# Give your favorite cartoons the "Rated M for Mature" treatment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [March 18, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990 "2024-03-18T16:27:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/1 "2024-03-18T16:27:46Z")
As a youth I would watch the locally aired syndicated cartoons repeatedly until I knew many of them by heart. In latter days when I have occasion to think back on them I often amuse myself by removing all “PG” restraints and imaging them redone with adult levels of violence, gore, profanity and innuendo. For example, the 1960s-era King Features Popeye cartoons featuring Popeye and Brutus\* easily lend themselves to Grand Guignol levels of violence. Any examples you care to share? \*Yes, “Brutus” not “Bluto”. See [Is Popeye’s nemesis named Bluto or Brutus? - The Straight Dope](https://www.straightdope.com/21342689/is-popeye-s-nemesis-named-bluto-or-brutus) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/2 "2024-03-18T16:58:23Z")
Those were produced by [Famous Studios,](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_Studios) and distributed by King Features. I’ve only known this since yesterday because [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com) ran an article explaining how Famous’ [Herman and Katnip,](https://www.cracked.com/article_41481_itchy-scratchy-from-the-simpsons-wasnt-actually-based-on-tom-jerry-but-something-much-worse.html) with its ultra-violence, not Tom & Jerry, was the inspiration for Itchy and Scratchy. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/3 "2024-03-18T17:58:39Z")
Not that the Famous/Paramount/AAP cartoons didn’t have equally high levels of violence but the King Features cartoons have a different pedigree as exemplified by the Brutus/Bluto thing. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/4 "2024-03-18T19:05:09Z")
I can’t argue with the title of this clip reel… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qHx8ysmoMfE/hqdefault.jpg "Brutus estuprador / Rapist Bluto") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHx8ysmoMfE) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/5 "2024-03-18T19:12:05Z")
If y’all would like to see what a family friendly cartoon would look like if there were no restrictions, check out “Happy Tree Friends” on YouTube and elsewhere . ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/6 "2024-03-18T19:19:08Z")
The comic book Eek The Mouse (or is it Squeak The Mouse?) goes pretty much as far as you can go with this premise. It throws in a bunch of sex for good measure. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/7 "2024-03-18T20:06:26Z")
I once saw a site which re-captioned “Family Circle” cartoons to make them decidedly NSFW. I believe it was shut down for copyright infringement. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/8 "2024-03-18T20:22:55Z")
In the new Popeye comic strips (which are excellent, btw) Bluto and Brutus are brothers. ---
**Author:** ![GrunthosTheFlatulent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grunthostheflatulent/32/21319_2.png) [@GrunthosTheFlatulent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrunthosTheFlatulent)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/9 "2024-03-18T20:55:35Z")
When John Kricfalusi did Ren & Stimpy Adult Party on Spiked TV he was allowed to make it as disturbing as he wanted. They were some of the worst cartoons of all time and exposed him as the hack that he is. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/10 "2024-03-18T21:11:40Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > I once saw a site which re-captioned “Family Circle” cartoons to make them decidedly NSFW. I believe it was shut down for copyright infringement. I didn’t have a website (it was the 80s) but back in college a buddy and I used to do this all the time. A little white-out, a felt tip pen, and hours of laffs. Oh, and it’s Family _Circus_. Family Circle was the ladies’ magazine. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/11 "2024-03-18T21:26:09Z")
I like the one’s that used Matthew McConaughey quotes from _True Detective_ > **[TIME IS A FLAT CIRCUS](https://timeisaflatcircus.tumblr.com/)** > > 'Past a certain age, a man without a family, can be a bad thing' - Marty Hart ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/12 "2024-03-18T21:29:20Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > I once saw a site which re-captioned “Family Circle” cartoons to make them decidedly NSFW. I remember the one with the mother dressed up elegantly for a night out, and one of the children is saying “Escort my ass! You’re a hooker, Mom! A _hooker!_” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/13 "2024-03-18T21:54:32Z")
The Flintstones has some bawdy stuff on the web. Anyone who can draw has probably doodled the characters in none family friendly ways ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/14 "2024-03-19T04:29:32Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I didn’t have a website (it was the 80s) but back in college a buddy and I used to do this all the time. A little white-out, a felt tip pen, and hours of laffs. Google “dysfunctional family circus”. Lots still out there. Hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-your-favorite-cartoons-the-rated-m-for-mature-treatment/998990/15 "2024-03-19T19:20:19Z")
Re: Ren and Stimpy’s Adult Party: I guess I’m weird. I really liked it except for the last episode, which I personally believe was their “well, let’s go hog wild” episode.