# how would shows no longer on air handle the recent situation? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 7, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056 "2001-11-07T21:18:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![curwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2001, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/1 "2001-11-07T21:18:27Z")
I’m not sure if this subject has been dealt with already – couldn’t figure out a good way to search for it. My question is how do you think TV shows that are no longer on the air would handle the recent events – the bombings, the attack on Afghanistan, anthrax, etc? My question would go to include both comedies and dramas from all decades. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/2 "2001-11-08T00:41:39Z")
I bet “All in the Family” would have…they weren’t afraid of anything. 🙂 And of course, Gilligan’s Island. The episode where the bombs accidentally land on the island. Skipper thinks he’s contracted anthrax and goes away to live on the other side of the island. And of course, Osama Bin Ladin lands on the island. The castaways, having no clue who he is, take him in, but are shocked upon hearing a radio report describing him. “But LOVEY, he was so classy!” ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/3 "2001-11-08T19:12:43Z")
I _wish_ **Superman** would’ve dealt with it… ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/4 "2001-11-09T01:44:49Z")
_All in the Family_ and _The Jeffersons_ would have gone all the way. Not holding back anything and not be afraid to tell the truth. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/5 "2001-11-09T01:46:33Z")
It would have been interesting to see Archie and Meathead’s views on this war. Would they be at opposite ends? Would they agree? ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/6 "2001-11-09T01:54:19Z")
Forget those old wussy shows, I wanna know what _South Park_ is gonna do about it. Did anyone see the new episode last night? I regretfully missed it but I heard it was supposed to be called “Osama bin Laden has a small penis.” ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/7 "2001-11-09T01:59:30Z")
Enterprise will now have somethng to add to it’s “List of Three,” which is a Trek cliche wherein if a character is referring to famous events in history, two of them should be real and recogizable to the audience, while the third is fictitious. As in: “Sneak attacks have plagued manknd throughout history – Pearl Harbor, the World Trade Center, Space Station Epsilon 19.” Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/8 "2001-11-09T02:36:54Z")
[Ricky]Luuucy, you’ve got some splaaaaain’in to do![/Ricky] ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/9 "2001-11-09T02:40:18Z")
[Wally]Gee, Beaver, I think you should tell dad what you did.[/Wally] ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/10 "2001-11-09T19:30:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Muffin \* > \*\*[Wally]Gee, Beaver, I think you should tell dad what you did.[/Wally] \*\* Beaver: Death to the infidel! Lumpy, attack that cur!Lumpy:(Rushing Wally) DIEEEEEE!!! ArghhhhH!!! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/11 "2001-11-09T20:29:55Z")
Early _M_A_S_H\*: > [@](#): > > A Korean pilot slams his plane into Colonel Blake’s tent, nearly killing him. It soon is discovered that the pilot actually bailed out at the last minute because he was trying to defect. Hilarity ensues. Late _M_A_S_H\*: > [@](#): > > An American pilot trying to commit suicide slams his plane into Colonel Potter’s tent, killing eleven visiting South Korean musicians who were waiting there while Charles finished emergency surgery on Hawkeye and B.J. to save their lives. The episode concludes with Hawkeye delivering a 7-minute speech from post-op about why he won’t carry a gun. ---
**Author:** ![curwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-shows-no-longer-on-air-handle-the-recent-situation/92056/12 "2001-11-10T16:03:41Z")
What about all the New York City cop shows?