Television: Oh, Baby

Daytime television's big rage nowadays is the leering "game" show: The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, The Family Game. All involve calling upon men and women contestants to answer intimate questions about each other; these confrontations titillate the womenfolk at home, who presumably indicate their gratitude by rushing out to the supermarkets to buy countless boxes of soap and cans of hair spray. Last week a Hollywood packaging agency announced that it was working up yet a new variation on the theme. It will be called The Newly Pregnant. "Specifically," explained one of the producers, "it's a group of...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!