The cartoon is about the Go Go Gophers, two American Indians who live in Gopher Gulch, one who speaks English and the other doesn't. One Colonel Coyote, a Teddy Roosevelt type, is an idiot overly dependent on his rule book, and his purpose is to clear out the Gophers from Gopher Gulch with his US military force. As might be expected, no matter what he tries or what he uses, the Gophers always outwit and defeat him. His sergeant is in on the joke, telling the audience to wait for the next adventure, implying that the same story will be told.
My mother saw it and asked what the real Indians thought of the show. It was produced during the 1960's, a subversive time from a subversive cartoon studio. Yes, it was meant to mock the Westerns that were still made in that era, and the Indian characters were like the prey who could never be defeated, like Jerry Mouse of the Tom and Jerry cartoons. Forget modern-day junk like Disney's Pocahontas or Dances With Wolves, which the Indians themselves laugh at. This is more like how the real Indians were.
My mother saw it and asked what the real Indians thought of the show. It was produced during the 1960's, a subversive time from a subversive cartoon studio. Yes, it was meant to mock the Westerns that were still made in that era, and the Indian characters were like the prey who could never be defeated, like Jerry Mouse of the Tom and Jerry cartoons. Forget modern-day junk like Disney's Pocahontas or Dances With Wolves, which the Indians themselves laugh at. This is more like how the real Indians were.