Hidden Phallic Image in Children's Cartoon on Netflix Leads to Outrage and Jokes

A very detail-oriented parent got a big surprise while watching the children's cartoon "Maya the Bee" on Netflix.

In Season 1, Episode 35 of the show, the background includes what looks like a penis drawn on the inside of a tree stump. A woman named Chey Robinson noticed the image, and then turned to Facebook to express her disgust, according to Variety. That got other people's attention, and screenshots from the episode in question began spreading on social media.

I'll never watch Maya The Bee the same way again.. http://pic.twitter.com/vx2HmnI94n

— James Dyer (@jamescdyer) September 21, 2017

While some people were also outraged by the image, others were more entertained. In particular, some couldn't resist connecting the incident to Netflix's mockumentary series "American Vandal," which seeks to answer the question, "Who drew the dicks?"

You guys don't think it's weird that the Maya the Bee sick drawing happened 3 days before the release of American Vandal? @netflix http://pic.twitter.com/9whD39UGBt

— chris fleck (@akaFLECK) September 21, 2017

I can see it now, @netflix 's second season of American Vandal is "who drew the dicks on Maya the bee?" https://t.co/14cldPX4SW

— Andrew Vaughan (@andrewavaughan) September 21, 2017

Hey @Netflix American Vandal S2 should be about Dylan getting a job as an animator on Maya the Bee &... well you get the idea... @tyacenda http://pic.twitter.com/Ksg7X2BVg7

— Chris Allen (@chrisallenshow) September 21, 2017

We do want to know how the offending image ended up in the show, but that may be a question that remains unanswered. Netflix has since pulled the controversial "Maya the Bee" episode but has not yet commented on the issue. Neither has Studio 100 Animation, the company behind the cartoon.

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