too get out of something that show was hella wild be in the day 😂

[@FusionFocus863]

Odd that Canada which is very pc allows their cartoons to not be. I was much older than the demographic for total drama island but I was amazed at how many visual gags and jokes was allowed on cartoon network.

[@Max25670]

If I had a nickle for every time Dana Snyder played a racial stereotype on an adult swim show that got banned, I would have two nickles.

[@dannydamnmendez]

Which isn't a whole lot but, strange that it happened twice right?

[@carlbrown1000]

The best part about that spongebob epsiode was that they got him hyped to pantie raid a house only to find out they took him to his mom's house. That was foul. And it was out of character of them, but it was so funny that it went down in history of quotables scenes.

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

Are ya feelin it now, Mr. Krabs?

[@whiporwilllooms9075]

“Tom and Jerry, Tom and Jerry , Tom and Jerry , do we need to talk?” had me cracking’ up. Love this video. subscribed!

[@BluffsCastle]

If they ever put the Censored Eleven on Max, they should be age-restricted like what Disney did with some of their old movies. I don't think kids should watch these or they might grasp some...really harmful ideas, and they would only really have value to animation buffs. Alternatively, they could be preserved for educational purposes, like being shown in a history class to teach about what racism and propaganda was like back in the day.

[@HatsOffMedias]

Yeah, that would be for the best

[@alejandrobasombrio3803]

Nah to be honest they are cartoons made for kids. I don't see why should they be age-restricted when they were aimed towards a young audience

[@Tardisntimbits]

It's a shame. I was blessed with a Mum that would explain and let me ask questions about material like this, but not all parents care so much about educating their kids on the sins of the past. Maybe they could be cut with educational segments explaining why these portrayals are harmful, and give insight on how to be a mindful consumer of media?

[@thurnishaley1361]

I saw them when I was kid and i'm fine, in fact it helped to show me at a young age just how deeply racism ran in Hollywood's "golden age"

[@jorgerosado2087]

See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey is a great episode. I still sing Freedom Beef every 4th of July. As for my own takes, Pepper Ann’s In Support Of. It’s not as crazy as Braceface’s episode, but it is still funny. I still think of “Pepper Ann, do you want breasts?” a lot cus it’s such a CRAZY line to hear from a Disney cartoon.

[@walpoleandworcester]

Yeah and also back then, the NAACP had a problem with those cartoons as well and wrote to Warner Bros about it. I also do agree with the idea of restoring those cartoons (they probably already have) and putting them on Max but under a restricted rating, separate from the rest of the library or something along with optional commentary from animation historians. Anyway, another banger of a video on the channel man. Well done.

[@toon4thought]

God, just imagine pouring so much passion, time, and money into an episode as one-of-a-kind as "See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey" only for something quite minor in the grand scheme of things making the network decide to just not let it be seen. How incredibly 2024 of them.

[@msthecommentator2863]

I really thought the issue would be the cult or the fact that the destroyed city could have possibly resembled the twin towers at any point in the episode, but no. Just stiff collars grasping at straws to get offended.

[@ghoulbuster1]

The message of the episode wasn't allowed to be shown.

[@JDWitherspoon]

This channel is MAD underrated, great content and I really enjoy the self made commercials promoting your other work. 10/10 glad the algorithm recommended me your work

[@nicklundy9965]

Disney cartoons like Darkwing Duck and Talespin had banned episodes i recall.

[@caseymurray1994]

My favorìte banned episodes 1. Leap Frogs 2. Mid-Life Crustacean 3. Rude Removal Edit: Did you ever thought that the Bigheads were basically Al and Peg Bundy in frog form? Or is it just me? 😂😂😂😂

[@sashamurashi225]

" Boss makes a dollar while I make a dime, that's why I commit a federal crime " -D'angelo Edwards, 4th of July 2024

[@jamalvargas6146]

Adult Swim's Minoriteam If Adam De La Pena Didn't create Code Monkeys He'd have a bad legacy In Animation If I had a Time Machine I'd erase that cartoon out of existence like that

[@moe3235]

20:00 "from viewers like you, f you!" Lmao, glad I wasn't the only one saying that during those PBS "viewers like you" bumpers 🤣👌

[@zekecontreras77]

Wonderfully made video as always! I really appreciate the way you break down how something like this could get made in certain cartoons.

[@HatsOffMedias]

Thank you very much!

[@nicksullivan4994]

I don’t remember “Leap Frogs” ever being banned, I’m still able to watch That episode Whenever Rocko’s Modern Life is on.

[@antonydrossos5719]

I grew up in the 1970s, so I’m just old enough to remember some of these in reruns

[@zaten-p]

there was an episode of Peppa Pig that was banned in Australia as it depicted the child characters handling a spider. it was pulled because if concerns of children replicating that behaviour with Australian spiders, which is a big no-no.

[@ng0249]

so i had heard the story behind "coal black" and that makes it kind of a bummer that it was cancelled for being "racist", but i had never see the rubber band, that shit is high quality comedy, fr fr. love the vids man, keep up the good work!

[@moof3220]

Your channel just popped up on my feed youve got a great editing style. Subbed

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

27:48 I have my doubts on this one - I could never find any proof of it being pulled, but if there’s something out there that proves it, then by all means lemme know! I remember seeing Leap Frogs on Nick Canada as late as 2015, I wanna say. Sometime soon after though they caught on and cut it out of circulation. The PPG episode aired all the time up in Canada, and while not a banned episode, there’s the gas scene from SpongeBob’s “Just One Bite”, which still plays unedited last I saw.

[@dat1tallguy637]

For a very long time Just One Bite was edited but the unedited version finally returned to the air in 2019

[@angelinacamacho8575]

The episode leap frogs was shown on the splat.

[@Oni_Manga_Land]

That "I hope that one day we as a people are in a place where we can all laugh at it together," is EXACTLY how I feel. Thank you.

[@defsnotdevyn]

Honestly i respect toonheads attempted to cover the past (especially in the 90s)even though that episode was banned

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Nothing should be banned or censored

[@Cyyruzz]

I just know You're either conservative or a proshipper

[@landaclay9331]

@@Cyyruzz so wanting freespeach is evil

[@metaknighttv117]

​@@landaclay9331no but racism and sexism is

[@mightyfilm]

While even I am amazed that they almost got "Insane in the Membrane" to air, they basically showed Baxter getting literally stripped of his humanity multiple times. The rotting flesh was a little over the top, but overall we missed one of the most powerful episodes of the 2k3 series. Proof that Stockman was the show's REAL arc villain, not Shredder. There was also "Nightmares Recycled" where the Garbage Man was revealed to be the conjoined twin of Hun, tossed aside similar to The Penguin in Batman Returns. That one made it barely to animatic, maybe even some lines recorded before the new censor told them to throw it out completely. And the thing is, 4kids was going to show what was finished of the episode on their website, but the sale of Mirage Studios to Viacom happened JUST before they were able to. Personally, I think those two episodes were the reason Fast Forward was far more juvenile and lighter than the rest of the series. Well, until the unproduced second season, but that's another story.

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

I love TMNT 2003 all seasons (yes includeg fast foreword) cody Jones is one of my fav tmnt side characters along with keno

[@mightyfilm]

@@isaiahedmonson5832 Fast Forward really showed how much pull Playmates had over the franchise. So much so that it made 4Kids completely skip an ENTIRE completed season just to rush new TMNT variants to market. We didn't get the fifth season that concluded the story until after the FF toys didn't sell. The show even referenced events and characters in a couple episodes that didn't even air yet as a result. Worst part, the FF toys didn't sell any better, so they abandoned a far better second season. A Triceriton that took THe Shredder mantle would have been an upcoming villain, as well as Space Usagi making an appearance. That's why Back to the Sewers felt rushed.

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

@@mightyfilm i wish we got too see more of the evil turtles only one of em got too kinda become good and that was evil leo

[@mightyfilm]

@@isaiahedmonson5832 I really wish the first half of the first season wasn't spent blowing its time with establishing how things were different in the future and more time strengthening up the season arc. It had ideas, but not great execution. And the show works best if watched in the intended order of Season Five before FF. The show could have ended nicely on season 5, but like I said, they skipped over it to sell yet another Turtles variants that no one bought. Shame. The toys actually LOOKED like the Turtles from the show, and were some of the best TMNT figures at the time.

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

That sounds interesting maybe some day they'll bring back 03 and that season will happen you never know they just made toys of the 2003 Turtles so

[@slashbash1347]

The Shake Like Me one pisses me off because they sell a COMPLETE DVD boxset without the episode. Last I checked, complete means complete! Not "complete except for one part because we're afraid of looking racist." All just because some guy died of a drug overdose in police custody. They do that, yet they couldn't pay Carey Means a living wage. Black lives matter, but I guess black incomes don't.

[@austinbased1976]

Dude first vid of yours I have seen, great video. Secondly, the bumpers between and the b-roll from the channels brought me such joy. Plus family guy clips were well used ❤

[@coolbirdo]

Love the vibe in your videos, so glad I found this channel

[@wrenwry]

Super excited for your series to drop, that teaser is just dripping with style

[@chhiiillll]

I’m loving your cut aways and edits fr fr

[@gghouloshleeahk1702]

First video of yours I’ve seen, super cool, amazing work 🎉

[@dudefromtheearth]

Dude seeing this video made me so glad that I had subscribed to your channel! This video is one of my favorites of yours that I've seen to date now. It's so important not to erase history no matter what the format is because then we also don't learn from it. The banned cartoons can serve as history lessons and make us realize how far we've come in society. Obviously someone was a fan of Cypress Hill behind that TMNT episode and I loved the whole idea of that one. I would love to see that banned episode of the Power Puff Girls! I mean it had a good message with how following any cult is probably a bad idea. I love how its about valuing individuality that proved how the creators back then made cartoons that transcended on a deeper level.

[@BugsyFoga]

A hats of vid coming out on my birthday, now that’s pretty cool

[@HatsOffMedias]

Happy b-day dude!

[@MidnightDominaor3005]

12:12 Screen Time huh looks neat artwork really reminds me of Clerks The Animated Series.

[@HatsOffMedias]

Thanks, one of my inspos

[@icecreamhero2375]

5-6 of Powerpuff Girls has some of the best episodes. It also has my favorite art style for the show.

[@GreenSupreme.223]

Man you went crazy with this script. I’m dying at your quips

[@PostModernCovenant]

best channel on youtube right now

[@HatsOffMedias]

Thanks so much!

[@pastelsparadox]

I really appreciate the sentiment of "It's funny, it's just not the right time for it". There is a time and place for everything!

[@mrfooledyaa5430]

This is the first time seeing your vids, I subbed just off Static being in the intro. Loved the vid.

[@Temporary_Friend]

Rebel Taxi's brother from another mother. Love the work my man.

[@FanaticMitchell1]

15:56 crazy thing, for the Insane in the Membrane episode, a lot of people say that episodes disturbing because of Baxter's body falling apart to where it looks like something you see in a horror movie, but to me, the most disturbing part of that episode was seeing Baxter kidnapping April by drugging her with a tranquilizer dart

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

Love banned media lol great video as always!

[@HatsOffMedias]

Thanks!

[@mathieuleader8601]

I always thought it was Jack Black voicing the gnome but it was Jess Harnell

[@rushmaverick1923]

“Boss makes a dollar while I make a dime. That’s why I commit a federal crime.” LMFAO😂😂😂 Where did you even get that from? Because that’s the kind of quote that could be put on a T-shirt.

[@LuisOsmarRosalesManuel]

You gonna talk of HIT-MONKEY second season when it comes out, LOVE YOUR CONTENT MAN

[@buhbuhjaychampagne1706]

Boxy Brown: “Master Shake was your slave name…” Shake: “I don’t know…it has Master in it…” BB: “Your new name is Mocha Shaka Kahn”

[@gracekim25]

I’ll never forget how they banned my favourite SpongeBob episode 😅 especially when it’s the most memeable and memorable ❤

[@sofiaciel7599]

10:28 ah, good old late 90s replacement of English lettering with nonsensical katakana. :D

[@HatsOffMedias]

I'm so glad someone finally understands

[@patricklauer4452]

Oh heck yes a new hats vid:D

[@pledbetter66]

Crazy Ren and Stimpy didn't make the cut that show was beyond wild

[@BEEZUS45]

The ads interlaced into this video really ruin the pace of an otherwise really well made and well paced video. Love what I watched!

[@almondthefurret6818]

“I remember and cat and a mouse, not a crow” is hilarious

[@AceCluck]

Only cartoon KZbinr worth watching.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

*looks at thumbnail* I sure wouldn't mind a J-Word Pass right about now.

[@froggy6774]

That Insane In The Membrain was one of my favorite episode as a kid. I didnt know it never aired, but Atleast it was on the DVD release.

[@spectrumbots4268]

Rude Removal was hilarious! 😂

[@thestrangah9690]

feels good to know i caught plenty of these from my childhood at least :)

[@XohjaiSbarkeater]

another banger m8

[@JosephRockford]

Your videos have such style now

[@HatsOffMedias]

Thanks! I try

[@bigchungus540]

Hilarious good job

[@606808909]

Regardless of subject matter, there is something beautiful about most of these. You can tell passion has been put into them

[@logancade342]

"Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin" is ... pretty funny 😂

[@jonathanhenley2936]

I love drawn together and all of these

[@GODCONVOYPRIME]

Happy fourth D-Man!

[@RAdamHadAMeal]

I somehow organically saw most of those, except the looney toons stuff. Thank you!

[@missktoribby]

Maybe I’m from a different dimension, but I watched that Dexter’s episode as a child back in the early 2000s. I bet I’m not the only one who remembers seeing that around the time, SpongeBob and Patrick had their episode.

[@4125tech]

Love your content and how well you handle sensitive subjects, very excited for more!

[@dennisbowen452]

The shake like me episode was unfunny anyway, even in my edgy phase I felt like it was shite and just HURR HURR black face. Def glad I don’t have to make the effort to skip it

[@171QA]

Great video.

[@mathieuleader8601]

I love Paul Tibbit's Popeye impression for Mrs. Krabs its gold

[@Pigpen_YT]

Spongebob and Patrick are freaks lmao

[@zaryuezy-youtaylor2994]

Hello HatsOffMedia!

[@HatsOffMedias]

Yo!

[@zaryuezy-youtaylor2994]

@@HatsOffMedias Yo yourself! 😄

[@driftingswordsmanzer]

I remember seeing the rocko episode on tv as a kid and the cow and chicken episode. Mid life crustaceans and the sailor mouth episode were my favorites.

[@larrylaffer3246]

The character from the Golden Age of Cartoons I'm most miffed being practically forgotten about is Ms. 2 Shoes from Tom and Jerry. Warts and All she is insanely important to the cat and mouse duo's history since she's as old as they are as she made her debut at the same time they did. Plus she's practically the only human character I really ever gave a toss about as she was the only one who had an actual personality and could actually go toe to toe "Or rather claw to claw" with Tom and Jerry.

[@PlayStonkers]

Mammy Two-Shoes is one of the funniest cartoon characters of all time because she's just a hilariously sassy woman who's had enough of that cat and mouse's mess. I've always said that the quality of a Tom & Jerry cartoon is inversely proportional to the amount of spoken dialogue in it. The more any character speaks, the worse a cartoon it is... UNLESS MAMMY IS IN IT. Also, as a kid and to this day, I operated under the assumption that she was the owner of the house. Woman's doin' alright for herself. Who's got a problem with that?

[@Supercatandrewman]

6:07 Is that the same Steamboat from the Randy Rodent cartoon in Mort Grizzly's Theater in the VR horror game HappyFunLand?

[@TBoneTony]

Baxter Stockman episode I remember aired on Cheeze TV in Australia back in the mid 2000s during the 3rd or 4th season of the 2003 TMNT. I was really impressed as I was a fan of the original 80s Cartoon and felt like this was almost as Dark as the Comics they were aiming to adapt to. The reason why I know it was during the later seasons, because this was perhaps one of the final episodes that featured this former Shredder employee.

[@majesticbubbs]

100% sure the PPG ep aired on Boomerang at some point

[@chhiiillll]

Rockos Modern Life was my show lol and I vividly remember Mrs. Bighead trying get that my mom almost ain’t let me watch out she thought it was REN&Stimpy lol

[@cuterblueloveuwulilathepig3556]

The banned episode of Brace face is nice, because this teach how girls teenages could feel them our body 💙

[@GribbleGob]

when I was a kid my parents got into a habit of buying these cheap "100+ old cartoon" dvds" and one of the racist LTs was on it. I had no idea the guy was supposed to be a black man because of how comically..that he was and thought he was some generic cartoon person. nowadays I'm fucking shocked it was something people were fine seeing back then.

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you're having a good day

[@XohjaiSbarkeater]

2:41 HOLY SHIT I REMEBER THIS ONE FROM WHEN I WAS A KID. I remeber the dice one too. I watched it TONS of times on tv as a kid in the 2000s.

[@Emery101]

8:52 Complaints from parents? Sounds like it hit close to home.

[@excalibursaurusm5701]

"A little lit"? My dude, over 600 children had to go to the hospital and it almost got the Pokemon anime cancelled.

[@chaosmachines934]

9:10 cow & chicken oof they did the dirty jokes batter after i rewatch theme as a adult i was laughing so hard wtf did i grow up as a kid

[@misterabbadon977]

I thought this was a caddicarus video for a second

[@Roggor]

Not enough random non sequitur and wank jokes.

[@ElectroBlastLuigi]

23:40 It was on Netflix some time ago but I'm not sure if it's still there.

[@TheKayasto]

that brace face episode fucked me up don't check my internet history 💀