The original title of this cartoon was Death or Consequences,
a parody of the old game show title Truth or Consequences.
Someone in power, whether it be at Fox or WB, decided they didn't
want "Death" to be in the title of a cartoon (though having
Death himself in the cartoon was OK apparently). It does seem
as though the title was changed under protest, considering how the
word Meatballs was written italicized on the title card,
as if to say "There. Happy??"