Why Are "Looney Tunes" Being Outlawed For This Generation?!? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-26-2010, 09:26 PM

I don't get it! Where are these classics anywhere on tv??? I think Cartoon Network or Boomerang airs it once in a while but these toons aren't as prevelant as they once were. Kids nowadays don't know about the great Looney Tunes characters of yesteryear. Not like the many generations before hand. What's the deal? Why are these cartoons being shyed away from?!?

Rezny@gmail.com · 06-26-2010, 09:56 PM

And remember in the 1940's,1950's and 1960's the Warner Bros.cartoons LSO went by the name "Merrie Melodies"?(I loved the late 1950's-early 1960's jazzed up closing theme of "Merrie Melodies")

Marvo301 · 06-26-2010, 10:31 PM

I think these cartoons are considered to violent for the current generation. What with Wile E. Coyote falling off cliffs, Bugs Bunny being shot at by Elmer Fudd, Sylvester the Cat trying to eat Tweety Bird, and Daffy Duck getting his bill knocked askew and having to pull it back into place. I think however that there is a huge difference between cartoon violence and real violence. I grew up watching these cartoons and I never believed for a second that if someone fell off a cliff they would turn into a human accordian or that if a duck was shot at it would knock his bill askew. The cartoons being produced nowadays are far more violent and portray real violence rather than cartoon violence. Sadly the difference is lost on today's politically correct crowd. And that's why you don't see classic "Looney Tunes" on TV.

TV Knowledge Fan · 06-26-2010, 11:14 PM

...are scenes of characters shooting each other point-blank, attempting suicide, and smoking. There's a hilarious scene of Sylvester nervously chain smoking (with cigarettes stuffed in his face) and gulping coffee after he thinks he finally ate Tweety in "The Last Hungry Cat" (1961), but that's been edited from current versions whenever it played on broadcast and cable TV.

There was a funny scene in Bugs Bunny's "Baby Buggy Bunny" (1954), where Bugs is fooled into taking a "baby" into his home when it's really a midget bank robber on the lam:

BUGS: (to "Finster", aka "Ant Hill Harry") Now, we'll play some nice games before beddytime...[Finster pulls a revolver on him] {mock fright} Oh, goodness! "Hopalong Finster"'s gonna shoot Big Badguy Rabbit with his toy pistol!
[Finster pulls the trigger. Smoke obscures Bugs' face, which dissipates to reveal a slightly scorched face and expression] {groan} Some toy!!

That scene, of course, was eliminated from all versions shown on TV, because there was concern that kids might imitate "Finster's" actions on other kids...or worse. And then, of course, there's Daffy's climatic "suicide act" in "Show Biz Bugs" (1957), the highlight of that cartoon, which has him swallowing "a generous portion of gasoline...then, some nitroglycerin...a goodly amount of gunpowder...some Uranium 238...shake well...strike an ordinary match...(aside) Girls, you'd better hold onto your boyfriends! Swallow the match....SO! [he explodes]".

That scene was eliminated from ALL versions of "Show Biz Bugs" seen on TV over the past five years, for obvious reasons.

tv star collector · 06-27-2010, 02:55 PM

And it isn't just Looney Tunes. Today they would never be allowed to show
a brawl between Popeye and Bluto .. or Tom chasing Jerry ... to say nothing of
the mayhem Woody Woodpecker generally caused!

catlover79 · 06-27-2010, 03:15 PM

It's one of the things I hate most in the world - POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!!!!

MrCleveland · 06-27-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

It's one of the things I hate most in the world - POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!!!!!

I agree. It looks like we have to take everything very seriously nowadays!

Bugs in Blackface...can't use that.
Daffy commits suicide...can't use that.
Porky isn't wearing anything...can't use that.

Then what's left...? It's like a "Smothers Brothers" sketch where a few peopl look at the script for tonight and Tom and Dick Smothers only has one page!

We have to think of the children! I watched "Looney Tunes" and I saw all of that PI stuff and I grew up just fine!

catlover79 · 06-27-2010, 03:26 PM

Yup - I watched Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Tom & Jerry, etc. and turned out just fine. SO THERE, PC police!!!!

MickeyMac · 06-27-2010, 04:07 PM

Its simple these idiots who run the TV stations dont appreciate the classics so instead the flood programming with crap.

catlover79 · 06-27-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

Its simple these idiots who run the TV stations dont appreciate the classics so instead the flood programming with crap.

That, too!!!

Dr. Thong · 06-27-2010, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Yup - I watched Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Tom & Jerry, etc. and turned out just fine. SO THERE, PC police!!!!

After the first time I ran off a mountain top and had an anvil dropped on my head, I learned my lesson.

Gawd!! Even as a kid, I knew that stuff was silly and over the top.

old grouch · 06-27-2010, 09:50 PM

I would hate to have to be a kid in the 21st century. Everything that we considered fun when we were kids is politically incorrect nowadays.

Mr. Television · 06-27-2010, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by old grouch

I would hate to have to be a kid in the 21st century. Everything that we considered fun when we were kids is politically incorrect nowadays.

When I was a kid ,I'd go outside after school and play Cowboys and Indians. I'd hate to think what would happen to a kid that did that nowadays.

Rezny@gmail.com · 06-27-2010, 11:44 PM

And also in "Baby Buggy Bunny",Bugs,says to "Baby Face Finster",when he drops him,"Aaaaaw,did ums fall down?"Finster pulls out a knife,intending to stab Bugs with it,but instead stabs HIMSELF-holding his rear,and cussing,after which Bugs,angrily spanks Finster and says,spanking him and revealing a machine gun,a knife ,and a grenade,saying "we'll have to learn not to play with knives and use naughty words,and believe me,Finster,this hurts you more than it does me."Baby Face Finster isn't crying or anything.They probably cut THIS part out too.

catlover79 · 06-28-2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by old grouch

I would hate to have to be a kid in the 21st century. Everything that we considered fun when we were kids is politically incorrect nowadays.

Exactly!!! What a shame that things have turned out the way they did.

06-26-2010, 09:26 PM	#1
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	I think these cartoons are considered to violent for the current generation. What with Wile E. Coyote falling off cliffs, Bugs Bunny being shot at by Elmer Fudd, Sylvester the Cat trying to eat Tweety Bird, and Daffy Duck getting his bill knocked askew and having to pull it back into place. I think however that there is a huge difference between cartoon violence and real violence. I grew up watching these cartoons and I never believed for a second that if someone fell off a cliff they would turn into a human accordian or that if a duck was shot at it would knock his bill askew. The cartoons being produced nowadays are far more violent and portray real violence rather than cartoon violence. Sadly the difference is lost on today's politically correct crowd. And that's why you don't see classic "Looney Tunes" on TV.
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06-26-2010, 11:14 PM	#4
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	What Warner Bros. mostly objects to these days... ...are scenes of characters shooting each other point-blank, attempting suicide, and smoking. There's a hilarious scene of Sylvester nervously chain smoking (with cigarettes stuffed in his face) and gulping coffee after he thinks he finally ate Tweety in "The Last Hungry Cat" (1961), but that's been edited from current versions whenever it played on broadcast and cable TV. There was a funny scene in Bugs Bunny's "Baby Buggy Bunny" (1954), where Bugs is fooled into taking a "baby" into his home when it's really a midget bank robber on the lam: BUGS: (to "Finster", aka "Ant Hill Harry") Now, we'll play some nice games before beddytime...[Finster pulls a revolver on him] {mock fright} Oh, goodness! "Hopalong Finster"'s gonna shoot Big Badguy Rabbit with his toy pistol! [Finster pulls the trigger. Smoke obscures Bugs' face, which dissipates to reveal a slightly scorched face and expression] {groan} Some toy!! That scene, of course, was eliminated from all versions shown on TV, because there was concern that kids might imitate "Finster's" actions on other kids...or worse. And then, of course, there's Daffy's climatic "suicide act" in "Show Biz Bugs" (1957), the highlight of that cartoon, which has him swallowing "a generous portion of gasoline...then, some nitroglycerin...a goodly amount of gunpowder...some Uranium 238...shake well...strike an ordinary match...(aside) Girls, you'd better hold onto your boyfriends! Swallow the match....SO! [he explodes]". That scene was eliminated from ALL versions of "Show Biz Bugs" seen on TV over the past five years, for obvious reasons.

06-27-2010, 03:15 PM	#6
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06-26-2010, 09:56 PM	#2
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	And remember in the 1940's,1950's and 1960's the Warner Bros.cartoons LSO went by the name "Merrie Melodies"?(I loved the late 1950's-early 1960's jazzed up closing theme of "Merrie Melodies")

06-27-2010, 02:55 PM	#5
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	And it isn't just Looney Tunes. Today they would never be allowed to show a brawl between Popeye and Bluto .. or Tom chasing Jerry ... to say nothing of the mayhem Woody Woodpecker generally caused!

06-27-2010, 03:26 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Yup - I watched Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Tom & Jerry, etc. and turned out just fine. SO THERE, PC police!!!!

06-27-2010, 04:07 PM	#9
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	Its simple these idiots who run the TV stations dont appreciate the classics so instead the flood programming with crap.

06-27-2010, 09:50 PM	#12
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	I would hate to have to be a kid in the 21st century. Everything that we considered fun when we were kids is politically incorrect nowadays.

06-27-2010, 11:44 PM	#14
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	And also in "Baby Buggy Bunny",Bugs,says to "Baby Face Finster",when he drops him,"Aaaaaw,did ums fall down?"Finster pulls out a knife,intending to stab Bugs with it,but instead stabs HIMSELF-holding his rear,and cussing,after which Bugs,angrily spanks Finster and says,spanking him and revealing a machine gun,a knife ,and a grenade,saying "we'll have to learn not to play with knives and use naughty words,and believe me,Finster,this hurts you more than it does me."Baby Face Finster isn't crying or anything.They probably cut THIS part out too.