Celebrity Family Fued

So, how many of you kept watching and/or how many shut it off?

One would think with all the different shows and channels that there could be some other "family" friendly show on. Heck, even with pay-per-view, Net flick's, etc. that had this been THAT bad, one would have used better judgment and shut it off.

Some people don't like the slightest bit of..... ummm..... what some feel is inappropriate is perfectly fine to others. There are differing degrees of innuendos in just about everything. I can't recall exactly but I know I have seen and heard plenty of "adult humor" in many a kids movie/show. Most of the younger kids have NO idea what it even means or that it was even there.

If shows like these bother you that much, shut it off and go read a book. Heck, I would have assumed most of the members on the DIS didn't have TV's and only read books all day, everyday.
 
So, how many of you kept watching and/or how many shut it off?

One would think with all the different shows and channels that there could be some other "family" friendly show on. Heck, even with pay-per-view, Net flick's, etc. that had this been THAT bad, one would have used better judgment and shut it off.

Some people don't like the slightest bit of..... ummm..... what some feel is inappropriate is perfectly fine to others. There are differing degrees of innuendos in just about everything. I can't recall exactly but I know I have seen and heard plenty of "adult humor" in many a kids movie/show. Most of the younger kids have NO idea what it even means or that it was even there.

If shows like these bother you that much, shut it off and go read a book. Heck, I would have assumed most of the members on the DIS didn't have TV's and only read books all day, everyday.

i didnt' turn it off but I sure won't watch any more shows
 
So, how many of you kept watching and/or how many shut it off?

One would think with all the different shows and channels that there could be some other "family" friendly show on. Heck, even with pay-per-view, Net flick's, etc. that had this been THAT bad, one would have used better judgment and shut it off.

Some people don't like the slightest bit of..... ummm..... what some feel is inappropriate is perfectly fine to others. There are differing degrees of innuendos in just about everything. I can't recall exactly but I know I have seen and heard plenty of "adult humor" in many a kids movie/show. Most of the younger kids have NO idea what it even means or that it was even there.

If shows like these bother you that much, shut it off and go read a book. Heck, I would have assumed most of the members on the DIS didn't have TV's and only read books all day, everyday.

I agree with you that there's lots of innuendo and adult humor that goes over kids in other family programming. I'm not one to be bothered by that or easily offended. It does go right over kids' heads.
This wasn't innuendo though. Some of the questions were blantant and solely focused on very adult subjects.
I just found it surprising given the time slot.
 
If you've seen the non-celebrity version of Steve Harvey hosting "Family" Feud, this would not surprise you. It has not been family friendly in a very long time. It's far more blatant than it ever used to be.
 
PP is right, it never used to be that type of humor. However, the Steve Harvery version of the show definitely is like that. We knew a family who happened to get on the show a few years ago and she sent out an email giving people a heads up as to how much the show had changed to be more adult themed.
DS16 and I watched it. I had to expain to him what well-endowed meant. He thought Lola the street ho was hilarious. I doubt we will watch it again - just not that great of a show...
 
These shows have been around for decades. I remember watching Match Game in the afternoon in the 70's and it was always pretty suggestive and racy. And let's not forget The Newlywed Game! If you ever want to read something funny, google Paul Lynde and funny Hollywood Squares sayings.
 
I didn't watch the show. I used to enjoy Family Feud but have been disappointed in recent years at how trashy it has become. So many sexually suggestive questions, and even the way the answers are worded on the board, they use vulgar slang. And then when contestants give answers that you know are exactly what was expected, Steve Harvey acts all shocked and embarrassed and goes off on it.

For those saying the show has always been this way, I beg to differ. I grew up watching it in the 70's and we even had a board game version. Yes, some other games shows of the time, Newlywed Game with the ubiquitous "making whoopie", and Match Game, for example, had some mildly suggestive material but I think those were intended for an adult audience. Family Feud was not like that. It was truly a family show, appropriate and appealing for all ages. I have seen it with all the different hosts over the years from Richard Dawson to John O'Hurley, and the content of the game has remained mostly the same, until Steve Harvey became the host. It's clear that the producers and writers are now going for a different vibe, and for many loyal viewers, its a big turn-off. This is a classic show that's been on for nearly 40 years and IMO, they shouldn't have messed with it.
 
If you've seen the non-celebrity version of Steve Harvey hosting "Family" Feud, this would not surprise you. It has not been family friendly in a very long time. It's far more blatant than it ever used to be.

I agree- I watch the shows where Steve is the host all the time and they have never been appropriate for young kids! I guess people just assume and don't do any research before declaring a show a "family show".
 
I haven't seen it since the Richard Dawson days. Yes, back in the late 1970s/early 80s there were a few risqué questions, but nowhere near the level that the Match Game or the Newlywed Game had at the time, even if MG and NG used euphemisms. Occasionally on one of my men's websites there's a clip of the current Steve Harvey version with somewhat explicit questions or responses.

I mainly watched back then to make fun of the contestants. During the pre-show selection process, they probably asked each family what 2 + 2 equals. Anyone who answered correctly was eliminated from consideration. In many cases, the family who won did so by default, because they were slightly less stupid than the other family. Richard Dawson going down the row of family members and kissing all the women. "Name something you bring to a football game." Blonde bimbo daughter goes "uh...uh...a calendar." Her twit sisters started jumping up and down and applauding like chimpanzees. "Good answer, good answer." :crazy2:

Granted, it may have been difficult to come up with a good answer when you're put on the spot, but many of the responses were ree-dic-you-lus.
 
Sorry I don't have time to go back and quote posters so here is my take:

For the poster that took the time to find all the legal info about what is and is not allowed during certain viewing times, print it out and mail it to ABC, I doubt anyone from the co. is reading here.

For the poster that said Steve Harvey is a Christian and should set an example, we aren't robots, we like to have fun, and we all have different personalities, he is who he is, he's not a religious leader he's just an average Joe. Get your examples from someone else or take the time to teach your children not look to someone else.

If anyone has any idea who Anthony Andrews is ( and I LOVE his sense of humor and the show " Blackish " ) you should have guessed how things would go with the combination of him and Steve.

This isn't the show most of us grew up watching ( the original ) and life isn't the same either , good, bad, or indifferent.

Maybe get something like Hulu and screen things before letting your kids watch. Ultimately it's your responsibility
to determine what they are exposed to. Due to this thread I watched last night on Hulu and this Christian laughed her behind off.
 
It was advertised all during the NBA playoffs. Also, on the news where I live as a Patriots player and family are suppose to be on an upcoming episode.

Also... below is another reason why I thought it was family programming..... 8pm Sunday night


The Children’s Television Act specifically regulated children’s television.[3]

Safe Harbor Hours
The term "safe harbor" refers to the hours during which broadcasters may transmit material deemed indecent for children. This "safe harbor", enforced by the Federal Communications Commission, extends—legally—from 10 PM to 6 AM and was established by the US Supreme Court case FCC v. Pacifica.[4] This "safe harbor" is based on evidence that children 17 years of age and under are less likely to be in the audience during these hours. Sexual content and foul language are lawfully channeled to times of the day when children are less likely to be in the broadcast audience. Paradoxically according to some[citation needed], viewing televised violence is perceived to have a more harmful effect on children than fleeting expletives or brief nudity. With respect to violent program content, the research suggests that younger children are most at risk, possibly requiring a different conclusion as to the ages of children to be protected, the appropriate "safe harbor" hours.[5][6]

The Law

What are the statutes and rules regarding the broadcast of obscene, indecent, and profane programming? Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 1464, prohibits the utterance of any obscene, indecent or profane language by means of radio communication. Consistent with a subsequent statute and court case, the Commission's rules prohibit the broadcast of indecent material during the period of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. FCC decisions also prohibit the broadcast of profane material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Civil enforcement of these requirements rests with the FCC, and is an important part of the FCC's overall responsibilities. At the same time, the FCC must be mindful of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 326 of the Communications Act, which prohibit the FCC from censoring program material, or interfering with broadcasters' free speech rights.

What makes material obscene? Obscene speech is not protected by the First Amendment and broadcasters are prohibited, by statute and regulation, from airing obscene programming at any time. According to the U.S. Supreme Court, to be obscene, material must meet a three-prong test: (1) an average person, applying contemporary community standards, must find that the material, as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest (i.e., material having a tendency to excite lustful thoughts); (2) the material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law; and (3) the material, taken as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. The Supreme Court has indicated that this test is designed to cover hard-core pornography.

What makes material indecent? Indecent material contains sexual or excretory material that does not rise to the level of obscenity. For this reason, the courts have held that indecent material is protected by the First Amendment and cannot be banned entirely. It may, however, be restricted to avoid its broadcast during times of the day when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience. The FCC has determined, with the approval of the courts, that there is a reasonable risk that children will be in the audience from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., local time. Therefore, the FCC prohibits station licensees from broadcasting indecent material during that period.

Material is indecent if, in context, it depicts or describes sexual or excretory organs or activities in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium. In each case, the FCC must determine whether the material describes or depicts sexual or excretory organs or activities and, if so, whether the material is patently offensive.

In our assessment of whether material is patently offensive, context is critical. The FCC looks at three primary factors when analyzing broadcast material: (1) whether the description or depiction is explicit or graphic; (2) whether the material dwells on or repeats at length descriptions or depictions of sexual or excretory organs; and (3) whether the material appears to pander or is used to titillate or shock. No single factor is determinative. The FCC weighs and balances these factors because each case presents its own mix of these, and possibly other, factors.

What makes material profane? Profane language includes those words that are so highly offensive that their mere utterance in the context presented may, in legal terms, amount to a nuisance. In its Golden Globe Awards Order the FCC warned broadcasters that, depending on the context, it would consider the F-Word and those words (or variants thereof) that are as highly offensive as the F-Word to be profane language that cannot be broadcast between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

What is the safe harbor? The safe harbor refers to the time period between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., local time. During this time period, a station may air indecent and/or profane material. In contrast, there is no safe harbor for the broadcast of obscene material. Obscene material is entitled to no First Amendment protection, and may not be broadcast at any time.

Thank you for the legal jargon, but airing commercials during the NBA playoffs doesn't equal being billed as a show for kids. Unless they specifically said it was for family viewing, no one should be outraged. Lol! There are plenty of shows on between those hours that are not child friendly, so this law is either not enforced or things have to be on the verge of pornographic in order for the FCC to care. Either way, parents are responsible for monitoring what their children watch, not the government. We were catching up on DVRed shows, so we missed the beginning. We had it on for approximately 30 seconds before changing the channel, as it only took that long for us to know it wasn't appropriate for family viewing. This Sunday at 8, I will be watching Gravity Falls. Lol
 
Maybe the fact that it is called "Family" Feud leads people to believe it is a family friendly show? I thought it was awful, as was AFV, I find nothing funny in their clips of people hurting themselves in ridiculous ways.
 
I used to watch as a child (Im sure Im order than you) and the questions were NOTHING like that. They were questions like, name an Olympic Sport, What is something you would find in your living room etc....

I was excited to see this show air in prime time. Sunday night, 8pm, ABC, right after Americas Funniest Videos.

First question:
Name something a naked magician would pull a rabbit out of
First answer:
His ***.

Then his nuts was an answer that was wrong and other stuff NOT appropriate for a child to be watching.

Second question was something about what an ex wife would not want her ex husband buying right after the divorce...house, car boat. OK, we're doing OK now. NOT...Lola the street Ho was on the board.

Next question:
100 men surveyed...name an animal better endowed than you are.
Answers: Hung like a horse, some comment that went over a minute about a Walrus' ***** and a couple more.

Next game even had a nice question: something like name something you wouldnt want to accidentally put in the collection basket at church.
Answers...too much money, a credit card, your wallet. All good answers, but the # 1 answer that took about 4 people to get to was condoms.

And they show went on and on and on with this filth.

ABC owes all parents an apology. They should have thrown something up there stating "May not be appropriate for children" It was really terrible that they would bill this as a family show.


I don't understand why you kept watching.
 
I would have assumed it wasn't appropriate for kids, just the way it's always been. For the PP saying the questions were name an Olympic sport.. Those were the fast money questions at the end. The shows always been raunchy. That one host used to kiss all the ladies for pete sakes.
That's actually how he met his wife.
No, Family Feud was NOT always this risqué. Maybe occasionally there would be some mild innuendo, whether intentional or not, but nothing close to what was apparently shown last night. However I've noticed even from watching reruns of the "daytime" Steve Harvey version on GSN that there are a lot more "loaded" questions that are not even remotely family friendly compared to the good ol' days.
Times change. Things evolve. The current version apparently has enough of an audience that ABC thinks a Sunday night summer replacement will work.

to be obscene, material must meet a three-prong test: (1) an average person, applying contemporary community standards, must find that the material, as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest (i.e., material having a tendency to excite lustful thoughts); (2) the material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law; and (3) the material, taken as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. The Supreme Court has indicated that this test is designed to cover hard-core pornography.
With the exception of Lola the street ho - which, interestingly, doesn't get censored by the DIS software - none of the words/answers reported in this thread fit this description.
Indecent material contains sexual or excretory material
Material is indecent if, in context, it depicts or describes sexual or excretory organs or activities in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium.
See above. Using the name of a body part doesn't equal sexual content.

In our assessment of whether material is patently offensive, context is critical. The FCC looks at three primary factors when analyzing broadcast material: (1) whether the description or depiction is explicit or graphic; (2) whether the material dwells on or repeats at length descriptions or depictions of sexual or excretory organs; and (3) whether the material appears to pander or is used to titillate or shock.
Possibly, just possibly, the intent of the random survey and contestant responses is to titllate. Otherwise the show doesn't meet these criteria. And you can bet ABC had it vetted by lawyers.
Steve Harvey acts all shocked and embarrassed and goes off on it.
Okay, good, so he's doing his job :confused3
 
That show is so stupid anyway. And everything tends to become even more inappropriate when "celebrities" are added......
 
No, it was not a trashy show from the beginning. It was definitely a family show. I still remember one episode where the question was "Name something that is hard to do". One of the girls answered "Hold your bladder." And I remember a lot of us kids talking about that the next day as if it was the most shocking thing ever lol. That same question today would be worded as and answered in the most sexually obvious ways. (As others have said, Newlywed Game and Match Game were something totally different. Even as a kid I knew something was going on there that I should not be watching lol).

Anyway the show has distinctly changed but since they have not changed the name I don't blame anyone who is shocked when they watch it. If they want to attract the crowd they obviously want to attract, why not just go all the way and re-name in something like "Frat Boy Feud" lol.
 
I never took the "family" in "family fued" to mean it was family friendly. "Family" refers to the fact that the contestants are related.
We were flipping through the tv and stopped on the show. A moment later they revealed "the street ho" answer and we turned it off. It didn't offend...just plain stupid!!!
 

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