The Censored Eleven

Take a look at these cartoons that were banned from television since 1968

For those of you who might not know, the Censored Eleven are a group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons that were removed from rotation on American television by United Artists in 1968. UA owned the A.A.P liabrary at the time and decided to remove these eleven cartoons from syndication due to racial stereotyping.

Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931): Banned from television due to "Uncle Tom" being contained in the cartoon

Sunday Go to Meetin' Time (1936): Banned from television due to blackface stereotyping.

Clean Pastures (1937): Again, banned from television due to racial sterotyping.

Uncle Tom's Bungalow (1937): Once again, banned from television for racial sterotyping.

Jungle Jitters (1938): Do I have to tell you again? I mean it is too simple.

The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938): You have got to be kidding me!

All This and Rabbit Stew (1941): Only Bugs Bunny cartoon to be put under the group for racial stereotyping.

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943): Here we go again with racism.

Tin Pan Alley Cats (1943): Once again, racial stereotyping.

Angel Puss (1944): What else?

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944): Last cartoon under the group (finally). Was banned for blackface...

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add some details, then we'll talk

i remember reading about this a few years ago, a guy i knew was talking about subliminal messaging in old cartoons and in google i stumbled upon the censored 11

I think it would have made an interesting article, It's always weird for me to think of cartoons as being wrong or hurtful to people and what a different world it was 70 years ago. The Article could use some more stills from the cartoons, they are all available on youtube, and some of the descriptions don't actualy describe what about the cartoon is racist you just want us to take your word for it. It feels like you gave up as you wrote it.

i think if you re do this article, research it some more and take your time writing and formatting it could come out really well.

Yeah...this sorta thing wouldve been better in a thread or a detailed Favorite Banned, Stereotyped Cartoons article.

Some information about these cartoons would be nice, and not just why they were banned.

I think a large list talking about all the modern banned cartoons could be interisting.

No, it's the truth. Don't look at it as a bash on your list, so much as an explanation for why it didn't succeed as well as you hoped, and do better next time.

Well that's insulting.

It's an interesting list, but this article doesn't really tell us anything, except that all these were banned for racial stereotyping. In the end, it's just a list, not an article.