The violence in the Maroon Cartoons is supposed to parody those seen in Tex Avery , "Bugs Bunny", "Tom and Jerry" cartoons, and in many ways they exaggerate the intensity of the violent gags in those cartoons. Seen outside of this context, the violence can be disturbing to young or sensitive viewers. Roger is often hurt or injured as he saves Baby Herman from perilous situations.
Baby Herman's mother threats Roger with a hunting knife.
We see a close-up of Roger's face covered with bee-sting welts.
A saw blade loudly grinds Roger down to a score of little Rogers.