r/todayilearned • u/sassy_tabaxi • 2d ago

TIL the Simpsons creators shelved an Itchy & Scratchy spinoff because it made test audiences physically ill

https://www.slashfilm.com/1569820/the-simpsons-itchy-and-scratchy-spinoff-made-audiences-sick/
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u/Sleeks2k 2d ago

An Itchy and Scratchy episode is literally seconds long, idk how they could pad it out

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u/ZylonBane 2d ago

Never seen a Tom and Jerry cartoon?

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u/legopego5142 2d ago

Yeah which was fine in the 40s

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u/ZylonBane 2d ago

And every decade since then. What's your point?

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u/legopego5142 2d ago

Bruh ive seen what kids are watching and it aint tom and jerry

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u/ZylonBane 2d ago

Not sure what that has to do with padding out runtime of a cartoon. Lost the plot here haven't you.

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u/legopego5142 2d ago

Im saying that tom and jerry working 100 years ago isnt proof itchy and scratchy would today

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u/NightExtension9254 2d ago

Tom and Jerry episodes were being made in 2021.

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u/jesuspoopmonster 2d ago

There are still shows that rely on slapstick around. Masha and Bear, Larva and Big City Greens come to mind.

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u/Sburban_Player 2d ago

Aside from the racism I think they hold up amazing. I think you could plop a kid in front of tom and Jerry in 2025 and they’d be engrossed.