Cartoon Consistency

Recently my summer has mostly consisted of looking after and caring for children. Through this apparent career path i seem to be on, i have learned a few things about how times have changed since my days of being a wide-eyed youngster... the biggest one is television. I have managed to take most of these changes in stride, after all, in my day i spent many a day walking uphill, in the snow, without shoes to get to a TV. However, i do have one grievance... i mean let’s be honest it wouldn't be me if i didn't... and it has to do with a wardrobe consistency that seems to be forever lacking in the world of cartoon characters.

Let me set the scene... you are watching a charming tale of woodland creatures learning a thing or two about the delights of friendship... all is going well, but wait one furry fella is wearing a shirt, implying there is a need for covering what is under said shirt, no judgments, just saying how it is, and look over there next to a poorly drawn stump i see a similar creature only wearing man capris (a.k.a. manpris), once again implying that there is a need to hide whatever is under and between said bottoms. Then adorable animal number three comes out of a thicket he/she is not wearing a stitch of clothing... Exhibitionist? Nudist? Not sure, the huge inconsistency makes me feel as though a great violation is being forced upon me.   Now if they were all in the birthday suit a la Bambi, then fine, they are how God created them with no embellishments from Walt, but when this mix-n-match fashion starts happening, I don’t know where to look…  Should I advert my eyes, or should I stare into the furry depths hoping for a glimpse of chipmunk naughty bits ?

I don't mean to rain on the t-shirt of the few consistency clothed woodland friends and make you cringe every time a rabbit bursts out of the brush and shows you the stick and berries that God, or our friend Walt, gave to them. It’s been bothering me for quite a while.