1965: First use of the f– word on TV is on 13 November 1965 by literary agent Kenneth Tynan (UK) during a satirical discussion show entitled BBC3.
AS the first DIY expert to appear on live television, 1950s home improvement guru Barry Bucknell may have been forgiven for uttering a curse or two when things didn't go completely to plan.
Then in 1970, Robert Altman's comedy M*A*S*H became the first major studio film to use the f-word, a passing comment during a football scene.
The world record for the most swear words in a television programme is 201 in episode 1 of Strutter, produced by Objective Productions and aired on MTV on 9 November 2006.
1965: First use of the f– word on TV is on 13 November 1965 by literary agent Kenneth Tynan (UK) during a satirical discussion show entitled BBC3.
The 10 actors who have sworn most in cinema history:
Samuel L Jackson – 301. Adam Sandler – 295. Al Pacino – 255. Denzel Washington – 183.
Clark Gable shocked audiences in 1939 when he spoke the first swear word in cinema history while playing his role of Rhett Butler in "Gone With The Wind."
It's Joe Pesci, who's said the F-word 272 times in his various movies. But check this out: 241 of those were from a single movie: “Casino”. Al Pacino is second, with 197, followed by Jason Mewes of Jay & Silent Bob fame and Jonah Hill with 183 apiece, Leonardo DiCaprio with 144, and Seth Rogen with 140.
Most TV shows don't allow the use of most swear words. For instance, I know of no TV show that allows their actors to use the 'F' word. Most TV shows don't allow their actors to use any swear words at all, but if they do, it's always “small” swear words such as “damn” or “hell”.
The word “fart” has been recorded since the 13th century and comes from the Old English word “feortan,” making it the oldest swear word ever recorded. It has been used as a vulgar slang term for flatulence, and its usage has been recorded in various works of literature and poetry throughout history.
Trivia. There are several companies or TV stations not subject to the FCC's rules that have broken the general implied rule that "crude indecent" language (ex. multiple F-bombs) is not allowed at the TV-14 rating.
The Motion Picture Association allows only one F-word for a movie to keep the PG-13 rating. More than one, and the rating is changed to “R.” Not so with Netflix and other streamers. Unfettered by constraints imposed by sponsors or the Federal Communications Commission, they let the F-words fly with impunity.
Because obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment, it is prohibited on cable, satellite and broadcast TV and radio. However, the same rules for indecency and profanity do not apply to cable, satellite TV and satellite radio because they are subscription services.
Stupid, idiot, bottom-feeder barnacle-head, barnacles, kill, fish paste, tartar sauce, shrimp, dumb, moron and punk are frequently used. Darn, heck, ass, nipples, dang, gosh, crummy, crud, damn and butt are infrequently used. In later seasons, the word chum becomes a euphemism for the "s" word.
According to the study, Hill says a curse word in “The Wolf of Wall Street” 22.9 times every 1,000 words.
Jackson saying the word 'motherfucker' across the years. The video, posted to YouTube actually a couple of years back, features glimpses of the great man in no less than 29 movies, uttering said naughty word 171 times.
Joe Pesci, who is not from New England, but rather New Jersey, is by far the actor that has dropped the most f-bombs. He's so far ahead of everyone else, with 272 f-bombs in movies. But get this: 241 were in the film Casino alone. How hilarious is that?
We don't know how the earliest speakers of English swore, because it wasn't written down. Before the 15th century – which is when swearing first appeared in writing – most writing was done by monks, and they were too good, and their work too important, for them to write down swear words.
Cursing countries which swear the most - and the least
Coming out on top as the most likely to use explicit language online is France. The French have 7.59% - or seven in every 100 people - using curse words online per year. A close second was Poland, with 7.31%.
Accountants, bankers and people in finance swear the most during team meetings, a UK survey of 100 companies across 14 industries has found. Volunteers kept track of the amount of swear words that were used during meetings and video calls over a 12-week period. Charity workers were the least likely to use profanity.
The U.S. city that swears the most frequently is Columbus, Ohio, at 36 times per day. The average age Americans start using swear words is 11. “Taboo” situations Americans are most likely to swear in include work (69%), in front of strangers (67%), and at the dinner table (63%).
There are no words which are banned specifically on British television and there are many sex scenes and full-frontal nude scenes on British TV which I believe doesn't happen in America, yet they don'tseem to have such hang-ups when it comes to scenes of excessive gun violence.
A lot of times when we use the dirty words against others, it might be an indication of our frustration level. Abusing or cursing is a unique way to express our anger, desperation or even defeat. This may be still a taboo and certainly considered as a breach of social etiquette.