You will NOT see Mickey Rooney's butt during the Super Bowl

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/eo/15665


The network's (Fox) censors have rejected a 15-second commercial designed by the cold-tablet company Airborne for February's Super Bowl in which Rooney shows off his bare 84-year-old backside.


"I would say that he's disappointed," Airborne coowner Rider McDowell said of the screen legend.

A Fox Sports spokesman told USA Today that the commercial was deemed "inappropriate for broadcast

In the commercial, for which Airborne was willing to pay $1.2 million to air during the game, Rooney is bathing in a sauna when a cough from a nearby person sends The Black Stallion star galloping out of the water. In his huff, he drops his towel, revealing his gluteus maximus to the camera for about "two to three seconds," McDowell said.

[joeybee12]

1. Not point in watching the game now!

Seriously, why did he agree to do this? Sounds pretty damn scary!

[China_cat]

2. He was just on GMA

and said that the towel dropping was not in the script...it got caught on the door frame and the director decided not to do a second take.

[joeybee12]

5. The article makes it sound like he wanted the ass shot to be shown...

...is that how he sounded on GMA?

[China_cat]

8. He said that he just thought

that the accidental result was 'cute' and since it was completely non-sexual he didn't see how anybody could possibly be offended.

In fact, he made some joke that even if it had been from the front it couldn't possibly have been mistaken for anything sexual.

[joeybee12]

9. Do they show butts on television shows these days?

I recall NYPD Blue showing David Caruso's butt--just wonder if the trend ever caught on.

I see his point--can't see how anyone would be offended, but still, I don't wanna see his butt! :)

[htuttle]

3. Aww, poor Mickey's been in film for 8 decades...

...and never got a chance to do a nude scene.

Come'on! Give the guy a break and let him flash his ass to the nation! It's probably his last chance to do so.

[SOteric]

6. Hey, he's got clout, -

if he wants to flash his ass, have his agent get him a guest spot on NYPD Blue.

[DS1]

7. Between him and Dennis Franz showing ass, I may just develop a phobia

of television and mass-media in general, become a more productive person, invent a cold-fusion device in my basement, then take my billions, some hottie, and go live in my mountain fortress :7

[bookman]

4. Wouldn't be the first time...

...there's been an old ass on Fox.

[terrya]

10. I suppose I'll never see Wilford Brimley's ass, either!

Bastards!! :-)

[democracy eh]

11. life is one big let down after another

what could be next?

[Red State Rebel]

12. Thank heavens!

If I'm going to see a butt on TV, I want it to be someone worthwhile not some wrinkly old guy!

BTW, I read his autobiography - he was a little perv!!!!

[obreaslan]

13. I'm torn....

On one hand, I don't want to see his butt...

On the other hand, I don't want someone telling me I can't...

What to do, what to do... :scared:

[NoPasaran]

14. I'm sure that within ten minutes

You'll be able to find this clip on one of the internets

[China_cat]

15. That's the idea of having choice.

GMA showed the clip (with the buttcrack fuzzed out). If the boobs in the administration weren't making such a big deal out of such things I think it would end up like the joke about the 2 old ladies seeing one of the guys in the nursing home streaking:

OL#1 What was that?
OL#2 I don't know, but it sure did need ironing.