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'80sSitcoms · 01-10-2021, 06:52 PM

This is the disclaimer that aired before the original controversial airing of "The First Time", where Natalie committed "S-E-X".

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I'd never thought about it before, but you might think they would have put this up before "Breaking Point" since that's the darkest subject matter and this show had such a large youth following.

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80s Dude · 01-11-2021, 12:18 AM

Or the Dope episode where they showed actual drug paraphernalia.

'80sSitcoms · 01-11-2021, 03:01 AM

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Or the Dope episode where they showed actual drug paraphernalia.

Lorimar Television · 01-11-2021, 03:46 AM

I don’t think nick at nite showed Dope at all. Too edgy!!!

'80sSitcoms · 01-11-2021, 03:49 AM

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I don’t think nick at nite showed Dope at all. Too edgy!!!

"You're right, Lorsie---they didn't show 'Dope' either!"

[woman SCREAMS with laughter in back of audience]

Lorimar Television · 01-11-2021, 04:49 AM

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"You're right, Lorsie---they didn't show 'Dope' either!"

[woman SCREAMS with laughter in back of audience]

Said woman:

RetroGuy2000 · 01-11-2021, 09:32 AM

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"You're right, Lorsie---they didn't show 'Dope' either!"

[woman SCREAMS with laughter in back of audience]

RetroGuy2000 · 01-11-2021, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by '80sSitcoms

This is the disclaimer that aired before the original controversial airing of "The First Time", where Natalie committed "S-E-X".

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I'd never thought about it before, but you might think they would have put this up before "Breaking Point" since that's the darkest subject matter and this show had such a large youth following.

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It's been said that Americans have some strange morals: a girl dies and there's no warning. But a girl has sex, and that's worthy of a disclaimer.

'80sSitcoms · 01-11-2021, 11:48 AM

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It's been said that Americans have some strange morals: a girl dies and there's no warning.

And not only that, but a girl the same age or older than most of the show's viewers, and she died by killing herself. At school.

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But a girl has sex, and that's worthy of a disclaimer.

Sex, something adults have every day which is a completely natural thing. Hmm...

I also find it a little odd that they didn't use the full title of the show in the disclaimer. Why leave off the "The"? The show isn't called "Facts of Life".

RetroGuy2000 · 01-11-2021, 01:30 PM

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I also find it a little odd that they didn't use the full title of the show in the disclaimer. Why leave off the "The"? The show isn't called "Facts of Life".

I didn't even notice! Great point!

FOL-FAN-ITA · 01-11-2021, 02:48 PM

I don't understand why TFT has a disclaimer but Dope and Breaking Point not. I think BP could be traumatic for a kid

80s Dude · 01-11-2021, 06:32 PM

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I don't understand why TFT has a disclaimer but Dope and Breaking Point not. I think BT could be traumatic for a kid

Fear Strikes Back is another one. Mindy has said that gave her nightmares.

'80sSitcoms · 01-11-2021, 06:41 PM

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Fear Strikes Back is another one. Mindy has said that gave her nightmares.

Another good candidate.

Impressions · 01-11-2021, 09:33 PM

So they're gonna put a disclaimer up for this episode but not for "Runaway" and "Pretty Babies," where young children are LITERALLY sexualized? For goodness sake, Natalie was a grown woman losing her virginity, but somehow this was so taboo it needed its own disclaimer.

TV Guy · 01-11-2021, 10:14 PM

NBC had a similar advisory the previous season on “Valerie”, when David was considering losing his virginity and his mother talked to him about condoms. And similar to FOL, another cast member (in this case Jeremy Licht, who played son Mark) missed the episode.

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Impressions She died the way she lived Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 08, 2002 Posts: 4,640	So they're gonna put a disclaimer up for this episode but not for "Runaway" and "Pretty Babies," where young children are LITERALLY sexualized? For goodness sake, Natalie was a grown woman losing her virginity, but somehow this was so taboo it needed its own disclaimer.

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TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	NBC had a similar advisory the previous season on “Valerie”, when David was considering losing his virginity and his mother talked to him about condoms. And similar to FOL, another cast member (in this case Jeremy Licht, who played son Mark) missed the episode.