# I can't believe they got away with that! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930 "2006-07-10T21:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/1 "2006-07-10T21:26:07Z")
This is a thread for all those jokes that you can’t believe got past the censors. Many will, of course, be from The Simpsons and Family Guy. To start it off: Homer’s mentioning of “the glory hole” The carny’s name being “cooter” (though it _was_ spelled cooder.) From Family Guy: Tons of nudity (including all of Lois and Peter’s asses, most of Lois’s breasts, and what would be her pubes, if it wasn’t obvious that she shaved (this was on Adult Swim only, in the Fox broadcast, they added underwear.) Lois saying that Peter was “knocking on her backdoor,” and asking Brian if she should let him in (again, only on AS, not Fox. Same scene as above.) ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/2 "2006-07-10T21:33:32Z")
The Simpsons are full of this kind of stuff. “Mmmmm…sugar walls.” Morningwood Penitentiary. Salad-tossing references. “Cooter” was also the name of a character on the old Dukes of Hazzard show. Family Guy had a reference once to someone named “Felcher” as did “All in the Family” back in the 70s (similar hubby/wife piano intro on both shows, too). Of course, there’s the current Burger King ad campaign (Buckin’ Chicken, Huckin’ Chicken, and whatnot). ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/3 "2006-07-10T21:34:24Z")
Cooter’s not an unusual name. IMDB lists fictional "Cooter"s going back to _Gunsmoke_ (with the most famous, of course, being on **The Dukes of Hazzard** ) ---
**Author:** ![cstamets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@cstamets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cstamets)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/4 "2006-07-10T21:36:35Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > The carny’s name being “cooter” (though it _was_ spelled cooder.) Cooter is not an unheard of name. The most famous probably being [this guy here.](http://www.cootersplace.com/) According to [the people at Cooterfest](http://www.cooterfest.com/history.htm) it’s a term that describes a certain class of Southeastern US turtles. There was an episode of “Yes, Dear” in which they were attempting to potty train one the children. They bought a video to show the kid. That video was the most “I can’t believe they did that” thing I’ve seen in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/5 "2006-07-10T21:37:22Z")
Anya to Xander in Hush, and Buffy doing a jerking off motion in the same ep. ---
**Author:** ![cstamets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@cstamets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cstamets)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/6 "2006-07-10T21:37:38Z")
Man, I’m slow… ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/7 "2006-07-10T21:40:07Z")
Mike Seaver in Growing Pains had a best friend named **Boner**. Not sure how that one got past. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/8 "2006-07-10T21:53:48Z")
Richard Stabone was Boner’s full name… Whoa. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/9 "2006-07-10T21:55:31Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Mike Seaver in Growing Pains had a best friend named **Boner**. > > Not sure how that one got past. I only watched a couple of episodes of this show, but I know the answer… Because the character’s full name was Sylvester StaBONE. Hence, Boner. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/10 "2006-07-10T21:59:47Z")
> [@Jackknifed Juggernaut](#): > > I only watched a couple of episodes of this show, but I know the answer… > > Because the character’s full name was Sylvester StaBONE. Hence, Boner. And if I had previewed, I would’ve learned how wrong I was. So, I have no idea how I came up with Sylvester. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/11 "2006-07-10T22:14:11Z")
Watch an episode of _Two and a Half Men_ sometime. The whole show is one long sex joke, and pretty graphic. Funny, too. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/12 "2006-07-10T22:30:03Z")
> [@Jackknifed Juggernaut](#): > > And if I had previewed, I would’ve learned how wrong I was. So, I have no idea how I came up with Sylvester. Now you’ve got me questioning it… Maybe Sylvester was his dad’s name? I know they did that joke though. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/13 "2006-07-10T23:27:37Z")
> [@cstamets](#): > > There was an episode of “Yes, Dear” in which they were attempting to potty train one the children. They bought a video to show the kid. That video was the most “I can’t believe they did that” thing I’ve seen in a while. If I recall correctly, that was an actual video entitled [Once Upon a Potty.](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/6301812328/qid=1152573928/sr=8-7/ref=pd_bbs_7/002-3712942-2492829?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=404272) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/14 "2006-07-10T23:56:21Z")
Plenty of lines from Arrested Development: > [@](#): > > Tobias Fünke: [as Mrs. Featherbottom] O-kay, who’d like a banger in the mouth? > [laughs] > Tobias Fünke: Right, I forgot, here in the States, you call it a _sausage_ in the mouth. > Michael: We just call it a sausage. > [@](#): > > Narrator: Tobias listens to a day’s worth of his own words, to see what Michael was referring to… > Tobias Fünke: [on tape] … even if it means me taking a chubby, I will suck it up. > Tobias Fünke: Nothing wrong with that. > Tobias Fünke: [on tape] Oh, I’ve been in the film business for a while, but I just can’t seem to get one in the can. > Tobias Fünke: It’s out of context. > Tobias Fünke: [on tape] I wouldn’t mind kissing that man between the cheeks. > Narrator: …and he realized there is something distinct about the way he speaks. > Tobias Fünke: Tobias, you blowhard. > [chuckles] > [@](#): > > Tobias Fünke: No, no, it’s pronounced a-nal-ra-pist. > Buster: It wasn’t really the pronunciation that bothered me. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/15 "2006-07-11T01:07:05Z")
I’m still amazed that they got away with Kevin’s older brother routinely calling him “scrote” in “The Wonder Years.” There’s also “Sneed’s Feed and Seed (formerly Chuck’s)” from the Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/16 "2006-07-11T01:34:58Z")
> [@winterhawk11](#): > > There’s also “Sneed’s Feed and Seed (formerly Chuck’s)” from the Simpsons. Oh no. You opened up the Pandora’s box of Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/17 "2006-07-11T01:47:41Z")
Kent Brockman once mentioned “golden showers” on _The Simpsons_. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/18 "2006-07-11T01:55:07Z")
_Will & Grace:_ Too many examples to list. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/19 "2006-07-11T02:05:18Z")
Tex Avery with his character of Red hot riding hood had many. A classic one that I think censors have been missing for more than 60 years: In the classic cartoon Wild And Woolfy (1945), Droopy dog and the Sheriff’s Posse are trying to rescue Red (as a cowgirl) from the clutches of the bad wolf. The wolf took Red to a cabin in the desert and ties her, but then he hears the Posse getting closer. _Wolf-_ It’s the **posse**!!! [covers Red with a blanket, turns around to leave but then stops, lifts the front of the blanket and while he looks in the direction of her crotch he says:] Now don’t you go anywhere! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930/20 "2006-07-11T02:06:57Z")
An older _ATHF_ episode where a “Voodoo Witch Doctor” tricked the cast into reciting, from helpful cue cards, the phrase “I am… **Sofa King** …We Todd Ed.” as part of a ritual. “Not so fast…looses meaning. [chuckle]” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-they-got-away-with-that/363930.md?page=2)