NYPD Blue Spanked: Dennis Franz Reacts

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NYPD Blue Spanked: Dennis Franz Reacts

Posted Jan 29th 2008 11:00AM by Mo Rocca
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Five years after the fact, the FCC has imposed fines totaling $1.4 million to television stations which broadcast an episode of NYPD Blue that showed actress Charlotte Ross' naked buttocks. But what's the reaction from Dennis Franz, whose buttocks were shown in an earlier and as yet unfined episode of that same series?

WARNING: There is nudity in the follow clip.

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31. Didn't Franz get stripped down in the movie City of Angels, also? I seem to vaguely remember a scene of him in the surf? He appears to be one of the few male actors willing to strip for his craft. If he never employed the double standard, then it should not be applied to him!

He deserves to have his behind (or beehive, as my 4 year old calls it) fined! Give a brother the respect he deserves! (And I mean brother in the sense of humanity, not in the sense of a middle aged white woman trying to use slang....fo ' shizzle!)

Gabrielle at 12:31PM on Jan 30th 2008

32. My weakness regarding the male backside: must be "an apple azz". I adore Dennis Franz but his backside just doesn't catch my eye.

sharon kubitz at 2:43PM on Jan 30th 2008

33. I'm a little slow on the uptake today.....

but thanks JG for a new nursery rhyme I can sing at bedtime...that is if I can stop laughing long enough to sing it!:)

DameBuddyBoo at 3:26PM on Jan 30th 2008

34. Thanks DBB (if I may be so bold)
Don't try to make sense out of it--that's the point of it.

On another serious note (my last, I promise)

Another reason why I like Dennis Franz:

When he got back from Vietnam, he became a Mailman.
But he was lousy at it, so he became an actor.

When my adoptive father got back from WWII, he became a mailman. He was lousy at it too. Only difference was, he managed to stay lousy at it for almost 30 years.

Dennis, send me a poster!

JG

John Giza at 3:41PM on Jan 30th 2008

35. Aw Mo,

The Postman issue caused a flashback to my youth.
I’m seeing my father/Andy Sipowicz as a Letter Carrier.

Scene: Rural Delivery Route, CT

A.S.: Knock Knock

Patron: Who’s there?

A: The F’in Avon Lady. Who the F you think is knocking at 9 AM?

P: (Opens door) Oh, high Mr. S.

A: Here’s a letter for ya, needs your signature.

P: Oh, well, there appears to be a problem…

A: (Under breath) Here we go…

P: This is my correct address, but the name is…

A: Look, don’t bother about the name, just sign where the X is…

P: Well, that wouldn’t be right because this letter is addressed to…

S: Yeah, Okay, Maybe the Gods of letter writing
mistakenly addressed this to Santa Claus or one of his helpers…I
don’t know and I really couldn’t give a S###, just sign where the X is and…

P: Again, I don’t think it would be right for me to sign for…

S: Look Detective Holmes, one of two things is going to happen:
You can either sign for this “valuable” document
and do whatever the hell it is you
Do with S### mail…

Or I will take it back to my truck, change the name to yours, wipe it across my ass
Ten times and be back here tomorrow morning with it
At 6:00 AM.

P: Where do I need to sign?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KItFpClyqOs

JG

John Giza at 4:18PM on Jan 30th 2008

36. aside from the ruckus over Franz's tuckus,

John
loved it.

J.G. your step-Poppy can always ring our door bell twice. Of all the languages known to me; "Smarta$$" is the one in which I'm most fluent. We'd swap insults affectionately.
God Bless him for his service to our country.

ah,Clem at 4:57PM on Jan 30th 2008

37. Hmmmm.... That looks suspiciously more like Charlotte Ross's ass than Dennis Franz's.

Granted, she could probably use a Brazilian Bikini wax, but if *his* ass looks like that, they've had the cam pointed in the wrong direction all along.

Ass not what your country can do for you.

Sherry

S.L. at 6:06PM on Jan 30th 2008

38. Maybe its Charlotte Rae's ass? Wasn't she the house mother on Facts of Life? >:)

Gabrielle at 8:47PM on Jan 30th 2008

39. JG

I always wondered why my mail smells funny!

DameBuddyBoo at 9:43PM on Jan 30th 2008

40. WARNING: There is nudity in the follow comment!

Gee Mo, I hope you don't get slapped with a fine too! Your disclaimer leaves a little left to be desired. Plus I'm not sure if you were actually interviewing Dennis Franz' butt. I think I would recognize it. What can I say, I like big butts and I cannot lie...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPqFZjx2_eE

And now for some politics...
Did anyone watch the Republican debates tonight?
The best part had to be when Mitt Romney fired back at McCain:

"Senator, I served with Dennis Franz' butt. I knew Dennis Franz' butt. Dennis Franz' butt was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Dennis Franz' butt!!!"

Rocca the Vote '08

FINN at 11:26PM on Jan 30th 2008

41. Finn, are you still managing your candidates? Because I still think of their answer to the toilet paper question, and whether it was "gay" to own a bidet....still just kills me.

Gabrielle at 11:40PM on Jan 30th 2008

42. Ah Gabbs,

The Linkkannmooremannsonatron dream is still alive and well! And at the right time, they will combine again to battle the Bipartisans:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4VxZh6ON3Q

Linkkannmooremannsonatron/Kimball '08

"Uniting the United States through Unification!"

FINN at 12:59AM on Jan 31st 2008

43. My dearest Mo,

I have some serious issues with the "alleged scoop" involving Franz' assests.

If you look closely at the playback you will notice a double shadow from the microphone-this indicates multiple light sources.
The gluteal region in question displays sparse fine hair in a tawny brown coloring. Few,if any age spots are present. No saddlebags are evident at the 3/4 profile glimpse of upper thigh.
One look at Dennis Franz's face suspends belief that this is indeed his ass.

What is our Government hiding?

Clearly, the full Moon landing was faked!

Andrea at 5:38AM on Jan 31st 2008

44. Andrea - that was a riot! Clever clever!!! :)

Gabrielle at 1:42PM on Jan 31st 2008

45. Does anyone know where to get a tape of the full episode?

Becky at 10:30AM on Feb 12th 2008

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