# 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:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/41 "2012-05-21T15:06:17Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > _Viva Pinata_ which had one character dress in drag complete with stuffing beach balls in his chest… Shit, son. Bugs Bunny was doing that almost 70 years ago in at least one of the WWII-era cartoons (_Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips_, to be specific. It’s on YouTube, but I’m not going to link to it because, while it reflects the zeitgeist of WWII-era America, it’s pretty racist by today’s standards. You’ve been warned.), and maybe before that. Hell, some of the flirting in your average Merrie Melodie/Looney Tunes cartoon was pretty shameless; it was pretty obvious that some lovin’ was gonna happen had Bugs been an actual human woman. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/42 "2012-05-21T15:22:30Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Shit, son. Bugs Bunny was doing that almost 70 years ago… Warner Brothers’ cartoons weren’t intended as children’s entertainment, though. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/43 "2012-05-21T15:38:15Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > Warner Brothers’ cartoons weren’t intended as children’s entertainment, though. Sure they were, in the same way that _Rocky and Bullwinkle_ were. They were general entertainment, not specifically aimed at one demographic or the other. These old cartoons were shown in movie theaters as part of a double feature. You’d get an A film (top stars in what are now considered classic movies), a [B film](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-movies) (a low-budget movie), a cartoon, a serial, and maybe a sing-along or a newsreel. Warner Bros. cartoons were invariably shown with Warner Bros. movies; other studios had their series, as well. ([This site](http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2010/08/comment-of-the-week-remembering-the-uptown/) has more information, and of course, [The Master Speaks](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1057/whats-the-difference-between-a-looney-tune-and-a-merrie-melody).) That being said, depending on the movies and the time of day, most of the people in a theater might be kids. The kids who grew up with Warner Bros. cartoons in the movies passed their fondness for the cartoons on to their own kids, who have watched them on TV as part of the Saturday morning cartoon shows. This second generation of Warner Bros. fans have introduced them to their own kids through DVDs and on YouTube. So even if they didn’t start out as being specifically for kids, they sure ended up that way, racy content and all. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/44 "2012-05-21T15:46:21Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Shit, son. Bugs Bunny was doing that almost 70 years ago Shit, little girl, Bugs Bunny? Betty Boop was working borderline blue _90_ years ago. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422/45 "2012-05-21T16:14:39Z")
Well, yeah, but was she in drag? That’s what I was talking about. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kids-cartoon-is-the-most-getting-crap-past-the-radar-vehicle/622422.md?page=2)