Ron Obvious
Ron Obvious's JournalList of restricted things on US network TV and Airline TV
Found this while cleaning up a hard drive. I don't have a source, and google only reveals it being quoted on a French website, so I can't vouch for the accuracy. Still, I thought it was interesting.
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The following is to be used as a guide only. It is not possible to include every visual or language restriction, and we must rely on the discretion and common sense of the producer, director and/or editor to ensure necessary coverage. If an action or word is questionable, please cover, replace or delete it for the airline or television version.
Visual and Audio Restrictions
airplane crashes/mechanical problems/airline names or logos (for airline versions only)
Explosions and fiery visuals need to be trimmed and the audio needs to be softened for airline
nudity - both front and back (derrieres, G-strings and pasties are also not acceptable)
female nipples (exposed or visible through clothing)
fornication/coitus position/pelvic thrusts/humping/bumping and grinding
fondling of breasts/groin
kiddie porn
snuff porn
bestiality
masturbation
defecation
urination
flipping the bird/traditional arm gesture/masturbation gesture
grabbing ones parts/genitals/breasts and derriere
gratuitious violence/blood/squibs
Dead bodies with eyes open
impact of bullets/knives/multiple bullet/knife wounds
injections where you can see the needle entering the body/sharp objects penetrating bodies
humans and animals on fire/electrocuted
slamming humans and animals into/through glass or into objects
kicking or beating of humans and animals
severe injuries to humans/animals (e.g. car running over body)
product identification (e.g. repeated shots or close-ups of Coke bottle, Kelloggs Corn Flakes box, etc.) (Networks TV only)
Cigarette smoking (ABC only)
Quoting of non-fact-based statistics. (Network TV only)
Practical jokes/imitable behavior. (ABC & NBC only)
The only telephone numbers which are cleared for broadcast are 555-0100 through 555-0199.
Visuals of World Trade Center, planes flying low/approaching buildings. Audio references to WTC or 9/11. (Airline only; ABC not currently allowing WTC visuals)
Language Restrictions
any verbal references to plane crashes/airplanes in jeopardy (airline only)
fuck (and all derivatives)/motherfucker/frigging/fricking/hitting skins/laid/get laid/bang/tapping ass/knockin boots/jump your bones/ball/bang
wanker
screw/screwed (in a sexual connotation)
shit/scheist/crap/bullshit/bullspit/b.s./doo-doo/turd/take a dump
Goddamn/Goddarn (damn is not usually acceptable to networks if its a family film)
Jesus/Christ/Jesus Christ (When used as an expletive)
bitch/son of a bitch/s.o.b.
bastard
piss/pissant/pissworm/pissing/pissed off/whiz/squirt/pee (not always acceptable)/take a leak
come/cum/coming/orgasm/cream/jizz
fag/faggot/queen/fairy/dyke/pansy/bull dyke/butch/pillow biter/fudge packer/rump ranger/cocksucker
cunt/pussy/beaver/punany/poon tang/booty/boot/cootch/cherry/break the cherry/honey pot/snatch/fur/pink/monkey print/clitoris
on the rag/on the plug
prick/pecker/cock/cocksucker/dick/jimmy/tool/johnson/schlong/meat/putz/beef
schmuck
balls/cojones/nuts/chewing my eggs off
ass/asshole/jackass/butt cheeks/butt crack/up my Lincoln Tunnel/cocoa factory/Hershey highway/brown-noser
hot between the legs/moist between the legs/wet/juicy
whore/slut
nigger/schvartze/kike/chink/spic (and any other derogatory ethnic slurs)
pubic hair
dildo
scumbag
fart/cut one/cut the cheese
tits/boobs/bloarts/knockers/hooters/nipples/nips
masturbate/ejaculate/jerk off/jack off/jack me off/hand job/blow job/suck off/eat out/eat me/wax me
69/rimming
erection/boner/hard-on/hump/ramrod/lube job/in deep
hose gobbler/suck it/lick it/muff diver
mouthing of profanities (fill with audible replacements)
Please note that any profanity spoken in a foreign language will also need coverage, as will profanity in subtitles.
TV/AIRLINE ADR SUGGESTIONS
Airline/TV ADR should be chosen carefully to fit lip movements and/or the context of the scene. The following are some suggested replacement words that are commonly used for TV ADR. Please contact Post Production Services (310-244-8914) if you need other suggestions or have any questions.
fuck/fucking - damn, freak/freaking, very, fudge, fine (screw, frigging and fricking are not acceptable replacements)
fucker fella, fool, freak
motherfucker - motherfool, motherlover, my brother, brother, punk, mother, mean freak/fella
motherfuckin - motherlovin
goddamn damn, dagnab, gosh-darn
shit - stuff, squat, great, damn, no (shoot is not usually acceptable)
Jesus - Jeez, gee, yeesh,
Jesus Christ - Judas Priest, gee whiz, this is nuts, this is great, this is crazy, very nice, holy cow, I could cry, I could die, this is sad
Christ - great
bitch - brat, broad, babe, biddy, beast, mean (witch is not usually an acceptable replacement)
son of a bitch - son of a gun/bum/buzzard, I dont believe it
bastard monster, buzzard, bratty, bozo, beer keg, butthead, bully, butcher
piss pee, go, break
pissed - ticked, mad, miffed
pissed off - ticked off, put off
orgasm - good time
homo - honey, homosexual, gay
fag/dyke - gay
dick - jerk, dork, pig
prick - pain, jerk, punk, pal
balls - chops, guts, brains, bones
blow me - kick me (bite me and eat me not acceptable)
asshole - airhead, jerk, loser, armpit, animal, idiot, psycho
ass - rear, neck, keyster, hide, skin, nose, schnozz, ear, butt, arm, face, behind, bod, head, tush
whore - harlot, witch, tramp
slut - tramp, slave
nigger - brother
peckerhead - peabrain, pinhead
dickhead - pinhead
booty - baby
hittin skins - gettin down, having sex
jerkoff - jerk, jerkhead, jughead
scumbag/douchebag/dickwad - dirtbag, dummy, dumb guy, scum
shut the fuck up - shut your mouth up
cocksucker con artist, crazy jerk, conehead
bullshit - bull, bogus, nonsense, baloney, bull session, business
bollocks buttocks
cunt cow, chick, crone, git (for British films)
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