smutt butt Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 fukkin stupid idiots LONDON - A British television channel is stubbing out smoking from classic children's cartoons after a viewer complaint about episodes of "Tom and Jerry." Children's channel Boomerang said Tuesday it had cut scenes from two episodes of the violent cat-and-mouse cartoon "where smoking could be deemed to be glamorized." "We have now pledged to view Boomerang's entire library of favorite cartoons and remove all other references that could be seen as glamorizing smoking in all our shows," said Cecilia Persson, vice president of programming, acquisitions and presentation for Boomerang's parent, Turner Broadcasting UK. Turner said the decision applied only to Boomerang's output in Britain, which includes "The Flintstones," "The Jetsons" and "Scooby Doo." British television regulator Ofcom said Monday that one viewer had complained about two "Tom and Jerry" cartoons Quote "This place may be bombed and we will be killed. We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us." Osama Bin Laden. nov. 2001
Komrade Vostok Hazard Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 Beware the smoking cartoon cat. It will corrupt the minds of all children. Some british dude said so Quote All bullshit, No Business.
RoyalOrleans Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 I'm not hooked, Smutt Butt. Not anymore. 1 Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
somersetcace1 Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 If some network wants to go through all their cartoons and remove instances of smoking, then by all means have at it. However, with all of the anti-smoking campains, and information on the dangers of smoking, I don't think it's necessary. Furthermore, given all of the anti-smoking rhetoric, and dangers of smoking information, your kids would have to be pretty fucking retarded to start smoking simply because they saw it on "Tom and Jerry!" Next they'll be saying their kids are suffering from second hand smoke because some guy was smoking on tv. heh Quote
RoyalOrleans Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 Forty-nine out of fifty kids could not tell you who Tom and Jerry are. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
jokersarewild Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 That's what's scary about today's youth...Tom and Jerry should be a staple in their cartoon diet...but alas, it is shut down and replaced with "Danny Phantom" and "Codename: Kids Next Door"...pisses me off. Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
RoyalOrleans Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 That's what's scary about today's youth...Tom and Jerry should be a staple in their cartoon diet...but alas, it is shut down and replaced with "Danny Phantom" and "Codename: Kids Next Door"...pisses me off. Well Tom and Jerry are stupid. So are the Three Stooges. And I finally figured out why chicks don't like the Three Stooges, because they ain't funny. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
jokersarewild Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 That's not the point...Tom and Jerry are classics. They don't have many classics on TV anymore. Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
RoyalOrleans Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 That's not the point...Tom and Jerry are classics. They don't have many classics on TV anymore. What about the News? Is that not a classic? It's been on TV forever! Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
jokersarewild Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Unless it includes Hughy Lewis, no, it's not a classic. And, the News isn't a series...it's a genre, so it's not a classic, but maybe the first genre. Back to the classic cartoon thing...those things didn't poison kids NEAR as bad as cartoons do now...it's scary. Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
builder Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Tried to find a pic of the Marlborough Man, but had to settle for Hoges. [attach=full]1008[/attach] Quote Persevere, it pisses people off.
angie Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 You mean this guy? Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
builder Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 You mean this guy? Cool Angie. I was starting to think that he'd been cleansed off the face of the earth. Quote Persevere, it pisses people off.
angie Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 Cool Angie. I was starting to think that he'd been cleansed off the face of the earth. I am guessing you used Google images?? It seems like it's catered to your area, maybe he just wasn't popular enough down in Oz. Quote http://www.darwinawards.com/ http://www.snopes.com http://www.breakthechain.org STOP THE SPAM!! Click Me You Know You Want To
builder Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 I am guessing you used Google images?? It seems like it's catered to your area, maybe he just wasn't popular enough down in Oz. Ya, I googled. As for his popularity, I can't recall seeing a movie in my teens, that the Marlborough man didn't raise the curtain for. Ultra-crap ciggies, but pretty cool ads. Quote Persevere, it pisses people off.
Jhony5 Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 One would think the horrifying violence in the "Tom and Jerry" show would be more alarming then a few fleeting glimpses of smoking. The explosions, impaling, dismemberment, torture, and bludgeoning seem somewhat more harmful then what the viewers complained about. Quote i am sofa king we todd did.
RoyalOrleans Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 One would think the horrifying violence in the "Tom and Jerry" show would be more alarming then a few fleeting glimpses of smoking. The explosions, impaling, dismemberment, torture, and bludgeoning seem somewhat more harmful then what the viewers complained about. And let's not forget the violence in video games. Won't somebody please think of the children??? Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
snafu Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Yeah that Quote "You can't stop insane people from doing insane things by passing insane laws. That's just insane!" Penn & Teller NEVER FORGOTTEN
OmegaManiac Posted September 4, 2006 Posted September 4, 2006 Tom and jerry, the first babysitters. Quote
RoyalOrleans Posted September 4, 2006 Posted September 4, 2006 Tom and jerry, the first babysitters. We're talking about the cartoon, Omega. Not your weird uncles. Quote To be the Man, you've got to beat the Man. - Ric Flair Everybody knows I'm known for dropping science.
jokersarewild Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 I am glad that I get Boomerang, from Cartoon Network. Because, well, it would be a tragedy if I could never see secret squirell again. Quote RoyalOrleans is my real dad!
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