It's true; I saw it with my own lyin' eyes

[snopes]

Comment: The myth about Zsa Zsa Gabor and Johnny Carson is TRUE, not
false, as you claim. However, it was not Zsa Zsa Gabor, and it wasn't a
Persian cat. It was a Joan Embry type person, one of the people he used
to get from the zoo. The woman brought a cougar or leopard or tiger or
lion cub to the studio, like Johnny liked to do frequently on his show.
It was during the black and white days of the Carson's Tonight Show. She
said during the interview, "Would you like to pet my pussy?" to which
Carson said "Sure, move the cat!" That was exactly what he said. It was
too fast for censors, and there was no profanity in it. I don't know if
this ever made it on air, but it DID make it to a blooper show in the
1980's or 1990's. I know because I saw it myself. I remember the exact
words because I couldn't believe that Carson would say it, and it was just
so funny.

[snopes]

Comment: On your "Trademark of a Devil" article discussing the Donahue
Show in 1994 that aired with the Proctor & Gamble President discussing
their connection to the Church of Satan... that show DID air because I saw
it myself!!! I think that you need to truely investigate all possible
options before you post your snope-false/true things on here. After
reading your article & personally knowing the fact that the show DOES
exist because I saw it myself, it would appear that someone (P&G) has
"paid other people off to keep quiet about that episode & forget it never
happened due to corporate politics of realizing later on after doing the
show that they put their foot in their mouths & almost ruined their
business". Do further research, I guarantee you'll find that episode again
& Proctor & Gamble will be re-exposed to the public a second time!

[snopes]

Comment: ok you know how you said that in the Aladdin movie it doesnt say
"take your clothes off"? well it does. i was in treatment and we only got
to watch g rated movies and we were watching that. we were all laying on
the floor watchnig it, and all of a sudden, we heard that saying. we
rewinded it like 20 times! we all heard it. even the nurses heard it too.
its true, it does say it.

[chillas]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: ok you know how you said that in the Aladdin movie it doesnt say
"take your clothes off"? well it does. i was in treatment and we only got
to watch g rated movies and we were watching that. we were all laying on
the floor watchnig it, and all of a sudden, we heard that saying. we
rewinded it like 20 times! we all heard it. even the nurses heard it too.
its true, it does say it.

Sounds like the treatment didn't work.

[snopes]

Comment: "Buck" / "Doe" example was in fact true. You are wrong. I
witnessed it happen. It was one of the funniest moments of my life. I've
been telling that story since it happened. Yes, it did happen on
Password....and yes it was a black contestant. You should really persue
your research before making a false claim like this.

[snopes]

Comment: Your report on the incident with Groucho Marx saying that line
about his cigar is absolutely wrong. I was 10 years old watching that
program. He said it; I had to ask my mother why the network cut off the
sound. She wouldn't tell me why what he said was bad, either, because
people didn't talk openly about sex then!!! You'd better investigate some
more, because I was an EYEWITNESS/EAR WITNESS to that one, and you are,
indeed, wrong. Now I'm wondering how accurate the other reports are.

[mags]

Originally Posted by snopes

After reading your article & personally knowing the fact that the show DOES exist because I saw it myself, it would appear that someone (P&G) has "paid other people off to keep quiet...

And Dangnabbit, I haven't gotten my check yet, and I never will if you don't keep telling people it never happened!

[One-Fang]

I wonder what the claimaint would come up with if you said back "Sure, record that exchange from your blooper reel and send it over".

[snopes]

Comment: Regarding your Groucho story. I definitely heard him say that to the mother of 10 children. I was young then, but not young enough to not know what he meant. I remember laughing my head off, and telling all my friends. Someone must have forgotten to edit it out. I do remember it as if it were yesterday. Being young it made quite an impression.

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: Regarding your Groucho story. I definitely heard him say that to the mother of 10 children. I was young then, but not young enough to not know what he meant. I remember laughing my head off, and telling all my friends. Someone must have forgotten to edit it out. I do remember it as if it were yesterday. Being young it made quite an impression.

Are these all from the same guy...? Or is there some weird Groucho thing going on this week?

[charlie23]

Comment: On your "Trademark of a Devil" article discussing the Donahue
Show in 1994 that aired with the Proctor & Gamble President discussing
their connection to the Church of Satan...

I remember a rabidly fundamentalist christian member of my family urging people to boycott P&G over this. They had a neat xerox memo they were handing out explaining it all. Pretty sad.

[snopes]

Comment: Regarding the Groucho cigar remark: I too am a believer that I
"remember" seeing this, not hearing it nor reading about it. In the late
60's or ealry 70's, WFLD in Chicago (Channel 32) used to run "You Bet Your
Life." There are a few things I DON'T remember however. I do NOT recall
the claim of 20 children. I remember the woman to be very young (about 25
years old) and she had about 6 or 7 kids. Also, I recall that this woman
was not paired with her husband, rather she was teamed with a stranger.
Thirdly, I remember the line to be "Well I love my cigar, but I take it
out once in a while." While he is uttering this phrase, he looks to the
camera, pulls out the cigar and gives a classic Groucho eyebrow wrinkle. I
am 95% certain that I witnessed this exchange when I was about 14 or 15
years old and I was SHOCKED at what I had just heard. I also recall the
audience laughing hysterically and the woman being embarassed by the
remark.

Woman: ...and we have 7 children.
Groucho: SEVEN children?!?
Woman: Well I love my husband very much.
Grouch: Well I love my cigar (turns to audience and pulls out cigar) but I
take it out once in a while.

I wonder if I am the only one to remember this, or will you get more
rebuttals???

[snopes]

Comment: Add one more person to your list of people who swear they were
watching the Tonight Show when Johnny told Zsazsa to move the cat. I was
between 13 and 16 at the time and was "religious" about watching the
Tonight show, especially on Saturdays. I still have the line-up memorized.
Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, Carol Bernette, Tonight show and Saturday
Night Live. This incident was definitely not 1972 or older it was 1975 up
as we moved to a new house just after I went into middle school and at
that time I had a tv in my bedroom.

[hambubba]

Originally Posted by snopes

I still have the line-up memorized.
Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, Carol Bernette, Tonight show and Saturday
Night Live. This incident was definitely not 1972 or older it was 1975 up

But... the Tonight show was never on Saturday night, and Saturday Night Live on other nights as reruns is only in the last few years... WHAT A MEMORY!

[Koshka]

Everyone seems to be "remembering" the event as shocking ... so why hasn't anyone found a news report from that time on how the TV station reacted to something so inappropriate being aired?

[Canuckistan]

Originally Posted by Koshka

Everyone seems to be "remembering" the event as shocking ... so why hasn't anyone found a news report from that time on how the TV station reacted to something so inappropriate being aired?

It's so shocking that to air the news clips, or even have a record of them, would cause mayhem so devastating that it makes the Book of Revelation seem like a Disney movie.

And we can't have that. There are too many Disney movies out there as is.

[Cactus Wren]

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: On your "Trademark of a Devil" article discussing the Donahue
Show in 1994 that aired with the Proctor & Gamble President discussing
their connection to the Church of Satan... that show DID air because I saw
it myself!!!

1994? Interesting. I first saw the xeroxlore version of the "P&G/Church of Satan" story in 1985.

[Canuckistan]

Originally Posted by Cactus Wren

1994? Interesting. I first saw the xeroxlore version of the "P&G/Church of Satan" story in 1985.

Donahue was just following the trend.

He may not have done the story first, but he did it better!

I'm guilty of thinking I remembered the way something happened many years ago only to find out that it was completely different than I imagined.

[Fantine]

Originally Posted by Jayhawkk

I'm guilty of thinking I remembered the way something happened many years ago only to find out that it was completely different than I imagined.

My husband once thoroughly convinced himself that he had gotten down on one knee and presented me with a ring when he proposed. In reality, we were cuddling together on the couch and stayed that way, both for the proposal and my response. And we went shopping together for rings a week later.