In an impressive commitment to the adage that “no job is too big, no pup is too small,” the pups of Adventure Bay brought their impeccable services all the way up to the White House.
After Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany falsely said on Friday that the show “Paw Patrol” was canceled as part of a larger “cancel culture” movement against onscreen depictions of the police, the Nickelodeon show’s Twitter account emerged to dispel the myth.
“No need to worry. PAW Patrol is not canceled,” the show tweeted alongside a dog emoji.
Earlier on Friday during a press briefing, McEnany spoke out about what she called a “cancel culture, specifically as it pertains to cops.” “We saw a few weeks go that ‘Paw Patrol,’ a cartoon show about cops was canceled. The show ‘Cops’ was canceled. ‘Live PD’ was canceled. Lego halted the sales of their Lego city police station,” McEnany said. “It’s really unfortunate.”
Meanwhile, for the parents of Twitter who know who Zuma, Everest, Skye and Chase are, McEnany wasn’t just wrong about the status of the animated show.
“PAW Patrol is not just about a police dog — there’s a firedog pilotdog etc,” CNN’s Jake Tapper tweeted.
Elie Mystal, a correspondent for The Nation, came in with another fact-check: “It’s a Canadian show. * There is one cop * HE IS A PUPPY * HE IS ARMED WITH SAFETY CONES * He doesn’t choke out Mayor Humdinger.”
CNN’s Brian Stelter also weighed in to add that he just watched the show with his kids on Thursday.
Needless to say, “Paw Patrol is on a roll!” (And still on TV.)
No need to worry. PAW Patrol is not canceled. đ¶
'30 Rock,' 'Scrubs' and Other TV Shows and Movies Pulled Over Blackface and Racial Insensitivity (Photos)
The May 25 killing of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police prompted protests over police brutality and racial injustice across the country â leading many networks and streaming services to reconsider programming. Here are some movies and TV shows that have been canceled or shelved (sometimes temporarily).
"COPS"Â
In the wake of protests over police brutality following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, the Paramount Network canceled the long-running reality show "COPS" one week ahead of premiering its 33rd season. The show, which ran on Fox for 25 years, jumped to Paramount Network (then called Spike TV) in 2013.
Paramount Network
"Gone With the Wind"Â Â
HBO Max quietly pulled the Oscar-winning 1939 movie, which has long been criticized for racist depictions of black people for for glorifying the Civl War-era south, from the weeks-old streaming service. In a statement on June 9, the company explained that the "ethnic and racial prejudices" depicted in the film "were wrong then and are wrong today." The company reintroduced the film with a video introduction noting âthe filmâs treatment of this world through a lens of nostalgia denies the horrors of slavery, as well as its legacy of racial inequality."
WarnerMedia
"Live PD"Â Â
On June 10, A&E abruptly canceled the Dan Abrams-hosted reality show "Live PD" that had been its top-rated series. The decision came amid ongoing protests over police brutality but also followed producers' admission they had destroyed footage of a 40-year-old Texas man who died in police custody after being tased while begging for his life.
A&E
Chris Lilley's âSummer Heights High,â âAngry Boys,â âWe Can Be Heroesâ and âJonah From TongaâÂ
Four comedies from Australian comic Chris Lilley were pulled from Netflix in New Zealand and Australia due to criticisms of the showsâ depictions of people of color and the use of blackface and brownface makeup by Lilley, who is white, and others on the shows. Lilley uses blackface to play black rapper S.mouse in âAngry Boysâ and brownface to play Jonah, a teenage Tonga native, in âSummer Heights Highâ and its spinoff series âJonah From Tonga.â In âWe Can Be Heroes,â he plays Ricky Wong, a Chinese physics student.
Australian Broadcast Company
"Little Britain"Â
The BBC sketch comedy show, which aired from 2003-05 and featured David Walliams and Matt Lucas playing a range of often stereotypical characters (sometimes in blackface) was pulled from most U.K. streaming services in early June, including Netflix, BBC iPlayer and BritBox.
BBC
"Fawlty Towers"Â Â
The BBC removed a 1975 episode of the classic John Cleese sitcom that included a number of racial epithets, including the N-word, from its UKTV streaming service. After lobbying from Cleese and others, the network announced it would reinstate the episode with "extra guidance and warnings ... to highlight potentially offensive content."
BBC
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"Â
On June 11, Netflix pulled a sixth-season episode of the long-running sitcom from its service in the U.K. over the depiction of two characters wearing blackface. (The series streams on Hulu in the U.S.)
"W/ Bob and David"
On June 16, Netflix pulled an episode of Bob Odenkirk and David Crossâ sketch comedy series âW/ Bob and Davidâ over a sketch that features Cross in blackface. Cross and Odenkirk have since defended the sketch.Â
Netflix
 "The Mighty Boosh" and "The League of Gentleman"
These English comedies were pulled from Netflix in the UK over scenes involving blackface. They were not previously available in the U.S.Â
A scene from "The Mighty Boosh" via YouTube
"30 Rock"
Co-creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, along with NBCUniversal, requested the removal of four episodes containing blackface and other racially insensitive material.
Hulu removed three episodes of the sitcom âScrubsâ which featured blackface at the request of the showâs producers and ABC Studios. Series creator Bill Lawrence had previously tweeted that an effort to remove offensive episodes of the show was in the works.
In late June, Netflix pulled the âCommunityâ Season 2 episode âAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons,â which features Ken Jeongâs character, Ben Chang, wearing blackface during a game of âDungeons & Dragons."
NBC
"Golden Girls"Â
Hulu pulled a third-season episode of the classic sitcom in which Rue McClanahan and Betty White's characters are mistaken for wearing blackface when they are actually wearing mud masks.
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New times call for a new look at what we should watch and stream
The May 25 killing of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police prompted protests over police brutality and racial injustice across the country â leading many networks and streaming services to reconsider programming. Here are some movies and TV shows that have been canceled or shelved (sometimes temporarily).