When most people picture classic cartoons, they think of cute characters, fun songs, and maybe some light, folksy racism. What you may not remember is how often they took careful aim at childhood innocence and shot it right between the eyes. Because those who do not study the past are doomed to repeat it, here are some examples of some truly insane, child-ruining pieces of classic animation.

8 Mickey Mouse And Pluto Become A Madman's Experiments

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Mickey Mouse is the likable but otherwise nondescript ruler of the Disney universe. He's not a cauldron of rage lunacy like Donald Duck, a calamitous buffoon like Goofy, or a subtle reference to male erotica like Chip n' Dale. Mickey is just kind of there, waving and squeaking. It's almost as if he's suffered some kind of unspeakable mental trauma. And we think we found that trauma in the 1933 Disney short The Mad Doctor.

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The story begins with Pluto being dragged away from Mickey's home by a dark hooded figure. The fear in Pluto's eyes and body language is so lovingly animated that it makes us wonder how an experienced dog murderer found the time to become a Disney animator, because that's clearly what happened here:

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"I can't quite get the panic right. Bring in another model dog!"

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After Pluto is captured, the abductor pulls off his hood to reveal himself as the Mad Doctor, a deranged man with plans to attach Pluto's head to the body of a chicken, a complicated surgical procedure requiring a bloody hand saw and absolutely nothing else.