Back Before Masturbation Was The Hip Thing To Do On TV

“Today, masturbation on TV draws only a small kerfuffle, if that. Neither Sally Draper’s prepubescent self-exploration on Mad Men nor her mom’s passionate encounter with a washing machine caused much of a commotion, for example, and even Louis C.K.’s darkly funny self-gratification after a meaningful moment with a beautiful anti-masturbation activist garnered only mild surprise when it aired in 2011. But back in 1992, even the suggestion of a little solo sex was a big deal. Nine out of 10 of NBC’s scheduled advertisers pulled their ads before the broadcast, and Seinfeld’s writers and cast braced themselves for a backlash.”