R.I.P Farfour

Farfour, the cuddly terror mouse who stars in a children's program Tomorrow's Pioneers on Hamas-affiliated Al Aqsa TV in the Gaza Strip, has ended up as a "martyr mouse." Really.

The final program shows Farfour being beaten to death by an Israeli, according to a CNN report.

"Farfour was martyred while defending his land," said Sara, the teen presenter. He was killed "by the killers of children," she added.

Americans worry about their Saturday morning cartoon shows manipulating kids to buy cereal and toys. The Hamas TV station tries to get them to strap on suicide belts.

Hmm.

Anyway, it's always difficult to decide how to end a popular series.

In this case, there is no chance for a sequel or a spinoff. Farfour is dead. Caput. It's as if the Veggie Tales series ended with Larry and Co. being trapped in a juicer.

I suppose that's art imitating life in the Middle East.

The show has been cancelled to make way for new programming, although the station manager couldn't say what the new program will be.

Let me guess: SpongeBadr SquareSmagh and his friends survive a waterboarding session at Gitmo?

Stop it, already. The reality is bad enough.


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