Banned Pokemon TV Episodes
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"Tentacool and Tentacruel" (Episode 19)
The first episode to be removed from rotation after the September 11 attacks of 2001, mainly because the censors noted similarities between the attacks and the Tentacruel attacking the city. The character Nastina also used military-style weapons during the fight scenes in the episode. However, Tentacruel striking a building was not removed from the opening theme, and the episode is still readily available on the home video and DVD markets. The episode was aired a month after the September 11 attacks, and was not aired in the US again until the series began airing on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. It was also not shown for a short time in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina as it portrays a city flooded underwater.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_episodes_removed_from_rotation |