Sentence Structure Pretest: Cartoons

In the past, cartoons were on television only on Saturday mornings and right after school.

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My favorite after-school cartoon was Scooby Doo, my favorite Saturday morning cartoon was Bugs Bunny.

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The humor in cartoons used to be mostly physical comedy; however, now cartoons seem to focus on humor through clever jokes.

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Anything animated used to be for children, now with shows like "Family Guy" and "South Park", parents have to be more careful.

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For a while, innocent cartoons came under attack for political correctness. Such as Porky Pig being disrespectful to stutterers and Speedy Gonzalez being offensive to Mexican-Americans.

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Speedy was banned from television, but the Latino community brought him back. Latinos see Speedy as clever, not offensive.

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Several cartoons from the past now have valuable collectibles associated with them, such as action figures and lunchboxes.

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When she was little, my daughter loved the Pink Panther. Although it was very hard to find Pink Panther toys and other merchandise back then.

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It took very creative production to make the Pink Panther funny and interesting because he almost never speaks!

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With popular, accessible channels such as Boomerang and the Cartoon Network, kids now can watch cartoons any time of day.

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