Lilo and Stitch: 'Phoon' Episode pulled due to Katrina.

[tucsoncoyote]

Well I got a rather rude shock today on Disney Channel. I decided to watch Lilo and Stitch. and I checked the Disney channel listings and they said that today's episode was in fact Phoon.

(But with all things Disney, it's not surprising that they always say on their Disney Channel Page, "Schedule to change without notice." )

Well the Episode Phoon I have found out got yanked off the Schedule as we can figure out "why" In The Case of Phoon It was because of Hurricane Katrina Hitting last week, (as they did the same with Cannonball Late last year earlier this year) due to the Indonesian Tsunami)

So instead of Phoon Disney decided to replace the Episode with the Lilo and Stitch/KP Episode Rufus.

so for all those fans out there wanting to See Phoon, you might not get to see this episode anytime soon, and as for those who haven't seen Rufus well you might still get a chance.

but to get back on Point.. Why is it that Disney in the face of Disaster, always yanks or Bans an episode (Usually for a month sometimes more), when a Disaster (Either Natural or Man Made) Occurs?

Your thoughts on this?

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[Jave]

but to get back on Point.. Why is it that Disney in the face of Disaster, always yanks or Bans an episode (Usually for a month sometimes more), when a Disaster (Either Natural or Man Made) Occurs?Because Disney thinks that airing an episode of that nature shortly after the Katrina disaster wouldn't be appropiatte, so it's just a safe card they're pulling. It's no crime. And the episode isn't banned, they're just pulling it until Katrina is no longer mainstream.

AND, Disney isn't the only network that pulls episodes when these things happen.

[tucsoncoyote]

Because Disney thinks that airing an episode of that nature shortly after the Katrina disaster wouldn't be appropiatte, so it's just a safe card they're pulling. It's no crime. And the episode isn't banned, they're just pulling it until Katrina is no longer mainstream.

AND, Disney isn't the only network that pulls episodes when these things happen.That's true Jave, but still I hear a lot of people say that a Show is "Banned" rather then being just "removed" so that in itself is a Misnomer.

As for the second part of the comment, well that could be a rather long time..(as much as three to six months.. and that three month time limit is going to be the conservative estimate, after all Katrina will be in the news for Months to come.

Nuff Said,

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[ToonKid]

thats kind of like the same thing they did with an episode DBZ back in Sep. 2001, because 9/11 just happened they decided to skip an episode, its not the same thing, but theres a similarity

[Tobias]

Luckily L&S have enough episodes in the rotation so that 'Phoon' will hardly be missed, and it'll make the episode all the more special when it does return, because it'll be newer than the others.

[fanboy]

I think that they did a similiar thing with an episode of Tarzan.

[Shadow_Wolf75]

I think that they did a similiar thing with an episode of Tarzan.
Um, no, I remember seeing that ep of Tarzan recently, within the past couple of days in fact. There's a hurricane or some other big storm and they all hide in a cave.

[tucsoncoyote]

Um, no, I remember seeing that ep of Tarzan recently, within the past couple of days in fact. There's a hurricane or some other big storm and they all hide in a cave.I think Shadow_Wolf75, what fanboy's cooment was about was another Tarzan episode, (Tarzan and the New Wave is the episode title), and in that episode Tarzan and Jane have some guests in the Jungle, and one of them is studying earthquakes. during one of the segments (the 2nd or 3rd part), A large earthquake hits off the Coast and Generates a Large Tsunami (Tidal wave). the Guests survive (as well as the Seismologist) and of course it's in regards to that particular episode.. they didn't run it back in January or Februrary, as it was in fact due to the December 2004 Tsunami in Indonesia.. I think that's what fanboy was referring to.

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[Shadow_Wolf75]

*shrugs* Well, it's not like he said which episode it was. I'm surprised they didn't pull the ep I said about, though. It just goes to show you that Disney can be inconsistent in regards to this sort of thing.

Though, I think it's stupid when networks pull an episode due to something happening in the name of being politically correct. Shows have disaster episodes because the same sort of crap happens in the real world. I think it would give the kids hope, if they saw one of their favorite cartoon heroes go through the same thing they did and survive. They could think 'If so-and-so got through that, then I can get through this too!'

[Movie-Brat]

Ok Disney is really getting silly with delaying episodes because of an unfortunate event.

[Wanted]

Though, I think it's stupid when networks pull an episode due to something happening in the name of being politically correct. Shows have disaster episodes because the same sort of crap happens in the real world. I think it would give the kids hope, if they saw one of their favorite cartoon heroes go through the same thing they did and survive. They could think 'If so-and-so got through that, then I can get through this too!'That's true... and, it happens that some of the episodes they yank have little to no correlations to the events going on... like when Cartoon Network pulled a simple cartoon about a SURFING CONTEST because of the tsunami... just because the title had the word tsunami in it doesn't mean that actually will offend anyone. Boy, I need to get into the biz; takeover something.

[Dee]

Well, right now-- it's a very touchy subject. You need to keep in mind the target audience: Children.

Children don't have the grasp of events such as this, like adults do. That has to be kept in mind. It was discovered that when children saw the same footage of the Trade Center attacks over and over on television, they thought it was happening over and over again-- more buildings were being struck.

While kids need to learn about things that happen around the world, touchy subjects may change television schedules. Give it time. It's soon for something like this to be airing.

Very young children are probabaly going to have a hard time to understand exactly what happened.

[Conan-san]

Well I got a rather rude shock today on Disney Channel. I decided to watch Lilo and Stitch. and I checked the Disney channel listings and they said that today's episode was in fact Phoon.

(But with all things Disney, it's not surprising that they always say on their Disney Channel Page, "Schedule to change without notice." )

Well the Episode Phoon I have found out got yanked off the Schedule as we can figure out "why" In The Case of Phoon It was because of Hurricane Katrina Hitting last week, (as they did the same with Cannonball Late last year earlier this year) due to the Indonesian Tsunami)

So instead of Phoon Disney decided to replace the Episode with the Lilo and Stitch/KP Episode Rufus.

so for all those fans out there wanting to See Phoon, you might not get to see this episode anytime soon, and as for those who haven't seen Rufus well you might still get a chance.

but to get back on Point.. Why is it that Disney in the face of Disaster, always yanks or Bans an episode (Usually for a month sometimes more), when a Disaster (Either Natural or Man Made) Occurs?

Your thoughts on this?

:coyote: To be honest, I woulda figgured you guys would be desensitised to this following what happened to the likes of Mobile Suit Gundam and Bebop geting shafted following 9/11.

[adoptedBatpuppy]

I remember Kids WB doing this with Batman Beyond's last episode a long time ago. I think because of the 9/11.

[Jave]

CN also pulled the PPG episode "Uh Oh Dynamo" after 9/11, because there were lots of buildings being destroyed.

[N310DA]

At least they got to show the episode once (on August 24th). I think Delia hit the nail on the head as to why they postponed it this time and I find it's an perfectly acceptable reason.


But when it was postponed when it was first supposed to show (January I think) due to the tsunami, I think they were oversensitive. Phoon actually has nothing to do with waves or surf, just wind. So I can see them delaying it now for a hurricane but what does it have to due with a tsunami? I can see postponing Cannonball due to the tsunami though (which they did).

They actually had to alter the first L&S movie because of 9/11 as well. Instead of using Jumba's ship to go save Lilo, the original version had Stitch taking an airliner and flying right through downtown Honolulu, skimming across the sides of buildings and all. So obviously, they had to fix that!

[Uncle Beaglebub]

Scaring kids aside, sometimes it's just appropriate and respectful to pull such material off the air temporarily.

[adoptedBatpuppy]

How do you guys find out information on the new episodes, as well as what episodes will premiere next? Do you just take a logical guess? How many episodes are left till the end of season 2? Thank you. :eek:

Oh, and I agree, they could always show Phoon later on in the year.

[Toons Fan]

How do you guys find out information on the new episodes, as well as what episodes will premiere next? Do you just take a logical guess? How many episodes are left till the end of season 2? Thank you. :eek:

Oh, and I agree, they could always show Phoon later on in the year.
There, are 6 more episodes of Season 2 left.

[Uncle Beaglebub]

How do you guys find out information on the new episodes, as well as what episodes will premiere next? Do you just take a logical guess? How many episodes are left till the end of season 2? Thank you. :eek:

Oh, and I agree, they could always show Phoon later on in the year.
For me, the best place to find out what eps will be airing is the "Complete Schedule" on disneychannel.com.

Best place for me to learn all about the plotlines is tv.com.

[tucsoncoyote]

At least they got to show the episode once (on August 24th). I think Delia hit the nail on the head as to why they postponed it this time and I find it's an perfectly acceptable reason.


But when it was postponed when it was first supposed to show (January I think) due to the tsunami, I think they were oversensitive. Phoon actually has nothing to do with waves or surf, just wind. So I can see them delaying it now for a hurricane but what does it have to due with a tsunami? I can see postponing Cannonball due to the tsunami though (which they did).

They actually had to alter the first L&S movie because of 9/11 as well. Instead of using Jumba's ship to go save Lilo, the original version had Stitch taking an airliner and flying right through downtown Honolulu, skimming across the sides of buildings and all. So obviously, they had to fix that! I tendo to Agree here N310DA, Delia 97 is Right, It's better not to expose kids to disasters. But then you do have to look at the entire '500 series' of experiments for Lilo and Stitch. A lot of these experiments would get a bum rap if any disaster occurs...

A good example besides Cannonball and Phoon, is Experiment 503, (Ricther- Earthquake Generator). What would happen if say a Major Earthquake of say Magnetiude 7 or greater hit anywhere in the world? Is dinsey going to pull this episode off when any quake Disaster occurs? I think not. (But then Richter is an Experiment that makes quakes. (So this one is rather a Touchy subject. but I think the three mentioned experiments would be perhaps the 'worst case' Senarios.

but then a lot of people in thie forum tend to agree about one thing. Tis' better to not expose kids to a disaster related event (with a Disney Episode), then to run it for the sake of the fans wanting to watch an episode, but just remember this each time a disaster occurs that is related to a 500 series experiment, then logically Disney should pull that show off the air, (If another tidal wave hts, THere goes Cannonball, if another Hurricane Strikes, there goes phoon..

Just be thankful that Disney never created an experiment that could produce Tornadoes else everytime there was a major tornado outbreak, they would have to pull that show, (or they would have to pull it every March to Jund during Tornado season). (See what I am getting at here?) The 500 series definitely get 'the bum rap' every time.

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