Whoopee! - As in
"Let's make whoopee!" This word was the censor-sanctioned
euphemism for sex used on THE NEWLYWED GAME/ABC/SYN/1966-90.
Whenever host Bob Eubanks asked questions about S-E-X, he
veiled his queries by using the word Whoopee! A typical
question to the newlyweds: "When you and your husband
first made Whoopee!, was he a limp shrimp, a stout trout,
or a virgin sturgeon?" The wildest segment from the show
occurred in 1977 when Bob asked where "specifically" had a
contestant's husband made whoopee with her. The woman
answered' "In the ass." Of course, her answer was bleeped.
But it was caught on video and resurfaced on a 1980s game
show retrospective in 2002. The game show 3's A CROWD/SYN/1979-80,
a retread of THE NEWLYWED GAME also used the word
"Whoopee!" For example, "If you and your secretary decided
to make Whoopee! in the office, what would be the most
inventive place you could thing of?" Both programs were
produced by Chuck Barris, the creator of THE GONG SHOW.
TRIVIA NOTE: During "The Nerds" sketch on a SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE program in the 1970s, comedian Jane Curtin played the
mother of Lisa Loopner, a nerdy teenager. In an attempt to
teach Lisa about the "birds and the bees," Mrs. Loopner
related this little story. "Making a baby, it's like
making egg salad. You the woman, produce the eggs, and the
man furnishes the mayonnaise. Of course, you don't need
chopped celery. Oh, I've just given you my egg salad
recipe, and I was saving that for your twenty-first
birthday."
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Eubanks: |
Where will your husband say your worst "whoopee"
session usually takes place? |
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Wife: |
In
the bathtub. |
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Eubanks: |
In
the bathtub? |
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Wife: |
Yes,
because the water always makes his peeny shrivel up.
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