Censored 11
A complete list of the Censored 11, a group of eleven Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons banned from television syndication by United Artists in 1968 for offensive themes.
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- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsKen DarbyMarcellite GarnerRudolf IsingPiggy and Fluffy have adventures on a riverboat. And Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land.The only black and white short on the list, the only one on the list directed by Rudolf Ising, and the only Piggy short on the list. This short is now in the public domain.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBen CarterRoy GlennClifford HollandA black man sneaks out of church and tries to steal a chicken, but gets a taste of hell when he's accidentally knocked unconscious.Banned in the UK and Australia.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsBen Carter ChoirMel BlancBasin Street BoysThe Lord sees that the stock value of "Pair-o-dice" is dropping on the exchange so he dispatches a slow-witted and slow-talking angel to sinful Harlem to recruit new customers. When this fails, God finds success sending a group of musical angels with a little more swing in their style, so much so that even the Devil wants to join up!Banned in the UK, Australia, Germany, and Finland.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsElvia AllmanMel BlancBilly BletcherIn this parody of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Little Eva and Topsy try to rescue old Uncle Tom from the clutches of the evil slave-dealer Simon Simon [sic] Legree.The fourth wall is broken in this short when Uncle Tom mentions Warner Bros., the company that produces the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancTedd PierceStarts out with a tribe of African cannibals imitating Native Americans. After this, they do the new Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theme "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down." Then a sloppy stuttering salesman knocks on their doors, and they bring him in and put him in a pot of boiling water. The queen of the tribe wants to see the man. She falls in love with him. They get married, but when the salesman sees he has to kiss the bride, he decides he'd be better off being dinner for a tribe of hungry cannibals.This short is now in the public domain.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryMel BlancThe Jones BoysA travelogue spotlights the tropical island of Pingo Pongo, showing the unusual flora and fauna and the lives of the happy natives.The only Elmer short on the list.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsMel BlancDarrell PayneDanny WebbBugs heckles a black hunter and escapes from a bear.The only Bugs short on the list. This short is now in the public domain.
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsIvie AndersonMel BlancRuby DandridgeSo White flees from the wicked Queenie, wins over the thugs from Murder Inc. and meets her overrated Prince Chawmin'.
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancThe Four DreamersFour Spirits of RhythmA jazz cartoon involving a "Fats Waller"-like cat who leaves the "Uncle Tomcat Mission" for the local jazz club.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancA little black boy is hired to kill a cat, but the feline escapes and proceeds to play tricks on the kid, pretending he's a ghost come back to haunt his "killer."The only Looney Tunes short on the list, and the only short on the list directed by Chuck Jones.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsSara BernerMel BlancBilly MitchellThe stories of "Goldilocks" and "Little Red Riding Hood" collide with the world of jazz, resulting in three jiving bears and a jitterbugging Big Bad Wolf.The only short on the list not produced by Leon Schlesinger.