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- Today12 min
The Night Mighty Mouse Snorted Cocaine on CBS
In 1987, Reverend Donald Wildmon accused Ralph Bakshi's new Mighty Mouse cartoon of showing the superhero snorting cocaine in a flower-sniffing scene. What followed was a media firestorm, boycotts, Congressional testimony, and CBS executives forced to defend a cartoon mouse on national television. The full story is more insane than you remember.
- 2 weeks ago13 min
Saturday Morning Savagery: CBS vs ABC's Censorship War of the 80s
While CBS hired consultants to sanitize every punch and implement strict 'pro-social' guidelines, ABC let their animators run wild with violence, innuendo, and chaos. The result? Two completely different Saturday morning experiences that defined a generation—and a corporate war that changed children's television forever.
- Aug 21, 202615 min
5 Cartoon Voice Actors Who Went Completely Off-Script and Made It to Air
Some of animation's most iconic moments were never in the script. From Robin Williams turning Aladdin recording sessions into comedy chaos to a Looney Tunes legend ad-libbing while drunk, these voice actors broke all the rules—and created cartoon history. We're counting down five times the 'wrong' take became the right one.
- Aug 6, 202612 min
The Animator Who Fistfought Walt Disney and Won
Art Babbitt created one of Disney's most beloved characters, then became Walt's greatest enemy. This is the story of the legendary animator who punched his way into animation history, led a labor revolution that changed Hollywood forever, and got blacklisted by the man whose empire he helped build. The fight in the parking lot was just the beginning.
- Jul 17, 202613 min
Disney vs Warner Bros: The Forbidden Cartoons Vault Battle
While Disney locked away their racist 'Censored Eleven' cartoons and pretended they never existed, Warner Bros put them on DVD with historical context warnings. We're diving into the wildly different philosophies behind these decisions and what happened when both studios tried to erase—or preserve—their most problematic animation history.
- Jun 9, 202613 min
5 Cartoon Scenes That Somehow Made It Past Censors
From sexual innuendos in Animaniacs to genuine nightmare fuel in Courage the Cowardly Dog, some cartoon moments make you wonder if anyone was watching the final cut. We're counting down five scenes that left parents jaw-dropped and censors scrambling—after they'd already aired to millions of kids.
- May 24, 202611 min
The Ren & Stimpy Production Hell That Broke Nickelodeon
In 1991, Nickelodeon let a basement animation studio run by an obsessive perfectionist create the most disgusting cartoon ever aired on children's television. Within two years, that relationship would explode in missed deadlines, on-set chaos, and a firing that shocked the animation industry. This is the wild story of how Ren & Stimpy became both a phenomenon and a cautionary tale.
- Dec 24, 202510 min
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