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seventies_sitcoms · 01-04-2007, 02:49 PM

I don't think a sitcom today would show a father slapping his daughters in the face. I just watched the episode "Julie Smokes" and Chief struck her across the face because she was smoking behind his back.

I guess maybe in a way it was understandable because cigarettes killed the mother.

Robert 13 · 01-04-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by seventies_sitcoms

I don't think a sitcom today would show a father slapping his daughters in the face. I just watched the episode "Julie Smokes" and Chief struck her across the face because she was smoking behind his back.

I guess maybe in a way it was understandable because cigarettes killed the mother.

You're right. There was a lot more slapping on sitcoms in the 80s then there is now. It brought a serious tone to a show when they wanted to keep you watching. He slapped Katie in the first episode, didn't he?

01-04-2007, 02:49 PM	#1
seventies_sitcoms * Senior Member Join Date: Jan 09, 2005 Posts: 2,244	The Chief does a lot of slapping I don't think a sitcom today would show a father slapping his daughters in the face. I just watched the episode "Julie Smokes" and Chief struck her across the face because she was smoking behind his back. I guess maybe in a way it was understandable because cigarettes killed the mother.