Cartoons Aren't Just For Kids

Tex Avery has made some relatively racy cartoons in his day. Two of which we watched in class were spinoffs of Little Red Riding Hood. The first we watched was "Red Hot Riding Hood", where the wolf is in a club watching a sexualized red riding hood dance. This scene has the infamous reactions from the wolf, where his eyes bug out, and he whistles and just acts like a man who can't control his affection.

The second one we watched was "Little Rural Riding Hood", where there are two different Reds. The stereotypical country bumpkin Red, and the same sexualized city-girl Red. When the country wolf goes to visit his friend who lives in the city, he can't control himself when he sees the city girl for the first time. The classy wolf acts like he is high and mighty, and corrects the country wolf. But ironically in the end, the city wolf falls madly in love with the unattractive country Red. It's a fun twist.

 

While the cartoon was hilarious, I'm not sure it would have a very good impact on a young audience. I feel as though most of the humor would be above their heads, and they'd only get a kick out of when  the wolf gets bashed in the head or the country Red kisses the cow. The jokes are very sexualized too, just like the character of Red. It's a funny cartoon for people who are able to understand the jokes, but I wouldn't show it to young children.