The 2nd Annual Controversial Cartoon Day!

Yes, it's that time again. It's the time to review some of the most daring and outright evil cartoons of all times. And so, what mighty beast will I review this time? I'll review not only one episode, but an entire show that dared to be great. That show is one of my favorite animated masterpieces of all time, Animaniacs. As I've already stated, Animaniacs is a brilliant brainchild of very creative writers. The show was made in the 1990s and had a lot of censorship freedom. They could do some adult things and still be on the air. What the show did was called subliminal messaging. Other shows would be upfront with adult humor to get an immediate reaction, but others were more sneaky about it. They hid adult themes deep under a coat of kid friendliness and it would get past the censors. They had enough of these moments to fill up more than 10 minutes of screen time. Often times the message wouldn't be to bad and other times they would be incredibly bad. Yet, the show continued for a while and never was hated for what they hid. Looking back on the show, I'm able to sometimes spot things relatively easy. Other messages, though, evade my understanding. Watch the video at your own risks. So to get down to reviewing, I must say I like the themes. Some amaze me how sneaky they are, and some amaze me how much they could get away with. If you put these on the air now, it would be crawling with censors. But it proves that the show was meant to be for adults and for kids. If you let a five year old see this, he wouldn't understand, so the show's creator did good in hiding the messages. It's sometimes bad and controversial, but other than that it's okay. I have to give it 2 out of 5, because somethings were borderline edgy. So with that, Happy Controversial Cartoon Day everybody, don't drink and drive!