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RWCTV · 11-26-2001, 01:49 PM

Did anyone else notice a line that was taken out of the "Lucy Does the Tango" episode? When Lucy gets a phone call from Betty Ramsey, who tells Lucy that her little Bruce's Room is full of the Ricardo's chickens, Lucy asks little Ricky a question...watch...

Ricky: Why would they (the chickens) be over there?

Lucy: I don't know, but I have a sneaking suspision, Little Ricky!!!

Little Ricky: Yeah mommy.

Lucy: Did you hide our chickens dear?

Little Ricky: Will I get a spanking Daddy?

Ricky: No son, not if you tell us the truth.

Little Ricky: Bruce and I hid them.

Lucy: Why did you and Bruce hide them?

Little Ricky: Cause I didn't want you to give them away.

Now that line didn't last long. Why did they cut out that measley little line out of the Nick at Nite/TVLAND episodes? There are some other unimportant parts that really didn't have too much to do with the story. In fact in the severely edited episodes, aired by my local station, that line with the spanking is in there. Is it because of the fact that the right thing to do is being taken out of pop culture? It is like that gentleman on this message board who had the problem of finding the Munsters episode where Herman teaches Eddie to defend himself against bullies. I heard that it "Promotes" violence. I don't buy that hokum for a second. Even in Norman Lear's programs, Maude and Anne Romano (One Day at a Time) enforced spanking.

bweir · 11-26-2001, 06:54 PM

PUH-LEEZE! Just a few weeks ago, the episode of "The Lucy Show" aired in Canada. It was "Lucy and Viv Take Up Judo." In THIS episode Lucy Carmichael teaches her son to defend himself against Vivian's son and Jerry Carmichel gives Sherman Bagley a black eye. They didn't have any problem with this.

dawsongirl · 11-26-2001, 06:58 PM

If that's their logic, then why do they leave the scenes where Ricky spanks Lucy in? I'd think that was worse.

RWCTV · 11-28-2001, 09:00 AM

I think Ricky was goofing around with Lucy when he spanked her. I just wanted to point out why Nick at Nite would edit that line and a local station air the line. Also the one who mentioned about the Lucy show should know that it was on a local station. You see someone on the Munster's board left the message that TVLAND didn't air the episode where Herman taught Eddie how to defend himself. My local station however has aired that episode. What's the point of this you may ask? The point is, is that local stations only show everything in their area, networks like TVLAND reach parts in the whole nation. TVLAND is a network that dispenses reruns, but gets to more of society.

JaneTVFan · 11-28-2001, 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl:
If that's their logic, then why do they leave the scenes where Ricky spanks Lucy in? I'd think that was worse.

Or scenes where Lucy is about to belt Ricky (or actually does whack him)?

melluvslucy · 11-28-2001, 04:17 PM

It might be because of all the child abuse problems today that this line is deleted from the cut versions. But really, it was the time period....I bet that LOTS of kids got a whack on the behind back then for misbehaving. I think things like that make I Love Lucy nostalgic!

tdr · 11-29-2001, 01:18 AM

Very inconsistent. Every ep I have seen, on local stations or Nick or TV Land, they include the chocolate dipper hitting Lucy back with chocolate on her hand, the fight in the wine vat, Lucy kicking Ricky in 'bullfight,' Ricky saying his father caught him gambling and he was "couldn't sit down for a week," Ethel bopping Fred in the face with the flower box....

ILL was not 'politically correct,' (thankfully) but really I have heard few complaints from pressure groups to edit certain scenes or shots. But they would be there for any show made today... a man spanking his wife, mocking Ricky's accent, stereotyping about "Latin temper," the wives always letting their husbands have the final say about money... a new show would be villified for presenting these things. But I read that even Lucie and the rest of the family wanted to cut out the scenes that show them smoking. Animal rights groups would probably comdemn a scene today which shows baby chicks packed into small boxes.

RWCTV · 11-30-2001, 10:31 PM

That is a good point from the person who left the message above this one. One thing is for sure and that is the shows that are don't worry about Political correctness, are the ones that last the longest (ex: Married..With Children, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, The Simpsons, Sanford and Son, etc.) I mean the most controverisal show on TV that goes beyond political in-correctness is "Family Guy" (See my listing for that). This show mocks everything from race, sex, to undisciplined children that want to murder their mom, and another kid whose got a bigger weiner than his dad and the dad is jealous. These shows are wickedly funny, as is the Simpsons, so I think that I Love Lucy should be well left alone. Also, someone wrote about Lucie Arnaz wanting to edit out her mom and dad smoking cigarettes. How can they do that? Some of Lucy's biggest schemes were cooked up while she was having a few puffs as well as Ricky. "Political correctness" has no place on TV in most cases, especially since the shows are so booring, they don't appeal to the blue collar audience........Just the ones who get too easily offended.

Lodee · 11-06-2003, 05:40 PM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl
If that's their logic, then why do they leave the scenes where Ricky spanks Lucy in? I'd think that was worse.

Hey Splain, I think Dawsongirl is the guilty one!

crazyredhead · 11-06-2003, 08:21 PM

I don't know why they would take out the spanking lines, because on Andy Griffith, he talks alot about spanking, and I think maybe even showed Opie getting a spanking! Sooo...

I'm glad I got the full version of that episode! It was interesting seeing Little Ricky getting in trouble for the first time!

MagsLovesLucy · 11-06-2003, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by crazyredhead
I'm glad I got the full version of that episode! It was interesting seeing Little Ricky getting in trouble for the first time!

Yeah. Little Ricky was always so well behaved.

Kristina · 11-07-2003, 12:16 AM

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Originally posted by crazyredhead
I don't know why they would take out the spanking lines, because on Andy Griffith, he talks alot about spanking, and I think maybe even showed Opie getting a spanking! Sooo...

I'm glad I got the full version of that episode! It was interesting seeing Little Ricky getting in trouble for the first time!

Yeah, I was watching Andy Griffith just a couple days ago and Opie was going to get a spanking for "lying". I don't think that's controversial at all.

SPLAIN · 11-07-2003, 11:16 AM

Will somebody please get this political correctness business off our backs so comedy shows can be funny again? Although i understand where someone heavy would not like to see people making fun of fat people or anything of that nature.

GeeBee · 11-07-2003, 02:22 PM

The removal of the line MIGHT not have anything to with its content. Networks delete random lines for commercial time. Many other lines have been deleted that are not controversial at all just so more advertisements can be crammed in.

dawsongirl · 11-07-2003, 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by Lodee
Hey Splain, I think Dawsongirl is the guilty one!

Guilty of what?

11-26-2001, 01:49 PM	#1
RWCTV Making Sense Senior Member Join Date: Sep 21, 2001 Location: Lockport, IL USA Posts: 1,138	The "Controversial" Line in Lucy Does the Tango Did anyone else notice a line that was taken out of the "Lucy Does the Tango" episode? When Lucy gets a phone call from Betty Ramsey, who tells Lucy that her little Bruce's Room is full of the Ricardo's chickens, Lucy asks little Ricky a question...watch... Ricky: Why would they (the chickens) be over there? Lucy: I don't know, but I have a sneaking suspision, Little Ricky!!! Little Ricky: Yeah mommy. Lucy: Did you hide our chickens dear? Little Ricky: Will I get a spanking Daddy? Ricky: No son, not if you tell us the truth. Little Ricky: Bruce and I hid them. Lucy: Why did you and Bruce hide them? Little Ricky: Cause I didn't want you to give them away. Now that line didn't last long. Why did they cut out that measley little line out of the Nick at Nite/TVLAND episodes? There are some other unimportant parts that really didn't have too much to do with the story. In fact in the severely edited episodes, aired by my local station, that line with the spanking is in there. Is it because of the fact that the right thing to do is being taken out of pop culture? It is like that gentleman on this message board who had the problem of finding the Munsters episode where Herman teaches Eddie to defend himself against bullies. I heard that it "Promotes" violence. I don't buy that hokum for a second. Even in Norman Lear's programs, Maude and Anne Romano (One Day at a Time) enforced spanking.

11-06-2003, 08:21 PM	#10
crazyredhead Seniorita Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: DIZZY LAND Posts: 715	I don't know why they would take out the spanking lines, because on Andy Griffith, he talks alot about spanking, and I think maybe even showed Opie getting a spanking! Sooo... I'm glad I got the full version of that episode! It was interesting seeing Little Ricky getting in trouble for the first time!
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11-26-2001, 06:54 PM	#2
bweir Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2001 Posts: 293	PUH-LEEZE! Just a few weeks ago, the episode of "The Lucy Show" aired in Canada. It was "Lucy and Viv Take Up Judo." In THIS episode Lucy Carmichael teaches her son to defend himself against Vivian's son and Jerry Carmichel gives Sherman Bagley a black eye. They didn't have any problem with this.

11-26-2001, 06:58 PM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	If that's their logic, then why do they leave the scenes where Ricky spanks Lucy in? I'd think that was worse.

11-28-2001, 09:00 AM	#4
RWCTV Making Sense Senior Member Join Date: Sep 21, 2001 Location: Lockport, IL USA Posts: 1,138	I think Ricky was goofing around with Lucy when he spanked her. I just wanted to point out why Nick at Nite would edit that line and a local station air the line. Also the one who mentioned about the Lucy show should know that it was on a local station. You see someone on the Munster's board left the message that TVLAND didn't air the episode where Herman taught Eddie how to defend himself. My local station however has aired that episode. What's the point of this you may ask? The point is, is that local stations only show everything in their area, networks like TVLAND reach parts in the whole nation. TVLAND is a network that dispenses reruns, but gets to more of society.

11-28-2001, 04:17 PM	#6
melluvslucy My future lies in CA Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 27, 2001 Location: In the room with many mirrors, LOL! Posts: 110	It might be because of all the child abuse problems today that this line is deleted from the cut versions. But really, it was the time period....I bet that LOTS of kids got a whack on the behind back then for misbehaving. I think things like that make I Love Lucy nostalgic!

11-29-2001, 01:18 AM	#7
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	Very inconsistent. Every ep I have seen, on local stations or Nick or TV Land, they include the chocolate dipper hitting Lucy back with chocolate on her hand, the fight in the wine vat, Lucy kicking Ricky in 'bullfight,' Ricky saying his father caught him gambling and he was "couldn't sit down for a week," Ethel bopping Fred in the face with the flower box.... ILL was not 'politically correct,' (thankfully) but really I have heard few complaints from pressure groups to edit certain scenes or shots. But they would be there for any show made today... a man spanking his wife, mocking Ricky's accent, stereotyping about "Latin temper," the wives always letting their husbands have the final say about money... a new show would be villified for presenting these things. But I read that even Lucie and the rest of the family wanted to cut out the scenes that show them smoking. Animal rights groups would probably comdemn a scene today which shows baby chicks packed into small boxes.

11-30-2001, 10:31 PM	#8
RWCTV Making Sense Senior Member Join Date: Sep 21, 2001 Location: Lockport, IL USA Posts: 1,138	That is a good point from the person who left the message above this one. One thing is for sure and that is the shows that are don't worry about Political correctness, are the ones that last the longest (ex: Married..With Children, All in the Family, The Jeffersons, The Simpsons, Sanford and Son, etc.) I mean the most controverisal show on TV that goes beyond political in-correctness is "Family Guy" (See my listing for that). This show mocks everything from race, sex, to undisciplined children that want to murder their mom, and another kid whose got a bigger weiner than his dad and the dad is jealous. These shows are wickedly funny, as is the Simpsons, so I think that I Love Lucy should be well left alone. Also, someone wrote about Lucie Arnaz wanting to edit out her mom and dad smoking cigarettes. How can they do that? Some of Lucy's biggest schemes were cooked up while she was having a few puffs as well as Ricky. "Political correctness" has no place on TV in most cases, especially since the shows are so booring, they don't appeal to the blue collar audience........Just the ones who get too easily offended.

11-07-2003, 11:16 AM	#13
SPLAIN I Love Lucy Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2002 Location: MONTREAL, CANADA Posts: 4,563	Will somebody please get this political correctness business off our backs so comedy shows can be funny again? Although i understand where someone heavy would not like to see people making fun of fat people or anything of that nature.

11-07-2003, 02:22 PM	#14
GeeBee Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2003 Posts: 1,578	The removal of the line MIGHT not have anything to with its content. Networks delete random lines for commercial time. Many other lines have been deleted that are not controversial at all just so more advertisements can be crammed in.