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Worst TV Show of the Week

Dancing with the Stars on ABC

ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (Mondays and Tuesdays, 8:00 p.m. ET) often pushes the boundaries of good taste. Sometimes the outfits can be rather skimpy; sometimes the dance moves are more than a bit suggestive; sometimes the contestants themselves accentuate assets other than their feet. And, yes, there are plenty of times – the May 16^th episode, for example – when one judge, namely, Bruno Tonioli, crosses the line. For vulgar, course language during what is supposedly a family friendly show, Dancing with the Stars has been named Worst TV Show of the Week.

Bruno’s persona as the smarmy European letch has cropped up before. He colors his critiques with lurid comments and sensual, sometimes downright dirty, moves. In an episode earlier in the season, former Playboy playmate and retired stripper Kendra Wilkinson gyrated more than she actually danced, while standing atop the judges table during a red-hot Samba routine. All the while, Bruno waved a dollar bill wildly and afterwards pronounced: “Ladies and gentlemen, Dancing with the Stars presents, ‘Revenge of the Stripper, Part 1: The Attack of the Killer Boobs.’ Let’s do it now, let’s get it over with, Kendra. C’mon, let’s go for it.” He splayed himself on the judge’s table and beckoned her to take him.

On the May 16^th episode, Bruno was his typical salacious self. He could barely stay in his chair after a particularly electric Argentine Tango performed by Chelsea Kane and Mark Ballas, swirling his hips sensuously and leaning over to fellow judge Len Goodman to caress his arm. As much as the dance, Bruno’s display whipped the crowd into a frenzy. The audience and judges gave a standing ovation to the dancers, leading Bruno to swoon: “Every emotion was out there for the taking. The battle of will between the man and the woman. Who’s going to be the dominant partner? [Bruno peels off his blazer] Who’s going to relinquish all resistance? Who’s going to end up on top? Oh, it was like good sex, you never want it to end.”

But Bruno quickly lost the crowd’s favor after Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff’s clunky Salsa number, where Ralph actually donned a rear-enhancing undergarment and Karina squeezed into a skin-tight leopard-print cat suit. “You definitely went for a ‘bad-ass’ Salsa,” Bruno quipped, referencing Ralph’s augmented derriere. “Your legs were a mile apart when you were dancing. You were too rough with your [bleeped ‘p****’]. You have to take it gent – no, a pussy-cat. What is she?” Bruno tried to backpedal amid a hails of jeers from the shocked audience. Carrie Ann suggested, “Get a muzzle for him,” and went on to offer friendlier critiques.

Later on backstage, according to reports, Karina called Bruno’s comments “inappropriate and rude and uncalled for.” “That was just an unprofessional thing to do,” agreed Macchio.