- The crazy-faced bald-o
cartoon coming at you soon! 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. (static noise) (playful music) (exhaling) Here are 10 cartoons that
would be banned today. (playful music) 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'. (playful music) 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. (playful music) 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. (playful music) 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. (playful music) 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. (playful music) 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. (playful music) 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! And that's it! If you enjoyed this video and you'd like to see more
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