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TV FUNHOUSE |
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The old cartoon... |
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05/17/2005 |
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It's a statement on torture, pure and simple. The genie represents U.S. Armed servicemen and women who torture prisoners. An explanation is revealed near the end of the cartoon, when the genie says something about wanting to be good enough to impress his father (superiors?) Go over it again in your mind and you'll get it.
Oh, and about the cow: Some viewers are more disturbed by the torture of an animal than they are by the torture and degradation of another human being, esp. when that person is of a different ethnic background, and PARTICULARLY when they associate that person with terrorists.
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was called "Shazam" or something like it. That was the genie's name.
In the original, the genie always punished the bad guys by doing harmless little things to them like causing their feet to stick to the ground so they couldn't move, or some other dumb thing. You were always left with the impression that the genie was a big wuss. The kids and the flying camel were also a part of the cartoon. To get the joke, you have to remember the old cartoon. Is there some hidden meaning to this version... probably. My luck, he's the genie I'd end up getting when I rubbed the lamp.
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