10 TV Shows and Movies That Went Too Far

If there’s something to be learned from the enduring popularity of shows such as Rick & Morty and South Park, it’s that there’s a large and loyal audience for programs that push the envelope. Inevitably it’s a tempting prospect for many shows to try, but it’s a tricky prospect. There’s the risk of riling up censors, alienating the audience, or making the characters unlikeable. Pushing the envelope wouldn’t be so rare if there weren’t consequences, after all. Consequences that these programs took the full brunt of, sometimes for decades at a time. Not that all of them are necessarily crass, violent, or racy. As you’ll see, the line can be crossed in the most unpredictable of ways. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Help us translate our videos: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_queue?msg=10&tab=0 - Learn more why you might want to help: http://ift.tt/1l7FnjV Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: Are These 10 Things Actually Possible? https://youtu.be/YaPvYRvzQiM?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnLt3JIYHY_PUk7TrxFJZFGK Top 10 Interesting Facts About the Placebo Effect https://youtu.be/aP6eUrd148I?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnLyDzDNeyvA6ZKu5_jMYMip Text version: http://ift.tt/2DyUNMd Coming up: 10. The X-Files / “Home” 9. The Boondocks / “The Hunger Strike” and “The Uncle Ruckus” 8. Sesame Street / Episode 847 7. Dexter’s Laboratory / “Rude Removal” 6. Monty Python’s Wee Wee Sketch 5. The Simpsons / “Looking for Mr. Goodbart” 4. Maya the Bee / “King Willi” 3. Ren & Stimpy / “Man’s Best Friend” 2. Family Guy / “Partial Terms of Endearment” 1. Cry Baby Lane Source/Further reading: https://youtu.be/HLk23ylMh_I http://ift.tt/2otZUUu https://youtu.be/tzuzUuXGxfc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5FR1LGsT7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3cFE4jRY8E https://youtu.be/tl5qccIJqMk https://youtu.be/zUq3AEY01Z4 http://ift.tt/2oBiR6M https://youtu.be/btwz3ULr1Tc http://ift.tt/2ovBEkH https://youtu.be/fOIO5AccieI http://ift.tt/2yfmyCt https://youtu.be/TqNdJxKhb48 http://ift.tt/1NHgE32 https://youtu.be/HlP7n9Amakw http://ift.tt/2ozZ5bL https://youtu.be/DK_5LMyEyLY http://ift.tt/2otsrcy http://ift.tt/2oxU5Vb http://ift.tt/2orTzci https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=112&v=HLk23ylMh_I http://ift.tt/2oxU6bH http://ift.tt/2ou2Bp3 http://ift.tt/2ovpLdQ http://ift.tt/2ourLDS http://ift.tt/2oCKnB8 http://ift.tt/2Cojp9D http://ift.tt/2ozQR3t