Banned, Censored, and the Obscure: Part 2

Fish Police

"Hoping to bait the same older viewer that turned The Simpsons into household words. CBS awarded the series a prime-time berth...Not only is upwards of $600,000 being invested on each episode, but the show has the kind of star power rarely seen on the small screen."

-Comics Scene #26 pg. 9

Banned, Censored, and the Obscure: Part 1

 

 The Powerpuff Girls: See Me, Feel Me, Gnomey

 

Season 5, Episode 8 

“Can’t you see the people in the street? Lined like cattle waiting for the butcher of freedom. Sacrificing their hopes, their dreams, all their individuality. For freedom. Do the people have to be freedom beef?”

- the professor

Main Protagonists and Love Interests

Ratio of Female to Male Characters (from 2008-2012)

Gender of the Main Protagonist

Looking at only American, or American/Foreign Coproduced Animated Films Rated G or PG that were released in at least 500 theaters. If the film contained live action scenes, it primarily had to be about the animated characters set in an animated world.

 

9/53 female protagonists

46/53 male protagonists

 

17% female protagonists

83% male protagonists  

2/9 female protagonists had an equal male protagonist who shared the movie

2/46 male protagonists had an equal female protagonist who shared the movie

Love Interests

6/9 female protagonists had love interests (67%)

26/46 male protagonists had love interests (57%)

Raw Data: Gender Ratio Part 2

Ratio of Female to Male Characters (from 2008-2012)

All First Billed Characters from the Cast Overview list (ALL CHARACTERS)

All First Billed Characters

Year: 2008 - 2012

 Looking at only American, or American/Foreign Coproduced Animated Films Rated G or PG that were released in at least 500 theaters. If the film contained live action scenes, it primarily had to be about the animated characters set in an animated world.*

53 Movies Released

All First Billed Characters from the Cast Overview List

Year 2008 - 2012

30% Female (247)
70% Male (581)
Total Characters: 828

Per Movie
4/53 female majority (with an average approximately 3 more female than male character)
49/53 male majority (with an average of approximately 8 more male than female characters)

Raw Data: Gender Ratio Part 1

Raw Data: All Voiced Characters with a name or character descriptor 2008-2012

All Voiced Characters

Part 1: Ratio of Female to Male Characters (from 2008-2012)

All Voiced Characters with a name or character descriptor

Looking at only American, or American/Foreign Coproduced Animated Films Rated G or PG that were released in at least 500 theaters. If the film contained live action scenes, it primarily had to be about the animated characters set in an animated world*

Year: 2008 - 2012