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[[File:Tickled.jpg|link=Mork and Mindy|frame|He's just getting tickled... [[Blatant Lies|honest |
[[File:Tickled.jpg|link=Mork and Mindy|frame|He's just getting tickled... [[Blatant Lies|honest]]!]] |
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{{quote|''The Fruit Fucker made his prime-time television debut last Monday. Our friend Wil Wheaton was on [[The Big Bang Theory|Big Bang Theory]] sporting the FF shirt. I'd love to know what he told people when they asked him what was on his shirt. I'm guessing it wasn't "a fruit rapist."''|'''Gabe'''|''[[Penny Arcade]]''}} |
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While ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'' (or rather, [[Robin Williams|its star]]) may be the [[Trope Namer]], [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] has been going on ever since the beginning of television and is unlikely to stop as long as the censors are around, writers willing to mock them by letting the crap slip by them, and viewers who notice and put the instances on this website. |
While ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'' (or rather, [[Robin Williams|its star]]) may be the [[Trope Namer]], [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] has been going on ever since the beginning of television and is unlikely to stop as long as the censors are around, writers willing to mock them by letting the crap slip by them, and viewers who notice and put the instances on this website. |
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== Works with their own Radar pages == |
== Works with their own Radar pages == |
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* [[A.N.T. Farm/Radar| |
* [[A.N.T. Farm/Radar|A.N.T. Farm]] |
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* [[Arrested Development (TV series)/Radar|Arrested Development]] |
* [[Arrested Development (TV series)/Radar|Arrested Development]] |
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* [[Babylon 5/Radar|Babylon 5]] |
* [[Babylon 5/Radar|Babylon 5]] |
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* [[Hannah Montana/Radar|Hannah Montana]] |
* [[Hannah Montana/Radar|Hannah Montana]] |
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* [[Home Improvement (TV series)/Radar|Home Improvement]] |
* [[Home Improvement (TV series)/Radar|Home Improvement]] |
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* [[ICarly/Radar| |
* [[ICarly/Radar|ICarly]] |
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* [[Jessie/Radar|Jessie]] |
* [[Jessie/Radar|Jessie]] |
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* [[My Babysitter's a Vampire/Radar|My Babysitters a Vampire]] |
* [[My Babysitter's a Vampire/Radar|My Babysitters a Vampire]] |
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* [[Victorious/Radar|Victorious]] |
* [[Victorious/Radar|Victorious]] |
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* [[Wizards of Waverly Place/Radar|Wizards of Waverly Place]] |
* [[Wizards of Waverly Place/Radar|Wizards of Waverly Place]] |
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* [[You Can't Do That on Television/Radar|You Can't Do That |
* [[You Can't Do That on Television/Radar|You Can't Do That on Television]] |
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== Other Works == |
== Other Works == |
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** Another example is near the beginning of the series. When Mindy is explaining different types of love to Mork, she mentions her dad and says, "The kind of love a father has for his daughter." Mork responds, "I understand all about that - I read Lolita." |
** Another example is near the beginning of the series. When Mindy is explaining different types of love to Mork, she mentions her dad and says, "The kind of love a father has for his daughter." Mork responds, "I understand all about that - I read Lolita." |
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** The scene with Robin Williams in cheerleader uniform - [[Lightmare Fuel]] too. |
** The scene with Robin Williams in cheerleader uniform - [[Lightmare Fuel]] too. |
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** A not-quite-[[Bilingual Bonus]] occurs when one episode centers around dealing with their landlord Arnold Wanker and the cast seem to enjoy it just ever so much that you feel they were very aware of |
** A not-quite-[[Bilingual Bonus]] occurs when one episode centers around dealing with their landlord Arnold Wanker and the cast seem to enjoy it just ever so much that you feel they were very aware of the meaning of the word in the UK. |
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** Robin Williams is part Scottish, don't forget: he'd seriously know. And share the gag. |
** Robin Williams is part Scottish, don't forget: he'd seriously know. And share the gag. |
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** These shows went out unbleeped in the UK. Granada Television used to screen it on Sunday afternoons, just before the religious God-Slot. People tuning in early for Holy Mass or communal hymn-singing were somewhat offended. |
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* Game Shows: Lots of examples: |
* Game Shows: Lots of examples: |
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** ''[[Family Feud]]'': Many times, becoming particularly prevalent during the Steve Harvey era that began in 2010. |
** ''[[Family Feud]]'': Many times, becoming particularly prevalent during the Steve Harvey era that began in 2010. |
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* ''[[The Bozo Show]]'': An urban legend persists that a child used the phrase "Cram it, clown!" on the show, with a similar retelling having the mal-behaving child uttering harsh profanity. Each version of the story has the child uttering the "Bozo no-no" after playing a progressive-skill game for a cache of prizes -- called "The Grand-Prize Game," with increasing value depending on the child's success, with a high-valued grand prize offered for successfully completing all attempts) -- the child missing on one of his attempts (the point at which failure occurred varies, most often on the first try for the big prize, in which case nothing would be won), and the child venting his frustration after being handed an undesirable [[Consolation Prize]], usually a towel with Bozo's likeness or a cheap balsa-wood airplane. Snopes.com doubts whether this happened, stating that the tellings vary widely and that because it aired live in most markets the footage of such an event would be [[Lost Episode|lost]]. |
* ''[[The Bozo Show]]'': An urban legend persists that a child used the phrase "Cram it, clown!" on the show, with a similar retelling having the mal-behaving child uttering harsh profanity. Each version of the story has the child uttering the "Bozo no-no" after playing a progressive-skill game for a cache of prizes -- called "The Grand-Prize Game," with increasing value depending on the child's success, with a high-valued grand prize offered for successfully completing all attempts) -- the child missing on one of his attempts (the point at which failure occurred varies, most often on the first try for the big prize, in which case nothing would be won), and the child venting his frustration after being handed an undesirable [[Consolation Prize]], usually a towel with Bozo's likeness or a cheap balsa-wood airplane. Snopes.com doubts whether this happened, stating that the tellings vary widely and that because it aired live in most markets the footage of such an event would be [[Lost Episode|lost]]. |
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* ''[[ER]]'': In the eighth-season episode "On the Beach" (an episode documenting one of the last days of his life after suffering from an inoperable brain tumor), Dr. Mark Greene loses his balance while getting out of bed and falls over, after which he screams out a word that suspiciously sounds like "SHIT!!!" (Edwards was leaving the series, and his character dies in a later episode from the cancer, which has by now spread throughout his entire body.) |
* ''[[ER]]'': In the eighth-season episode "On the Beach" (an episode documenting one of the last days of his life after suffering from an inoperable brain tumor), Dr. Mark Greene loses his balance while getting out of bed and falls over, after which he screams out a word that suspiciously sounds like "SHIT!!!" (Edwards was leaving the series, and his character dies in a later episode from the cancer, which has by now spread throughout his entire body.) |
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** That wasn't just a word that sounds like shit, that was him actually saying shit. Keep in mind that when the episode aired, network TV was considerably less prudish in regards to language. Case in point: NYPD Blue. |
** That wasn't just a word that sounds like shit, that was him actually saying shit. Keep in mind that when the episode aired, network TV was considerably less prudish in regards to language. Case in point: ''[[NYPD Blue]]''. |
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* ''[[Schindler's List]]'': When the 1993 Academy Award-winning movie (the biopic on the German businessman who forsakes his Nazi Party leanings to save more than 1,000 Jews from death) first aired on NBC, it was aired unedited, unlike virtually all movies featuring harsh profanity, sex and nudity. Although a sex scene was edited, appearances of completely naked women (Jews who had been stripped of their clothing by Nazi soldiers) and utterances of the word "fuck" were left intact, marking firsts (if not one of the firsts) in American television. Although it gained a TV-MA rating by NBC, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) criticized NBC's decision to air the movie, contending at first that NBC had fallen to a new low by allowing the film to air with its nudity, violence and profanity, adding that airing the film was an insult to "decent-minded individuals everywhere" (he later relented on some of his comments, although he thought the movie should have been aired at a different time). PBS has also shown the movie in its original theatrical form. |
* ''[[Schindler's List]]'': When the 1993 Academy Award-winning movie (the biopic on the German businessman who forsakes his Nazi Party leanings to save more than 1,000 Jews from death) first aired on NBC, it was aired unedited, unlike virtually all movies featuring harsh profanity, sex and nudity. Although a sex scene was edited, appearances of completely naked women (Jews who had been stripped of their clothing by Nazi soldiers) and utterances of the word "fuck" were left intact, marking firsts (if not one of the firsts) in American television. Although it gained a TV-MA rating by NBC, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) criticized NBC's decision to air the movie, contending at first that NBC had fallen to a new low by allowing the film to air with its nudity, violence and profanity, adding that airing the film was an insult to "decent-minded individuals everywhere" (he later relented on some of his comments, although he thought the movie should have been aired at a different time). PBS has also shown the movie in its original theatrical form. |
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* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' has topless women appear uncensored many, many times. Add to that all the dirty jokes. But in one of Terry Gilliam's animations, the word "cancer" was considered too offensive and was, rather obviously (the narrator's voice changes dramatically) changed to "gangrene". |
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' has topless women appear uncensored many, many times. Add to that all the dirty jokes. But in one of Terry Gilliam's animations, the word "cancer" was considered too offensive and was, rather obviously (the narrator's voice changes dramatically) changed to "gangrene". |
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* ''[[Bones|"Cluck you! Cluck you!"]]'' |
* ''[[Bones|"Cluck you! Cluck you!"]]'' |
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*** They did that one on Married... With Children years ago. |
*** They did that one on Married... With Children years ago. |
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* ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' played with this a bit |
* ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' played with this a bit: "Damn that motherchucker!" |
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** How about Blair's fantasy in a season two episode? She is shown sitting in Chuck's limo while he kisses his way down her body. Eventually he disappears below her waistline and we get a close-up of Blair's face in complete exstacy. All while the song "''Going Down''" plays. And then Dorota walks in and comments "Remember, God always watching." |
** How about Blair's fantasy in a season two episode? She is shown sitting in Chuck's limo while he kisses his way down her body. Eventually he disappears below her waistline and we get a close-up of Blair's face in complete exstacy. All while the song "''Going Down''" plays. And then Dorota walks in and comments "Remember, God always watching." |
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** One early episode has Gossip Girl referring to the situation as a "fustercluck." |
** One early episode has Gossip Girl referring to the situation as a "fustercluck." |
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{{quote| '''Georgina:''' Blair locked me out. And judging by the size of the sock on the doorknob I didn't want to knock.}} |
{{quote| '''Georgina:''' Blair locked me out. And judging by the size of the sock on the doorknob I didn't want to knock.}} |
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* In the season 2 finale for ''[[Chuck]]'', Casey says "Chuck me." |
* In the season 2 finale for ''[[Chuck]]'', Casey says "Chuck me." |
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* It may seem comparatively tame these days, but in 1964 ''[[The Addams Family]]'' was getting away with ''murder'' on a weekly basis; the show ''somehow'' managed to amass enough [[Weirdness Coupon |
* It may seem comparatively tame these days, but in 1964 ''[[The Addams Family]]'' was getting away with ''murder'' on a weekly basis; the show ''somehow'' managed to amass enough [[Weirdness Coupon]]s to allow Morticia and Gomez to be very, ''very'' obviously sexually active, not to say kinky. (The scene where he lassos her with a ''bullwhip'' and twirls her over to him...) |
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{{quote| '''Gomez''' ''(about the new neighbors)'': It's our turn now. They won't see US for three days.}} |
{{quote| '''Gomez''' ''(about the new neighbors)'': It's our turn now. They won't see US for three days.}} |
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* Simon Groom on [[Blue Peter]] : 'What a beautiful pair of knockers'. |
* Simon Groom on [[Blue Peter]] : 'What a beautiful pair of knockers'. |
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{{quote| '''Mr. Monroe:''' You can be the alternative family!}} |
{{quote| '''Mr. Monroe:''' You can be the alternative family!}} |
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** There is also a rather interesting moment during the first episode of season 3: |
** There is also a rather interesting moment during the first episode of season 3: |
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{{quote| '''Cookie:''' Do you think that Lisa Zemo is hot? |
{{quote| '''Cookie:''' Do you think that Lisa Zemo is hot? |
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'''Gordy:''' Ummm, I can't answer that, due to the fact that I'm 40. }} |
'''Gordy:''' Ummm, I can't answer that, due to the fact that I'm 40. }} |
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** Is [[This Troper]] the only one to hear Martin say PMS (in reference in the school's name, '''P'''olk '''M'''iddle '''S'''chool) in the Season 1 episode, |
** Is [[This Troper]] the only one to hear Martin say PMS (in reference in the school's name, '''P'''olk '''M'''iddle '''S'''chool) in the Season 1 episode, "Guide to Talent Shows"? The school's full name is James K. Polk Middle School, but he definitely said "PMS". |
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** There is Suzie's habit of wanting to share lockers with whoever her current boyfriend is, which is treated akin to moving in together as adults. |
** There is Suzie's habit of wanting to share lockers with whoever her current boyfriend is, which is treated akin to moving in together as adults. |
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* From [[Leave It to Beaver]], how the hell did "Beaver Cleaver" make it past the censors? |
* From [[Leave It to Beaver]], how the hell did "Beaver Cleaver" make it past the censors? |
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** Except the slang goes back to at least the twenties. |
** Except the slang goes back to at least the twenties. |
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* The BBC talent show ''The Slammer'' (which, as with many CBBC programmes, is written more for [[Parental Bonus|adults than children]]) gets a few adult jokes past censors. One of the acts was a young Michael Jackson impersonator, and one of the viewers was approached by the presenter for his views on the act's dance moves. The child replied, 'exotic', leading the presenter to ad-lib as a reference to one of the fake prison's guards, 'Exotic dancing? Mr. Burgess likes ''exotic dancing''.' |
* The BBC talent show ''The Slammer'' (which, as with many CBBC programmes, is written more for [[Parental Bonus|adults than children]]) gets a few adult jokes past censors. One of the acts was a young Michael Jackson impersonator, and one of the viewers was approached by the presenter for his views on the act's dance moves. The child replied, 'exotic', leading the presenter to ad-lib as a reference to one of the fake prison's guards, 'Exotic dancing? Mr. Burgess likes ''exotic dancing''.' |
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* ''[[Kids in The Hall]]'''s song sketch "Running Faggot" was allowed to air because it used the term in the classic Davy Crockett-era usage: back then, the term "faggot" referred to a bundle of sticks used for kindling, and the Davy Crockett types were called "faggots" because of their unbreakable spirits and fire in their bellies. [[Have a Gay Old Time|The fact that our title character is played by openly gay Scott Thompson is your problem]]. |
* ''[[Kids in The Hall]]''{{'}}s song sketch "Running Faggot" was allowed to air because it used the term in the classic Davy Crockett-era usage: back then, the term "faggot" referred to a bundle of sticks used for kindling, and the Davy Crockett types were called "faggots" because of their unbreakable spirits and fire in their bellies. [[Have a Gay Old Time|The fact that our title character is played by openly gay Scott Thompson is your problem]]. |
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** That and the fact that shows produced for the Canadian market are far ''less'' censored than those produced for the US market. |
** That and the fact that shows produced for the Canadian market are far ''less'' censored than those produced for the US market. |
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* An episode of ''[[The Real Hustle]]'' did this unintentionally. Offensive language is usually bleeped or cut from the programme so it can be broadcast before 9pm. The first series had a con in which two of the presenters played a couple [[We Need a Distraction|arguing so a third presenter could steal from a jewellers']]. One of the arguing presenters slapped the other, swore and walked out. The scene was then shown another twice as the voiceover explained how they'd stolen a watch, on each occasion the censors failed to realise what she said. The 'best of' episode which showed the scene again did bleep it. |
* An episode of ''[[The Real Hustle]]'' did this unintentionally. Offensive language is usually bleeped or cut from the programme so it can be broadcast before 9pm. The first series had a con in which two of the presenters played a couple [[We Need a Distraction|arguing so a third presenter could steal from a jewellers']]. One of the arguing presenters slapped the other, swore and walked out. The scene was then shown another twice as the voiceover explained how they'd stolen a watch, on each occasion the censors failed to realise what she said. The 'best of' episode which showed the scene again did bleep it. |