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From: rlr@pyuxn.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.movies,net.tv
Subject: Re: Censoring of "Blazing Saddles" on CBS
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Date: Mon, 10-Oct-83 15:06:51 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 10 15:06:51 1983
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I missed the "beans" scene (got home too late), but here are some examples
of CBS censoring technique:

"Lili von Schtupp" became "Lili von Sch...".  (though the poster on the saloon
						had the full name)
"Just a little feel" became "Just a little".
"Is it twue what they say about you people? ... It's twue!  It's twue!"
	became  "Is it twue what they say?"

But this line remained intact:

"Well, we'll let the niggers and the chinks stay, but we don't want the Irish."

Says a lot about the values of a Moral Majority that would determine what words
	get said on television.
"Young Frankenstein" did not fare much better.  For example, Madeline Kahn
	failed to say thank you after the compliment about the knockers (on the
	door, that is).					Rich