“…field experiments have consistently shown that aggressive behavior towards peers increases following the viewing of non-comedic violent cartoons. According to a summary paper on Cartoon Violence And Aggression In Youth, released by the State University of New York in 2006: However the opposite can be said, the more realistic the cartoon. Psychological studies continue to play down the effect of watching such violence, pointing to the fact that the more comedic the context, the less likely viewers are to respond violently in real life. What's the problem with cartoon violence? Oggy and his friends’ dislike of the cockroaches always results in a violent solution that sees characters routinely pulverized in increasingly imaginative ways, none of which leave any permanent disfigurement. Oggy And The Cockroaches will remind you strongly of the cartoon spoof Itchy & Scratchy, watched by Bart and Lisa in The Simpsons. The issues associated with cartoon violence however, remain as fresh as the first time they turned up on TV. Where Jerry might have dropped an anvil on Tom, the cockroaches now resort to attacking Oggy with buses and submarines. This slapstick style cartoon is built around a simple formula, that owes much to comic ancestors like Tom and Jerry, though the level of violence has escalated over the years. Their sole source of pleasure seems to reside in causing Oggy as much trouble as possible, and he responds by violently trying to remove these unwanted pests. Joey, Dee Dee and Marky (named after the punk group The Ramones) engage in mischief that ranges from plundering Oggy’s fridge to terrorizing his friends, Jack and Monica.
Oggy is a fat blue cat that shares his lazy existence with three colourful cockroaches. Oggy And The Cockroaches is one of those programs that you probably won’t have to introduce your primary-aged children to, but might be one you’d like to offer an alternative for.
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