They had an aughfull lot of racist and non PC content back in the day. Wheres the disclaimers on that stuff, or is it just going to stay locked away in the disney vault forever and just pretend like it never happened?
Warning: The content in this episode of the Muppet Show was considered acceptable at time of production, but may be considered as offensive in today's society. Be advised that if you plan to watch this with your children, you should be prepared to talk to them about how things have changed in a remarkably short time period, and make sure they understand the context of this content. If your children are young enough that this would be a difficult topic to discu
Be advised that if you plan to watch this with your children, you should be prepared to talk to them about how things have changed in a remarkably short time period, and make sure they understand the context of this content. If your children are young enough that this would be a difficult topic to discuss, you may wish to skip this episode, and revisit it at a later time when they can understand that this is no longer acceptable content.
Children that young shouldn't be watching the Muppet Show in the first place. I didn't see much of it, but as I recall, its humor tended to lean quite adult, to the point that young children won't even know what's funny. I'm mostly suggesting very young children shouldn't be watching the Muppet Show because it would be wasted on them. Let them watch it as teens. It'll be hilarious then.
I watched it as a child. Really good shows like Sesame Street, the Muppets, and in the "which one doesn't belong" category, Doctor Who, worked for children because they're fun. They're goofy. Then years later, you watch it again, and realize there was a whole 'nother level of context that had (mostly) flown right past you.
Social commentary and kid's entertainment are not necessarily exclusive-- but writers have gotten lazier over the years, and feel compelled to either produce shows that are effectively half-hour long fart jokes, OR social commentary that relentlessly beats you over the head every couple of minutes to make sure you're paying ATTENTION TO OUR MESSAGE. Good storytelling can do both, and be more subtle at the same time.
Social commentary and kid's entertainment are not necessarily exclusive-- but writers have gotten lazier over the years, and feel compelled to either produce shows that are effectively half-hour long fart jokes,
Don't be daft. All old fogies say that because they look back on the last, say, 50 years and cherry pick the best stuff that's stood the test of time, and compare it to the current average. There's some cracking kids TV right now, but it's hidden in a mountain of crap and hasn't had decades for that
Overflow on /dev/null, please empty the bit bucket.
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That's the problem.... if the disclaimer was:
Warning: The content in this episode of the Muppet Show was considered acceptable at time of production, but may be considered as offensive in today's society. Be advised that if you plan to watch this with your children, you should be prepared to talk to them about how things have changed in a remarkably short time period, and make sure they understand the context of this content. If your children are young enough that this would be a difficult topic to discu
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Be advised that if you plan to watch this with your children, you should be prepared to talk to them about how things have changed in a remarkably short time period, and make sure they understand the context of this content. If your children are young enough that this would be a difficult topic to discuss, you may wish to skip this episode, and revisit it at a later time when they can understand that this is no longer acceptable content.
Children that young shouldn't be watching the Muppet Show in the first place. I didn't see much of it, but as I recall, its humor tended to lean quite adult, to the point that young children won't even know what's funny. I'm mostly suggesting very young children shouldn't be watching the Muppet Show because it would be wasted on them. Let them watch it as teens. It'll be hilarious then.
Re:What about Disney's content (Score:3)
I watched it as a child. Really good shows like Sesame Street, the Muppets, and in the "which one doesn't belong" category, Doctor Who, worked for children because they're fun. They're goofy. Then years later, you watch it again, and realize there was a whole 'nother level of context that had (mostly) flown right past you.
Social commentary and kid's entertainment are not necessarily exclusive-- but writers have gotten lazier over the years, and feel compelled to either produce shows that are effectively half-hour long fart jokes, OR social commentary that relentlessly beats you over the head every couple of minutes to make sure you're paying ATTENTION TO OUR MESSAGE. Good storytelling can do both, and be more subtle at the same time.
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Social commentary and kid's entertainment are not necessarily exclusive-- but writers have gotten lazier over the years, and feel compelled to either produce shows that are effectively half-hour long fart jokes,
Don't be daft. All old fogies say that because they look back on the last, say, 50 years and cherry pick the best stuff that's stood the test of time, and compare it to the current average. There's some cracking kids TV right now, but it's hidden in a mountain of crap and hasn't had decades for that