Cartoons Were Wild

The Night Mighty Mouse Snorted Cocaine on CBS

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:04:04 +0000

In 1987, Reverend Donald Wildmon accused Ralph Bakshi's new Mighty Mouse cartoon of showing the superhero snorting cocaine in a flower-sniffing scene. What followed was a media firestorm, boycotts, Congressional testimony, and CBS executives forced to defend a cartoon mouse on national television. The full story is more insane than you remember.

Saturday Morning Savagery: CBS vs ABC's Censorship War of the 80s

Sun, 6 Sep 2026 09:04:22 +0000

While CBS hired consultants to sanitize every punch and implement strict 'pro-social' guidelines, ABC let their animators run wild with violence, innuendo, and chaos. The result? Two completely different Saturday morning experiences that defined a generation—and a corporate war that changed children's television forever.

5 Cartoon Voice Actors Who Went Completely Off-Script and Made It to Air

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:36:00 +0000

Some of animation's most iconic moments were never in the script. From Robin Williams turning Aladdin recording sessions into comedy chaos to a Looney Tunes legend ad-libbing while drunk, these voice actors broke all the rules—and created cartoon history. We're counting down five times the 'wrong' take became the right one.

The Animator Who Fistfought Walt Disney and Won

Thu, 6 Aug 2026 09:07:50 +0000

Art Babbitt created one of Disney's most beloved characters, then became Walt's greatest enemy. This is the story of the legendary animator who punched his way into animation history, led a labor revolution that changed Hollywood forever, and got blacklisted by the man whose empire he helped build. The fight in the parking lot was just the beginning.

Disney vs Warner Bros: The Forbidden Cartoons Vault Battle

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:13:06 +0000

While Disney locked away their racist 'Censored Eleven' cartoons and pretended they never existed, Warner Bros put them on DVD with historical context warnings. We're diving into the wildly different philosophies behind these decisions and what happened when both studios tried to erase—or preserve—their most problematic animation history.

5 Cartoon Scenes That Somehow Made It Past Censors

Tue, 9 Jun 2026 09:34:48 +0000

From sexual innuendos in Animaniacs to genuine nightmare fuel in Courage the Cowardly Dog, some cartoon moments make you wonder if anyone was watching the final cut. We're counting down five scenes that left parents jaw-dropped and censors scrambling—after they'd already aired to millions of kids.

The Ren & Stimpy Production Hell That Broke Nickelodeon

Sun, 24 May 2026 09:29:56 +0000

In 1991, Nickelodeon let a basement animation studio run by an obsessive perfectionist create the most disgusting cartoon ever aired on children's television. Within two years, that relationship would explode in missed deadlines, on-set chaos, and a firing that shocked the animation industry. This is the wild story of how Ren & Stimpy became both a phenomenon and a cautionary tale.

Winter Cartoons

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

These cartoons aren't as cheery as you think!?

Best of pt2

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

CartoonsWereWild best of episode!

Best of

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Cartoons Were Wild best of episode!

Cartoons Weirdest

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Turns out cartoons were actually for adults!?

Courage the Cowardly dog

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

People let kids watch this?!

Ren and Stimpy pt2

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

The show that predicted the future! con't

Ren and Stimpy

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

The show that predicted the future!

The Jetsons

Tue, 2 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

The show that predicted the future!

Flintstones pt2

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Flintstones pt2

Flintstones

Tue, 5 Aug 2025 22:00:00 +0000

Meet the Flintstones

I Don't Think That's for Kids!?

Thu, 15 May 2025 21:00:00 +0000

In fact, no child should ever watch these cartoons