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Scored mixed entertainment and message on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

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. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it mixed entertainment and message at 28 of 100 4. 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 5.

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    Creator 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 ↗
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    Creator 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 ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 28 of 100, tier mixed entertainment and message.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: other 97, Asian 70, White 7, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men52
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Mass market

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
52
Young Women
52
Older Men
48
Older Women
48
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Audience Representation

White
7
Black
31
Hispanic
33
Asian
70
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
97
LGBTQ+
52

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy28
Mixed

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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?

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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.

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Average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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195732
196702
197042
197703
197823
197902
198102
198222
198314
198412
198532
1986012
198724
198837
198964
199013
199106
199233
199325
199453
199535
199634
199748
199813
1999413
200028
200149
200228
200328
2004412
200539
2006113
2007111
200838
200945
201036
201114
201223
2013511
201476
201564
201676
201746
2018117
201989
202068
2021119
20221411
2023258
20241211
2025414
202609
This title (2014)281

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