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Radio personality "Bubba the Love Sponge", who was accused of airing indecent material by federal regulators, has been fired. The segments in question included graphic discussions about sex and drugs that were "designed to pander to, titillate and shock listeners," the FCC said. One segment featured the cartoon characters Alvin the chipmunk, George Jetson and Scooby Doo discussing sexual activities. The details from the FCC's website:

• Segment 1 (aired July 19, 2001 between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m.):28 In this segment, 29 skits in which the voices of purported cartoon characters talk about drugs and sex are inserted between advertisements for Cartoon Network's Friday night cartoons that are identified as ``provocative adult cartoons to help you get your freak on.'' The first skit begins when Shaggy tells Scooby Doo that he needs crack cocaine but has no money to buy it. Scooby Doo responds that Shaggy could ``suck dick'' to pay for the drugs. In the next skit, Fat Albert, a/k/a Phat Diddy Daddy, gets killed in a drive-by shooting after bragging that Jennifer Lopez had been "sucking Diddy Daddy's dick the previous night". The third skit begins with the theme music from ``The Jetsons'' cartoon show. George Jetson then begins telling Jane that he no longer needs Viagra because he got a ``Spacely Sprocket cock ring.'' After George flips a switch to activate the device, sound effects indicate that the device malfunctions, and the skit ends with George calling for Jane to turn off the device. Next, Alvin the Chipmunk complains that he hasn't ``been laid in almost six weeks.'' Another chipmunk responds that his problem is due to the ``fucking pussy music we play'' and begins to sing a more ``kick ass'' song directing a ``filthy chipmunk-whore'' to ``suck on my Chipmunk nuts,'' ``put `em in your mouth and suck `em.'' He continues by singing ``They taste like pistachios. They're warm and fuzzy. Suck my nuts.'' The song is interrupted by a final advertisement for ``Cartoons with Balls.''