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'American Dad's' racy 'horse chores' episode might cost FOX $25 K in FCC fines
FOX's shows with "American" in the title seem to be upsetting our country.Zap2it just reported on how the Christian Newswire believes Ellen DeGeneres' "lesbian-one-liners" have perverted "American Idol" (and caused its falling ratings). Apparently "American Dad" isn't doing much better at upholding traditional all-American values in the eyes of family advocates.
Seth MacFarlane's FOX show just wrapped its fifth season on May 16, but a mid-season episode is still causing waves. FOX faces FCC fines for an implied horse ejaculation scene that aired on a Jan. 3 episode of "American Dad."
A character tells the dad how to take care of the "horse chores":
"You have to brush the horse's coat and mane, water and feed it, and then give it a full release ... You know, give it a happy photo finish. Take the glue out of the factory. Spank his front butt. Grant him a bone loan."
Later we see liquid squirting in the dad's face -- although when the scenes pulls back it's revealed that the liquid is from a water hose that's rinsing him off, supposedly after accomplishing the "chore."
Family advocates failed to see the humor in this sequence. According to The Wrap, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing FOX be fined $25,000 for failing to "properly" respond to its questions about the episode, which reportedly drew 100,000 complaints.
The FCC is also rejecting FOX's bid to limit indecency enforcement probes to stations in areas where complaints were filed. The commission has yet to make any ruling about the indecency claims.
In a statement issued Wednesday (June 2), FOX said it was "puzzled" by the FCC action.
FOX was most likely further puzzled by the following criticism issued by Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council, via press release:
"A broadcast television network aired an animated program on a Sunday evening when children were in the audience, and the program featured a man masturbating a horse. Up until now, I never imagined that those exact words could ever be spoken in that particular order. But sadly, here we are....
"Under what definition of 'contemporary community standards' is the Fox broadcast standards department operating? The fact that this material even made it to air demonstrates the network's contempt for families. It also demonstrates their complete and utter disregard for the terms of their broadcast licenses that allow them to deliver their programming and their advertisements into every home in America for free."
Do YOU think FOX should be fined for this "American Dad" episode? Did it cross the decency line?
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yes i think they should be fined. no one cares about good writting or programs anymore. all anyone is out for is shock value. because even if it makes them look bad they will get their show all over the internet with articles like these. i notice how this website seems to take the side of those being fined. i'm sure someone will write "if you don't like it, don't watch it." i guess the point is sometime they slip things in on these shows that if you knew it was going to be in there you never would have watched in th first place. but what can you expect from fox, they love to produce trashy shows.
ah here we go again fat *** lazy parents wanting the government and church groups to parent their children. Get off your effing *** and turn the tv OFF if you don't want your blasted child to watch it!
GET A LIFE FCC. IT IS 9:30 AT NIGHT.
Oh FFS!!! I am sooo sick of these people that bash these shows. Well its not for your kids to watch anyways. If your kids are watching it then you should be kicked in the head. I thought it was funny but i guess i got a sense of humor and they dont.
WOW! They did what?
Look, if you don't like it, DON'T WATCH IT! No one's forcing you (or your kids) to sit in front of the TV, with eyes opened Clockwork-Orange style. You have a responsibility to keep track of what your kids are up to, and if you don't want them to watch, just unplug the cable. Don't take away other people's choice just because you don't like something. For the record, I don't like American Dad, or South Park, or any of those shows. (But I don't go around screaming my head off about what I DON'T watch.)
its a f*****g school night,kids shouldn't be up that late anyways,plus if its that bad,turn off the tv,change the station or grow up. Mbabane there should be a fox grown up and fox ***** *** babies station so the parents have something retarded to watch
Haha! I thought it was hilarious. Offensive? Nope not to me. I'm sure all 100,000 of those people that complained have watched a flick or two.
The FCC should start fining parents for letting their kids watch inappropriate programming. I'm joking, of course, but I am so sick of the nanny state. I personally find American Dad offensive and I think that FOX should cancel the show because it is just bad TV, but I don't think the government should have any say on this. My solution to American Dad is what everyone that is offended by it should adapt: DON'T WATCH IT. If you watch it (or let you kids watch it) and you are offended, you are an idiot.
One again parents who know that it is their fault for letting their kids watch someting that really isn't suited to their age are quick to blame the TV show. If people have this much timeon their hands then they clearly aren't doing their jobs right as parents.
Everything's too "politically correct" nowadays, I person found the joke hilarious.
It all comes down to one thing, if you don't like it, then don't watch it!