The temptation of forbidden fruit is strong, and many are curious to find out just what sort of content these banned episodes contain. In some cases no official releases of any kind exist for the banned cartoons, though all of the 15 entries on this list are viewable for those who know what they're looking for. Other times the cartoons in question are banned from TV but allowed a release on DVD, which are less beholden to advertiser concerns and presumably being purchased more by adult collectors than impressionable kids. Sometimes the censors let the episodes air once, but receive complaints and make the decision to never rerun them again. RELATED: Rejected: 16 Failed Cartoons You Almost Grew Up With That's when the TV networks' standards and practices boards catch on and put a stop to particularly risqué, violent, controversial, offensive, or, in one particularly notorious case, health-endangering content from hitting the airwaves. But sometimes cartoonists end up pushing things a little too far, beyond the limits of what television will allow. Cartoons aimed at children sneak in innuendoes for adult viewers, while adult-oriented cartoons take advantage of the stylization of animation to get away with content you couldn't in a more realistic live-action show.
