On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 10:38 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I recall when the Family Channel (don’t remember if it was Fox or Disney > at that time) ended up with the rights to air Blazing Saddles. I believe > the TRT with commercials was under 45 minutes > In the late1970s one of the networks bought the rights to Blazing Saddles and put it on in prime time. They dubbed in to replace the profanity but left in the n-word. Something that will always stick with me was that in the original the sheriff said to an old woman, "Isn't it a beautiful day, ma'am?" and she replied, "Up yours, n****r." In the cut for network TV she said, "Outta my way, n****r, as if that's where the sensitive point was. And most famously, in the scene where the cowboys ate beans around the campfire the farts were replaced by belches. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHkfEccNauwLH58GtHcSZ6k9xtxfjFrXSbHHduyTa0UwQ%40mail.gmail.com.
