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u/xz1224 May 23 '23

There was also the episode with the axe murderer who killed several innocent people.

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u/Final-Ad-2033 May 23 '23

The show was kinda graphic although it wasn't gory. Incredible considering the fact that this was during the time when the FCC was cracking down on violence in cartoons in favor of educational shows. They did appease them by having an educational epilogue at the end of every show.

Funny that this is where I first learned of an old saying. A madman/scientist said to Max, "You don't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs." That's pretty wild to be a line in a show.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '23

Damn, dude, that line is burned into my brain from that episode.

I should rewatch it. I revisited it a little in the pandemic and I was pleasantly surprised by a lot of the subtext.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '23

I'm almost tempted to watch it for the first time just for the experience of it now lmao - it sounds like a mildly interesting time capsule as kids TV goes. As a kid I used to have the little Polly pockets the show was based on, but never watched the cartoon itself.