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As the parent of 6 and 10 year old boys, I do not let them watch the show. "Why?!" you ask? Because I can't trust the commercials shown by Cartoon Network. I've recorded shows for myself on CN and the commercials are... racy. "Yes, Scott, but I bet those shows are on after midnight!" You'd be right, of course. The things is though that 6 and 10yo precocious boys know how to get the DVR to show all upcoming shows. So if they asked for "all upcoming shows" of Adventure Time, do you think they will care that they are recording a show that comes on at 2AM vs 2PM? No, of course not. They'll just look for episodes they haven't seen and record them ASAP. But I sure as hell care which one they record! The commercials on at 2AM vs. 2PM are quite different.

The bottom line, for me, is that if your station sells commercials to "anyone with money" then my kids are not allowed to watch your channel.



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