PAW Patrol Faces Fan Backlash Over Chase the Police Dog, Will He Get the Boot?

Paw Patrolis facing backlash for its depiction of police. The Nickelodeon children’s cartoon posted a tweet in support of Black Lives Matter in the wake of the international protests last week. While the sentiment was in the right place, many are calling for the cancellation of the fictional police dog named Chase. He frequently says, “Chase is on the case!” and “All in a police pup’s day!” as he goes about being a hero, along with the rest of his crime fighting rescue animals.

Instantly, commenters started joking around by posting things like, “Euthanize the police dog,” and “Defund the paw patrol.” One person even went as far as to post, “All dogs go to heaven, except the class traitors in thePaw Patrol.” While there are a lot of jokes aboutPaw Patrol, there are also several people who would like to see the children’s show ditch Chase the police dog. The Chase cancellation news comes after Paramount Televisioncancelled their long-running Copsseries. A&E has also cancelled their wildly popularLive P.D.

OnePaw Patrolcritic tried to hit Nickelodeon where it hurts most by saying, “Chase merchandise gonna sell poorly now.” Another critic declared, “You’ve alreadybrainwasheda bunch of kids into thinking law enforcement is a noble and just profession… Better to scrap production forever if you want to make lasting change.” Things are getting pretty heated forPaw Patrolat the moment, which is something that nobody saw coming in 2020, but oddly, it makes too much sense at the moment. Do we even really want to know what’s coming next?

Eric Trump and Republican Senator Ted Cruz have come to the defense ofPaw Patrolon social media. Trump says, “Now the left wants to cancelPaw Patrol. These people are truly insane…” Cruz wonders when the “absurdity” will come to an end. This just shows how truly divided the country is when it comes to a number of issues at the moment. Despite the backlash,Paw Patroldoesn’t seem to be going anywhere. The children’s show is one of the network’s biggest, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see Chase the police dog get less dialogue in the future.

As thePaw Patrolbacklash continues, further examination offictional TV copshave come under the microscope. Tom Scharpling, an executive producer ofMonkcalled out his own show stating, “If you - as I have - worked on a TV show or movie in which police are portrayed as lovable goofballs, you have contributed to the larger acceptance that cops are implicitly the good guys.” Shows likeBrooklyn Nine-NineandBlue Bloodshave donated to Black Lives Matter organizations, while LEGO has halted production and sales on their LEGO City Police Station and Police Highway Arrest sets. You can check out thePaw Patrol Tweetthat started it all above, while checking out some reactions below.