ABC airs Scandal right after Charlie Brown and parents are upset
Last week, families all across America sat down to watch It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown followed by You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown, two animated classics about children experiencing the sort of disillusionment that will forge a lifetime of depression. Unfortunately, these valuable lessons were immediately interrupted by the cartoonish cavorting of Scandal, which opened with a scene in which Olivia Pope has a steamy dream about President “Fitz” Grant inspecting the sincerity of her pumpkin patch, while also getting a rock from Captain Jake Ballard. No doubt kids everywhere were instantly roused from their bored stupor at being forced to watch 40-year-old cartoons.
And while most parents likely saw this as a teachable moment, taking the opportunity to impart a message—perfectly timed for Election Day—about honoring the executive branch, others whose job it is to be offended did not. For them, the Parents Television Council has already issued the following angry statement on their behalf: