Naughty Words in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?

#1

Naughty Words in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?

Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:41pm

I'm listening to the Cast Recording and there are (I think) three times that they use a "Dirty" word and every time I hear it I flinch. God Knows, I swear like a trucker, so it's not that I'm a Prude. It's just that this show seems like such a "Matinee" show that I'm surprised they drop a couple of F-Bombs. Rent, Taboo, Company, nothing shocks me.

It seems like a perfect show to take Mom to-- anyone know why they decided to go for a PG-13 rating?

#2

re: Naughty Words in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?

Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:42pm

I think most of the language comes from Freddy... he's not a very refined guy. Makes sense for him toss in a few dirty words.

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#3

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Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:50pm

Off the top of my head two are from Great Big Stuff.

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#4

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Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:50pm

There are surely some sexual words, and the s-bomb, but there's no f-word in the whole show... I'm not sure what you're talking about.

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JOHN LITHGOW I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!

#5

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Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:51pm

Not in Sara's song?

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#6

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Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:53pm

Hmm... ohhhh, yeah there is that one incident in Oklahoma?.

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JOHN LITHGOW I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!

#7

re: Naughty Words in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?

Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:53pm

Yes the big f-bomb is dropped in Oklahoma?.

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#8

re: Naughty Words in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?

Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:53pm

Oklahoma. "Shoot those little f*ckers heads clean off" was the line that caught my attention-- Not from Freddy, but from the "sweet lil thing."


Edited cause I checked the lyrics!

Updated On: 5/12/05 at 09:53 PM

#9

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Posted: 5/12/05 at 9:54pm

Plus, "Oklahoma" has some light-hearted Anti-Semitism.

#10

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Posted: 5/12/05 at 11:50pm

The show is not and was not intended to be a "matinee" show. The humor is very sexual in several places, and very, very funny. Jolleene Ochs is not a "Sweet Little Thing" at all! Everything works really well for the characters but it seems like it is really a different show than you were expecting. I love it, but it is not "family friendly" although I don't actually think most of the stuff goes all that far.

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#11

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:01am

How'd do you do? :)

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JOHN LITHGOW I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!

#12

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:05am

Me? I'm doing well! Going to see Bee Friday night so that's fun.
y tu?

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#13

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:05am

LOL, penguin, I was quoting from Ruprecht.

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JOHN LITHGOW I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!

#14

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:07am

Aw-kward.

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#15

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:12am

So nobody likes me I get it.
i learned more from that old broad than i've ever learned from YOU!

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#16

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:12am

White Plains.

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JOHN LITHGOW I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!

#17

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 12:14am

SIX HOURS!

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#18

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Posted: 5/13/05 at 9:22am

The language is fine for the show. Not every production has to be fit for little kiddies.