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Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
by Norm Clark
No anti-gambling message in cartoon episode, Disney says
Wait till Steve Wynn gets wind of this.
A Disney cartoon show for kids that portrayed a casino tycoon as an evil character wasn't meant to be an anti-gambling message, a Toon Disney spokeswoman said Tuesday.
In the "Teamo Supremo" episode that aired on Cox Communication's Channel 69 on Monday, the young animated superheroes wage war to stop a gambling tycoon from building a casino in their state.
"We can never let the bad guys have their way," said one of the characters, while battling the casino-building scheme of a large man named Inflato.
The villainous Inflato resorts to blocking out the sun in a futile effort to build his casino.
Karen Hobson, director of media relations for the show, said the creators "are not making any statements on political or social issues. It's not to be taken seriously."
Alan Feldman, spokesman for gaming giant MGM Mirage, has his suspicions of the intentions.
"I would love to know who produced it," he said. "I wouldn't put anything past some elements of the right wing who have long been suggesting infiltrating popular culture as a means for proselytizing.
"It's just strange they would choose that as topic matter for a children's cartoon. This is one of those cases in which no matter which way you cut it, it's inappropriate."
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
by Norm Clark
No anti-gambling message in cartoon episode, Disney says
Wait till Steve Wynn gets wind of this.
A Disney cartoon show for kids that portrayed a casino tycoon as an evil character wasn't meant to be an anti-gambling message, a Toon Disney spokeswoman said Tuesday.
In the "Teamo Supremo" episode that aired on Cox Communication's Channel 69 on Monday, the young animated superheroes wage war to stop a gambling tycoon from building a casino in their state.
"We can never let the bad guys have their way," said one of the characters, while battling the casino-building scheme of a large man named Inflato.
The villainous Inflato resorts to blocking out the sun in a futile effort to build his casino.
Karen Hobson, director of media relations for the show, said the creators "are not making any statements on political or social issues. It's not to be taken seriously."
Alan Feldman, spokesman for gaming giant MGM Mirage, has his suspicions of the intentions.
"I would love to know who produced it," he said. "I wouldn't put anything past some elements of the right wing who have long been suggesting infiltrating popular culture as a means for proselytizing.
"It's just strange they would choose that as topic matter for a children's cartoon. This is one of those cases in which no matter which way you cut it, it's inappropriate."
