Controversy
The Dick Tracy Show was pulled from syndication in the mid-'70s, and mid-'80s, and was not seen for years afterward because of its perceived racist undertones and use of ethnic stereotypes and accents. The show resurfaced on television in 1990 to coincide with the release of the feature film, as well as in 2006 on pay-per-view digital cable channels and DVD.
The cartoon appeared on various independent stations across the United States in June 1990 (to coincide with the release of the live-action feature film, as previously mentioned). Asian and Hispanic groups started charging that characters Joe Jitsu (a Japanese/Chinese buck-toothed character) and Go Go Gomez (a sombrero-wearing Mexican) were offensive stereotypes (even though many of the protesters were under the age of thirty and were born after the first run of The Dick Tracy Show in 1961-62). Two stations in Los Angeles removed the airings and edited episodes were then sent out while one station, KCAL Channel 9, who at the time were owned by Disney, continued to broadcast The Dick Tracy Show until July 4th 1990. Henry G. Saperstein, then the chairman of UPA, stated "It's just a cartoon, for goodness sake."
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