# Did they just say that on TV? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130 "2017-08-19T21:20:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/21 "2017-08-20T05:24:28Z")
Then there was that time that the late Charles Rocket destroyed his nascent career on an episode of SNL by dropping an F-bomb. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/22 "2017-08-20T05:58:54Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Just barely. EON made sure the film was already in the can before UA executives could change the posters and other publicity material. That’s just bad planning on the executives’ part. The character was named Pussy Galore in the novel and that was published five years prior to the movie bring made. It’s not like EON snuck it in. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/23 "2017-08-20T06:05:28Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > “[Now, chew through my ball sack!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI2sy3i5Rvc)” -Principal Skinner, on a 2000 (I think) episode of _The Simpsons_ Don’t forget Marge’s _alma mater_, Springfield Heights Institute of Technology, or S.H.I.T. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/24 "2017-08-20T06:17:01Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I think South Park probably crossed the final frontier. They’ve always been hit or miss for funny, but consistently offensive. One that stands out is George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg raping Indiana Jones in a parody of The Accused. (Let’s assume the creators weren’t pleased with The Crystal Skull.) The episode went through the rape prosecution and everything. Despite my sensitivity to such issues, they played it so straight, it took on this bizarre meta-quality of actually honoring rape survivors. You rooted for Indy to have justice. I thought it was hilarious. But I have a dark sense of humor. > > Since then, shows have been just as offensive as South Park, but I don’t think more offensive. Well, I figured mentioning South Park was too easy. Funny, thought provoking - yes. Subtle - rarely. It’s not just the Accused by the way - they do Deliverance and also apparently Boys Don’t Cry (don’t know the specific references as I haven’t seen that one). > [@](#): > > I remember when people felt threatened by the Simpsons. Seems a bit funny in hindsight: Bart:I’m a pretty bad kid. Cartman:Really? What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? Bart:I stole the head off a statue once. Cartman:Wow, that’s pretty hardcore. Geez. That’s like this one time, when I didn’t like a kid, so I ground his parents up into chili and fed it to him. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/25 "2017-08-20T06:33:14Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > That’s just bad planning on the executives’ part. The character was named Pussy Galore in the novel and that was published five years prior to the movie bring made. It’s not like EON snuck it in. No, they didn’t “sneak it in.” But they did head off an effort to change the name of the character. IIRC, the tale is told in this book: > **[Kiss Kiss Bang! Bang! The Unofficial James Bond 007 Fil…](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/722349.Kiss_Kiss_Bang_Bang_)** > > The unofficial guide to James Bond on screen analyzes e… ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/26 "2017-08-20T06:40:33Z")
I remember the big hoopla surrounding the word “dick” being uttered in primetime. Dennis Franz had the honor during “NYPD Blue.” I think the actual line was his referring to someone as a “dickhead.” Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/27 "2017-08-20T07:36:50Z")
Back in the '90s I remember seeing Tom Brokaw interviewing someone - can’t remember who - who was disabled through illness, maybe motor neuron disease or something, and required 24 hour care. At one point Brokaw asked him, “What about the old asswipe?” I also remember posting this on the old usenet Straight Dope forum and someone replied, “Are you sure he wasn’t talking about Dan Rather?” 😃 Yes, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/28 "2017-08-20T07:41:26Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I remember the big hoopla surrounding the word “dick” being uttered in primetime. Dennis Franz had the honor during “NYPD Blue.” > > I think the actual line was his referring to someone as a “dickhead.” > > Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk [del]The Simpsons[/del] [South Park did it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Hits_the_Fan)! Rather than being an expletive, the in-universe NYPD Blue expy says “shit” in a non-vulgar synonym of “stuff” and people treat it as important. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/29 "2017-08-20T08:55:47Z")
I have noticed the recent syfy series have been trying a bit too hard tho … I remember when the red haired chick from warehouse 13 showed up on eureka and she just popped up and said " sup bitches " ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/30 "2017-08-20T09:39:42Z")
The big “bitches” moment for me was Phoebe Cates in Lace, “Which one of you bitches is my mother?” I was shocked! And not Casablanca type shocked either. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/31 "2017-08-20T09:50:59Z")
Allow me to repeat myself. [Tiny Toons](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15081560#post15081560) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/32 "2017-08-20T18:41:50Z")
More from _ **Family Guy** _: **PETER:** Shut yer vag, Lois! **LOIS:** What?!? **PETER:** Nothin’. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/33 "2017-08-20T20:57:24Z")
I remember a South Park episode, not sure which one, where Cartman accused Kyle of having sand in his vagina. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/34 "2017-08-20T21:37:30Z")
> [@ruadh](#): > > Back in the '90s I remember seeing Tom Brokaw interviewing someone - can’t remember who - who was disabled through illness, maybe motor neuron disease or something, and required 24 hour care. At one point Brokaw asked him, “What about the old asswipe?” I remember Larry King interviewing a bloated (and I mean “beached whale” here!) Marlon Brando on CNN shortly before he died. Every other word was “fuck” or “fuckin’”; why they didn’t bleep this, I don’t know. Maybe the interview was live, or maybe Brando was just too big a star to censor like that. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/35 "2017-08-20T21:41:01Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **The Sopranos** _ really doesn’t count here, since it was an HBO production. I was amused, however, at how it was bowdlerized when it was shown on A&E back in 2008–09. “Fuck you!” became “Forget you!” “Cocksucker!” became “Blood sucker!” And so on, and so on. [Hilariously spoofed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8FUUzmaCxc) on Mad Tv. > [@terentii](#): > > In the only episode of _ **Charlie’s Angels** _ I ever watched, Art Metrano (the villain of the week) told Kate Jackson she had a cute ass. They got away with it because it was easy to miss if you weren’t paying attention (and it also happened to be true :o). Are you sure about that one? I can’t see that getting past the censors in the 70’s. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/36 "2017-08-20T22:00:38Z")
I don’t think mentioning cable shows is on quite the same level as network shows. South Park only has to worry about their network’s internal policies. Mid to late 80s is when network shows started to push the envelope. My college roommates had a running list of things you can’t say on tv that they did. One I remember from L.A. Law was when Douglas told his bailiff “I want to fondle your hooters.” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/37 "2017-08-20T22:09:07Z")
George Carlin would not be surprised that he can say he prick his finger on broadcast TV but he can’t say it the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/38 "2017-08-20T22:13:03Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Are you sure about that one? I can’t see that getting past the censors in the 70’s. I assure you, it did. The only reason I watched it that night was because it was a season premiere, and I knew Kate Jackson was going to show lots of skin. :o (This must have been 1977 or '78.) As for the '80s, I remember thinking “Whoa!” when Sam told Diane during one their breakups on _ **Cheers!** _ “I’ll try real hard to give a damn!” Pretty strong stuff for a sitcom back then! ---
**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/39 "2017-08-20T22:39:32Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > My college roommates had a running list of things you can’t say on tv that they did. One I remember from L.A. Law was when Douglas told his bailiff “I want to fondle your hooters.” They upgraded from hooters in an episode where Grace quotes a defendant who said to her client “show us your tits.” Not too shabby for 30 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130/40 "2017-08-20T23:30:14Z")
> [@zbuzz](#): > > They upgraded from hooters in an episode where Grace quotes a defendant who said to her client “show us your tits.” Not too shabby for 30 years ago. Then there was the one where the female news anchor claimed she was let go for having a “nicked boob” (the station manager’s words, not hers) after breast cancer surgery. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-they-just-say-that-on-tv/794130.md?page=3)