Animation Aficionados

Episode 59: Environmentalism in Cartoons


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Captain Planet - He's a zero!

This week in Animation Aficionados, we’re talking about environmentalism in cartoons. What’s good. What’s not. What’s downright condescending. It’s all here. So get out your Planeteer rings, cut up some soda can rings, and dig out your NiCad batteries. We’re giving a shout-out to Mother Earth!

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Hitler's mustache is SO OFFENSIVE, that they turned him into Triple-H.

Stuff we talk about:

Captain Planet
Toxic Crusaders
Widget The World Watcher
Yogi’s Gang
Tiny Toons
…& more!

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Toxic sludge creates a monster... and there are no condescending environmentalist messages anywhere! YES!

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"One of only 3 left on Mother Earth. The Marcupoflias Plant blooms once every 30 years, is ingenous only to this area, and can cure cancer."

...more
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Animation AficionadosBy Ben Carver and Neil Purcell