Cartoons today

[uptown]

You have any idea how hard I had to work to get a glimpse of Playboy when I was a kid? Now my kids can just tune to Nick at Night for a booty call.  

[Jayhawk]

I mentioned the distinction between the racists argument and what the target market of South Park is.  I was not trying to imply that I find the shows racist, my mistake for the misunderstanding.  However, I can understand how people might see something like that in the older shows, considering the time they were written in.  Do I think that means they should be "banned", not at all, they're hilarious.  I'm just confused about the "banned" that keeps getting thrown around, where have these been banned?  Family Guy has been "banned" from many homes because of what many people find appropriate.

People still watch Looney Toons, and people don't watch Family Guy.  Did I miss something about a cartoon ban?

[uptown]

I do have some banned Loonytunes made back during WW2 that I agree with the ban as they are offensive. I say they are banned because I can only find them under "banned cartoons". Been looking for a copy of Fritz the Cat. 

[SD67]

I think I came across a torrent for that one somewhere, if I find it again I'll post a link.

[Jayhawk]

I think there were only a couple episodes banned due to negative stereotypical African-American scenes.  The rest are out there and available.

[FiLtH]

    Looney Tunes was the best. Offends people today? I say dont be so easily offended!

[Larry]

I understand what you're saying Larry but what I don't understand is why are the old looney tunes banned and stuff like South Park are not. It's just insane. A South park character can stick his finger in his butt and give the kid sitting next to him a "Hitler", yet FogHorn can't call a chicken hawk "boy" or Yosemite can't carry a rebel flag?!
I've even heard rumors of The Three Stooges being banned for violent content.  I don't know who makes these rules up but they are in need of a clue.

You've got to understand that times have changed since you and I were kids. Same goes with many other things. When I was a kid I got a pellet gun when I was four, a .22LR when I was five, and a .410 when I was six. I'm sure most of us on here went deer/duck hunting with our fathers before we were eight or ten. No a days most people look at you crazy or think you're a bad parent if you let your kids do half the stuff we did as children. To put it simple people these days are pansies and don't want their kids watching anything but Hannah Montana or Justin Beber crap.

[Chalenge]

Do a search for Yosemite Sam Mahatma Gandhi (bigot and a 'race purist') or Bugs Bunny Witch ("Bewitched Bunny") or Bugs Bunny Dixie (rebel flag) or Bugs Bunny black face... you get the point.

[alskahawk]

 Saturday mornings suck for kids any more. If there is a cartoon on its all about teaching them some value, or life lesson they will forget 1 min after watching. Saturday mornings used to be fun for kids. Bugs, Roadrunner, Dick Dastardly..

[CAP1]

Do a search for Yosemite Sam Mahatma Gandhi (bigot and a 'race purist') or Bugs Bunny Witch ("Bewitched Bunny") or Bugs Bunny Dixie (rebel flag) or Bugs Bunny black face... you get the point.

what point would that be?

[Masherbrum]

Do a search for Yosemite Sam Mahatma Gandhi (bigot and a 'race purist') or Bugs Bunny Witch ("Bewitched Bunny") or Bugs Bunny Dixie (rebel flag) or Bugs Bunny black face... you get the point.

Voss, do you think Dodgeball or Musical Chairs should be Banned?

[CAP1]

Voss, do you think Dodgeball or Musical Chairs should be Banned?

as much as i hate to say this, some schools here in the PRNJ HAVE banned dodgeball.

still, i'd bet that should some channel choose to start showing loony toons, merry melodies, and all those old cartoons.......they'd find them to be fairly popular, even with todays kids.....as long as the parents let em watch.

[Meatwad]

Do a search for Yosemite Sam Mahatma Gandhi (bigot and a 'race purist') or Bugs Bunny Witch ("Bewitched Bunny") or Bugs Bunny Dixie (rebel flag) or Bugs Bunny black face... you get the point.

and those were friggen funny

[DYNAMITE]

I grew up on Loony Toons... I used to run home after school, grab a giant carrot and eat it while watching Bugs Bunny.

When I watch them now, and they edit them it pisses me off to no end.  I'm sorry, but when Daffy shoots himself in the head, I want to see it.  When I was a kid, I could tell that cartoons and real life were very different from each other, and never once did I get the urge to harm myself from watching loony toons.

Granted... some of the stuff from the 40's was racist as hell.  But it was a different time.  You can still buy those episodes, but I don't mind them not being broadcasted. 

But buy God, give me the rest of them!  I loves me some LT!

[Chalenge]

Voss, do you think Dodgeball or Musical Chairs should be Banned?

No "VOSS" I think you should be banned. No one that stupid should be allowed to hang out with children.