China, Il

[Majikthise]

Wow, I must be completely inured to bad language because after the first couple "a**holes," I didn't even notice any of the others.

[HolyLoliSoul]

I'm sure you're familiar with a**holes of all types, but it's not the first time that word has been said on AS. The F-word was a first, I'm sure, as was the S-word, though that already flies fast and loose on FX.

[Majikthise]

The S-word was previously uttered (by Moltar) in the Space Ghost episode "Dreams" in 2004.

[HolyLoliSoul]

Okay, that's fair. But can you name me a time in past years where "a**hole* was said on AS?

[Majikthise]

No, sir. I cannot.

[4-HBabe]

Well it was censored out here in Mountain Time which was disappointing.

But still, killer hippie zombies attack! Pretty cool

[HolyLoliSoul]

ATHF episode "Hypno-Germ". Airdate: who cares.

[KLGB]

Man that **beast** for you guys out in the Mountain Time Zone. Babycakes F-bomb was very funny. It was like he said it but didn't say it. haha

[Majikthise]

I have it on tape, so I'm clearly going to have to go back and confirm that it's there.

[KLGB]

It was the first f-bomb. 

[mahala_la_la]

All I hear are **bleep**. (Both runs)

Dean: "What the **bleep** is this, **bleep**cakes?"
Daddy Cakes: "But **bleep**ing your sister is just gross."

[xdemon]

I DVR'ed the show and after I thought I heard the F-word, I had to rewind to confirm.

Oh, yes, the F-bomb was exploded!

And the episode was funny as hell too!

[Swymco]

I loved the "Skywalk" iine at the end. Baby Cakes always has the greatest lines in each episode.

This show is getting crazier with each episode. How far will it go in season one?

[ShadyLookingMinority]

I'm gonna go tell my mommy about this neat new word I learned! F*CK! Wheeeeeeee! F*CK F*CK F*CK!

[ZorakFan3271]

Use it wisely, son. 

[NexxyTheBum]

Sooooo, a while back for the premiere of an episode of Boondocks season 3, the one where Uncle Ruckus' grandma comes to die, they dropped an uncensored F-Bomb. Twice. These two swears were done during two different days, once during the premiere, once long after as a rerun. But it's the scene where Ruckus first finds her sitting in his sh-t shack and as she walks up to him she mutters something about "f- this sh- shack"... or whatever. I just remember being shocked at the swear and then excited just like this that it might become a trend.

I don't get why Comedy Central can do away with censorship completly on their late night programs but not AS... the shows here are way more worthy. Oh and Archer on FX gets away with it too.

[HolyLoliSoul]

AS still airs on the same channel as Cartoon Network, so they still abide by certain strictures. Even if they were on a different channel, I would think Turner S&P would only be so lenient.

In comparison, Comedy Central and FX are owned by different companies and are clearly channels meant for adults.

[itsacoaster]

I haven't looked at this thread yet, and now that you mention it, I do remember the word "a**hole" uttered, uncensored, and I thought that was odd. But like Majik, I didn't even notice it any other time. I didn't notice the F-bomb either.

Other than the surprising language, I thought it was an OK episode. Maybe my least favorite so far, I dunno.

[HolyLoliSoul]

Perhaps you have grown ambivalent towards hippies?

Or did you feel the violence was more suited to Superjail! than China, IL?

[itsacoaster]

I really am ambivalent towards hippies. Let them smoke their pot and grow out their body hair. What do I care?

[HolyLoliSoul]

Speaking of body hair, I thought that the episode rose above Superjail! in two ways: the fact that the violence wasn't always at center stage like with the skeleton in the urinal and that there was a real moment of tension hiding away from the feral hippies.

[4-HBabe]

You're forgetting one key ingredient. Hippies + Incest.

Incest makes everything better.

[snipelfritz]

Somehow I didn't catch the other f-bombs, just Prof. Cakes' "Don't fuuuuuudge your sister."  I know **beast** has been on cable plenty of times(South Park comes to mind first) and I wouldn't be surprised about a**hole(I really only notice it when it's censored).  There's really three things to remember: If you're paying for cable, you're effectively inviting them into your home compared to network television which is just floating around in the public airwaves; After 10pm is considered "safe harbor" and shows can get away with more than they normally would; Most importantly however, none of these are hard and fast rules.  The FCC can't monitor and enforce everything all the time.  They are a completely reactionary agency and will only really act on prominent broadcasts that draw a lot of viewers and therefore a lot of response to anything controversial.

I am reminded of an episode of The Daily Show from a month or two ago where Jason Jones' scrotum was shown briefly as he was having a vascectomy.  It was a "did I really just see that?" sort of surreal moment.  I guess there's some exception for scenes of real-life surgeries which may have scientific or educational value.

Basically, FCC standards are anything but standard.  There's just no practical way to enforce them much less decide on what's right and wrong.

EDIT: lol, at AD's autocensor.  I didn't write "fuuuuuuudge."

[Majikthise]

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itsacoaster wrote:
I haven't looked at this thread yet, and now that you mention it, I do remember the word "a**hole" uttered, uncensored, and I thought that was odd. But like Majik, I didn't even notice it any other time. I didn't notice the F-bomb either.

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That's because there may not have been anything to notice. Last night I played back my tape of the broadcast and each incidence of the F-word was fully bleeped. And I'm on the East Coast, so it's not like they pulled a switcheroo on me after it went out uncensored the first time. I was taping it the first time.