In the ‘90s I remember seeing Peter Noone as himself in a long forgotten episode of a long forgotten sitcom where he called somebody a wanker and it was clear nobody thought the word objectionable. I looked him up on IMDB and found it was Dave’s World in 1996.
On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember when. Phil Collins guest starring in Miami Vice used the same > word. I think it passed unchallenged on NBC, but when that episode reached > the BBC it was notable. That said Miami vice aired after the watershed at > the time. > > In fact, the biggest issue the BBC had was the realism of the gun play in > the show. > > > Adam > > On Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 14:25 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> It could very easily draw complaints to our FCC. It may have been years >> ago, but they could have seen the term as "actionable." B >> >> Joe Hass, June 13th: >> >> Fox waste of space (aka "Studio Analyst") Alexi Lalas decided to use the >> term "wanker" to describe his broadcast partner James Corden during >> yesterday's pregame show, oblivious to the fact that the term is a slur in >> Britain. >> >> >> https://ew.com/alexi-lalas-stuns-fox-calls-james-corden-vulgar-name-live-tv-11997541 >> >> Between this and Fox actually running long during the quarter break... >> I'm sorry..."hydration pause" in the opening match, missing game action >> because of it, I'm treasuring my Peacock subscription. >> >> -- >> 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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/cca8216c-4581-4de2-8aa7-1cf412e890b8n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/cca8216c-4581-4de2-8aa7-1cf412e890b8n%40googlegroups.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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDkyXmFZvbA-oD30pe69%3D1WkJVs9Ycu003cap6q6EvdcA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDkyXmFZvbA-oD30pe69%3D1WkJVs9Ycu003cap6q6EvdcA%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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiFKqwiyOuMNK05N6QCbKDH6m1wU5xmECW9NV9wPQS6kVQ%40mail.gmail.com.
