Blazing saddles. I had great memories of laughing while watching that movie with my father. So when I saw (about a decade ago) it in the TiVo listings, I recorded it.
I then proceeded to talk it up to my 8(?) Year old son. We sat down one Friday night to watch it. Upon the second mention of the n-word, I was wide-eyed as I had totally forgot the flagrant use of the word. My primary memory was the fart scene. I had to pause the movie and explain old day racism. An educational moment on a Friday night. On Sat., Apr. 25, 2020, 9:22 a.m. Tom Wolper, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHkfEccNauwLH58GtHcSZ6k9xtxfjFrXSbHHduyTa0UwQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAK5Q1Br%3D9g44QdAyo4kUYpSHjsCtp%2Btv3ajm08Ouo3rJSNYZWg%40mail.gmail.com.
