Why Cartoons are a Negative influence to young children HAPPY TREE FRIENDS Nonwithstanding the cute appearance of its characters, the show is extremely violent, with every episode featuring blood, gore, and violent deaths.While the violence of these deaths is comparable to that of The Itchy & Scratchy Show (the short cartoon featured on The Simpsons), the portrayal of death in Happy Tree Friends is more graphic and articulate.The first time I watched an episode of it,I was disgusted by the violent violence and horror in my mind and I feel like vomiting.At the beginning of each episode, the characters are typically found in everyday situations (also, they are often seen singing or humming the same tune). However, these situations always escalate into violence and the inevitable deaths of those involved and/or innocent bystanders, mostly because of very unfortunate, surprising accidents with otherwise harmless instruments. The only episodes where none of the characters died (merely being maimed) were “Nuttin’ but the Tooth”, “Sucker for Love pt. 1″, “Out on a Limb”, and possibly “House Warming”. Other than those, every episode has had at least one death.A review from a blog which comments on it,and I quote:ITS A VIOLENT CARTOON!!!!!!!! very bloody..
