When it was released, it fell within PG guidelines

PG-13 came later. The original PG was much broader. BTW my mom took me and my best friend to see Airplane, and it was a bit uncomfortable. I was probably 14 at the time.

In response to this post by OXVT

Posted: 08/19/2021 at 06:34AM

Is Airplane being rated PG the most hilarious botch in rating history? ** -- OXVT 08/18/2021 11:41PM

No. The original Poltergeist. -- Chris Coleman

08/19/2021 11:59AM

No love for Johnny Dangerously in that list? Hmmm.... ** -- Upwind of uva 08/19/2021 9:57PM

Gremlins immediately popped in my head. Totally forgot Jaws was PG. ** -- Tafkam Hokie 08/19/2021 1:52PM

Lol ... Long Duck Dong ... -- OXVT 08/19/2021 12:46PM

Movies and cartoons used to treat kids more like adults, IMO -- WestyHokie 08/19/2021 10:26AM

Surely you must be joking ** -- bigbadbird 08/19/2021 08:14AM

^^ picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue ^^ ** -- JoesterVT 08/19/2021 08:30AM

And Don't call me Shirley. ** -- santafe 08/19/2021 09:12AM

No self respecting teenager would watch a PG movie now ** -- bigbadbird 08/19/2021 08:13AM

PG was different a long time ago, especially pre mid-70s -- DJ Golf 08/19/2021 07:40AM

Goonies, Space Balls wouldn't make the cut today either...solid PG13s ** -- JoesterVT 08/19/2021 06:37AM

The producers would have cut the offending stuff to make it PG these days. -- Freddyburg Hokie 08/19/2021 10:24AM

When it was released, it fell within PG guidelines -- Happy Dog 08/19/2021 06:34AM

Airplane got away with the gratuitious boob shot, and kept PG... -- Strat Man 08/19/2021 07:14AM

Brief nudity would still get a PG back then. Also worth noting that -- Tafkam Hokie 08/19/2021 1:58PM

I think there actual guidelines of number and type of exposure and language -- Happy Dog 08/19/2021 07:30AM

When it was released, it fell within PG guidelines

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