> What part of Salad Fingers could the author possibly be referring to that "looks and feels like a children's show"?
Between the Hays Code (1968) and the Simpsons (1989), most Americans had no exposure to adult animation. So even in 2004, for a subsantial number of adults, animation meant children's television.
Also, a lot of 90s kids' television played with the boundaries of what is and isn't disturbing.
I was looking for someone to mention this. When I saw the Ramses scene for the first time, it scared the living shit out of me for some reason. Just something about him slowly approaching from the distance was absolutely terrifying
Between the Hays Code (1968) and the Simpsons (1989), most Americans had no exposure to adult animation. So even in 2004, for a subsantial number of adults, animation meant children's television.
Also, a lot of 90s kids' television played with the boundaries of what is and isn't disturbing.