I'm normally against 4kids unnecessary censorship, but I actually like it better without this scene. Not that I think it's too violent or anything (dumb reason for an anime with animals fighting to the faint), but narartive-wise it was uncalled for and made Misty look like a bitch, when Ash was literally at risk of drowning. It's different when she hit Ash with a log when it was purely for exaggerated humor.

I know it's just a cartoon and all and I don't mind slapstick; it was part of the appeal of the original series, but I also wished that Ash would man up and hit Misty back; Brock did it one time. But do you think they should've kept this scene?