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Bones on Fox

The Fox broadcast network has made it clear, over and over, that it does not honor the Family Hour.  Rather than lead its Wednesday night of programming with the family-friendly blockbuster American Idol (rated TV-PG), Fox has recently chosen to place Lie to Me (rated TV-14) at the 8:00 p.m.ET/PT (7:00 p.m., CT/MT) timeslot.  The March 12^th episode of Bones (Thursdays, 8:00 p.m. ET) is yet another example of Fox’s assault on the Family Hour; and as a result it has been named Worst TV Show of the Week.

Forensic anthropologist Temperance “Bones” Brennan and her FBI partner, Seeley Booth, investigate the murder of a car salesman whose body was discovered at the bottom of a cliff.  Brennan’s lab “squint,” Dr. Hodgins, discovers “Lust Dust” on the victim’s pants around his lap.   Hodgins explains, “[Lust Dust is] strawberry body glitter, such as might be utilized by a lap dancer.”  Booth and Brennan visit the strip club closest to the victim’s home.  Scantily-clad women saunter through the room, twirl around a stripper pole, and lounge on the chairs.  Booth identifies the dancer they are seeking: not surprisingly, the dancer named Strawberry Lust uses the titular cosmetic. 

“We’d like to speak with you in private,” Brennan tells Ms. Lust.

“No, not in private,” Booth interjects, “I can just ask you a few questions here.”  He turns to Brennan and whispers, “Alright, Bones, you know it’s a little weird that you’re here watching.  Why don’t you just go outside?”

Ms. Lust giggles and she grabs Booth’s blazer, “It’s not weird, baby.  Lots of people like to watch.”

“Oh, thank you,” Brennan says, “I get tremendous satisfaction out of observing a whole variety of activities.”

Booth tells Ms. Lust, “I’d just like to ask you a couple of questions.”

“You’re boyfriend’s shy, isn’t he?” Ms. Lust asks.  “Sweet.  That’ll be sixty bucks.”

Brennan gladly pays for the service over Booth’s objections.

“Relax,” Ms. Lust urges, “She’s going to be enjoying this, too.”

Ms. Lust stuffs the money into her bra and mounts Booth as he reclines in his chair.  The top-heavy stripper presses her ample bosom onto Booth’s face.  She turns around and Booth gazes at her rear which is off-camera. 

“Not so interested in talking now are you, baby?” Ms. Lust teases.

Brennan observes, “You have excellent control of your hips.” 

“So I’ve been told,” she replies.

Booth asks Ms. Lust questions about the victim while the dancer continues to gyrate in front of them.  Eventually, Ms. Lust ends up sitting in Booth’s lap.  Ms. Lust reveals that the victim went to strip club with a co-worker and got into a fight with him.  When Bones suggests that Brennan should interview the co-worker, Booth replies, “Yes, I should.”

Brennan adds, “Then tell Ms. Lust to get up.”

Ms. Lust announces, “I think that might be a little embarrassing right now.  Huh, baby?”

“That’s my gun,” Booth contends.  “Give us a minute,” he tells Brennan. 

The strip-club scene is completely unnecessary.  It adds nothing to the plot except gratuitous titillation.   Exploitative strip-club scenes and explicit lap dances have popped up numerous times this past season; unfortunately, this example occurred at the heart of the Family Hour -- and exposes Fox’s continued assault on a timeslot normally reserved for safe viewing.  7:00 p.m. is not the time to show a stripper giving a man a racy lap dance while his female friend watches intently. 

For blatant, gratuitous sexual content and once again fouling the Family Hour, Fox’s Bones deserves the title of Worst TV Show of the Week.