The BBC is in hot water over a Daesh-styled execution video of a boiled egg

Published December 9th, 2015 - 09:50 GMT
Despite being filmed long before Daesh's videos emerged, the comedy episode has still drawn controversy. (Twitter)
Despite being filmed long before Daesh's videos emerged, the comedy episode has still drawn controversy. (Twitter)

The BBC has sparked outrage for an episode of an animated show—featuring breakfast foods—which has been likened to a Daesh (ISIS) execution video. The Ooglies is a stop-motion slapstick comedy series aimed at children and featuring household items and food with googly eyes. This particular episode was filmed in 2012 but has resurfaced and can be watched online.

The video shows a particularly evil looking piece of toast throwing an explosive and eventually beheading an egg from behind. This was apparently so similar to a Daesh execution video that it prompted complaints not only online, but also to Ofcom, the broadcasting regulatory authority in the UK.
 
Angela Halliwell, a mother from London, has officially complained and reportedly said “kids could think extreme violence like beheading is normal.”
 
A BBC spokesperson told i100.co.uk that the Ooglies “is a popular slapstick comedy series that depicts all sorts of food getting into scrapes with each other.”

"This clip involving a boiled egg and toast is no different and we would be surprised if our audiences read anything more into it."

While some Twitter users have also expressed their concerns over the video, others have mocked the mother who complained.

See the video and responses below, via Twitter.

 
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