The Banned Animations Iceberg

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[@JulianGem]

Nice

[@Dysphoricsmile]

I swear I saw Family Guy "Partial Terms of Endearment" on live TV, cause I never downloaded that show or owned any DVDs for it. And I am 100% American, never watched Family guy outside of America- and haven't watched it at all since ~2014

[@Dysphoricsmile]

I have seen Stewarts House too - I dunno where or when, but I was still younger - like 9-13ish

[@Dysphoricsmile]

Beelzebub is NOT REALLY another name for Satan at all - but MODERN Christians who have never actually read the first testament would have you believe they are the same. To quote Wikipedia "Beelzebub is a name derived from a Philistine god, formerly worshipped in Ekron, and later adopted by some Abrahamic religions as a major demon. The name Beelzebub is associated with the Canaanite god Baal." But yeah the first testament talks about it as a religion where the God is a demon, not Satan - ppl wanna call EVERYTHING Satan/The Devil - when EVEN DEVIL MEANS DEMON! Satan is a fallen Angel who challenged the supreme authority of the one true God - to follow the bible and its Dogma.

[@Dysphoricsmile]

People who think Beelzebub is Satan are simpletons, maybe even Philistine's one might say mmmmhmmmmerrrrr

[@Juliett-we7tc]

I think maybe the Fairly Odd parents episode may have been controversial due to the possibility of encouraging suicide in depressed people. By making it clear in the episode that everyone is better off with Timmy no longer existing, depressed teens or others may watch it and convince themselves everyone will be better off without them as well and go through with the suicide. He said if anyone had any ideas as to why that episode may have been banned to post the idea, so that's my idea.😊

[@RosePetalGamin]

I saw that episode on prime. And this had been used on Johnny Bravo as well.

[@Zackaria_sMax]

They've done the reverse "It's a Wonderful Life" hundreds of times in tv/movies.

[@RosePetalGamin]

@@Zackaria_sMax Really?

[@NiteOwl363]

​@RosePetalGamin yeah they've done it on like, alot 😊 But I mean, wondering what the world would be like without you, that's not really that unique of an idea,😂 cus I think everybody wonders that at one point or another (not nessicarily in a depressive way in some ppl too) So, yes. Alot of shows and movies and art in general have worked that idea in so many times that that honestly, I'd consider it a trope at this point. But id say its primarily in TV Shows or Movies

[@RosePetalGamin]

@@NiteOwl363 Jeez...Why remove the episode anyway and keep it in prime.

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

Australia making sure kids know spiders are not friendly makes so much sense to me it's funny

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

Makes me wonder how Spider-Man is seen in Australia now.

[@wolvie1618]

I'm not surprised but honestly it is pretty funny. Makes sense

[@VanForDragonPuppets123]

i got send to the hospital after i was bitten by a austrailian spider i was only 10💀☠

[@kennedy8926]

​@@VanForDragonPuppets123Thankfully it wasn't too bad and your still here.

[@slushiethecheetah2276]

I watched that episode as a kid before it was banned

[@KrystinaLenoreChapa]

“i turned it down in case some of you fell asleep to my videos” is just about the sweetest thing anyone has ever done

[@StrawberryDon]

i was thinking the same, i was planning to take a nap to it but got too invested

[@888crispin]

I really appreciated it because sometimes loud sounds in long videos cause me to have nightmares lol

[@Foxrich99]

Yea, but it was in the first 3 minutes of a 2+ hour video

[@newutopia8]

Autoplay can still play it after someone falls asleep, unless youre like watching on xbox or something which automatically turns off​@@Foxrich99

[@Nezuchan07]

this is how these trashy shows get cancelend im happy to hear that what i said

[@grahamhaddock3537]

Learning Pucca is banned is truly shocking, I remember that show being massive and having endless merchandise (though I never watched it myself) but I never really considered how it just disappeared

[@corgimations]

NOOOO IT GOT BANNED? THAT WAS MY CHILDHOOD :((

[@luana_p3912]

This show was AMAZING, HOW DID THEY BAN IT??????

[@honeyswann]

Especially romancing the clone! I used to watch it all the time on Jetix here in the US so kind of sad it was banned. I always thought Puccas behavior was weird but that’s why I never copied it. Sad that they banned it

[@witchyneer]

Pucca being kind of a stalker? Yeah, but people saying it teaches children not to take no for an answer just shows you that they never even watched it, Garu was supposed to be her boyfriend but didn't want to show it in case the other ninjas attacked her, in most of the shorts between chapters when they're alone he enjoys being with her, I remember a specific short in which he melted his katana to make a ring to propose to her 🙃

[@leeneey]

i thought the show was funny and cute. for him to say there was "clear SA" in this cartoon was ridiculous and in all honesty pretty offensive to those of us who have actually experienced real SA. if it was banned there is no way it could have been for that and if i remember correctly was he not actually her BF and he just wanted to hide that i know that was true in the web aninations.

[@gamer-IRIS36]

i think the baby part that replaced squidwards suicide is meant to be poking fun at the people who wanted it removed by calling them "babies"

[@makiroll218]

Lol GOT EM!! Oh you want it removed? Okay here we removed and changed it. Quit bein a baby. 😂

[@GosiaGooseia]

@@makiroll218 your comment made me angry.

[@elleanahiiii]

@@GosiaGooseiai love you

[@GosiaGooseia]

@@elleanahiiii i love you too

[@luscious823]

​@@GosiaGooseiayou shall now kiss the bride

[@NostalgiaUnicorn]

Quick bit of info for ya - The Flintstones was the Simpsons of it's day. It aired in prime time and was aimed at adults so yes, Fred and Barney smoking 100% made sense. It's from a time when animation was not just seen as kiddie fodder. You'll see the same in Disney and Looney Tunes stuff from that time too. Cigarettes were seen as healthy back then, most adults smoked. It was also common for your favorite prime time stars to advertise everything from razors to soft drinks to cigarettes, even Rodolph's first airing had sponsored spots, but in modern times these have been cut out of the programs.

[@lowtierstears4938]

all facts well put

[@CJBurgandy]

More on that: it wasn't until the 90s that the government actually started making laws against tabacco adverts being appealing to kids.

[@sakiamira]

Yup was gonna comment about this. Back then, the Flinstones was seen by both adults and kids.

[@NatetheNerdy]

I don't think smoking has ever been viewed as healthy, but it certainly was a normal, everyday thing.

[@CJBurgandy]

It used to be Doctor prescribed for asthma.

[@BarkTheGoblin]

Not to flex, but I actually saw the original airing of Squidward in Randomland! As a huge fan of creepypastas, I really enjoyed the reference. I’ve always liked it when shows referenced their lost episode creepypastas, like what Gumball did with The Grieving

[@lonerevenant0]

Same I saw it too

[@zeldamaniac14]

Same. I was surprised to see it on the first airing.

[@wilkinsandwontinsachievemu3772]

same

[@JackTrades1]

The original airing was the last spongebob episode I'd seen before we cut cable and went to streaming, and when I rewatched the episode I was surprised the red mist reference was removed

[@transmascsrreal]

god i remember the grieving reference, i was so excited to see it as a huge creepypasta fan and stayed up all night to watch the new episode, falling asleep halfway through only to get jumpscared awake by that stupid chihuahua

[@monstercollectormsm2787]

Being a kid and seeing "if you're not a cartoon, stove gas will kill you!" Would be both terrifying and fucking hilarious at the same time

[@NootandBoots]

I'd be rolling on the floor when they phrase it like that HFJEK RJKSKCRJKEFKTKEKKFTKKEKCFKRKKECKFKEKKXKFKFKRKRKFFJJFJDJDJFJFFJJFDJDJRJFJFJJFJDJFJFJFJDJ

[@NoctisTheBogWitch]

I mean... it causes severe fucking asthma and lung issues. So yeah it can deadass kill you from an asthma attack lol.

[@kenrickeason]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mattalan6618]

i can imagine a stove farting on you

[@TheMightyPika]

As an unwanted child who was regularly informed that my family and schoolmates would be better off without me, the Fairly Odd Parents episode would have fucked me up hard. Glad it was pulled.

[@angelicart.6]

it didn’t with me, I just realised things and people close to me would have been better without me later in life, and I’m just 17

[@MrBigB]

@@angelcaldwell4190because it’s the truth

[@angelicart.6]

@@angelcaldwell4190 various things that happened in my life make me think this way :’

[@pencilaturdesk143]

thats messed up bro ur OWN FAMILY SAID THAT TO U DEN UR CLASSMATES LIKE BRO WHO SAYS THAT?!?!??! dem ppl messed up 4 saying that too u, just know that god loves u :D god bless u i hope u have a good day :)

[@TheMightyPika]

@@pencilaturdesk143 & ​ @angelicart.6 thank you :)

[@Jacket500]

Whoever got the audio of that South Park episode and released it is a real trooper.

[@a_potato27]

To be honest it might have been matt or trey just wanting their creation not being censored. They are very against censorship

[@daskampffredchen]

@@a_potato27 I think that they even said that they are aware of the possibility of being killed for it

[@bIoodyrare]

mighta js been matt and trey cuz they literally hate censoring and stuff 😭

[@adrianaamador10]

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[@Super_Snivy]

I remember I watched the deleted SpongeBob scenes of Procrastination when I was little and never saw them again and it made me think that maybe it was just a dream I had of that episode.

[@GAHAHAHH]

I will miss the scene in "Just One Bite" where Squidward opened a door to a bucket of gas and got lit on fire. It's weird that they removed it because there are other scenes where much worse happens to Squidward that didn't get cut even ones where he catches fire so I have no idea what the issue was with that specific scene.

[@Cheesydckss]

@@GAHAHAHHI’m pretty sure it’s because of it came out around 9/11

[@a_potato27]

Wait, that might be why I have memories of shows from childhood I thought were dreams

[@UnstoppableGiant]

I REMEMBER watching ‘It’s a Wishful Life’. I never found it influential, but looking back I can see the issues lol

[@Doctor_Omega]

When the Flintstones aired, it wasn't a kid's cartoon. It was considered the same as any other TV comedy or drama. Cartoons weren't treated as a medium only for kids until some time later. So the smoking commercials weren't that odd for the time. Also cigarette ads back in the day used to have claims like "4 out of 5 doctors choose Winston!"

[@grahamdamberger7130]

Surprised that other Pingu episodes weren't featured on here. Like the one where Pingu pretends to be a Native American and the one that involved a walrus stalking Pingu (the walrus had human teeth instead of tusks and its head looked like "something that shall not be mentioned here for obvious reasons"). The latter was placed on an unofficial ban but did air once in 2006.

[@justjade256]

The walrus episode was.. something else

[@ew8286]

@@justjade256agreed, it was so unnecessarily off putting

[@Dondeath]

Actually the Rude Removal episode was never aired originally. It was shot down by Cartoon Network. But the creators kept it preserved and always talked about it. It wasn't aired until recently on adult swim.

[@hellosweetie6212]

As a mother of a child with epilepsy I appreciate you trying to reduce the pokemon scene. However so you have a heads up for future episodes even as slowed down as you showed it, if the persons epilepsy is severe enough even as slow as that can cause a seizure. My daughter's epilepsy is so bad that even regular house hold lights can cause seizures. Just so you know and don't inadvertently cause someone to have a seizure.

[@rubanka6373]

If regular household lights cause her a seizure maybe she shouldn’t be watching KZbin at all ?

[@MrMoasn]

@@rubanka6373she most likely isn’t but the mother is speaking about how the lights could cause seizures even if they are not going at faster speeds

[@MatVicens4]

the fact that you had to stop and address why weed was controversial made me feel incredibly old

[@blistlelo1700]

Flintstones was originally actually meant for mainly adults to advertise various kinds of products which includes alcohol and tobacco. Like many other cartoons at the time limited by censorship, they only became children's icons later when cartoons became stigmatized as a genre for children. Before that they were more meant for general audience or even meant for mainly adults such as Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry but they feels so tame for today's standard due to Hays Code so they are rebranded as children's cartoon instead.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Yeah that show was never really intended to be a kids show. It was an animated primetime sitcom, like The Jetsons and The Simpsons, who really brought that concept back and were often compared with The Flintstones in the early days.

[@JoetheDilo1917]

31:21 "Carpet muncher" is a slur for lesbians, so it's not even really a debate that this episode was mocking lesbians.

[@rustyshackleford3320]

I'm a carpet munched and I'm a guy... it's like ur saying snatch is all pu$$y but actually it's a term just for the good ones...

[@2wml]

​@@rustyshackleford3320what the hell are you saying 💀

[@deeznutz5248]

​@@rustyshackleford3320What is blud talking about ‼️⁉️

[@biggestbeelstan]

@@rustyshackleford3320 blud what 😭

[@--Moonie--]

let him cook 🔥

[@kubabayaty6402]

28:00 "Blame it on lisa" My brothers dad is brazillian, he showed us that episode of the simpsons to "prepare us" for our trip to brazil to meet his parents. He was from Rio de Janeiro and found that episode funny.

[@tiagocostaneto5370]

bro, the "coffee" that donald uses in the Hitler episode is literally the capsules soldiers had with them to commit suicide if they were caught by the enemy ... Insane level of symbolisms

[@thekillersandvich1150]

pucca was actauly pretty big here in europe it had tons of merchandise includeing school suplies and a few web flash games a ton of dvds were also produced with episodes on them it was a really big hit on jetix back in the day

[@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uz]

As a latin america, I can confirm it was popular here too and I will believe that any young adult like me should remember it

[@daneisamazing2008]

I love pucca so much, but after seeing this video, made me upset because I never realized how much sa there was in the show

[@Mari_Intothestaircase]

Oh I ate that show up when I was a kid! I remember watching it on Disney XD and on KZbin with my juice box next to my side.

[@xanthraXGaming]

OMG jetix here in India was also very popular with a nice collection of cartoons 👍🤌

[@coversconojeras5626]

​@@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uzi was just gonna say that! Here in latin america it was everywhere, like my first halloween i went as Pucca, it's amazing to me that it wasn't that popular in other places, it blew my mind

[@LordRobotnik]

Dexter's Rude Removal was NEVER shown on air and made as an in-joke within the studio's production team. So anything you've heard about parents objecting against the title card and content is false. In fact it was a long lost piece of media until around 2013 2014ish when Adult Swim finally showed the episode in full to audiences. Originally Rude Removal was only shown at a few private showings to my knowledge, I believe it was at animation festivals, comic con or private parties prior to the late 2000s (circa 1998).

[@FarOutJunk]

Glad someone realizes this. The research here is lacking.

[@meems_o]

I definitely remember watching it though? Didn't have adult swim either in South Africa

[@BasedRanger]

​@RobotBacon Yea, there were about a dozen or so times throughout this video where it was evident that he didn't do sufficient digging.

[@martinmcneill605]

@@BasedRanger there's a lot of conclusion jumping that is just flat out wrong. Hardly any effort put in at all.

[@khaledrehan822]

​@@martinmcneill605 let's see your 2 hour ice berg video.

[@Fawn_response]

I was so baffled to hear that Pucca was hard to research, but I guess it's because of the ban aspect? Because In my country is a very well known show, you search it up you can find most of the show on yt, etc. though I never knew it was was banned in the US and Europe, I really wasn't expecting to find Pucca in this list :3 great vid!

[@wurstbrat.]

America seems to censor everything except violence (unless it's plane/explosion-related). It's so ridiculous to the rest of the world. 😮‍💨

[@RubySutures]

The craziest part of this video to me was when you referred to Mr. Krabs as a “senior citizen.” Sir, he is middle-aged at best! 🤣

[@wonderlandeldemonanastasi]

"I ain't old!"

[@dearest-tulip]

43:52 i can definitely see how teaching kids the concept of a panty raid would constitute a bit of censorship

[@kaibaiarrio1299]

The "Its A Wishful Life" episode of the fairly odd parents is incredibly disturbing episode, and imo a dangerous one too. Im glad it was taken off air and butch himself apologized

[@crow456]

I'm actually surprised he did because that man joked that Timmy's original VA took her life because Tara got the role in the official series.

[@ThePenisMan]

@@crow456 he also doesn’t “believe in depression” 100% was forced to apologize by his boss to save face And his arts mid

[@TheActualJeffery]

@@crow456He probably got forced to take it off and apologize, knowing hartman

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

I agree. You know something else? Out of all the spoofs and homages made, it was this one that first introduced me to It's a Wonderful Life. And now that i'm a grown up, i think both Frank Capra and James Stewart would turn on their graves if they saw that shit.

[@Unova39]

It's funny, as a kid I only saw the episode as a homage to It's a Wonderful Life, and never even put together that it had a really messed up message, but now that I'm an adult it's like GOD DAMN I'm glad it isn't aired anymore.

[@btktrailmakers]

Imagine banning a SINGLE episode about *medical* weed in a show that features Homer, shown repeatedly to be a pretty problem alcoholic. The hypocrisy, my god 😂😂😂

[@MetalHeartGunner]

Pucca was huge in South America and it was pretty controversial amongst parents, i remember parents used to discuss how it glorified sexual harrassment and how it wasn't banned because it was a girl harrassing a boy and not the other way around, eventually it stopped airing but it's available on streaming platforms and it still is relatively iconic, my fiancé loves the show which wasn't as blatant as the little shorts that aired in fox kids commercial breaks. Also another case was the sanction placed on the Gantz manga in Japan where each volume could only be released bi-weekly (or monthly?) instead of weekly because of how explicit it was with violence and nudity, just as a fun fact over here in South America we got largely uncensored anime in the 90s, the Gantz anime for example was a 1:1 translation and completely uncensored even with that infamous scene in the first episode where this one yakuza guy tries to r*pe the unconscious girl that's naked, pretty crazy to think about nowadays.

[@UnstableEquilibrium]

One thing of note about the Buzz Lightyear drug allegory episode is that it's one of the few times where Mira's father is actually in the right and isn't just an asshole.

[@Undlark]

For future knowledge before you start pitying the creator of Ren & Stimpy: John Kricfalusi has a history of harassment known in the animation industry, and grooming a minor back in the late 90's. Episode Kwarantine Crab was *going* to release in 2020, but was held back until april of 2022. More importantly, a animated episode takes approximately a year in production before release in most studio productions. (South Park being an exception due to their topical nature.) So the confusion as to 'why would they even make this episode' is because it was written likely in 2019, and already nearly finished likely when 2020 rolled up and Covid happened. Also fun fact! Many reasons why cartoons like Looney Toons slap stick is okay to view verse a scene of a person cutting their fingers off with a kitchen knife is not allowed is because of the question: 'Can your kid replicate this?' This is why a lot of cartoons will tolerate Lazer guns, absurd giant hammers, explosive bombs/tnt, or dangerous high tech sci-fi gadgets are totally fine despite the portrayal of violence. I've animated in some of the cartoons mentioned here, and have worked on shows where we had to change out props as random as ROPE because if the characters are tied up in rope- something that is more easily accessible- they would not pass standards. Replace that rope with a giant metal claw though? Totally cool.

[@stefanhuber7357]

Crazy how I remember seeing so many of these episodes air - having not been fazed really - to see that they are now banned is so weird! most of the Family guy episodes, the simpsons episodes, and random Nick shows or like Cow & Chicken were so integral to my growth and i feel like those small issues really dont play into the larger picture these shows are portraying.

[@niziosgm]

I agree with you. But the abortion episode I didn't see for Family Guy lol. Didn't know it until now

[@Jose-g2c8z]

In defense of The Flintstones commercial, there are several things you might not be taking into account: 1) It was in fact a different time 2) The Flintstones were the first prime time (after 6pm) cartoon, therefore it was posilutely NOT for kids 3) Less was known about the dangers of smoking back then. Hell, even doctors would recommend smoking for everything from anxiety to labor pains

[@R3SerialDreams]

Correction to No.3: By the time the Flintstones started airing, the link between smoking and lung cancer was fairly well understood in the right circles. Unfortunately, cigarette companies like the ones advertised on the Flintstones were bribing many doctors to continue spinning cigarettes as only beneficial.

[@Jose-g2c8z]

@@R3SerialDreamsIrrelevant. Regardless of what SCIENCE had to say, the average American didn't give two figs. Science has been talking about red meat, global warming and the negative effects of sugar for almost 60 years, yet we managed to stay fat, punch a hole in the sky, and transfer the hatred from sugar to fat. If people only did things that were good for them, Red Bull, McDonald's, and Donald Trump would all be out of business

[@R3SerialDreams]

@@Jose-g2c8zThat's what I meant, though. The general public was still being shepherded to believe cigarettes were healthy when they weren't. Not much has changed, in that regard.

[@Jose-g2c8z]

@@R3SerialDreams Cogent point. Even back then, doctors and The Surgeon General himself tried to get health warning labels on cigarettes but they just didn't have Tobacco Lobbyist money.

[@possqueenvivvie]

iirc rude removal was never banned; it was originally only ever shown at comic-con until adult swim got their hands on it and released it on youtube. i don't think it ever actually aired on tv.

[@JJMHigner]

I'm pretty sure that I saw it on TV once. Because I remember being very surprised as to why the 2 characters were speaking that where they were. No objection either at the time, But I do remember the episode.

[@GumSkyloard]

Yeah, it never aired on TV. Corporate shot that down at the last minute irrc.

[@priscilapinter3674]

I'm surprise there was only 1 Ren & Stimpy cartoon. I would have sworn there was one so controversial (revolving around SA) that got the whole show cancelled for good

[@wolfgangervin2582]

There was a script for Adult Party Cartoon that has a character modeled after one of John K.'s victims, but it wasn't ever made (thankfully). Adult Party Cartoon was canned because when given the gift of total creative freedom John K. just wanted to be as crass as possible at all times without actually trying to be funny, making it as boring as it is disgusting. So no one watched it.

[@mattalan6618]

@@wolfgangervin2582 i did. but i was 15 at the time. i wouldnt watch it now though

[@michiyaslana5974]

I remember the PPG episode in particular because it was a musical episode. I remember seeing it ONCE in tv as a kid and enjoying the music so much I was looking for ward to seeing it again for years - only to be confused and disappointed that it never aired anymore.

[@rjbeefy5020]

I really appreciate you adding your own commentary to some of these items. I think your viewpoints are almost entirely spot on.

[@FedraHere]

Maybe I'm not understanding, but what would this be if he hadn't added his thoughts? That's the whole video. No hate, just curious what the video would be without that.

[@Londobelle]

I'm surprised how many of the Cartoon Network banned episodes I remember seeing. Something about those even seem to stand out more in my memory, so I guess something about them did stick with me over many years.

[@rui-simp_8000]

i never thought a 2 hour video would keep my interest for solid 2 hours. great content

[@KaliBella]

This is a great video! But keep in mind, The Flintstones was never meant to be a show for kids - it was more family/adult oriented

[@Zackaria_sMax]

46:50 "FATAL" means someone died. He lived, so that just makes it a "cool crash"...

[@azure-hawk]

Part of the Lilo & Stitch movie at the end with the spaceship had to be reanimated because it originally depicted destruction of buildings shortly after 9/11.

[@Orgruk]

Porygon- "What you are watching is an 80% slowed-down version..." _I immediately speed up playback_

[@AmethystMoon444]

Wow this is the first time I’ve seen someone come out with a 2+ hour video (that wasn’t a space documentary) that actually acknowledges some people might find this in the algorithm and not get offended but actually makes the video quieter and calmer so the people that did pass out stay asleep. I mean the way the video edited alone and the information you had made me come back but the absolute respect had me coming back when I woke up to finish the rest of the video.

[@hayhay509]

i remember watching "a wishful life" and it kinda haunts me. I have depression and for a while suicidal thoughts when i was younger. the episode legit crops up in my memories when things get dark and if it wasn't for my mental health improving and getting to a much better place + therapy, i can't really say it wouldn't have given me ideas. thinking my family would be better off without me was an idea i had even when i was younger and the episode validated those thoughts.

[@stefanhuber7357]

FOR STOKEY THE BEAR - The episode ends with Stokey being sent to Chicago so that he can be to blame for The Great Chicago fires of 1871 that were originally blamed on an old woman named Catherine O'Leary.

[@kuniedits]

i'm honestly surprised that the south park fire episode wasn't on this, when shelley sets stan on fire and pours water on him over and over and because cc didn't want viewers to try to recreate it they cut the scene completely and now when you watch it there is a strange cut to stan laying on the floor covered in water for no reason

[@tristonha]

I'm from Brazil and I find the Simpsons episode funny as hell. Brazilians have a "no one can insult our country except ourselves" mentality, which I find very hypocritical. It is stereotypical, yes, but it's not like all those concepts popped up from nowhere. Honestly we have much bigger problems to adress in our lives (and many worse portrayals of Brazil as well) to care about, TV Globo was just being petty like they always are.

[@V.Sensei]

And it's not like the episode was banned in the entire country. I have clear memories of watching it on FOX. Also, most people probably watched the dub, so the accent was literally not an issue.

[@Kneon_Knight]

I know very little about Brazil, but I can imagine the stereotypes might have annoyed some people. I do know that Brazilian women tend to be some of the sexiest and beautiful women in the world. I also include Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Hindu, Japanese, Korean, Finnish, Algerian, Ethiopian, Tanzanian, Polish, American Indians, a whole slew of Latinas (especially Boricuas) Polynesians, Ukraines, Russians, Lapps...there are very few women I don't find attractive. The vast majority of those who I don't find appealing are in constant training for the oppression olympics, and do not even register on my radar except as hazards to be avoided.

[@shawnnbits]

Yeah, you like white girls😂

[@squirtyharry]

Not to be a conspiracist, the south park bleep joke is so well timed I feel like it was always intended to be censored. Like maybe they said the stuff that comedy central had to censor it as publicity. Or maybe I just think the bleep is funnier than what they actually said.

[@Dirt-3-]

Something about the almost 2 minutes of bleep was always kinda funny to me and now knowing what was said it’s a bit funnier holy crap they were spot on

[@goshdarnchicken]

My guess is they made the script knowing full well it was going to be censored, so they went out of their way to make sure the censorship was as comedic as possible

[@SuperMiIk]

Am I trippin or is 2 minutes straight of the censor sound not funny whatsoever

[@Dirt-3-]

@@SuperMiIk tripping

[@pureevil9496]

​@@SuperMiIkIt's not funny at all

[@caitlinsnowfrost8244]

Kwarantined Krab wasn't made during the pandemic; animation takes *way* longer than that. It was "confirmed" in 2019 and the completed version was delivered in early January of 2020, before the lockdowns started. It's a case of what TV Tropes calls Animation Lead TIme; it was probably in production for several months if not a year before it was completed and then banned.

[@doughyguy2663]

Regarding the Flintstones - the show was created specifically for adults, and was aired in prime-time along with other programs meant for adults. So, given the prevalence of cigarette advertising at that time, it wasn't that outlandish at that time. Also, regarding Beavis & Butthead, a large portion of the show was made up of the pair making fun of various music videos. Re-releasing these videos on streaming platforms or just for general broadcast requires renegotiating the distribution rights of the music videos, which is sometimes a very difficult or expensive process that many networks just don't want to deal with. That might be why some episodes are hard to find.

[@TheHillbillysWaifu]

At 22:20 the Family Guy Boston episode, just gave me hella flashback to the Darryl Brooks case where he also used a red SUV/Sedan vehicle to run thru a Christmas parade, Using the exact same swerving maneuver to hit as many people as possible. There is video of this awful crime on KZbin, and the similarities to this animation is nearly and terrifyingly identical.

[@DrunkDuckXD]

10:52 offensive to who? Nazis? 🤨🤨

[@popcronu]

Why is murder and racist stuff immediately more interesting when someone with a nice voice puts lofi in the background?

[@diggityd6480]

I've always really liked the background music he uses

[@MagnumInnominandum]

Cuz it isn't

[@Margen67]

Ducks need HUGS

[@danem2215]

Falling asleep playing this on my phone speaker was hard, because I kept thinking the record scratches were yapping dogs.

[@mechamanw668]

56:28 the thing about the Flintstones is at its time, despite it's now child friendly nature, it was a prime time cartoon intended for an adult audience, which may also be part of the reason why shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy took influence from it. It was made in an era where the line between adult and child friendly wasn't quite established and the standards for cartoons had an overall family friendly presentation albeit with several adult themes (like characters swearing, WW2 imagery, death, drinking, smoking, religious imagery, etc.) When you look at it from this point of view, the idea of Fred and Barney promoting cigarettes at the time would have been like if Rick Sanchez promoted a brand of alcohol today. I do agree that it is absolutely a product of its time and the Flintstones were enjoyed by kids and adults alike and that this ad being exposed to kids is certainly not good and likely played into its cancellation, I understand why using these characters at the time would have made sense, as it was a show intended for adults

[@beefsticklover6968]

When Arthur did that It was actually a big deal in my city especially, Marc Brown and his Sister who voiced DW Grew up in Erie PA where I live, I went to the same middle and highschool they did and Mr Ratburn was inspired on a teacher from West Lake Middle School named Mr Pryce, shoutout Marc Brown and Sue Ellen

[@Babidi111]

- the south park one is annoying. they censored the speech that exactly explained why they would censor that kind of speech. I wish Trey and Matt were more insistent that their work go out un altered and after the panderverse response and the network saying they fully support and wil be embracing the model of Diversity, Equity, and inclusion will mean future projects will probably suffer. I had hoped after they had made it so big and so wealthy with connections that they could make their own network or at least be big enough that they could insist that some network air their stuff without taking away what made it so great to even be worth being picked up on their networks.

[@AnitaNewport]

As far as the Flintstones cigarette ads, the show was aired in primetime and aimed at adults. When it went into syndication the ads were removed.

[@nnand6997]

I watched Pucca a lot as a child, I didn’t like that how she treated Gary but I liked Gary as a character!

[@sagevcf]

Lance Armstrong was an advocate for cancer research and awareness at the time, and was known for his perseverance in the face of the illness. I would think that's most likely why he was included in the episode of Arthur.

[@KebaRPG]

What was sad with the whole debacle was that at the time many Cancer Therapies included some times of Steroids to counteract some of the side effects of Chemotherapy. That Athletic Associations went so hard on Anti-Steroid Campaigns without exceptions made it sound like bullying Lance for part of the Cancer Treatment he may have been prescribed to keep the Cancer in remission.

[@randomrats451]

It’s A Wishful Life was my favorite Fairy Oddparents episode ever actually (and still is). It made me sad and taught me a lot actually.

[@NeonMoon87]

Ralph Bakshi has created a lot more than just one movie. He created the animated Lord of the Rings just to begin.

[@beepbeeplettuce5890]

How is that relevant? Also he never says "only notable film was fritz the cat", youre not special for knowing this, we all know who Bakshi is

[@glowrillaz]

@@beepbeeplettuce5890chill my dude

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

The Flintstones was the first prime time adult cartoon when it started, before they starting gearing it towards kids. So the characters selling cigarettes made sense, as the show was geared towards adults, like The Honeymooners.

[@NostalgiaUnicorn]

Came here to also say this.

[@grahamdamberger7130]

I think it was after Wilma gave birth to Pebbles that the show started gearing towards family friendly topics. Or after the Rubbles adopted Bam Bam. Either way, the earlier seasons were aimed towards adults as they were based off the Honeymooners and at one point were sued by the Honeymooners (before the Honeymooners themselves were sued by someone else).

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

@grahamdamberger7130 I heard Jackie Gleason wanted to sue Hanna Barbara, but was talked out of it. I'm not sure though.

[@clamyotacoss1019]

i can't believe pucca was banned,,,it was my favorite show growing up and idc about the controversy it's still good!!

[@DeathbyProxy]

I used to have a Pucca pencil case when I was a kid that a family friend bought me when she went on holiday to Israel. I probably still have it somewhere lol

[@EmilyKimMartin]

Pucca was the most annoying character I had seen in my life. I remember all the other girls with Pucca merchandise and I can't explain the relief I felt knowing it's gone lol

[@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uz]

I dont remember much of it other than what is mostly known, but in my opinion the intro theme still slaps

[@talentkid234]

The thing about Nathan Fielder’s Starbucks gag was despite the laws being on his side, they still shut him down for a legal technicality (not allowed to serve food at an art exhibit). Big corporations have such good lawyers that the company animators probably didn’t want to spend the time and money battling over a lawsuit.

[@patrickfroeschle1632]

The Flintstones was originally created as the first Night Time Adult Animated show; using them for cigarettes was on brand for the period.

[@askthefrog]

Being born in '85, I basically grew up on the cartoons mentioned in this video, especially those aired on Cartoon Network. I still love so many of their shows due to how weird and unhinged they are, (Cow and Chicken, anyone?). I'm surprised CN hasn't gotten into more trouble, especially when you consider some of the reasons for bans given in this iceberg. For example: one of the bad guys in "The Power Puff Girls" is literally the devil who is also a cross dresser... I'm glad it hasn't been banned ofc, "HIM" is hilarious, but it was something I kept thinking about when I was watching this video!

[@mattwolf7698]

Actually for the Flintstones cigarette ads, the Filntstones was big with adults back then too, it was actually the first cartoon to air at primetime, it was like the 1960's version of The Simpsons. It just sorta feels like a kids cartoon today because 1960's TV was so censored that they weren't really allowed to do anything more adult.

[@rubyredder7120]

Provably been said but the one holding thunderbolt to the man's head is James not Jessie. Great video, some of this really surprised me.

[@leilanicamacho4654]

I literally had jungle jitters on vhs AGES ago, before I even started school before I knew it was horribly racist and derogatory. My grandparents actually had SEVERAL of the Censored 11 on vhs, like they really just saw them as funny cartoons.

[@FallenAngelHiroko]

@Emuotoribestgirl I watched old cartoons like that. Still have Song of the South on VHS. Didn't affect me at all. But I was also raised with the knowledge of the difference between reality and fiction. And what's current versus something decades ago. So I took it at face value: Bright colors, catchy tunes, etc. When you're constantly looking for something to be angry and upset about, you will always find it. Hell, in this day and age, you don't have to as it's constantly shoved in our faces nearly 24-7. Learned that from my mental health therapist (depression and anxiety) when I explained how I felt content watching the world burn (a feeling I didn't like) and how sad it was that I had to actively look for positive things.

[@noahbossier1131]

@@FallenAngelHirokothat’s concearning

[@reizendeleiche2001]

​@@FallenAngelHiroko You should go talk to your therapist about this because no amount of "I know it's not reality" doesn't change the fact that the people who made those cartoons had the clear message of "these people are worthless and don't deserve any sort of respect or life". Being numb to something like this can be a symptom of wrong medication, wrong dosage, or even underlying other mental health issues. Sounds a lot like it DID in fact affect you, it made you more accepting of people being seen as less than human. And that is very much something to bring up with a therapist. Like I'm hoping this isn't a manner of "racism isn't real" or that you're an a-hole, just in a weird spot mentally. Because there is a lot of positivity in the world and you're right that depression can deprive you of noticing that. I have clinical depression and anxiety. There are times when I feel there is absolutely no hope. But it did turn out that when I was much younger, the psychiatrist I was seeing had me on medication that was not advised for people with both depression AND anxiety, and it was making things worse. There are also times, though, where something SHOULD anger you. Like when people are deliberately harming others. The positivity underneath is that there's always someone trying to stand up for what's right. There are times where you can redirect your anger into something productive and feel better afterwards. I hope you can get out of this weird mental state because it is scary to go through hopeless phases, I know that. But you also can't just hide from everything mildly upsetting, and you shouldn't have to go through life feeling nothing at all.

[@cyanidefilledcandy2]

I had that cartoon, as well as numerous other racists cartoons on VHS growing up. Frankly, I never got bothered by or thought anything about them because I didn't associate them with any group of actual people. I just lumped them all into "cartoons".

[@EngineerMonkey-zp3yj]

They are only cartoons, but they were made for a reason. A very bad reason...

[@MaxRoge]

Even when he slowed down Electric Soldier Porygon’s explosions I still felt like having a seizure. I’m not even epileptic

[@finchwave]

i think the lgbtq representation thing could also be how in a few countries The Owl House episode Knock Knock Knocking on Hootys Door was censored or just straight up not shown, in said episode the main character goes into a tunnel of love with another main character and bla bla GIRLFRIENDS!! in the russian version, it was just straight up not aired, and they stopped airing the show ENTIRELY after that episode, in the cantonese version they instead of asking if they want to be girlfriends theyre just: do you want to dress up and travel together??? and in poland it was just. do you want to be best friends.. yeah best friends totally (later they changed this though for PL WOOGOOOHOO)

[@jgrullon32]

Eff the lgbtq agenda pushing bs. There's clearlying pushing what they trying to do. Have kids watch it and brainwash them. It's a social engineering. What the higher ups need clearly need to understand is majority rather than below level minority. The parents need to teach the kids themselves not TV. That's the problem the lgbtq assimilation need to understand. They need to stay away from kids and parents teach about then queers. You can be queer but it comes with a cost to you folks need to understand.

[@jgrullon32]

Look at the modern family bs. Look at the social engineering they tried to slip through. To gays having an adopted baby???? That's child abuse. A man and women needs to raise kids. Its the truth.

[@jgrullon32]

Listen they need to stop pushing queer themes to youths. It's child abuse and evil. Another bs that popped in my youth. The show drake and Josh there was a scene where Josh kisses drake in the mouth wtf??????? I showed it to my sister. And my prick of A weirdo sister didn't react to it. You see what they tried to do. Evil.

[@jgrullon32]

Eff TV shows pushing the queer agenda. Let the parents teach the kids already wtf. I saw a scene from drake and Josh when Josh kissed drake in the effing mouth. Wtf. It's not good. It's clearly what type agendas these TV shows they're trying to do. It's a brainwash psyop. Taking advantage to kids that watch TV. Wtf. What's with queers having a fascination to straight parents kids like pedophiles. Why can you stay away and let the parents teach their kids. How hard is that to understand????

[@coyotix]

live laugh dress up and travel

[@emo_ji8326]

I watched a wishful life as a kid too. I really liked it. I think that it is a question every kid ask themselves. I myself was pretty depressed at that age and in some weird way it helped me, i felt seen.

[@sunfl0weryy]

Real ones remember when squidwards suicide was called the red mist

[@Lavenderfrostt]

Why did him calling James Jesse infuriate me so much when it's a simple mistake

[@isaacelliott6115]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@Nini-wx1fo]

I was just about to comment this. I think maybe because Jesse and James are such well known characters, and it would be hard to mix up whos Jesse and who's James. One clearly being Male and the other being used for mostly women. I think it personally infuriated me was because it's very unnattentive and only takes a basic level of understanding of what pokemon is to know who the characters are.

[@Sr.Anonimo-bk1uz]

Jesse James

[@Koenna99]

Cause its not a 1 time flub and him actually getting it wrong. I can get not knowing Jesse is the name for a woman since its a more gender neutral name....but who does he think is James in the duo then....

[@s_mai8970]

​@@Nini-wx1foJesus, calm down. Not everyone is ever so familiar to get your cartoon characters right. Mistakes and confusion happen, get over it.

[@gbird007]

My grandmother told me that when she was pregnant in the 50s, she told her Dr she was constipated and he told her to drink a cup of coffee and smoke a cigarette. Lol how things have changed.....

[@Reiikz]

I also watched "A wishful life" when I was a kid and I had no idea this episode was controvertial

[@lovelytyra]

I remember watching that episode of fairly odd parents. I remember feeling sad for him, but to grow up and see it again makes me relieved they took it out.

[@coldnightmare199]

Snowflake

[@lyss5905]

Wait wasn’t Steven universe always gay? Like i don’t think they made it gay i think that was like the original theme of the show lol

[@afarewelltokings]

the episode of Pokemon with the Tentacrules destroying the buildings never got an English translation and despite being set to get a translation ended up never getting an English translation due to 9/11 despite pieces of the episode being in the theme song

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

Regarding Stark Raving Dad, there's a few corrections to make: 1) Michael Jackson didn't sing "Lisa, It's Your Birthday" because of his family; it was because, at the time, he had a contract with Sony. Thus prompting the other voice actor, a Michael impersonator handpicked by Jackson himself, who is credited in the episode. 2) Leaving Neverland isn't a documentary--since it doesn't have any actual evidence and omits large pieces of context and information to push forward a narrative concocted by two known charlatans and the director in an attempted extortion against the Jackson estate for clout and money. There's a large swath of evidence that disproves almost everything (including the stated motives of the "victims") but that's a separate thing. 3) the episode was likely pulled from Disney+ for failing to secure the rights to that song; admittedly, this one is more speculation but it's likely the more plausible answer. Also, Rude Removal was never aired on TV nor intended to: it was screened only one or two times at animation conventions, and largely regarded as urban legend (or lost media, depending on who you ask) by fans up until it was acquired by Adult Swim. That's not a debunking, just a slight correction.

[@Tornado1994]

Thank you.

[@edg2006]

I remember the Fairly Odd Parents Episode WHEN IT WAS STILL ON AIR. I was not a depressed child luckily, and never thought of anything as suicide because of how colorful and how oddly cheery it was for it's episode like as if it's like every normal episode ever. And it's probably in my idea is that it promoted the sense that if you never existed, everyone's life is more better, WHICH IS NOT ENTIRELY TRUE. And yes I remember this in the back of my head without the reminder, and maybe it's because of it's melancholy feeling is what made me remember, because it's like those tim burton movies, except it's a more cartoon aspect. In which attracted me to it. And I agree with the people who hates the episode because it has no point of having anyone forgive Timmy AT ALL after what he does for everyone. So that's a big oopsie in my opinion.

[@pinkbubblesnake]

I'm pretty sure I saw it when it aired. I was a depressed kid anyway so I was like aight this checks out 😂

[@shloobington]

It's really ironic in my opinion that the Pokémon seizure situation was a case of mass hysteria And all these channels spread misinformation about it which is Mass hysteria on its own

[@chuckmcluckin6082]

Are you one of those fucks who thinks epilepsy is fake? Because I would definitely not be epileptic if I could help it, as I'm sure all of us would.

[@dyinginside821]

seizures wouldn’t really constitute as “mass hysteria”, a lot of people are epileptic and even if you aren’t it could still make you feel sick. mass hysteria is a bit different I would say.

[@shloobington]

@@dyinginside821 only 300~ seizures were caused by the episode itself

[@AJellyBean.-.]

I actually found out about the Arthur episode through school I think. In my old elementary school we were watching Arthur as a class and my teacher just happen to play that episode about same sex marriage. I have to admit that even as kid I was confused about what happened in the episode but I never disliked it and I’m actually glad my teacher showed the episode in class. In a way, I feel like my teacher was trying to educate us and show us something important that even kids should be aware of. The episode was kind of sweet and wholesome so I enjoyed it.

[@hhluca8062]

Wow, kudos on finding the 201 of dialog and getting it out there. I only ever knew the beeped form cause I saw it when it was aired and thought that was part of the joke. Cheers!

[@PancakeNation]

Seeing a Squidward Suicide reference in Spongebob made me feel so happy cause I remember reading the creepypasta

[@SuperWeenieHutJuniors]

Nice profile pic my friend

[@PancakeNation]

@@SuperWeenieHutJuniors thank you, my friend

[@paulagwhyte1720]

When "The Flintstones" aired, they were considered an adult show. It was not a children's cartoon. It aired at night. They were a take-off of "The Honeymooners" with Jackie Gleason. In 1960, it didn't seem strange at all for The Flintstones to advertise cigarettes!

[@Assaultwatertaffy]

Why do people keep thinking Rude Removal ever aired? It got screened at animation festivals and by Adult Swim online but it NEVER aired on cable TV.

[@VexMage]

If the Buffalo Gals was only aired once, I guess I was fortunate enough to see it! heh I guess this explains why it's so hard for me to find a video clip of it when I try to reference it as a joke.

[@kosuzumotoori]

23:43 on this layer we can also put Winx season 1 episode 12, Miss Magix because there is a scene in which a contestant is cursed to have afro hair. Yes it's as racist as you can imagine. And it made me really confused as a child because I didn't think it was a bad hair cut. So later on, the episode as a whole was banned even though they could have just removed the scene. But I completely get that choice

[@NootandBoots]

Your right it's not even a bad haircut it's just a bit big

[@coldnightmare199]

Snowflake

[@kosuzumotoori]

@@coldnightmare199 lol

[@ERRATA1995]

I had completely forgotten about The Kitchen Casanova. I remember seeing the short on TV back in earliest of 00's. I don't know if Norway were less restrictive back then, but I do remember the short fondly seeing it now.

[@shoop3963]

on the topic of the Flintstones Commercials, it's not really crazy at all. The Flintstones was aired in a prime time slot and was entertainment for adults, whereas children's programming was aired in morning and afternoon slots. you could compare it to the simpsons or family guy. both of those shows make references that they're basically just modern day flintstones adaptations. it makes total sense a show meant for adults would promote cigarettes. especially in a time and culture where smoking was as common as it was having some cartoon knowledge going into making this video would have helped things a bit.

[@Dr.Bright87]

Just got to the Mr. Skinnylegs bit. Banning this in a country with soooo many animals that could harm kids makes total sense.

[@obamafashionshow2704]

I definitely saw Leap Frogs as a kid because I always watched Rocko's Modern Life episodes when they premiered. Also The Flinstones wasn't exactly a children's show when it debuted. It was basically an animated version of 50's sitcom The Honeymooners

[@SceneNerd]

Ive been depressed since i was 10, and i dont remember that fairly odd parents episode being anything more than “damn that sucks”, like it didnt make me feel what i already felt about myself

[@crow456]

I get the reasoning and it's a morbid episode, but like that's not why I wanted to off myself as a young teen

[@AnoushPinkfox]

Honestly is it a problem that I'm more fascinated by stuff we *can't* see than stuff we *can* see? It's, like, human nature to want to dig deeper haha

[@user-w4k4nda41IF3]

No

[@bluemagician9724]

Streisand effect

[@AnoushPinkfox]

Oh really? Cool! Never heard of it 'till now.@@bluemagician9724

[@barretharms655]

The reason people write comedy that hits so close to home is because the best comedy is your misery. Think about it, Dante is a comedy. The way we get over things is we make jokes about it until it doesn't hurt so bad. Ring around the Rosie.

[@FantasmaDeLaLuz]

Spongebob's Procrastination was one of the funniest and most relatable episodes when I was a kid. For it to be banned because parents couldn't get their minds out of the gutter is outstanding. Fantastic Video! The progression of media is an interesting topic to discuss but also a good time capsule of values over generations.

[@unripetheberrby6283]

*The Flintstones* was an adult show when it was first airing, only around the time TV was becoming more popular and watched by more kids did it be seen as "a kid's show" sadly 😅