diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
index 045d79ee79..f4948d0527 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiLabel.cxx
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ int GuiLabel::freeze() {
   switch (_type) {
   case SIMPLE_TEXT:
     {
-      gui_cat->debug() << "GuiLabel:: freezing text node (0x" << (void*)this
-		       << ")" << endl;
+      gui_cat->spam() << "GuiLabel:: freezing text node (0x" << (void*)this
+		      << ")" << endl;
       TextNode* n = DCAST(TextNode, _geom);
       return n->freeze();
     }
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ int GuiLabel::thaw() {
   switch (_type) {
   case SIMPLE_TEXT:
     {
-      gui_cat->debug() << "GuiLabel:: thawing text node (0x" << (void*)this
-		       << ")" << endl;
+      gui_cat->spam() << "GuiLabel:: thawing text node (0x" << (void*)this
+		      << ")" << endl;
       TextNode* n = DCAST(TextNode, _geom);
       return n->thaw();
     }
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiListBox.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiListBox.cxx
index 2a60e4c64c..839c278f3a 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiListBox.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiListBox.cxx
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int GuiListBox::freeze(void) {
   ItemVector::iterator i;
   ItemDeque::iterator j;
 
-  gui_cat->debug() << "GuiListBox::freeze()" << endl;
+  gui_cat->spam() << "GuiListBox::freeze()" << endl;
   for (i=_top_stack.begin(); i!=_top_stack.end(); ++i) {
     if (*i == _up_arrow)
       continue;
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int GuiListBox::thaw(void) {
   ItemVector::iterator i;
   ItemDeque::iterator j;
 
-  gui_cat->debug() << "GuiListBox::thaw()" << endl;
+  gui_cat->spam() << "GuiListBox::thaw()" << endl;
   for (i=_top_stack.begin(); i!=_top_stack.end(); ++i) {
     if (*i == _up_arrow)
       continue;
diff --git a/panda/src/gui/guiSign.cxx b/panda/src/gui/guiSign.cxx
index 2736c2ca1b..655f5020a5 100644
--- a/panda/src/gui/guiSign.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/gui/guiSign.cxx
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ void GuiSign::unmanage(void) {
 }
 
 int GuiSign::freeze() {
-  gui_cat->debug() << "GuiSign::freeze (" << this->get_name() << ")" << endl;
+  gui_cat->spam() << "GuiSign::freeze (" << this->get_name() << ")" << endl;
   return _sign->freeze();
 }
 
 int GuiSign::thaw() {
-  gui_cat->debug() << "GuiSign::thaw (" << this->get_name() << ")" << endl;
+  gui_cat->spam() << "GuiSign::thaw (" << this->get_name() << ")" << endl;
   return _sign->thaw();
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx b/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
index 3a6b9d802d..8ab5065766 100644
--- a/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/testbed/gui_demo.cxx
@@ -915,9 +915,9 @@ static void setup_gui(void) {
   // test 13
   //  test13(mgr, font);
   // test 14
-  test14(mgr, font);
+  //  test14(mgr, font);
   // test 15
-  //  test15(mgr, font);
+  test15(mgr, font);
 }
 
 static void event_2(CPT_Event) {