EPISODE · Nov 19, 2025 · 3 MIN
How Bullwinkle Once Managed To Honk Off A Lot Of TV-Owning Parents
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1959, the premiere of the show we know today as Rocky and Bullwinkle. It was an extremely irreverent show, especially for its time… and that’s why one of its jokes ended up getting the producers in trouble. Plus: Chicago is celebrating 50 years of its famous film reviewing duo, Siskel and Ebert. Watch the Banned Bullwinkle Bumper That Had Kids Ripping Off TV Knobs & Parents Furious (Movieweb)Siskel & Ebert at 50 (Choose Chicago)Hey kids, go tell your grownups to donate to this show’s Patreon page or you’ll pull all the wires out of the TV!
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Today in 1959, the premiere of the show we know today as Rocky and Bullwinkle. It was an extremely irreverent show, especially for its time… and that’s why one of its jokes ended up getting the producers in trouble. Plus: Chicago is celebrating 50 years of its famous film reviewing duo, Siskel and Ebert. Watch the Banned Bullwinkle Bumper That Had Kids Ripping Off TV Knobs & Parents Furious (Movieweb)Siskel & Ebert at 50 (Choose Chicago)Hey kids, go tell your grownups to donate to this show’s Patreon page or you’ll pull all the wires out of the TV!
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