I must confess I really am upset!
I know the world’s gone goofy but how stupid can it get?
I thought I had seen all there is to see
But now Speedy Gonzalez has been taken off t.v!

Do you remember Speedy,that cute putz?
The one that tortured Elmer Fudd and drove Sylvester nuts?
On Looney Tunes he was the king, you see
And now the king has been dethroned and booted off t.v.!

For those of you who, back then, weren’t alive
Our Speedy got an Academy Award in 1955
Plus Oscar mentions for three other shows
Pied Piper of Guadaloupe”, “Tabasco Road” and “Mexicali Schmoes”.



He was in Space Jam – 1996
And still in Christmas merchandise he’s one ofkids top picks.
Nintendo Game Boy has his game to play
But only there in Europe – not sold in the USA.

The “fastest mouse in Mejico” is gone
In this age of correctness he is just another pawn.
Mister Magoo and Elmer Fudd gone, too.
Nearsightedness and stuttering on tv just won’t do!

“Bugs Nips the Nips” one time felt censor’s blade
When Japanese protested at the way they were displayed.
Perhaps these groups had valid cause but still
I do believe in Speedy’s case it’s too much overkill.



The word came from Ted Turner at the top
That racial stereotyping such as Speedy G. must stop.
The womanizing, drunkenness and such
Perhaps reminds Ted of himself a little bit too much.

For him to say that really is insane
Since he had wed the biggest cartoon figure….Hanoi Jane.
But Fox told Cartoon Network Speedy’s through
And, since he is the tuerto there, there’s nothing they can do.

There is a protest movement happening now
To try to find a way to bring old Speedy back somehow
And it may be successful ‘cause, you see,
The folks who want him back are the latin community!



In Mexico he is the favorite there
And, if he is a bad example, Mexicans don’t care!
They love their mouse and, frankly so do I.
Perhaps once morethe “fastest feet in Mejico” will fly.