Shows with disclaimers

Every episode of Clerks: TAS opens with a disclaimer that the following celebrities are impersonated and that any similarities to people living or dead is entirely coincidental.

Then the announcer makes a different remark each time like:

"I don't care for this show, either." or
"I can't believe I went to law school for this."
 
I'm pretty sure there's one on Total Drama Island, at least the Teletoon version, warning how repeating the stunts from the show could leave you seriously messed up.
 
Since you mention dvd releases, they usually have disclaimers about commentary not reflecting the views of the company, etc. etc.

Or were you going for specifics here?

Didn't Futurama use fake disclaimers as the beginning title screen gag several times?
 
Yeah Canada does have that, while we Americans get the one that has the TV-PG on a bright green color screen saying that viewer discretion is advised. I prefer the Canada one.
 
Can't think of any off hand, but I remember when ratings started that they used to display a white Y7 on a black screen for a second or two if a show had that rating on one of the networks.

Fox puts a disclaimer on Family Guy, don't they?
 
Of those I can think of:

Miscellaneous Classic Toon DVD Boxed Sets:

On the back panel of the box: "(This collection) is intended for the adult collector and may not be suitable for children."

Full-Screen disclaimer preceding the menu screens:
"The following collection of animated shorts you are about to see are products of their time. They may depict some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were commonplace in American society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today. Although the following does not depict (our) view of today's Society, these cartoons are being presented the way they were originally created because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."

Robot Chicken also has a very interesting disclaimer:
"Any actual names or likenesses of celebrities are being used in a fictitious and parodic manner."

Hope this helps!
 
An anime: Excel Saga has a disclaimer at the start of its DVD.

Here it is:

ILPALAZZO IS WATCHING YOU!
The contents of this Excel Saga videogram are licensed for private home viewing purposes only and are protected under the terms of both U.S. Code (Title 17, Sections 501 and 506,) and the 1998 ACROSS Treaty (AKA the Don't Toucha My Toot-Toot Pact.)

Under the express orders of Ilpalazzo, surpreme leader of ACROSS, any unauthorized, duplication, public screening or use of the packaging as a coaster, musical instrument, or contraceptive device is strictly prohibited, and will be dealt with in the most severe way possible, most probably involving chicken feathers, cod liver oil and a very, very depraved walrus.
 
I just started to get Teletoon Retro and everytime Bugs Bunny or Porky Pig comes on the network puts up this disclaimer that says "The following program is true to the time period durring which it was created and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Teletoon. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!!"
I can understand that the network doesn't want to take any responsibility for the content of the old Warner Brothers cartoons. Why isn't it up to the parents to decide what's appropriate and what's not appropriate for their children's eyes and their children's ears?

In other words it's not our responsibility if anything in this show is offensive to you.

Is that some good ass covering or what?
 
South Park originally had Comedy Central's standard "This Program is Intended for Mature Audiences" before the show started with its own comedic disclaimer. This continued through 2004 until Drawn Together started and was given the disclaimer. Comedy Central hasn't put it back on South Park since.
 
Because children's programming is a part of what socializes the next generation, even in homes where the parents monitor programming. Adults are perceived as having a higher level of media literacy. That's why Farfour is an issue. That's why Dexter airing on primetime network tv was an issue. That is why Disney has made the corporate decision not to release SoTS for mass audiences in the US (it is not censorship unless the government orders it) while Time Warner has no such qualms about GWTW which doesn't skew as young. It's not a perfect notion, but people get up at arms when they see what they see as indoctrination of children at work. http://www.hisvoicetoday.org/
 
The Simpsons episode There's Something About Marrying had a disclaimer before the original airing of the episode (the episode was about gay marriage). That is the only episode of The Simpsons that I can think of that had a disclaimer before it.
 
That one blinds my eyes. ): Seriously, on an HD television, that wouldn't blind any other viewer's eyes?

How about the adult swim disclaimers usually used for specifically graphic anime shows or episodes?
 
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