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Where does a single (or sometimes married) man go on American TV when he wants to see some female flesh? Why, he goes to the '''Bikini Bar''', where he can see young ladies dancing about in their lingerie, swimsuits, or wet T-shirts that [[Nipple-and-Dimed|suspiciously lack nipples]]. "[[Go-Go Dancing|Go-go dancer]]" cages are optional, as are [[Playboy Bunny]] outfits in countries where that outfit isn't trademarked by [[Playboy]]. |
Where does a single (or sometimes married) man go on American TV when he wants to see some female flesh? Why, he goes to the '''Bikini Bar''', where he can see young ladies dancing about in their lingerie, swimsuits, or wet T-shirts that [[Nipple-and-Dimed|suspiciously lack nipples]]. "[[Go-Go Dancing|Go-go dancer]]" cages are optional, as are [[Playboy Bunny]] outfits in countries where that outfit isn't trademarked by [[Playboy]]. |
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In case you haven't realized, strippers never go topless (let alone fully nude) on American TV shows, even though such practices are commonplace in [[Real Life]]. Even the dance moves are practically ballet compared to what real strippers do to "pay for college." Post-[[Watershed]] British TV has no such problems. Some characters are rich enough to have this as [[Paid Harem]]. |
In case you haven't realized, [[You Can Leave Your Hat On|strippers]] never go topless (let alone fully nude) on American TV shows, even though such practices are commonplace in [[Real Life]]. Even the dance moves are practically ballet compared to what real strippers do to "pay for college." Post-[[Watershed]] British TV has no such problems. Some characters are rich enough to have this as [[Paid Harem]]. |
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One common term used for this kind of establishment is "titty bar". |
One common term used for this kind of establishment is "titty bar". |
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Compare with [[Host Club]]. |
Compare with [[Host Club]]. |
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For the less bowdlerized version of these stablishments, see [[Strip Club]]. |
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* Tracy takes Liz to one in the [[Pilot]] of ''[[30 Rock]]''. |
* Tracy takes Liz to one in the [[Pilot]] of ''[[30 Rock]]''. |
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* Feature in several episodes of ''[[Law & Order]]'' shows, especially ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|SVU]].'' |
* Feature in several episodes of ''[[Law & Order]]'' shows, especially ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|SVU]].'' |
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* The Bada Bing in ''[[The Sopranos]]'' changed from a |
* The Bada Bing in ''[[The Sopranos]]'' changed from a [[Strip Club]] to a Bikini Bar when the show was [[Edited for Syndication]]. |
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* ''[[The Bill]]'', being (on the whole) a pre-[[Watershed]] show, sometimes features this. There was one episode where Cathy Bradford went undercover at a gentleman's club and had to take her top off in front of Nick Klein (another police officer) to maintain her cover since she was on camera, but we didn't see any nipples. |
* ''[[The Bill]]'', being (on the whole) a pre-[[Watershed]] show, sometimes features this. There was one episode where Cathy Bradford went undercover at a gentleman's club and had to take her top off in front of Nick Klein (another police officer) to maintain her cover since she was on camera, but we didn't see any nipples. |
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* The "Charlie Gets Crippled" episode of ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. |
* The "Charlie Gets Crippled" episode of ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]''. |
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