Cartoon Network delays Batman Brave & the Bold episode for edits to Birds of Prey Song

The comedic sexual innuendo included in the song sequence featuring Catwoman, Black Canary and Huntress singing about how “nobody does it like the Birds of Prey” has delayed the appearance of the Batman: Brave and the Bold episode. “The Mask of Matches Malone” written by Gail Simone was originally scheduled for October but now has no air date.

In an interview with the website “Worlds Finest” producer James Tucker said:

After the song premiered in Australia and was so heavily commented via the message boards online, I assumed there would be some changes to it before it aired here. As it stands now, only one shot was altered and I really think it’s an improvement. When Michael Jelenic wrote the song for the episode, our intention was to do a ‘Cole Porter’-type song, fun, sophisticated and with clever wordplay. So I see anything that adds to the wit of the song as an improvement. The new shot is just better across the board and I wish I had storyboarded it that way to begin with. When I think about the re-edit that had to be done on the first version of the Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker DTV based due to censorship, I don’t consider this a big deal. As far as if we’ll ever see the uncut version? Well, I have my copy.

The song certainly does contain some eye raising moments. What do you think is the “one shot” that caught the ire of censors? I’d put my money on the shot below, but who knows? It’s not like the show hasn’t been rife with sexual innuendo. The sequence last year with Batman, Huntress and Blue Beetle trapped together featuring Huntress “reaching” for Batman’s belt was on par with anything in this song.

The entire video is below (just click the image above) if you want to try and figure it out. And, of course, if you want to see the real Birds of Prey and listen to the song there’s this.