长喜英语六级常考时文朗诵100篇 Smoking Ban Hits Tom and Jerry
1.Why was the children's channel Boomerang complained after broadcasting Tom and Jerry? Because some episodes ...
2.During the 40s, 50s, 60s, what did most people think of smoking? It was ...
3.What is the Turner company planning to do with the classic Hanna Barbera cartoons? To from these cartoons.
The violence is legendary. Characters are chased with cleavers, blasted with shotguns, and even blown apart with explosives. Since the 1940s, that has been the stuff of which Tom and Jerry cartoons are made. However, two episodes of their vintage escapades went too far for one concerned viewer, who was worried that young children could be given the wrong impression. Media watchdog Ofcom investigated a complaint after children’s channel Boomerang broadcast decades-old episodes of Tom and Jerry, which showed cats smoking. In one Oscar-winning episode, Texas Tom, Tom is seen rolling a cigarette, lighting it and smoking it in a bid to impress a female cat. In Tennis Champs, Tom’s opponent in a tennis match was seen smoking a large cigar. The channel agreed to cut scenes in future which glamorize or condone smoking. Ofcom said，“We recognize that these are historic cartoons, most of them having been produced in the 40s, 50s, 60s, at a time when smoking was more generally accepted. “However, while we appreciate the historic integrity of the animation, the level of editorial justification required for the inclusion of smoking in such cartoons is necessarily high.” Boomerang, part of Turner Broadcasting, has an audience made up predominantly of children — 56 per cent of viewers are aged 4 to 14. The Turner company has agreed to review its archive material and edit scenes or references where smoking is glamorized or might encourage imitation. The company is also planning to edit out smoking scenes from classic Hanna Barbera cartoons including Scooby Doo, The Jetsons and The Flintstones.
