# What KIDS cartoon is the most "Getting Crap Past the Radar" vehicle? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422 "2012-05-19T13:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/1 "2012-05-19T13:56:32Z")
Cartoons tend to have a practice of putting in comments and jokes that kids flat out won’t get. Only on a second viewing, years and years later, after you have, ahem, matured, do you realize that “Oh My God! X Meant Y?” Note : I am asking about **actual** Children’s cartoons, and not the Adult Swim type cartoon. FOX’s “Animation Domination” Sunday prime time Block, Comedy Central, and Adult Swim needs not apply. Pee Wee Herman… had some well placed moments. But while this is a Kids show, I wouldn’t call it a cartoon. [I’m Sure Beakman’s World had some moments too…] Not to bias the responses, but I think that Ren and Stimpy, Rocko’s Modern Life, and Spongebob Squarepants have to be in the running. If there is a channel that does this better\* than Nickelodeon, provide that as well. I’m just not so sure there is another Kid’s network that … ends up with this much… gray. - No Offense to Nick, I think that the first 20 years of Nick are sacred. But that’s another thread. Nick just comes off having a few number of shows that do this. Not saying that strive to do it, but it IS in the content. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/2 "2012-05-19T13:58:01Z")
\*SpongeBob Animaniacs Phinneas & Ferb \* Well, to me - those are a few shows that I can watch without wanting to stab myself in the eyeball with a blunt fork. _Hey, Arnold!_ and _Rugrats_ also make the cut. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/3 "2012-05-19T14:02:23Z")
Spongebob and Rocko’s Modern Life would be my top two, with Animaniacs being close behind. [Observe.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePGlKqbs9d8) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/4 "2012-05-19T14:05:54Z")
In addition to _SpongeBob_ and _Animaniacs_, I would nominate _The Fairly Odd Parents_. It’s loaded with references that kids like my nieces and nephews, who I watch it with, completely don’t get (not that that interferes with their enjoyment of the show, nor mine for that matter). ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/5 "2012-05-19T14:06:50Z")
\*Rocky and Bullwinkle \*did this almost 50 years ago. **Rocky** : What kind of a game can you play with girls? **Bullwinkle** : Boy, this really is a kid’s show. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/6 "2012-05-19T14:14:16Z")
[Game over](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7f568_ren-and-stimpy-gay_shortfilms) ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/7 "2012-05-19T14:17:01Z")
…the tent scene from Avatar The Last Airbender, with Sokka and Suki. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/8 "2012-05-19T14:18:53Z")
yeah i would go with Rocky and Bullwinkle. people who worked on that show had worked in old time radio. there are references to that culture as well as books and movies. it was a multigenerational show as is the Simpsons now. ---
**Author:** ![piepiepie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@piepiepie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piepiepie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/9 "2012-05-19T14:22:52Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Game over](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7f568_ren-and-stimpy-gay_shortfilms) Was that from the actual show or the atrocious “Adult Party Cartoon?” edit: I mean yeah I think it’s obviously from the revamp but that wouldn’t count. John K did that purposefully and it aired on Spike. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/10 "2012-05-19T15:39:08Z")
The old Warner Brothers (Bugs Bunny and company) did it all the time too. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/11 "2012-05-19T16:47:43Z")
Betty Boop. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/12 "2012-05-19T17:01:07Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > yeah i would go with Rocky and Bullwinkle. > > people who worked on that show had worked in old time radio. there are references to that culture as well as books and movies. > > it was a multigenerational show as is the Simpsons now. Yep. My favorite part was _Fractured Fairytales_. ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/13 "2012-05-19T17:09:57Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > The old Warner Brothers (Bugs Bunny and company) did it all the time too. > [@74westy](#): > > Betty Boop. Those don’t count, they were theatrical shorts intended for a general audience that included kids but were also just as much for adults. My vote also goes to _Animaniacs_ and _Rocko’s Modern Life_. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/14 "2012-05-19T17:36:14Z")
[Here are the top 11 naughtiest moments on Animaniacs.](http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/nostalgia-critic/34-nostalgia-critic/221-the-top-moments-in-animaniacs) “No, no, no, fingerprints.” She looks at Prince(the singer). “I don’t think so.” ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/15 "2012-05-19T17:42:32Z")
**Rocko’s Modern Life** example: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWJ9_jftMJQ) ---
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The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy: “What are you doing?” “Yelling from the rooftops of the world.” Foster’s Home: “That’s got to be the biggest bust I’ve ever seen.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/17 "2012-05-19T17:53:48Z")
Pinky and the Brain. “Pinky, are you pondering what I’m pondering?” “Well, I think so, Brain. But where do you stick a feather and call it macaroni?” ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/18 "2012-05-19T18:22:42Z")
I recall Huckleberry Hound saying of another character: “that boy’s got a statistical sense of humor”. Few kids would get that. ---
**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/19 "2012-05-19T18:48:05Z")
> [@Banquet\_Bear](#): > > …the tent scene from Avatar The Last Airbender, with Sokka and Suki. And the follow-up, after Sokka’s been, ahem, lei’d. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/20 "2012-05-19T18:51:45Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > **Rocko’s Modern Life** example: > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWJ9\_jftMJQ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWJ9_jftMJQ) I think I can top that, from the same show. An on-screen orgasm: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iq_vqDtWRLY/hqdefault.jpg "Heffer Milk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq_vqDtWRLY) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422.md?page=2)