So, did anyone else catch the message in that "TV Fun House" cartoon?

[antigone382]

Think about it: the magical genie rescues two WASP kids from a tall Middle Eastern guy, tortures and kills the guy, his mother, and a cow, and then declares that he's doing it to please his father.

Hmmm....

Or maybe I'm just reading WAY too much into it.

Edit: ok, I need to go to bed now, but feel free to talk amongst yourselves. ;)

[tedoll78]

1. Yup.

My partner and I both caught it loud & clear. It was blatant.

A bit distasteful, but then again, it's the truth. Good for Robert Smigel. I wish he'd start making new cartoons for Comedy Central..

[antigone382]

3. Noo!!! He can't go to comedy central; I don't have cable!

Though Comedy Central is the one reason I wish I did. Just to be able to drool at...I mean, um, watch John Stewart every night.

And yes, it certainly was graphic; but that's Robert Smigal for ya.

[tedoll78]

5. Yeah..

I'm beginning to wonder if I should cancel my Dish Network service. Jon is about the only thing I watch on cable these days, being busy with my last semester of school and all..

Wait.. I take that back..
I do watch some Cartoon Network on the weekends.
And maybe "Hey! Spring of Trivia" on SpikeTV.
And maybe "Wonder Showzen" on MTV2.

Damn. I still manage a pretty good TV addiction despite my schedule. Pretty impressive. :P

[xray s]

2. are you sure that was a cow and not a horse?

and are you sure he was killing it and not...ah..."pleasuring" it?

[antigone382]

4. Well, if it was an extremely masochistic cow, maybe.

Seeing as he broke all its legs and then punched it until it was horribly disfigured.

It was pretty disturbing actually, but it definitely had a purpose.

[Tsiyu]

6. He beat the shit out of the cow

a statement about the slaughterhouse industry?

I don't know, but it was a disturbing, yet very true message.


Now get the hell out of bed, antigone, you Slacker!

[Misskittycat]

7. Thanks for the explanation; I really had no clue what it was about. n/t

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

8. Thanks Misskittycat, I also had no idea..thought it might be making fun

of over the top cartoon violence. Missed the political statement. MKJ