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We had just gotten cable. There was no box, so you only had the 13 channels. We had two ABC, two NBC, 3 CBS, a fox and two PBS.



When the show started I thought it was wonderful. And after maybe a month my town decided that it was so filthy and disgusting and perverted that we could not have it, and they took it off of our channel.



But W E A R Pensacola still had it, and since we had cable I could still watch it.
 
Yeah, I remember SOAP.
The critics all called it "cutting edge humor" for it's time.
But exactly what does that mean?
It was "pushing the boundaries" of what our society considered acceptable prime-time content.
Was that a good thing - or a bad thing?
I guess your answer to that question is all a matter of perspective.
Did it open our minds? Or did it open the door for ever more depraved, debased forms of humor to become the "new normal"?
When I look at the current standards of what is considered acceptable for prime-time entertainment content on the major networks today, and compare it to the decency standards of the past, I have to wonder.
Are we better off now - or were we better off then. Are the current standards better - or worse - for our kids?
Guess I'm just a backwards old fuddy duddy to even ponder/pose such questions...
 
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“SOAP” was a great show. The character of Benson was so good he got spun off to his own show. “Benson” actually ran longer than “SOAP”, but it was a bit tamer of a show.

The late ‘70s and early ‘80s had a number of spoof/parody comedies. “Carter Country” with Victor French was one of them, and of course the legendary “Police Squad” with Leslie Nielson.
 
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