12/24/2023 0 Comments Betty boop black sambo![]() ![]() In addition to these most notorious cartoons, many Warner cartoons contain fleeting or sometimes extended gags that reference then-common racial or ethnic stereotypes. cartoons after the release of the library on DVD. This would be short lived, however, as Cartoon Network and Boomerang ceased airing Warner Bros. There has been some success in returning these cartoons to the public in 1999 all Speedy Gonzales cartoons were made unavailable because of their alleged stereotyping of Mexicans, but because the level of stereotyping was minor compared to the World War II era cartoons as well as the protests of many Hispanics who said they were not offended and fondly remembered Speedy Gonzales cartoons from their youth, these shorts were made available for broadcast again in 2002. Eleven cartoons that prominently featured stereotypical black characters (and a few passing jokes about Japanese people, as was the case with Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs and Jungle Jitters) were withdrawn from distribution in 1968 and are known as the Censored Eleven. because of the racial stereotypes of African-Americans, Jews (especially in the earlier cartoons, despite the fact that all four of the Warner brothers were Jewish), Japanese, Chinese, and Germans (especially during WWII, as in Tokio Jokio) included in some of the cartoons. I suppose I will enjoy them as I get them thenĪ handful of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts are no longer aired on American television nor are they available for sale by Warner Bros. That is why I mention that while they may be "completely unedited" that doesn't indicate that the series is complete. Cinescopes were often used for syndicated and national broadcasts, especially when the longhaul video transmission circuits ran by Bell were already busy.īy the time they started reformatting the original looney tunes, Silly Symphonies, and other cartoon series to TV, the times had already started changing and the most abrasive episodes were simply not transferred to the new medium. Of course with most live broadcasts there was no recording of the show, it was a watch it now, or never see it event. In the early days most shows were live, or cinescope. This is why there is so little video available of the early days of live TV. Until the sixties video tape was not generally available, so they had to broadcast from film, which left no copy with the affiliate or cinescope which was a very poor copy, and were often thrown away after broadcast, due to the poor quality. The film material they used would often decay over time, especially if not stored in ideal conditions, and cartoons weren't on the top of the "must preserve" list. ![]() Part of the problem is that on some of the cartoons there are lots of episodes that just don't exist anymore. What that means is that the episodes included are intact as they were originally animated, however that doesn't mean that all episodes are included in the collection. ![]() Also, there are warning with htem that would make me inclined to believe that they are the real deal.Ĭompletely unedited and complete are two different things. This is what is claimed, that the cartoons are completely restorted from archives with history and commentary as well. ![]() Chances are the episodes that many of us remember from our your had already been edited from their original content and format, and often times dialog and plots were changed to make the material more palatable. Oddly enough in some East European markets they still release the racist reels.Īlso keep in mind that these cartoons were edited and reedited many times throughout the years, until the late fifties they were made for Movie theaters, then as TV picked up popularity they were reformatted and edited for that outlet. THe DVD sets I got are completely uncut and original.īut are they complete? There are a lot of these cartoons that are no longer released in any format in the North American market. I do believe the recent dvd sets have had some eps edited too. Theres a dozen or so looney toons/merry melodies eps that are 'banned' and not included in any sets or reaired. ![]()
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