Can you imagine what would happen if they tried to crack those same airplane jokes now? Every special interest group in the country would be throwing lawsuits around and threatening boycotts.
Yes it's funny and harmless, but I could just see the wackos crying about how "pedophiles and grooming aren't funny". "The I talk jive bit was racist". "There's nothing funny about drug abuse".
being PC sucks big time. I liked it better when we were honest instead.
BTW, remember airplane II, the sequel?
McCROSKY
The Des Moines Institute?
MRS. SALUCCI
Then you know it.
KRUGER/McCROSKY/COMMISSIONER
Yes, we're familiar with it.