Not according to Snopes:
Nope, it didn’t.
The Mikkelson’s considred themselves to be the authority on everything. They were wrong quite often, though. They claimed that they would not believe it happened without seeing a video tape of the show no matter how many people swore they saw it.
I used to argue with the Mikkelson’s about this in the 1990s.
I also know otherw who saw the show that night and remember it clearly.
It happened.
I don’t remember if the newspapers reported the terms of the withdrawal of the lawsuit. I suspect that one term was that Carson and the Tonight Show would have to destroy the tape and could never refer to it again.
It didn’t happen because it would have been censored. If you could provide a single link instead of telling us to look it up ourselves you might have a case, but you can’t.
I also find it unlikely that Zsa Zsa (or anyone else, really) would call her cat a “pussy” unless she was trying to set up a risqué joke.
Can you provide a link to a newspaper talking about the lawsuit at all?
Do you think that they would cancel the show so they could edit the tape?
Nobody would have thought it worth the trouble to clip the articles out. I remember reading them, but that was only one article in the newspaper.
However, the term “fish” is no longer a defined zoological term. And before Linnaeus, fish meant “stuff that lives in the water” like blackfish, crayfish, jellyfish, etc.
It never happened- BTW, that same story was also told with Raquel Welch. If you dont like Snopes
No, Johnny Carson Never Said That: The Late-Night Myths That Won’t Die - LateNighter
It’s a great story—but it never happened. No tape of the incident exists, and when contacted by the rumor quashers at Snopes.com way back in the 1990s, both Gabor and Carson issued denials. Other versions of the same tall tale involving Raquel Welch, Farrah Fawcett, and Ann-Margret have also been disproven.
No lawsuit was filed.
Of course, this could well be a Mandela effect issue.
I was on the Bozo show, and yes, Bozo did say to the kids= “Thats a Bozo no-no”. " But that doesnt mean that on air any kid replied “Cram it clownie”. Lots of urban legends about stuff that never really happened on TV.
But note the “Newlywed game Up the Butt Bob” really happened, but the wording was a little different-
If they censored every little thing, The Newlwed Gmae would certainly have made the list repeatedly.
The tv in the 1960s was less prim and proper than it became later.
The thing that really surprised me was watching a late movie one evening with a scene in which a man and woman were lying in bed and the blanket didn’t cover her breasts. It left me wondering if I had really seen what I saw.
Side note: it never actually aired back when people claimed they saw it instead of admitting that they only heard one (of many) versions of it from others. Rumors of rumors of rumors became a fact. Yes, censors made sure that taping nevered aired on the original show.
When helping Ralph prepare for the quiz show, Ed Norton would always warm up by playing “Swanee River” on the piano. Ralph finally told him to knock it off, and when the time came to answer the question, he froze because he knew the tune but couldn’t name its composer.
Oops, never mind, I didn’t see someone’s comment.
“No masturbation,” not “No sex.” However, the “M word” is never used in the show.
It was “the master of your domain”.
How about Mrs Slocumb on Are You Being Served? ![]()
(As an aside, I just realized the character’s name is a risqué joke as well. Try saying it out loud.
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Different country, different rules.
Or “the Queen of the Castle,” in Elaine’s case. ![]()
I just reviewed the cast list for Fresno, and am pretty sure it was Canadian actress Valerie Mahaffey who delivered the line, not Teri Garr. I remembered Teri because she spent a large portion of the show in lingerie. ![]()