wbai played it in the context of a program they were doing in the mid-afternoon about contemporary language and attitudes toward language. the fcc took issue with wbai based on a complaint by a listener who was in his automobile at the time with his son, and he claimed that it was indecent. he claimed that it was an invasion of his privacy, and that his son shouldn't be subjected to that. jillette: "the 7 words you can't say on television" don't exist before george carlin. those are not seven words you can't say on television. he put those words together because of the rhythm, because of the way they sounded, and for the routine. and then instantly, it goes into the court record, and the fcc, and everybody pretends that these are the actual words. he created the very battle that was fought against him. reporter: the federal communications commission said that new york's wbai was wrong in playing the record, though the fcc imposed no punishment immediately, and the supreme court agreed. smith: i was raised at a time where using bad language