Talk:Hamato Yoshi (1987 TV series)/@comment-3488216-20190228195914/@comment-995426-20190228203049

I think it was more that the showrunners at Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, who were writing the series for the sole purpose of marketing toys to 7-year-olds, didn't want to offend the social sensibilities of those kids' Baby Boomer parents. A lot of things were less socially acceptable then than they are today: Interracial families, single unmarried parents, single adoptive parents. Some of those things were actually less accepted then than two dads are today. It's not like the show was a prime time sitcom that could afford mixed reviews as long as it got good television ratings; this animated series' success or failure was measured directly by Playmates Toys' toy revenues. And if parents don't approve of the shows their kids are watching, they're not exactly going to buy those toys for them.