Gargoyles is an American cartoon that was produced by ABC. It was released from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. Due to controversies over gun violence in cartoons, one of the episodes was censored on Toon Disney and ABC.
Censorship[]
USA censorship[]
ABC[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 8
- The episode was banned from airing on ABC after it initially aired, due to concerns over the amount of violence that was in the episode.
Toon Disney[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 5
- The scene where Xanatos says "Make the offer now, Owen. This instance." was cut. (This scene has been aired uncensored since 2003.)
- The scene where Xanatos says "Start hiring crews, I want to begin as soon as possible." was cut. (This scene has been aired uncensored since 2003.)
- The scene where Owen says "It may prove difficult to find the necessary manpower. This castle has a bad reputation. The locals consider it haunted." was cut. (This scene has been aired uncensored since 2003.)
- The scene where Xanatos says "You know the answer to that, Owen. Pay a man enough and he'll walk barefoot into Hell." was cut. (This scene has been aired uncensored since 2003.)
- Episode 8
- The scene that shows Elisa lying in a pool of blood was modified for the Toon Disney broadcast. In the Toon Disney version it zooms in on Elisa's face.
- The scene that shows Broadway picking up Elisa was shortened, as a result you can no longer see any blood.
Season 2[]
- Episode 1
- The scene that shows Coyote's head flying off his body was cut.
- Episode 13
- The scene that shows Elisa getting thrown against a wall was cut.
- Episode 45
- The scene that shows Oberon being impaled was cut.
Disney+[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 8
- The scene that shows Elisa lying in a pool of blood was modified for the Disney+ broadcast. In the Disney+ version it zooms in on Elisa's face.
Where to find it uncensored[]
The episode Deadly Force is completely uncensored on VHS and DVD home video releases.
References[]
- Disney+: Everything Censored, Edited and Missing by Peter Oneto, WordPress. 2020-06-07.
External links[]
- Gargoyles (episodes / videography) at the Disney Wiki