28 Kill your television! (Urban legends)
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This article is from the Urban legends FAQ, by Terry Chan tchan@dante.lbl.gov and Peter van der Linden linden@eng.sun.com with numerous contributions by others.
28 Kill your television! (Urban legends)
F. "Newlywed Game" husband televised response that the strangest place they
made love was "That'd be the butt, Bob."
T.*...Brian Gordon posted Bob Eubanks interview where Bob offers $10K for proof.
T. ...David Fillipi posted similar account heard on Boston area radio (WBCN).
T. Many people claim to have seen it. Bill McCauley claimed to have a tape
...but never panned out.
T. ...Robert Huss claims to have seen it but says the common quote is "wrong."
T. ...Chris Johns claims to have seen Chuck Barris say it was true on CNBC.
F.*The UK cartoon series "Cpt. Pugwash" had character names w/double entendres.
T.*..._The Guardian_ wrote this up in September 1991. They were successfuly
...sued and issued an apology/retraction in November 1991.
T. Ian Palmer posted a .wav file he says is from an episode called "Fair
...Exchange" supposedly available on a BBC Video called "Captain Pugwash,
...Seafairing Tales" where the Cpt. is supposed to have said "I certainly
...did Master Bate." Interestingly, this differs from the traditional UL
...where the name is often referred to as "Master Bates."
T. Many people claim to have seen and heard these too. What a coincidence!
T. ...Gif of the Captain available at cathouse.org.
T.*Woman has epileptic seizures upon hearing Mary Hart's [ET anchor] voice.
Tb.Parents get a video for children. Find it was recorded over old porn tape!
T. CA assembly considering a law to ban the splicing of porn onto rented tapes.
F. Johnny Carson said he'd pet Zsa Zsa's pussy if she'd move her cat.
F. Johnny Carson said to Jack Nicklaus' wife that her kissing his balls before
a golf game must "make his putter flutter." (Also told of Arnold Palmer.)
T.*...Bo Bradham saw A. Palmer deny it on the _Tonight Show_ on 11 Oct 94.
F. Johnny Carson once gave out his AT&T card number for free calls since he
...won a big legal settlement. [Also told of Steve McQueen/Paul Newman/
...Sammy Davis,Jr. (not lately though)/Robert Redford/Burt Reynolds.]
F. David Letterman tells audience to say "Hi" to Paul Shaffer 'cause his
contract says his butt can't be shown on TV.
[Above four from "Talk Show Tales - 'Dave's Behind' in CBA]
F.*Kid tells Bozo the Clown to "shove it"/etc. after kid drops egg in game.
F.*Bozo interviews kids on show. One kid says "Cram it, clown!" Is removed.
F.*Some kid's talk show host says "That ought to shut the little bastards up!"
on live TV/radio. [Above three from 'Bozo the Clown's Blooper' in TMP]
T. Yes, yes, we've heard of Uncle Don and Kermit Schaeffer. Bogus.
F.*Soupy Sales was canned for telling kids to send him pieces of paper with
pictures of dead presidents from their parents' dresser drawers on his show.
T.*...He was suspended for a week.
F. Jan or Cindy Brady actress was a porn star. See alt.sex.movies FAQ.
F. Some muppet on Sesame Street is going to be snuffed.
F.*Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie are "gay."
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