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The cartoons you watched as a kid were hiding some seriously wild stuff right in front of your face. We’re talking dark experiments, characters based on people you’d never expect, and things that are just plain bizarre. These are 25 facts about childhood cartoons that will make you question absolutely everything you thought you knew about your favorite shows.
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0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Pokémon Caused 685 Seizures in a Single Episode
1:00 - Tom and Jerry Won More Oscars Than Spielberg
1:38 - The Flintstones Broke a Censorship Rule That Live-Action Couldn't Touch
2:19 - Scooby-Doo Was Almost a Bongo-Playing Dog Named "Too Much"
3:00 - Rugrats Aired One of the Darkest Episodes in Children's TV History
3:40 - The Powerpuff Girls Were Originally Called "The Whoopass Girls"
4:19 - Hey, Arnold's Neighborhood Was Built on Real Gentrification
5:06 - Dexter's Laboratory Accidentally Described Silicon Valley
5:46 - The Magic School Bus Had Its Science Checked by Actual Scientists
6:23 - Courage the Cowardly Dog Was Designed to Be Therapeutic
7:02 - Animaniacs Was Engineered to Work on Two Completely Different Levels
7:38 - The Simpsons' "Predictions" Are Just Math
8:11 - Cartoon Characters Wear Gloves Because of Racism and Economics
8:48 - Batman: The Animated Series Was Drawn on Black Paper
9:20 - Dora the Explorer Was a Large-Scale Educational Experiment
9:49 - Peppa Pig Has Been Banned in Multiple Countries
10:21 - Adult Swim Exists Because of a Business Technicality
10:50 - The Jetsons Defined the Future in Just 24 Episodes
11:21 - Arthur Ran So Long That Its Original Viewers Had Kids of Their Own
11:55 - Almost Every Child Character Is Actually Voiced by an Adult Woman
12:42 - SpongeBob Was Created by a Marine Biologist
13:20 - Gravity Falls Is One of the Most Encrypted Shows in TV History
13:54 - The Real Christopher Robin Hated Being Christopher Robin
14:22 - Cartoon Violence Doesn't Make Kids Violent — It Makes Them Anxious
14:57 - The Golden Age of Cartoons Was Designed to Sell You Toys
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The cartoons you watched as a kid were hiding some seriously wild stuff right in front of your face. We’re talking dark experiments, characters based on people you’d never expect, and things that are just plain bizarre. These are 25 facts about childhood cartoons that will make you question absolutely everything you thought you knew about your favorite shows.
Grab your copy of What The Facts now, available on Amazon! Click the link to explore over 500 fun and fascinating facts! 👉👉amazon.com/WHAT-FACTS-ARE-TALKING-ABOUT-ebook/dp/B0DFNR2KHT
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0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Pokémon Caused 685 Seizures in a Single Episode
1:00 - Tom and Jerry Won More Oscars Than Spielberg
1:38 - The Flintstones Broke a Censorship Rule That Live-Action Couldn't Touch
2:19 - Scooby-Doo Was Almost a Bongo-Playing Dog Named "Too Much"
3:00 - Rugrats Aired One of the Darkest Episodes in Children's TV History
3:40 - The Powerpuff Girls Were Originally Called "The Whoopass Girls"
4:19 - Hey, Arnold's Neighborhood Was Built on Real Gentrification
5:06 - Dexter's Laboratory Accidentally Described Silicon Valley
5:46 - The Magic School Bus Had Its Science Checked by Actual Scientists
6:23 - Courage the Cowardly Dog Was Designed to Be Therapeutic
7:02 - Animaniacs Was Engineered to Work on Two Completely Different Levels
7:38 - The Simpsons' "Predictions" Are Just Math
8:11 - Cartoon Characters Wear Gloves Because of Racism and Economics
8:48 - Batman: The Animated Series Was Drawn on Black Paper
9:20 - Dora the Explorer Was a Large-Scale Educational Experiment
9:49 - Peppa Pig Has Been Banned in Multiple Countries
10:21 - Adult Swim Exists Because of a Business Technicality
10:50 - The Jetsons Defined the Future in Just 24 Episodes
11:21 - Arthur Ran So Long That Its Original Viewers Had Kids of Their Own
11:55 - Almost Every Child Character Is Actually Voiced by an Adult Woman
12:42 - SpongeBob Was Created by a Marine Biologist
13:20 - Gravity Falls Is One of the Most Encrypted Shows in TV History
13:54 - The Real Christopher Robin Hated Being Christopher Robin
14:22 - Cartoon Violence Doesn't Make Kids Violent — It Makes Them Anxious
14:57 - The Golden Age of Cartoons Was Designed to Sell You Toys
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