Adult Twists on Childhood Memories

Jan 1, 2017 11:07:12 GMT theCarbonFreeze said:

I love the way Steven Universe throws in subtle LGBT subtext. Nothing over the top, nothing that's there for the sake of being there. Im talking about stuff that serves the purpose of the story yet works on that other level. Anyone watching who's homosexual or trans knows what Im saying.

It's amazing the kind of stuff Rocko's Modern Life was able to get away with.

Pinky and the Brain is DEFINITELY more of an adult show than a kids show.

Gravity Falls has a lot of interesting concepts, like loss and regret, which resonate more for older viewers.

Rugrats is a surreal work of art if we're just talking about the first 3 seasons.

This is so true. Thanks for the examples!

Jan 3, 2017 16:48:53 GMT kaden2005 said:

The simpsons made their show PG for a while, and it sorta crossed the border for PG at the time.

It seems to be more of an adult cartoon, though, even with the episodes being produced now. Actually defining an adult cartoon can be a challenge. I choose my definitions by considering the original target audience, and I am pretty sure that The Simpsons is considered for adults considering the other animations that the members of the staff have done beforehand. (You look to see what I mean, because I prefer not to give examples-- although I have seen some of them.)

Here in Egypt, The Simpsons is rated PG-15, by the way.

Despite my definition of an adult cartoon, some examples that I listed in the original post (those being Crayon Shin-chan, Mr BaBy, and Total Drama) are already considered adult-orientated by some.

Now, let me get back to the point at hand: adding these adult twists to these programs intended for children.

Besides the fact that the shows might just as well pass as adult cartoons under particular circumstances, I often consider making animations involving them in these situations.

For example, consider the first four shows on [adult swim]. Imagine Lucky Luke being employed at Seblen & Seblen and learning about the cases of classic Hanna-Barbera. Imagine the cast of Zig & Sharko socialising with the Sealab crew. Imagine Mr Baby teaming up with the "Jersey Boys" (Master Shake, Frylock, Meatwad, and sometimes Fat Carl B.) to solve mysteries with the power of 50-year-old wit and tongue. Imagine the rest of Mr Baby's family living with Brak and his family.

Now imagine that Dora the Explorer was cancelled in favour of Dora the Explorer (starring the cast of Doraemon, who never break the fourth wall).

While these shows encourage the twist, they can also work well alone.

As for the direct-to-video Jumpstart cartoons, they cannot work alone and require an extensive amount of planning to deconstruct mainly because of how nobody seems to have a defined character (I will explain in my review, but I want to record the video and watch it from my computer before I do that). Fortunately, I can use their histories and build upon them with what I have. Since I am focusing mainly on Jumpstart Kindergarten: Why Did the Bus Stop?, I will give you what I have:

1. Jack is a cynical mouse that went through the fountain of youth and grew in size.

2. Roquefort is a delusional and distracted mouse that went through the fountain of youth and grew in size.

3. Bebop is a hip hamster that never should have gone through the fountain of youth and grown in size.

4. Boo Boo is a rabbit with a fetish involving bandages.

5. Brie is a mouse that has sexual confusion and is a transgender. (I wish that I was kidding about this one, but...)

On top of that, nobody seems to know what to do other than act completely...unnatural. Seriously, Roquefort does not even eat cheese!

As for the image, it was the only one that was less than 1 MB that I could post here. It features Hopsalot teaching his students (as described above) in a 19th century school in 1999 about stopping, looking, and listening. (I can explain it all in the review.)

What do you think of this idea? I am considering it for a cartoon that I want to make.