# You can't do that on television... Even though they once did **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 15, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-do-that-on-television-even-though-they-once-did/712755 "2015-02-15T22:36:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-do-that-on-television-even-though-they-once-did/712755/81 "2015-02-22T05:11:34Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > SCTV anyone? Words well spoken! ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-do-that-on-television-even-though-they-once-did/712755/82 "2015-02-22T05:13:24Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > Ah, yes. The late 70’s early 80’s. The Golden Age of bralessness - nipples everywhere, even on awards shows and sitcoms. > > We shall never see the like again. Thanks for the reminder. IIRC, didn’t Adrienne Barbeau hang loose about all of the time on Maude? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-do-that-on-television-even-though-they-once-did/712755/83 "2015-02-22T14:07:09Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > And of course, we all know that 1970’s PBS was a reliable source of usually-British boobies. Ah, yes…Valerie Perrine in “Steambath”. I always managed to catch that when it was on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-do-that-on-television-even-though-they-once-did/712755.md?page=4)