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* ''[[Davey and Goliath]]'', a stop-motion cartoon from the maker of ''[[Gumby]]''...
** ...only to have this trope inverted with ''[[Moral Orel]]'', its very ''immoral'' substitute.
* Moral video games was spoofed on ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', with ''Billy Graham's Bible Blaster'' at the Flanders' house.
{{quote|'''Rod Flanders:''' "No, you just winged him and turned him into a Unitarian!"}}
** Which isn't really fair to Graham, because he's stated that he has respect for other religions even though he ideally wants them to convert to Christianity. His ''son'', on the other hand, is indeed something of a blockhead.
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== Other Media ==
* Branson, Missouri, in the words of ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', is "Vegas if it were run by Ned Flanders." <ref>Unless, of course, you take the wrong bus and end up in ''[[Charles Bronson|Bronson]]'', Missouri...</ref> To explain: the city offers elaborate hotels, shopping, and tons of live shows, but there's no gambling or "party scene". The shows focus on G-rated entertainment, especially musical revues—oldies, [[Country Music|country]], and Broadway are the most frequently appearing genres. Other shows include grand-scale musical adaptations of Bible stories, and such headliners as Andy Williams (Nelson Muntz's favorite!), Yakov Smirnoff, the Oak Ridge Boys, Tony Orlando, and [[Riding With Death|Jim Stafford.]]
* There have been "alternatives" to [[Scout Out|the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts]] from every direction. [[Glorious Mother Russia|The Soviet Union]], for instance, had the Pioneers, and [[Nazi Germany]] had the infamous Hitler Youth. A number of churches have also created their own "scouting" organizations, such as the Pathfinders (Seventh Day Adventists), the Royal Rangers for boys and Missionettes for girls (Assemblies of God), and Awana (Southern Baptists). More recently, due to the increasingly conservative bent of the Boy Scouts of America (not surprising, since Lord Baden-Powell came up with the idea during one of Britain's imperial wars of conquest, and "scouts" throughout history have traditionally been connected to the military), there are also a few scouting organizations that have sprung up with the aim of being more accepting of gays, lesbians, and non-Christians.
** The Boy Scouts themselves were partly inspired by an organization called the Boys' Brigade, which was (and is) an explicitly Christian youth organization. Therefore, the Boy Scouts were the "less moral" substitute (which is [[Hilarious in Hindsight|pretty funny]] when you consider the controversy over their views on religion and homosexuality). Also, as the name suggests, the Boys' Brigade has even ''stronger'' military overtones than the Boy Scouts: humorist Clive James, who was a member of both groups in his youth, commented that the Scouts emphasize "woodsy lore" and the Brigade prefers "parade ground drill." For example, the adult organizers of the Brigade are called Officers (with the ranks of Lieutenant and Captain), and younger members can become Non-Commissioned Officers, with ranks running from Private through Staff Sergeant.
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