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What exactly is the infamous cocaine scandal in the New Adventures of Mighty Mouse? Can somebody clarify? [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 01:46, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC)



Answer: A viewer notified media watchdog Reverend Donald Wildmon that, in one episode of this series, it looks like Mighty Mouse reaches into a pocket and snorts cocaine from his hand to regain his strength. Wildmon was disbelieving at first, but after investigating the episode and learning of producer Ralph Bakshi's background (e.g., directing the adult cartoon Fritz The Cat), alerted the media that this may have been intentional. Given the numerous other instances of risque humor and adult jokes in this series, a drug reference wouldn't be out of the question. Bakshi denies it to this day, maintaining that Mighty Mouse was merely smelling some crushed flowers and that the white jet leading from his hand to his nose was merely a cartoon "smell line" moving super-fast from the mighty inhale. The episode was immediately pulled from the rotation so that no one would see it. (Source: The Internet Movie Database (Ibaranoff24 02:19, 18 September 2005 (UTC))


The Flak magazine article [1] really isn't a "critique of Bakshi's style of animation," but more of a specific critique of his film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. While it does critique the animation style of one of his films, it doesn't critique the overall animation style of Ralph Bakshi's entire filmography. It's a valid opinion (don't get me wrong--I loved LOTR. I thought it was an excellent adaptation, and he should have got to finish Part 2), but, in my opinion, it just doesn't belong here -- it would be better off on the Lord of the Rings page. (Ibaranoff24 05:21, 28 September 2005 (UTC))

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