Can they say the F word on TV in Canada?

Post by **Roofus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:48 am

So my "friend" (we'll call him "Rufus") missed Family Guy on Sunday and downloaded it from the usual place. Rufus didn't get around to watching it until last night and was surprised to hear the word "fuck" uttered by a character in the episode! He tells me that it probably came from Canada and that got me curious: can they swear on Canadian TV? And in the unlikely event the answer is no, where might the recording have come from?

404NotFound · Post by **404NotFound** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:51 am

Apparantly the ol' Fuckbomb was uncensored in select markets. Some people said it was firmly bleeped, others said it was uncensored. In the US, too.

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:08 am

[is reminded of the "Shit" episode of South Park]

perry · Post by **perry** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:09 am

Parhaps whereever it was recorded from shows it at a later time when it's uncensored.

Gmc · Post by **Gmc** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:58 am

Yeap, I noticed that when I downloaded it too, must have been from a late-night aired version.

Post by **Specially Cork** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:44 pm

Fuck on TV??? Dont be ridiculous. Thats far worse than violence.

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:39 pm

BoneyCork wrote:Fuck on TV??? Dont be ridiculous. Thats far worse than violence.

Yeah, the kids can watch mind-scarring torturous violence, but don't let them hear any dirty words!

ace · Post by **ace** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:39 pm

Yeah, certain channels and at certain times you can hear fuck on TV.

AuroEdge · Post by **AuroEdge** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:48 pm

ace wrote:Yeah, certain channels and at certain times you can hear fuck on TV.

Does that pertain to actually hearing 'fuck' motions as well?

Nico0020 · Post by **Nico0020** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:21 pm

ive been wondering this too. i didnt see it when it aired on fox, but my friend did and he thinks they did say it here in the states. I dont see how though. oh well i guess ill have to wait for a re run.

404NotFound · Post by **404NotFound** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:27 pm

The best places to find the word "fuck" on normal TV are problably History channel shows (apparantly a historical quote is alright. I think they had an interview with Ed Koch where he said it once)

Or late-night comedy central. They don't censor anything.

Post by **Roofus** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:22 pm

Nico0020 wrote:ive been wondering this too. i didnt see it when it aired on fox, but my friend did and he thinks they did say it here in the states. I dont see how though. oh well i guess ill have to wait for a re run.

That's weird because you'd think by Monday, it would have been all over the news how the FCC fined Fox out of existance.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:29 pm

Nico0020 wrote:ive been wondering this too. i didnt see it when it aired on fox, but my friend did and he thinks they did say it here in the states. I dont see how though. oh well i guess ill have to wait for a re run.

It was edited, bleeped, whatever when I watched it.

Hawke · Post by **Hawke** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:07 pm

There is quite a bit of swearing on Canadian TV. Being an avid visitor of the suthern states, it's true that Canadian TV is much less cencored than American TV.

MulletMan13 · Post by **MulletMan13** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:14 pm

On the news the word can be said if it was in an interview, or something like that. It is up to the news director's discretion, but they will not be fined if it is 'non-fictional'.

Network television shows don't necessarily have this restriction, but various groups will protest and the FCC will eventually come down on programs that do this.

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:47 am

Smurph wrote:
BoneyCork wrote:Fuck on TV??? Dont be ridiculous. Thats far worse than violence.
Yeah, the kids can watch mind-scarring torturous violence, but don't let them hear any dirty words!

Or -- heaven forbid -- see a breast!

Covar · Post by **Covar** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:00 am

i think we are all missing the most important part of all

ROOFUS'S FRIEND RUFUS IS A PIRATE!!!!

Envy · Post by **Envy** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:11 pm

I love Ukranian TV nothing like daytime nudity

Black Ninja · Post by **Black Ninja** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:57 pm

Watch the trailer park boys and you hear ricky say the word fuck in just about every sentence.

Post by **Roofus** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:13 am

Covar wrote:i think we are all missing the most important part of all

ROOFUS'S FRIEND RUFUS IS A PIRATE!!!!

Yeah, Rufus is a real scumbag. Right after he told me that he downloaded Family Guy, I called the police on him.