Family Guy And Censorship | A PTV Retrospective

[@sparkycraft275]

People think that kids learn curse words through tv, but let's be honest, kids learn curse words from their parents and other kids. Ask any 10 year old how many curse words they know and they'll recite as many or more curse words then you.

[@AntSugar]

My parents are sailor mouths that constantly scream at each other yet my mom tried to say "I didn't raise you like that, I raised you to be polite 😡" when I cussed a lot as a teenager

[@tameracalloway6068]

I walked past the playground in my apartment complex once and when I tell you I was taken aback at the cuss words these kids knew. I have a sailor mouth and still couldn’t fit all those words in one sentence like those kids did. I felt old bc all I could do was shake my head 😂

[@christopherblue2004]

And nowadays the internet.

[@Rootiga]

so true, i remember when i was 11 and one of my friends said "you want to hear the worst swear word ever?" before taking me to the edge of the field and whispering the n word lol. whats even better is he didnt know what it meant, but knew it was the worst

[@ChiknPog]

Honestly the year I probably swore the most and with the least amount of reasons for swearing was year 4 when I was 10

[@eatatjoes6751]

The irony of the actual FCC enjoying the episode cracks me up. Also, censors can be funnier than just flat out curses if you make them creative enough.

[@sparkycraft275]

A great example of this is Rick and Morty, they sensor the curse words and it only makes it funnier.

[@Randomlad.0737]

Also Aqua Teen Hunger Force, they mostly used random sound effects or just play the swear in reverse.

[@blacksouljiah6660]

@@Randomlad.0737Was gonna mention this. Funnier than the actual swearing

[@christopherblue2004]

Yeah like on south park they wouldn’t let Trey and Matt say that Cruise was gay, but could say that he wouldn’t come out of the closet. 🤣

[@mongoosecavern]

😂 ​@@christopherblue2004

[@purpleghost2004]

"unfortunately for my parents, technology has advanced to the point where information has never been more accessible, and while sometimes this technology can be used productively, most of the time it's used to watch family guy." great line

[@icecreamhero2375]

I think bleeped swears are funnier than actual swears. Like Peter falls down the stairs. LOL

[@Johnmrobinson-vb5vd]

Depends on the context in a show that rarely uses swear words having an uncensored use of the world fuck would be hilarious

[@KazShiro]

Another would be Tom swearing in the Boondocks

[@tetosbiggestfan]

family guy swears pretty often but its always for comedic effect and i don't know whats more tasteful. for shows that swear WAY too much like to a disgusting degree like hazbin hotel, bleeps would be awful (as someone who doesnt even watch that show)

[@Folfah]

@@Johnmrobinson-vb5vd im surprised yt didnt censor you for saying that

[@Bolbi145]

@@icecreamhero2375 as long as it’s reasonable, like I can understand the F word, but some KZbinrs go to the extreme by censoring words like “Nipple” or “Penis”.

[@CZsWorld]

Hey Lois, I didn't know Family Guy had a Pierce The Veil episode.

[@tomatobooksentertainment8376]

Kids are gonna wanna know what is behind those bleeps, and they are going to find them.

[@Lvestfold4143]

Censorship based on age/maturity rating is highly inconsistent in both television and film. In film, a G-rating doesn’t devoid a film of dark themes or imagery, and biblical swears such as “hell” or “damn” are permissible. PG and PG-13 films are allowed occasional swears and one f-bomb. R permits multiple usages of the word “fuck” but not unlimited amounts. After a certain threshold the film enters NC-17 which is a rare rating but does occasionally make it to theatres. Nudity is heavily restricted by both the MPA and the FCC in an inconsistent and highly sexist manner towards both sexes. While violence is insanely under regulated. G rated movies almost never have nudity yet shirtless men can be shown. Sometimes the anti-nudity rule exempts films with religious themes. Non-human animal genitalia and mating can also be featured in G rated content. Violence is permissible including graphic killings of non-human characters, and blood must be kept at a minimal amount. PG and PG-13 up the violence and blood but the nudity restrictions remain the same. Though, at times a single scene of a topless woman is permissible, and shots of bare butts of both sexes can slip past the censors. Sexual innuendos and allusions to sex are permissible, but sexual stimulation is unacceptable. R-rating has weird inconsistencies with nudity. Simulated sexual depictions are acceptable but explicit sexual content is forbidden. Women can be shown aroused and fully naked, but an uncovered erect penis automatically hits a film with an NC-17 rating. Even showing flaccid penises in rated R films is extremely rare. Most are blink and you’ll miss it, or mostly obscured by something. Part of the reason for that is MPA heavily regulates penis movement in films. If a flaccid dick flops side to side that’s ok. If it goes up and down then the film gets an NC-17 rating. R rated films can be excessively violent and gory, but not excessively gory. Substantial graphic horror violence and gore will enter NC-17 rating territory. For television, TV-Y is more restrictive than G ratings. TV-Y7 would be more akin to G ratings but darker topics such as war and genocide can be discussed. Occasional naked butts can be shown, and so can topless men and boys. TV-PG and TV-14 are pretty inconsistent as both can be raunchy and violent, but nudity is still limited to just the behind and shirtless men. TV-MA is similar to an R rating, however live action male genitalia is permissible to show, but animated male genitalia is surprisingly rare. I have no idea if it’s the FCC or self censorship. Basically, the FCC and the MPA sexualizes women’s breasts (which is a highly controversial topic), and has a fear of phalluses, particularly erect ones. They are inconsistent on swearing, and their regulation of blood and violence seems to be on the flip of a coin.

[@milliondollarmistake]

MILLIONS of americans calling the FCC to complain about someone accidentally showing a second of boob is one of the more embarrassing facts I've learned about the country. Jesus Christ lol

[@daltonlegendary6036]

I feel as though the fcc can be used to prevent straight up pornographic and gory scenes but other objects should be left to be shown to the audience at hand

[@AYAKXSHI]

That too could even go to far

[@YamatoFukkatsu]

Something ironic about the PTV episode: it was subject to network censorship itself. In the FOX airing, they cut out the scene where Peter films an imitation Jackass and ends up taking a dump on Lois as she was passing under him (the screenshot of Peter about to defecate off of the bridge appearing in this video multiple times). It's notable that this incident is what really upset Lois to the point that she calls the FCC to shut down Peter's operation, but with the scene removed, they instead had Lois's actress record a line where she gets upset over the existence of Sideboob Hour (with that scene now preceding the event). Resultingly, this changes up the context quite a bit. In the uncut episode, Lois reaches a breaking point when she becomes personally victimized by Peter's antics. In the FOX airing, on the other hand, she just comes off as a sex-negative prude who doesn't like the idea of a TV show focusing on sideboob (which is pretty ironic given how frequently the series portrays her as a total nympho in the bedroom). This does paint Lois in a much less favorable light, yet at the same time, by making her be at odds with obscene content solely for the sake of "morality" while having no actual stake in it, it also makes her seem like a more accurate portrayal of the real life parental groups who pressured for all these regulations.

[@sonicalex2536]

Skibidi Stewie on the thumbnail (I am about to have a fucking aneurysm please kill me)

[@SpeedsterMan15]

The moment I saw Stewie in a toilet, I knew someone would make that reference.

[@britanimations2002]

Be fair, creative censorship can be funnier than just showing what you're talking about. I know a lot of British shows have fun with it, sometimes a bleep can be funnier than a swear because the anonymity of the swear is what gives the word power

[@TheEdico1]

Fun fact. Google images was created due to the amount of people who wanted to go back and see the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.

[@thisisall50charactersbeing47]

You forgot to mention KZbin had a similar story

[@RottenConglomerate]

It was actusllt times Jenifer Lopez’ dress. KZbin was this story lol

[@virtualashez]

"So the FCC won't let me be Or let me be me so let me see They try to shut me down on MTV But it feels so empty Without Me"

[@iwreck4203]

Everytime I heard him say fcc lol

[@Folfah]

lmao furryy

[@virtualashez]

@@Folfah ?

[@BlueCrasher01]

14:15 AVGN summed that up perfectly "TV makes a whole Lotta sense."

[@3182john]

What I’ve always found interesting is how the fcc defines obscene is always vague and never explicit or not ambiguous about the definition.

[@thebrideofghostface]

I think censorship in general is very stupid. Adults should be able to watch stuff with swears or violence or whatever if they are choosing to, and people should be able to make that content if it is not harming anybody. I learned swears from my parents. I also started watching violent and curse-heavy and inappropriate movies and tv-shows because my parents showed them to me. I am not worse off for my parents showing them to me, and adults with children whom they would actively stop them from watching things (when they are watching them, that is) would also not be worse off, because people hear about swears everywhere. And most of the time, people who watch violent stuff will stop if they are too disturbed or keep watching it if they are not!

[@Dovah_Slayer]

I say we fight for anti-censorship go through and uncensor censored adult shows

[@samharris246]

People are free to create/view the most violent, sexual, and swear filled content they desire. If sponsors demanded more violent, sexual, and swear filled content, you bet your ass the networks would create piles of it. Hell, they'd probably sue the FCC out existence if they had to. The sponsors are the real censors.

[@aaronlaughter6471]

I think censorship can work to make a show better or memorable. Take YuGiOh, the Shadow Realm was supposed to be Hell, until censorship made them change it to the Shadow Realm, and lets face it, the Shadow Realm is better then Hell in my opinion and way more memorable.

[@Bolbi145]

The thing is that you can be rescued from the shadow realm as they said in the show, that makes it 10x less scary

[@namelessresource5782]

I cannot STAND this argument in the context of anime. "Oh no actually censorship made it better." No, no it did not, you are lying to yourself.

[@Bolbi145]

@@namelessresource5782 it’s a coping mechanism

[@namelessresource5782]

@Bolbi145 it really is, I see it with zoomers and people who in general have a concerning positive view of censorship

[@Bolbi145]

@@namelessresource5782 yeah, I’m worried that censorship advocates can use those arguments to justify censorship like “We’re not censoring you, we’re boosting your creativity!”.

[@罪のアリス]

Growing up, my parents watched a lot of TV with me. They understood that adult humor doesn't reach kids, so they didn't prevent me from watching shows like The Simpsons, Duckman or Family Guy. When it was cancelled the second time on Fox, I was gifted the DVD set. I'm thankful for those DVDs as the commentaries give so much insight into the show, including Seth's many gripes with the FCC. My favorite being the censorship on a popular diamond commercial using silhouettes. The scene was supposed to be the woman goes down on the guy after having the ring put on her, but the FCC fought with Seth, frame by frame, on how far down the woman was allowed to go, neutering the joke in the end.

[@tigerman4303]

I’m glad I found your channel

[@DarkAngel-jo8ix]

You see the FCC won’t let me be and let me be me so let me see

[@ZiggyStardust1974]

Tryna shut me down on MTV

[@namelessresource5782]

But it feels so empty without me

[@shahinazmeerriza5377]

Na na na na na na

[@johannvonbabylon]

There's some Family Guy censorship that's just bizarre. In the episode with all the songs, the uncensored line about looking at your father's penis goes "an acorn in a bed of hair is all you're gonna see down there." It got changed to "an acorn in a nest of twigs and underneath two fetal pigs" which is obviously much grosser! I'd just love to know the logic.

[@Dovah_Slayer]

There is none like at all same with video games and the old farts at the ESA who owns the ESRB I want these self serving groups and stupid groups to be shut down and replaced with actually smart people who have the BALLS to tell these "concerned parents" to fuck off

[@nekitto28]

I think if parents cared more about their kids, they wouldn't need to put the blame on others for their problems

[@TheLauren800]

the funny things i find most kids don't get the joke, when I was a kid I was allowed to watch The Simpsons and so many other shows and now I watch and like "oh dam now I get that joke" that just went over my head then.

[@jackthefrog80085]

Funny how the seven words are just words I say in my normal life

[@AtlasNovack]

It's my favorite episode for so many reasons, but this deep dive was fantastic.

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

pretty ironic for a country calling itself free to restrict things like same-sex marriage, and obscene comedy with vulgar words

[@flyinyoku3543]

And freaking out about breasts

[@namelessresource5782]

That's the last bastion of boomer-era sensibilities.

[@lindseycampbell7487]

Yup. My parents thought Family Guy was gross and inappropriate. But I found ways to watch it on my own when I was 15. Now I have my own Hulu subscription and it's one of my favorite shows 😅 I think the fact that my parents thought it was bad for me made me want to watch it more.

[@Juan_rivera]

This is one the most cohesive and funniest episodes of Family Guy... when Seth McFarlane ways to he can make a great episode

[@AYAKXSHI]

Seth hasn’t been on fg as a writer in yrs

[@Juan_rivera]

@@AYAKXSHI no wonder it's been ass for years

[@a.grimes4202]

I’m thinking that as the F.C.C. rules on indecency, obscenity and other offensive content on US cable and network TV stations only applies between 6A.M.-10P.M., the fact that _Family Guy_ reruns were from 11P.M.-12M. and 2-3A.M. Eastern on Cartoon Network’s late-night [adult swim] programming block was what allowed “When You Wish Upon A Weinstein” to be aired on [as]. Gotta say, I’m pretty disappointed that FOX was allowed to tell [as] not to air the episode “Partial Tetms of Endearment” and have them comply. I have to wonder, in the wake of recent developments surrounding the never-ending hot-button Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice issue and debate surrounding it, if this episode weren’t produced and ready to release until, say, last year, would it then have been given the green light by FOX and the fellas (and ladies and everyone else) at the freaking F.C.C. to finally air? It certainly seems it would be a lot more topical than 14 years ago, when it successfully aired in the summer of 2010 in the U.K.

[@danielsmokesmids]

“when you wish upon a weinstein” was actually banned because of the Disney song

[@speed9553]

I thought this was a Huggbees video until he didn’t show his face within the first minute

[@q.h.s5051]

TV taught me lessons, rare and special vocabulary, cool subjects, and my enjoyment of comedy, horror, action, and storytelling. My family taught me inappropriate humor and swear words because that’s who they are. TV does nothing parents may do

[@TheTundraTerror]

11:43 - Literally the state of KZbin.

[@FoulMouthFishing666]

Im anti censorship but sometimes it actually makes scenes funnier

[@Walid-mk4jo]

well how did the fcc respond to this episode?

[@3182john]

Hilariously, listen to the commentary about it.

[@sunnyflowers4]

crazy that john douglass jacksfilms started this

[@avenkaru]

Skibidi toilet thumbnail

[@2011supergamer]

Shoutouts to the Chibi Robo music

[@Krakkokayne]

So the Fcc won't let me be or let me be me 😂

[@RottenConglomerate]

So let me see, they tried to shut me down on mtv? But it feels so empty without me

[@DistinctBlood]

Who else hears the snes donkey kong music in the background of the video?

[@Alexis_473]

animal crossing music is playing at the beginning if you listen closely

[@Ben-jl2rh]

Tbf Seth is a raging liberal and no one should really take him seriously

[@janussosa6462]

Nah what is the background music towards the end of the video playing I stg I’ve heard it before

[@Ocarina654]

Aquatic Ambience by David Wise? From the DKC sountrack.

[@braxbro7602]

Skibidi Stewie

[@MisterDeadDoxx]

Is the FCC still a thing? Its 2024 and I haven’t heard anything about them since the early 2000s lol

[@undead8393]

My kids won't have unsupervised access to internet-capable devices until they're moved out of my home. That said, make adult content entirely uncensored.

[@zzay3345]

Algorithm

[@buddyzilla4557]

9:36 -Sure there were extra conservative people having a coniption fit over the basic concept of the book being shown but I think what most people were upset with was a little more reasonable and profressive. The fact it seemed staged and she had a pasty lead a lot of people to believe this was done as a purposeful exploitation publicity stunt. This can really push into a moral gray area because it was unlikely a decision by Janet Jackson herself by the production studio who ordered it for exploitative purposes on their part. What big multibillion dollar companies can expect a performer to do for a role to manipulate views and money out of the masses IS something that should be considered, especially revolving around minorities that already have a history of being misused in such a way for the leverage of their careers in an unequal job market. Sure you cab say she had tons of money, did not need to do this and even may have been willing but that's not really true when it comes to thsi industry and still encourages that power to the industry over thsoe wjo may not be so comfortble with it. You gloss over this aspect as if it had no bearing and even admit the reasons were probably stupid but I feel that's what makes it so valid. You do what a lot of these very greedy and evil corporations do by generalizing masses in a negative sense to manipulate you audience for personal monetary and social benefit. You are no better than them. A capitalism junky media monster. Many didn't care so much about rhe boob as preventing people like you from continuing to do evil things begind the scenes for your benefit and the cost of social progression. You clearly look down on your audience, thinking that are stupid and worthless by the way you present to them. They should show you better by canceling you.

[@j.afro775]

If this were how Jack Kirby handled this same situation there'd have been no Marvel or DC for Disney and HBO to buy 🫤 Same goes for radio. 😐 Seth McFartjoke being a liberaltarian doesn't make him smart, just contrary.... We live in a regulated society. Getting triggered by that doesn't change anything.

[@namelessresource5782]

>no marvel >no dc >companies wouldn't buy everything up You say this like it's a bad thing.

[@finikkin1021]

thank you for the video Mr. Cow