Another legendary children’s TV show has been slapped with a trigger warning in an ‘over the top’ crackdown – because it shows a character using a plastic gun.
Fans attempting to tune in to popular 1960s sci-fi show Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, which is available to stream on ITVX, have been met with the alert.
The show follows puppet character Captain Scarlet, voiced by Francis Matthews, as he battled against the Mysterons, a race of Martians who have attacked Earth.
Set in 2068, the ‘indestructible’ captain of global security agency Spectrum has to race against time to prevent the Mysterons from recreating replicas of humans.
It was made using marionette puppets, fitted with magnet-controlled mouths, in the same technique as creators Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s fellow hit series Thunderbirds, Stingray and Joe 90.
Made up of 32 episodes, the series, which first screened in 1967, was added to the streaming service as part of the broadcaster’s plans to showcase popular series from the 1950s to today.
ANOTHER legendary children’s TV show has been slapped with a trigger warning in an ‘over the top’ crackdown – because it shows a character using a plastic gun
Fans attempting to tune in to popular 1960s sci-fi show Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, which is available to stream on ITVX, have been met with the alert
Viewers tuning in to the show were met with a trigger warning over the ‘use of guns’, despite the main character, a puppet, wielding a plastic weapon.
The series, which is aimed at children, is also said to feature ‘violence’ in the woke alert, with viewers needing to brace themselves for ‘explosions’, which are mostly recordings of fireworks.
A source told The Sun: ‘Bosses are clearly scared of worrying even the most sensitive of viewers to these shows.
‘But slapping warnings on children’s series with the most basic and unrealistic special effects feels over the top.
‘To pick on Captain Scarlet seems to indicate they are operating a zero risk policy, but it’s hardly a Tarantino movie.’
It comes after BBC fans were left in shock after spotting there was a ‘woke‘ trigger warning on episodes of 1990s children’s programme Brum.
Viewers previously tuning into the series, which follows a mischievous car, on BBC iPlayer were met with a disclaimer about its potentially out-of-date ‘language and attitudes’.
The notice warned that the series ‘may reflect’ the views of the 1990s when it first aired on TV on BBC One, before moving to kid’s channel CBeebies.
Viewers tuning in to the show were met with a trigger warning over the ‘use of guns’, despite the main character, a puppet, wielding a plastic weapon
The series, which is aimed at children, is also said to feature ‘violence’ in the woke alert, with viewers needing to brace themselves for ‘explosions’, which are mostly recordings of fireworks
Social media users spotted the disclaimer online, mocking the notice by taking to Reddit to ask: ‘What the hell did Brum do?’
The series, which featured sentient vintage car Brum, followed the character as he embarked on adventures, helping local people and solving minor mysteries.
The pop-up box which appeared before watching the show said: ‘This series was originally aired in the 90s and early 00s and may reflect the language and attitude of the time.’
The trigger warning was first spotted by viewers in 2020, with the BBC explaining at the time it had been ‘added in error’ and since ‘removed from the series on iPlayer’.
The broadcaster responded: ‘The label was added in error and has been removed from Brum on BBC iPlayer.’
Taking to the forum site to complain after spotting the 2020 warning, with one viewer writing: ‘The 90s and 00s being seen the same way as the 70s were in my childhood hurts.’
‘I really hate that this warning exists,’ a second added, while a third joked of the character, who ‘spoke’ in a series of car sounds: ‘You should hear some of the language he uses! They are always beeping it out.’
BBC fans have been left in shock after spotting a ‘ woke’ trigger warning on episodes of 1990s children’s programme Brum
BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do Ave Em was also slapped with trigger warning for ‘discriminatory language’ in another woke crackdown (Michael Crawford and Michelle Dotrice are pictured)
Other viewers poked fun at the warning, with another penning: ‘Brum used to go out and steal something in every episode! He’d get back and have stuff left in the back seat.’
Another agreed: ‘Also used to drive on the pavement!’ as someone else penned: ‘He doesn’t meet modern emissions standards.’
Brum, which first aired in 1991, was produced by Anne Wood and narrated by Toyah Willcox.
BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do Ave Em was also slapped with trigger warning for ‘discriminatory language’ in another woke crackdown.
Elsewhere, a Doctor Who spin-off was also slapped with ‘discriminatory’ trigger warnings, just one month after a ‘lost’ episode was re-released.
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons is available to stream on ITVX
