The following list comprises television programs and movies rejected from Drio and its blocks for various reasons. These include mature, controversial, darker, and crude themes, religious subjects, unappealing character designs, and other concerns.
TV shows[]
| Show | Original network(s) | Airing date | Reason(s) | Exception(s) |
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| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | PBS | 1996-2001 | Not only this program included the stories from the Bible, but in this modern standard, some of other stories and moments became outdated | |
| Adventure Time | Cartoon Network | 2010-2018 | The series becoming too darker over the time, especially following the introduction of the Lich. | |
| The Amazing World of Gumball | Cartoon Network | TBD | Certain dark humor in most episodes. | |
| Angelia Anaconda | Fox Family | 1997-???? | Unappealing and unsettling character appearances, including the photograph faces on each, and some offensive stereotypes. | |
| Arthur | PBS | 1996-2021 | Mean-spirited show where the main protagonist is constantly tortured in most episodes, along with many stereotypical and unlikable characters. | Postcards from Buster, which airs on Jrio |
| Barney franchise | Direct-to-video
PBS |
1988-2010 | Massive Barney the Dinosaur hatebase | The 2024 reboot |
| All Bentkey/Daily Wire Kids shows | Bentkey | Promoting bigotry and hate towards diversity, especially to children | ||
| Breadwinners | Nickelodeon | TBD | TBD | |
| Bunny Maloney | TBD | Notably heavy use of adult-oriented content throughout | Only air on Brio | |
| Bunsen Is a Beast | Nickelodeon | Unknown reason | ||
| Caillou | PBS | Used to air on Drio since 2009, until it was pulled off permanently in 2022, especially since the public’s massive backlash towards the show. | ||
| Craig and Sanjay | Nickelodeon | Constant crude jokes and humor | ||
| The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | Teletoon | Constant butt-related jokes | ||
| DC Super Hero Girls (2015 web series) | YouTube | Overhated by Many people in the DC fanbase. | The 2019 series | |
| Ed, Edd n’ Eddy | Cartoon Network | 1999-2009 | Some of the mature and toilet humor | |
| The Fairly OodParents | Nickelodeon | It got seasonal rot in the 9th season. | ||
| FanBoy and Chum Chum | Nickelodeon | Some weird character designs and crude jokes | It airs on brio | |
| Garbage Pail Kids | CBS | 1987 | Heavy use of gross and graphic imageries and themes | It aired on Brio under the program block "Garbage Pail Kids: The Disgustingly Lost Saturday Morning Cartoon". |
| House of Mouse | ABC | 2001-2003 | Unknown reason, possibly because of being a crossover between Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney Animation Studios' classic films that discards the WDAS films' continuities and timelines. |
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| Jay Jay the Jet Plane | Direct to video
PBS |
Unappealing designs of the characters and some offensive stereotypes | Upcoming reboot on Jrio | |
| Klasky Csupo television programs | Nickelodeon (for KC-produced Nicktoons)
USA CBS |
The studio is mostly notable for very crudely and weirdly-drawn character designs in most of its productions. |
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| Mr. Meaty | Nickelodeon | Infamous with adult humor and revolting puppets | ||
| My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Cartoon Network | 2005-2008 | Gross jokes | |
| My Life as a Teenage Robot | Nickelodeon | Due to the most infamous viral porno cartoon parody of Nickelodeon's animated series known as What in the Robot by TBD | ||
| Leo and Layla | TBD | 2021-present | Questionable themes, elements and portrayals of a divisive time in history | |
| Little Bill | Nick Jr. | 1999-2004 | Outdated and permanently canceled from television during the following sexual abuse allegations regarding the show's creator and former comedian Bill Cosby. | |
| Little Brown Bear | 2003-2004 | Formerly aired on Drio since 2003 until permanently removed from the channel and streaming around 2024. | ||
| Lil’ Bush | Comedy Central | 2006-2008 | Outdated | |
| Little Princess School | Racism and stereotypes | |||
| The Loud House franchise | Nickelodeon | 2016-present | Mean-spirited show where the main protagonist is constantly tortured in most episodes, along with many stereotypical and unlikable characters. And for some people, they claimed the show to overrated. | |
| Mega Babies | Teletoon | Gross-out humor | ||
| The New Norm | Twitter/X | Heavily offensive as it is promoting transphobia | ||
| Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | Fox Kids | The show is hated by many fans and Peter Laird despises Venus | The power rangers in space crossover. | |
| The Nutshake | Overly hated by audiences | |||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) (Season 8-10) | Syndication
CBS |
The show got dark in the final seasons | only airs on Brio. | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) (Seasons 1-5) | Fox Box | The show was originally more mature during those seasons |
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| Tomorrow's Pioneers | 2007-2011? | Promoting terrorism, anti-western and antisemitism, along with extreme negative glorification of westerns and Jewish community and some moments that are too unsettling. | ||
| Trolls de Troy | Based on the comic book series that is not considered kid-friendly due to many graphic depictions throughout. | |||
| The Problem Solvers | Cartoon Network
Netflix |
Definitely more unappealing and unsettling appearances and style of the characters | ||
| Regular Show | Cartoon Network | Mature and darker themes and humor, as well as toilet humor and violence | It airs only on Brio | |
| Ren and Stimpy | Nickelodeon
Paramount Network |
Adult humor and themes, some unsettling moments, crude jokes, and violence | It airs only on Brio | |
| Rocko's Modern Life | Nickelodeon | Adult humor and themes | It airs only on Brio | |
| Scooby-Doo, Mystery Incorporated | Cartoon Network | 2010-13 | Darker tone compared to the rest of the franchise. | |
| The Simpsons (post-season 10) | Fox | The major decline of the show which mostly prompted hatred by many people. |
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| Spitting Images | Obviously being complained over the extremely unsettling and wiredly-looking puppets | |||
| Super Duper Sumos | Nickelodeon | Butt-themed humor | ||
| Most of the VeggieTales franchise | Religious themes |
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| Velma | Max | Hated by many fans for the absence of Scooby, race changes to the characters, and more. |
Films and specials[]
| Film | Studio(s) | Original release date | Reason(s) | Exception(s) |
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| Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Endemol Australia |
1990 | Possibly hated by the crossover community, as well as some disturbing moments | |
| Chicken Little | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Pictures |
2005 | Overly hated by critics and audiences alike | |
| Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) | 2022 | Mature themes and controversy about the antagonist. | ||
| The Emoji Movie | Sony Pictures Animation
Columbia Pictures |
2017 | Overly hated by critics and audiences alike. | |
| Foodfight | 2012 | Hated for its highly hideous and unsettling designs of the characters, as well with some sexual innuendos and zoophilla scenes. | ||
| Howard the Duck | LucasFilms
Universal Pictures |
1986 | Mature content, especially with zoophilia and duck boobs. | It aired on Brio, although the Marvel logo used on the Spider-Man trilogy is added. Despite that however, the duck breast scene still needed a censorship by digitally added a black bralette, due to how it is still taboo to show full nude on television. |
| The Hunchback of Norte Dame (1996) | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Pictures |
1996 | Being too dark and mature | It aired on Brio |
| Kangaroo Jack | Warner Bros.
Village Roadshow |
2003 | Mature moments | |
| The King and I (1999) | Warner Bros.
Crest Animation Studio |
1999 | Negative and offensive Asian stereotypical character | |
| Marmaduke (2022) | 2022 | Widely hated by the audience, especially with constant farting crude humor. | ||
| The Prince of Egypt | DreamWorks Animation | 1998 | Notably with religious themes and more darker and mature moments | |
| Klasky Csupo films | Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies Warner Bros. |
1998-2008 | Already mentioned in the TV shows sections | |
| Muhammad: The Last Prophet | ||||
| Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Filmation
New World Pictures |
1987 | Darker and disturbing tone | |
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Walt Disney Pictures
TBS |
2012 | Overly depressing. | |
| Onward | Pixar Animation Studios
Walt Disney Pictures |
2020 | Controversial character being a negative glorification and stereotype of a lesbian. | |
| The Rescuers Down Under | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Pictures |
1990 | More darker toned than the first Rescuers film, as well including moments that involve child abuse and some of the music score being too edgy. | |
| Scooby Doo on Zombie Island | Warner Bros. Pictures
Hanna-Barbera Warner Bros. Animation |
1998 | More darker and scary, especially with the zombies and cat-human creatures. | |
| Shark Tale | DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Pictures |
2004 | Overly hated by critics and audiences alike | |
| Song of the South | Walt Disney Pictures | 1946 | Controversial Disney film notable for an unintentionally offensive and racist portrayal of African-Americans, even when the film shows them being treated as esquals to Whites. | |
| Titan AE | Fox Animation Studios
20th Century Fox/Studios |
2000 | Mature themes and violence | It aired on Brio |
| Various X/NC-17-rated films | Various | Too unacceptable to air on TV | Some of them however got their change air, only on Brio, but with serval scenes that or can easily edited and trimmed out. Films include:
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| Zootopia | Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Pictures |
2016 | More mature moments and themes. Example;
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| Super-Squirrel | DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Pictures |
2009 | Although it used to air on Drio, its version got backlash due to editing stuff that made the film special, the film features suggestive material and adult humor, especially with a scene where Gerald and Susan have sex, although the scene did not have any nudity, although it was still inappropriate. | Now airs on Brio |
| Troma films | Excessive violence and nudity | |||