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Shrek is an American animated movie that was made by DreamWorks Pictures, and it was released on May 18, 2001. When Cartoon Network aired the movie, some language was censored due to network standards for children's programming. It was also censored by the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Universal Kids Network.

Censorship[]

USA censorship[]

Cartoon Network[]

  • The scene where Donkey's owner says "I'm the talkingest damn thing you ever saw." was changed to "I'm the most talkingest thing." (Since 2017 this scene has been uncensored.)
  • The scene where Joan Jett says "I don't give a damn about my reputation." was modified for the Cartoon Network broadcast. In the Cartoon Network version the word  "damn" was being replaced with the rock music clip. (Since 2017 this scene has been uncensored.)
  • The scene where Shrek says "Damn!" was cut. (Since 2017 this scene has been uncensored.)
  • The scene where Donkey says "Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet." was changed to "Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole planet." (Since 2017 this scene has been uncensored.)
  • The scene where Shrek says "Stubborn Jackass!" was changed to "Stubborn! Backoff!" (Since 2017 this scene has been uncensored.)
  • The scene where Donkey says "No one likes a kiss ass." was cut. (Since 2017 this scene has been uncensored.)
  • The scene where Shrek says "Well, I have to save my ass." was changed to "Well, I have to save my." (Since 2017 this scene has been uncensored.)

Disney Channel[]

  • The scene where Donkey's owner says "I'm the most talkingest damn thing" was changed to "I'm the most talkingest thing".
  • The scene where Donkey says "Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet." was changed to "Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole planet."
  • The scene where Donkey says "No one likes a kiss ass", "kiss ass" was muted.
  • The scene where Shrek says "Well, I have to save my ass." was changed to "Well, I have to save my donkey."

Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.[]

  • The scene where Donkey's owner says "I'm the talkingest damn thing you ever saw." was left uncensored.
  • The scene where Donkey says "Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet." was changed to "Parfaits may be the most delicious thing on the whole planet."
  • The scene where Shrek says "Stubborn Jackass!" was changed to "Stubborn Donkey!"
  • The scene where Shrek says "Well, I have to save my ass." was changed to "Well, I have to save my donkey."

Universal Kids Network[]

  • The words "jackass", "kiss ass", "damn" and "ass" were removed from the Universal Kids release.
  • The scene where Donkey says "Let's do that again!" was skipped.

Where to find it uncensored[]

The movie now airs completely uncensored on TV. Since their releases, the DVD, Blu-ray, and digital versions are uncensored.

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