May 22, 1937 –
The Merrie Melodies short, Clean Pastures, directed by Friz Freleng, debuted on this date. The short is notable for, not just being a member of the infamous Censored Eleven shorts due to its outdated depictions of African-Americans, but was also a problem with the Hays Office when it was created and released in the 1930s.
Because of the racial stereotypes used against black people throughout the short, it prompted United Artists to withhold it from syndication within the United States in 1968 and has not been aired on television since.
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