And, of course, Mr Burns said it to U2 in an end-credit scene in "Trash Of The Titans".
I doubt it would be actionable: just another example of Fox employing only the best and brightest racists for their broadcasts. On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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/CABru7%2BdG72Hckhh1CRjbCYoQ4TXv_s26yTEdKBHM%2BXUCTVrmGQ%40mail.gmail.com.
