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LittleRickyII · 11-01-2015, 02:21 PM

This morning on Antenna TV, the episode "Pleasure O'Riley" was on. This was the episode about the young model who moves in next door and has a jealous ex-boyfriend. The model's professional name is Pleasure O'Riley. The ex-boyfriend shows up one night and goes over to the Kravitz house looking for his girlfriend. Mr. Kravitz opens the door and the ex-boyfriend asks him, "Do you have Pleasure in your house?" Mr. Kravitz answers: "Not too often, but occasionally."

Okay, it was a very funny line, but this episode was from 1965 (episode 25 of the first season). I'm surprised it got past the censors. Given that there were TV stations in the South already refusing to air this series because of the witchcraft aspect, throwing in the strong sexual innuendo on top of that seems like a risky thing to do. I'm surprised that line wasn't cut out.

LittleRickyII · 11-01-2015, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Brady's Hair

It's almost-certain that in the writers' room that week "O'Riley" was pronounced "orally."

Ha! I hadn't even thought of that. You are probably right about that!

Will and Grace Fanatic · 11-01-2015, 03:54 PM

I'm sure there are plenty of PG jokes in the 60's tv shows. Writers just had to be extremely clever to write them in.

LittleRickyII · 11-01-2015, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Will and Grace Fanatic

I'm sure there are plenty of PG jokes in the 60's tv shows. Writers just had to be extremely clever to write them in.

This is true, and I can think of a few. But this one just seemed to be really pushing it, and not just because of that one line. First of all, this "model" uses Pleasure as her professional name. At the beginning of the episode, Darin is helping her gather some things she's dropped, including an award she won. This award is in the shape of long female legs. Later in the episode, there is another award shaped like a pair of lips. Awards like that, and a name like Pleasure, don't add up to someone who models clothes! And then there's a scene where she's fallen and she's lying on her back. Darin comes to help her and he's on top of her like he's about to mount her. It seems obvious that Pleasure is a "model" in what back in those days they called stag films, or in some magazine like Playboy.

11-01-2015, 02:21 PM	#1
LittleRickyII Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 22, 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,246	Bewitched: Rated PG This morning on Antenna TV, the episode "Pleasure O'Riley" was on. This was the episode about the young model who moves in next door and has a jealous ex-boyfriend. The model's professional name is Pleasure O'Riley. The ex-boyfriend shows up one night and goes over to the Kravitz house looking for his girlfriend. Mr. Kravitz opens the door and the ex-boyfriend asks him, "Do you have Pleasure in your house?" Mr. Kravitz answers: "Not too often, but occasionally." Okay, it was a very funny line, but this episode was from 1965 (episode 25 of the first season). I'm surprised it got past the censors. Given that there were TV stations in the South already refusing to air this series because of the witchcraft aspect, throwing in the strong sexual innuendo on top of that seems like a risky thing to do. I'm surprised that line wasn't cut out.
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11-01-2015, 03:54 PM	#3
Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	I'm sure there are plenty of PG jokes in the 60's tv shows. Writers just had to be extremely clever to write them in.
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