Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Nina Starner)November 30, 2024 • 6:00 PM
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Sitcom's cringe-worthy joke axed from airwaves as #MeToo reckoning rocks Hollywood
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That infamous punchline? A lewd quip about date rape from the show's very first episode, which has been yanked from syndication and in-flight entertainment
Insiders say the outdated gag was a ticking time bomb, but the showrunners were too afraid to cut it during the series' original run - now they're paying the price
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Nina Starner, The Big Bang Theory, The Big Bang Theory
Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Nina Starner)November 30, 2024 • 6:00 PM
Image from SlashFilm
scrn logline
Sitcom's cringe-worthy joke axed from airwaves as #MeToo reckoning rocks Hollywood
beat sheet
That infamous punchline? A lewd quip about date rape from the show's very first episode, which has been yanked from syndication and in-flight entertainment
Insiders say the outdated gag was a ticking time bomb, but the showrunners were too afraid to cut it during the series' original run - now they're paying the price
call sheet
Nina Starner, The Big Bang Theory, The Big Bang Theory