PC Madness!! ABC Family owned by Disney

From Eric Dondero:

This has been confirmed by Debbie Schlussel's blog.

From Frederick (MD) Hockey Club blog:

I’m watching The Goonies on ABC Family with my daughter today. In the scene where Chunk calls the police to report that he’s locked in the Fratelli’s basement with Sloth, the officer on the phone naturally thinks Chunk is making up a story.

In the uncensored version of this ’80s classic film, the officer on the phone with Chunk, in his disbelief, says, “Like the time you told me about the 50 Iranian terrorists who took over all the Sizzler Steakhouses in the city? … Just like that last prank about all those little creatures that multiply when you throw water on them?”

Wait. Did you miss it? What was worth censoring there? Could it be that ABC (owned by Disney) has a problem with Gremlins? Nope. Is there some history of bad blood between The Mouse and The Steakhouse? It doesn’t seem that way. Is ABC afraid of terrorists, or simply the mention of the word terrorist?

As Schlussel confirms, ABC Family bleeped out the phrase "Iranian terrorist."

Editor's comment - Keep that old version of Goonies on video cassette. It may become a collector's item.