Was Mighty Mouse a Druggie?

Listen to this remarkable story.

Did Mighty Mouse (MM) take cocaine on April 23, 1988, in the TV cartoon show, Mighty Mouse: the New Adventures? It seems that a Tupelo, Mississippi-based watchdog group called the American Family Association (AFA) thought he did, and they complained to CBS about a scene in the show where MM is depressed because his sweetheart has left him and he takes a powdered white substance from this pocket and inhales it. After which, he felt remarkably better.

CBS producer Ralph Bahshi, who was responsible for the cartoon, angrily rejected the accusation: "This is Nazism and McCarthyism all over again. I don't advocate drug use. Who are these people anyway?" Bahshi explained that MM actually sniffed some crushed flowers given to him in an earlier scene by his girlfriend. The scent of the flowers reminded him of happier times when he was with his girlfriend.

What does this little story really tell us? For one, perception is (can be) reality. Secondly, maybe the AFA should take a break and "smell the roses." Finally, I want to know when the sequel, "The Mice Will Play When the Cat's Away," is coming out.