I don't think these were mistakes, I think they were intentional as no one paid attention before:
ahhhhhh the good ol' days:
from article: Crayola Horrors: A Look at Some Odd and Unsettling Vintage Coloring Books. Comic books from decades past were often poorly drawn and hurriedly put together; meant for a few hours of fun then to be discarded forever. Well, we’ve rescued a few from the dustbin and had some fun singling out some pages. Enjoy. Mr. T was all about teaching kids life lessons. What better avenue to reach the young’uns than a coloring book? The problem comes when you take pages out of context…Mr. T was all about teaching kids life lessons. What better avenue to reach the young’uns than a coloring book? The problem comes when you take pages out of context…Speaking of out-of-context hilarity, none compares to the Donny & Marie coloring book…My favorite part of this little gem is when Donny asks Marie to come a little closer.. and this happens….Dear God, that’s awkward. What actually happened was Donny sprayed her with a cow’s udder, but even so, this is not suitable for kids to color. Neither is this…Marie is really going to town on that wiener. Yeah, I know – I should get my mind out of the gutter. So, let’s move on to something less traumatizing for the kiddies…. like vehicular manslaughter…or the kids – it’s a guide to not getting murdered on the city streets.Don’t chase a ball into the streets, kids. If you do, you will die a horrible death.
You may recall similarly violent pages from a story we did on the Safety First coloring book (Read a Highly Distressing Coloring Book from 1953) Inside, we learn that 1950s kids played something called “Ride Hooking”, which should have just been called the “Let’s Die” game. We also catch a glimpse of Junior’s last moments of life…Then there’s this CB coloring book from the 1970s – what could be wrong here? Nothing’s wrong at all… if you’re okay with teaching kids to talk with strange truckers, “Hey, Firefly. How’s about meeting up with your old buddy the Scarecrow at the truck stop after your mom and dad go to bed?” DON’T DO IT, TIMMY!!
Surely we’re safe with a Neverending Story coloring book. What could be less threatening?
https://flashbak.com/crayola-horrors-a-look-at-some-odd-and-unsettling-vintage-coloring-books-34436/