Banned Episodes of Cartoons
A list of episodes from various cartoons that were pulled from syndication in America or in various countries with their reasons given.
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- DirectorDaniel DudaStarsZalina SanchezGerd MeyerHans-Jürgen DittbernerThrough a combination of circumstances, Willy becomes the very pampered king of a lost aphid heard. But when the aphids really need their "king" to protect them, Willy will need Maya's help.Temporarily pulled from Netflix due to the episode featuring a drawing which resembled phallic imagery carved on a log. Eventually, the episode was restored and revised with the drawing removed.
- StarKen BarrieJulian is afraid of thunder and lightning, as is Mrs Goggins. Bonnie goes missing so Pat and Julian brave thunderstorm to find her. Julian overcomes his fear by putting Bonnie's needs first.Pulled from CBeebies due to the episode featuring frightening scenes including a thunderstorm and a flash flood.
- 2004–2006TV-Y7TV Episode7.4 (732)DirectorsMikio KawasakiScott O'BrienStarsAmi OnukiYumi YoshimuraGrey GriffinAmi and Yumi go to a surfing competition./Kaz dates a woman./Kaz gives Ami and Yumi to a bratty boy named Timmy.The episode "Surf's Up" which was known by its original name "TsunAmi Yumi" was pulled before it premiered following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami due to the premise of the episode featuring a tsunami.
- DirectorsAlec GeissFrank TashlinStarsFrank GrahamDanny WebbA cartoon satire---yes, it is now politically incorrect---on Indian life on and off the reservation. It is filled with black-out sight gags, word-play and caricatures involving pottery-making, rug-weaving and totem poles, and some well-known historical native-americans---Sitting Bull and others---are satirized.Banned due to the cartoon featuring negative caricatures of Native Americans.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsRoy GlennRudolf IsingThe MetropolitansColored cartoon about how The old Kentucky home "was saved on the racetrack."Banned due to the cartoon featuring racist caricatures of African-Americans.
- StarsHarley BirdJohn SparkesDavid GrahamGranny Pig shows Peppa and George her chickens, whilst something has been eating Grandpa Pig's lettuces.Banned in the United States due to a scene where Grandpa Pig says the word “stupid”.
- CreatorsSatoshi TajiriJun'ichi MasudaKen SugimoriStarsVeronica TaylorRachael LillisEric StuartCovering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and his best friend Brock, the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokémon Contests."Shaking Island Battle! Barboach VS Whiscash!!" (2004)
The episode was pulled before it aired following the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake due to the episode's plot featuring an earthquake. In addition, the moves Earthquake, Fissure, and Magnitude have not been seen or used since.
"Team Rocket VS Team Plasma!" (Part 1 and Part 2) (2011)
Both parts of the episode were pulled before they aired due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster due to both episodes featuring many scenes showing a city being severely damaged. - DirectorShin'ichi WatanabeStarsMandy ClarkKelli CousinsJason DouglasCossette returns as the third member of ACROSS, and gives Excel and Hyatt a potion which causes the two to switch bodies. This results in hilarious hijinks, as Watanabe takes Hyatt (in Excel's body) to a love hotel, and Excel (in Hyatt's body) adjusts to a far weaker body. Meanwhile, Nabeshin chases That Man's clones, and Il Palazzo plays guitar with the Mohawks on his three day break.Withheld from airing on television in Japan due to the episode being considered too violent and obscene for broadcast.
- DirectorIra SherakEve is worried that she'll become boring and suburban-like her parents, so when she meets a gypsy boy it's the perfect opportunity to rebel - and the two of them decide to get married. Her parents don't object as much as they might, though. Wendy's found an old bucket list, and they're working their way through it to prove they're still young at heart. And Ken is offered a knighthood - but will Sir Richard Branson allow it?The episode was delayed due to fears from Channel 4 bosses that the episode would've been seen as "offensive" to the gypsy community.
- 1997–199822mTV-Y7TV EpisodeStarsPhilip Maurice HayesTerry KlassenMaurice LaMarcheThe second segment "Power Puppy" was originally an episode titled "Fly Like a Beagle" that was banned following the September 11 attacks due to the episode having similarities to the terrorist attack.
- CreatorSonia ManzanoStarsSummer Rose CastilloNeo VelaAnnie HenkSix-year-old Alma Rivera navigates life in the Bronx with her family and diverse friends, sharing relatable experiences while modeling self-awareness, empathy, and responsible decision-making skills."Say I Guess to the Dress" (2023)
Banned due to the episode featuring Lucas crossdressing. - StarsEvan SmirnowEllen DavidDaniel BrochuAn imaginative four-year-old boy learns life lessons and discovers new things with his friends and family."Caillou Goes Around the Block" (1997)
Banned due to the episode featuring Caillou wandering around the neighborhood by himself unattended.
"Rosie Bothers Caillou" (1998)
Banned due to the episode featuring a scene where Caillou violently talks back to his mother, a scene where Caillou shoves Rosie out of his room, and a scene where Rosie hits a book against a door repeatedly. - StarsDaniel BrochuEllen DavidEvan SmirnowCaillou is in a silly mood and is calling everything stupid...stupid chair, stupid truck, stupid Gilbert.When Caillou introduces himself to another little boy at the park, he's surprised when the boy doesn't answer him.Caillou can't wait for the postman to deliver his invitation to his friend Xavier's party.Caillou learns about keeping promises.The episodes that are part of the compilation, "Caillou's Cross Word" and "Caillou's Promise", are both banned due to the former episode featuring the usage of the word "stupid" throughout the episode and the latter featuring a scene where Caillou throws sand in Rosie's eyes, causing her to cry and him having his bad behavior.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsCount CutelliHarland EvansMelvin J. GibbyBosko imagines he's in Baghdad where giant frogs want to steal the cookies he's supposed to deliver to his grandma.Rarely shown on reruns due to the cartoon featuring racist caricatures of African-Americans.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRoy GlennVictor JoryBen CarterJasper's desire for a ripe, red watermelon leads him to fabulous Watermelonland where he meets adventures that lessen his desire for watermelon and increases his wish to be back in the security of his Mammy's arms.Banned due to the cartoon featuring racist caricatures of African-Americans.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayIn this second entry in MGM's Happy Harmonies series, an old man tells a newsboy about his adventures with Native Americans in the Old West.Banned due to the cartoon featuring negative caricatures of Native Americans.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsCharles LungPurv PullenThe RhythmettesA Chinese emperor is gladdened by the song of the nightingale and is moved to play his own song. One day, the Japanese send a music box with a mechanical bird; the nightingale feels rejected and leaves. But soon, the clockwork breaks down, and the emperor dispatches his crow to go look; meanwhile, the emperor grows sicker with the passing months.Banned due to the cartoon featuring racist caricatures of the Chinese.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsHarland EvansThe Four BlackbirdsGeraldine HarrisThe fish and frogs gather at the old mill pond to hear a jazz concert. Performers include caricatures of Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and tap dancer Bill Robinson ("Bojangles").Banned due to the cartoon depicting frogs as African-Americans.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsBasin Street BoysBen CarterHarland EvansSwamp bullfrogs hold a jam session for Minnie the Moocher's wedding day.Banned due to the cartoon depicting frogs as African-Americans and a scene in which a frog musician uses his trumpet valve as a syringe.
- DirectorMannie DavisGandy Goose and Sourpuss, in army uniforms, man a far pacific advance station themselves. This day, Japanese planes try to bomb them, and are shot down. Then, sighting an enemy battleship, and itching for action, they jump into a PT boat to catch it. They climb up the anchor chain and board her. The Japanese sailors are large, fat pigs. Guns blazing, they chase Gandy and Sourpuss around the deck, and they shoot and chase them too. Many are tricked into putting their heads into a porthole and getting knocked silly, falling off the side. Another sailor is fooled by Gandy using cartridges for teeth and squinting his eyes into thinking he's another Japanese. Their leader, a full-dress Admiral, is stuffed into an anti-aircraft gun with a bar of soap, shot out in a soap bubble, then brought down with a slingshot. The Admiral takes off for our heroes with a barrel of gun powder, not realizing Sourpuss has set it alight. The boys escape as the battleship explodes.Banned and never reissued due the cartoon depicting pigs as racist caricatures of the Japanese.
- DirectorMannie DavisStarTom MorrisonSourpuss and Gandy Goose launch an attack on Hitler and Mussolini, and then enjoy some fine German beer.Banned due to the cartoon depicting Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini as a pig and monkey respectively.
- DirectorsJohn FosterVernon StallingsTom and Jerry find their wagon west attacked by Indians, but escape only after being rescued by all the branches of the military, including the Army's tanks.Banned due to the cartoon featuring negative caricatures of Native Americans.