Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its showrunner stated on the record that "i've come to realize that the appearance of diversity without true inclusion is not real representation, Starting at the beginning of season three, I made a ru…" 1. Its showrunner stated on the record that "i wanted to do a show that is fun, wacky, and goofy like a cartoon but also meditative, dark, and dramatically challenging like a live-action drama, The fact t…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 19 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for other and Asian and below it for White and Black 4.
- 1Creator statementshowrunner: "I've come to realize that the appearance of diversity without true inclusion is not real representation. Starting at the beginning of season three, I made a rule: I want to make sure we don't do an e…"Slate, September 2018 source ↗
- 2Creator statementshowrunner: "I wanted to do a show that is fun, wacky, and goofy like a cartoon but also meditative, dark, and dramatically challenging like a live-action drama. The fact that the show is cynical about easy fixes…"Rotten Tomatoes Oral History interview source ↗
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 19 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: other 97, Asian 70, White 5, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
Age: 48 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Animation
The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | 0 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 12 |
| 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 2 | 7 |
| 1989 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 13 |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 | 2 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 1 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 13 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| This title (2014) | 19 | 1 |
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