Modern cartoons......gone too far??

[marsattacks666]

Have modern cartoons gone too far, with sex and violence?  Or have we become desensitized to cartoon violence?

Metalocalypse: Cool Hunting Trip

[Count_Zirock]

Not all cartoons are meant for children. I have no problem with adult animation, as long as it's clearly labeled and marketed as such. One of my favorite shows was Comedy Central's "Drawn Together."
http://youtu.be/Rq5wOdE9yGo

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[Mord]

I agree with the Count, it's in the eyes of the beholder. As far as I'm concerned, there's no such thing as too far in a country with freedom of speech/press. I'm originally from Cuba, so I know first hand what the alternative is.

[McDougals House of Horror]

I agree with the Count, it's in the eyes of the beholder. As far as I'm concerned, there's no such thing as too far in a country with freedom of speech/press. I'm originally from Cuba, so I know first hand what the alternative is.

Amen to that! Here's Mord trying to get the hell out of Havana...

[Haunted hearse]

One of the things that Trey parker of "South Parks" likes about Comedy central, is he has more freedom regarding content, than he would on Cartoon Network.  There are places (like Adult Swim on CN) for films which are intended for adult audiences.  Then there is some Animation (such as Olaf from Frozen) which should not be seen by anybody, no matter what their age.

[Mord]

Amen to that! Here's Mord trying to get the hell out of Havana...

Lol, good one, buddy.

[Count_Zirock]

One of the things that Trey parker of "South Parks" likes about Comedy central, is he has more freedom regarding content, than he would on Cartoon Network.  There are places (like Adult Swim on CN) for films which are intended for adult audiences.  Then there is some Animation (such as Olaf from Frozen) which should not be seen by anybody, no matter what their age.

And yet, Comedy Central cancelled "Drawn Together" because it was deemed "too expensive and too dirty." Yet, at the time it was cancelled, it was the network's #1-rated show with that most coveted of advertiser demographics, college-aged males. But, they couldn't get a syndication deal for it, the way they could "South Park."

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[zombiehorror]

Adult cartoons (which is what things like this are considered)/comics are nothing new, they've been around since the invention of both!  Of course now we have different ratings, suitable for children, young teen, teen and adult!

[Hepcat]

Have modern cartoons gone too far, with sex and violence?  Or have we become desensitized to cartoon violence?

Metalocalypse: Cool Hunting Trip

I just can't get into the modern adult cartoons from The Simpsons to Beavis and Butthead and Family Guy etc. They just don't seem "right" as cartoons somehow with the one above being an excellent case in point. If the funny animal ones such as Ren and Stimpy and Cow and Chicken fit the classification of adult cartoons, they're an exception to a certain extent although Ren and Stimpy sometimes makes me wince as well.



My archetype of what a good cartoon should be were the theatrical shorts that animators such as Fritz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett and Tex Avery created for studios such as Warner Bros. and MGM in the forties and fifties. They were unrestrained by any requirement to be politically correct which resulted in hilarious satires. Moreover they seemed to do their best to sneak sexual innuendo past the Hollywood censors since this to them was a game. Even the Walt Disney animators played the game as well. Look at this delightfully naughty animation cel:



The expressions on the faces of Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow are priceless! Subtlety was the key though as opposed to today's sledgehammer approach. As a result, kids didn't notice the subtext in the old cartoons that could draw smiles from more perceptive adults. These cartoons often had something for everyone and as a result are now regarded as timeless classics.

[RedKing]

I completely agree Hep! I am a huge fan of 30s-60s theatrical short animation, particulalrly WB and MGM.
There are only 2  modern cartoons I do enjoy-Cartoon Network's Adventure Time and Regular Show. Both are rather surreal and bizaare but have the sensibility of classic animation's all ages aim.

[Street Worm]

Not for me, I just love demented cartoons! 

Nothing better then the original Ren & Stimpy by John Kricfalusi-
they should have never gotten rid of him...
(& that guy knows his animation history!)

Now a days I watch South Park, Family Guy, American Dad &
Archer (which is really great).

[Count_Zirock]

Not for me, I just love demented cartoons! 

Nothing better then the original Ren & Stimpy by John Kricfalusi-
they should have never gotten rid of him...
(& that guy knows his animation history!)

Now a days I watch South Park, Family Guy, American Dad &
Archer (which is really great).

Love "Ren & Stimpy"! Although, the revival on Spike-TV was very lacking in the magic of the original episodes. Thought "Gary the Rat" was hysterical. "Stripperella" was just okay. Been a longtime "South Park" fan...wish they'd do another movie! I also enjoy Adult Swim's "Squidbillies," and the various incarnations of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force."

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[Jethro]

I would imagine that some people thought the same way of Daffy Duck getting his beak blown off back in the 40's by Elmer Fudd.
I'm sure when those same cartoons made it into our living rooms in the 60's on Saturday mornings our moms felt they were to violent. 
Not sure but I don't think those cartoons were intended for children either.

[McDougals House of Horror]

Cartoons gone too far? Nonsense...
Family Guy - Fart Compilation

[Hepcat]

So that's what I'm "missing" by not watching Family Guy, is it?