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Archie and Edith · 08-16-2005, 12:07 AM

hi all,

I was watching an episode today of the Dick Van Dyke Show and in the episode the word "pregnant" was used. I thought that was a taboo word back then.

Archie and Edith · 08-16-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Archie and Edith

hi all,

I was watching an episode today of the Dick Van Dyke Show and in the episode the word "pregnant" was used. I thought that was a taboo word back then.

well does anyone know why they said it. It was in the duck episode that I heard the word "pregnant".

octobereve · 08-16-2005, 05:16 PM

That was the scene with the lady and her cat, right? She said her cat think she's pregnant. I don't really know why they said "pregnant". All I can guess is by the time that episode was made, the censors loosened up in that area.

Lolac · 08-16-2005, 06:37 PM

I would concur with that. I believe standards were starting to loosen then. We have commented on that on this board before. They still had to sleep in seperate beds!

Lolac

LauraNamesake · 07-16-2008, 10:53 PM

I'm sorry but of all things in this show, the twin beds REALLY get to me!!! And a lot of the time Rob was with Laura, or Laura was with Rob in each other's beds. Were they the last couple to have twin beds?

treky · 07-19-2008, 10:40 PM

I think so, because Sam and Darrin (on "BEWITCHED") and Herman and Lily Munster (on "THE MUNSTERS") slept in the same bed while Rob & Laura had twin beds for the entire run.

LauraNamesake · 07-20-2008, 10:39 PM

God that annoys me!!! They were SUCH a believeable couples...besides that. I just can't imagine a couple like Rob and Laura sleeping in seperate beds.

Indy788 · 07-21-2008, 12:16 AM

Didn't Lucy and Desi have twin beds pushed together during their last years on the Lucy-Desi Comedy hour? That was around 1960, so you'd think they would have had Laura and Rob with one large sized bed.

goodolddays · 07-22-2008, 08:49 PM

Interestingly, in some of the Ozzie and Harriet episodes they are in double beds and in others they are in a single (queen size) bed. And their show started in the 50's !! Why double beds would continue to be a mainstay (in some series) in the early 60's is beyond me.

Having said this, perhaps it was easier in O & H's case (for those times they were in a single bed) because they were really married.

???

08-16-2005, 12:07 AM	#1
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07-16-2008, 10:53 PM	#5
LauraNamesake Oh Rob!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 13, 2008 Location: MD Posts: 277	I'm sorry but of all things in this show, the twin beds REALLY get to me!!! And a lot of the time Rob was with Laura, or Laura was with Rob in each other's beds. Were they the last couple to have twin beds?
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07-19-2008, 10:40 PM	#6
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I think so, because Sam and Darrin (on "BEWITCHED") and Herman and Lily Munster (on "THE MUNSTERS") slept in the same bed while Rob & Laura had twin beds for the entire run.
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07-21-2008, 12:16 AM	#8
Indy788 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 02, 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 109	Didn't Lucy and Desi have twin beds pushed together during their last years on the Lucy-Desi Comedy hour? That was around 1960, so you'd think they would have had Laura and Rob with one large sized bed.
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08-16-2005, 05:16 PM	#3
octobereve Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 232	That was the scene with the lady and her cat, right? She said her cat think she's pregnant. I don't really know why they said "pregnant". All I can guess is by the time that episode was made, the censors loosened up in that area.

08-16-2005, 06:37 PM	#4
Lolac Dolce far niente, Carissima! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 02, 2003 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 1,487	I would concur with that. I believe standards were starting to loosen then. We have commented on that on this board before. They still had to sleep in seperate beds! Lolac

07-20-2008, 10:39 PM	#7
LauraNamesake Oh Rob!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 13, 2008 Location: MD Posts: 277	God that annoys me!!! They were SUCH a believeable couples...besides that. I just can't imagine a couple like Rob and Laura sleeping in seperate beds.

07-22-2008, 08:49 PM	#9
goodolddays Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2005 Posts: 85	Interestingly, in some of the Ozzie and Harriet episodes they are in double beds and in others they are in a single (queen size) bed. And their show started in the *50's* !! Why double beds would continue to be a mainstay (in some series) in the early 60's is beyond me. Having said this, perhaps it was easier in O & H's case (for those times they were in a single bed) because they were really married. ???