The original cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL) found a clever way to trick NBC into allowing the show to push boundaries. After receiving complaints about George Carlin's religious bit on the first episode, NBC executive Dick Ebersol had the cast members make Phony Phone Calls praising the show to the switchboard. They even considered addressing the complaint from the cardinal at the Catholic Archdiocese of New York but later discovered it was also a phony call. This creative solution helped keep NBC executives who didn't understand the show at bay.

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