Movie and TV references to Enemas

Going back a couple of decades, Vicki Lawrence had a daytime talk show. The episode I happened to see part of, had Carol Burnett and the cast members of her show there for the unavailing of full size wax figures of them all. Vicki said "They look like we all need an enema" to loud laughter from the audience and her guests.

On the Craol Burnett show, there were skits with Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence and Carol Burnett where they play old people and in those skits were frequent bathroom references to "hurry up, snap a log" among other things.

LisaK: Really? It was expected that a woman would douche in a public ladies' room in the US in the 1950s?!

I knew my mother in law douched but thought people would do it only at home. Or by "public ladies' room" you mean the restrooms in e.g. college dorms?

There's reference among this thread about the late 1960's English "Carry On" films & sometime thereafter an extension of that theme as a spinoff series in itself....With titles like Doctor In The House...Doctor At Large...Doctor At Sea etc etc...again utilizing the talents of those emerging "Carry On " actors / actresses....Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sid James, James Robertson Justice, Terry Scott, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams & the irrepressible naughty & buxom nurse Barbara Windsor.

Anyhow one of these possibly "Doctor At Sea" has Sid James lying in a hospital bed (the type with metal cot style pull-up rails) occupied reading while suffering the dreaded lurgy....In comes Matron Hattie Jacques striding to the far side of the bed & in doing so places down a linen covered tray....Sid puts his newspaper down as Matron produces this quite large "Barrel Type" Enema syringe while pronouncing something along the lines of "it's time to get you up n moving"

Several years ago I'd had several private e-mail conversations with an English E-bay member from Hampshire UK, from whom I had agreed to purchase a number of pyrex glass nozzles from...which happened to be the correct match to a vintage glass irrigator & black tubing...but devoid of its cannula's as they were known....As luck would have it she was a retired former English nurse & not only had she recalled the movie but also that rather large Enema Syringe....a good shared laugh was had !!

As a result of those at times hilarious discussions it was mentioned that her next door neighbour was a professional glassblower & if I were interested she would speak to him on my behalf with the view to re-producing that Enema Syringe under the auspices of "medical paraphernalia" collector & at my convenience forward a detailed schematic diagram of the main body assembly minus plunger mechanism & seals....Those components I assured her I could fabricate to a high standard befitting the piece.

Writing of this factual account got me thinking as to a topic opener -- "A Chance Meeting" ?? or a meeting of Chances...Later I may revise this post down so as context remains applicable to the subject matter & re-open separately @ "Several years ago" because there is more to it.

Last week (Dec 2015) In a Starz series "Flesh and Bone" an angry mother of a student threatens a private-school administrator that if she is ever pestered for tuition money again that she will give the administrator the biggest enema she can....

In one of the James Bond movies, (maybe Moonraker??) Sean Connery is told he will be getting a colonic as it had been a long time since he he had been active in the service.

If you're mentioning the brief confrontation between James Bond and his doctor (played by Michael Medwin) the morning after a night of luxury food and lovemaking the hero enjoyed with its terapist at Shrublands clinic, it's in the 1983 movie "Never Say Never Again" directed by Irvin Kershner.

This is the only reference to enemas I can recall within the whole 007 saga. Also, I never watched it with original soundtrack so I don't know whether the doctor is talking about colonics, but in the Italian dubbing he actually says 'enema'.

The way, I remember exactly what was said in the James Bond movie. He was leaving a room marked "Colonic Irrigation" and he said, "See you later, Irrigator". After a night of fighting crooks and seducing women, he showed up at the facility Dr., saying he was feeling a little tired. The Dr. said, "A herbal enema should fix you right up."

Ian Flemming made many references to enemas. In his book Goldfinger, he talked about all the remedies and appliances that Goldfinger had to deal with chronic constipation.

Jimmy, are you sure?

Out of a sting I just loaded my DVD and watched every minute of the part set inside the clinic, where the suggested colonic room would be (i. e. from him exiting the limousine till the epic fight ending up in many a room of the clinic being destroyed, far into the first scene after 007 had left the clinic when he reports to his chief), and could not find any reference of either a room with at least a hint of colonic array inside nor any sign reading «colonic irrigation» or anything similar.

Funny, I didn't even remember that my copy of "Never Say Never Again" has original audio in it, so I could locate one of the first scenes inside Shrublands where at the end of an exhaustive checkup the doctor says, "I'd like you to see the iridologist at four, have a colonic at five...".

Amidst this extended seek into the first part of the movie I also discovered more translation quirks. In the Italian audio, 'iridologist' is incorrectly dubbed as "oculista" (ophthalmologist) while 'colonic' is nevertheless misspelled 'radioscopia al colon' (barium enema)! Yet the sentence «See you later, irrigator» is nowhere to be heard. Are you sure not to mistake it with some other movie?

Unless "Never Say Never Again" happens to have been issued in more than one cut (if so the scene you point at could have been edited out, I don't know), the only reference to enemas throughout the whole chapter played within the clinic is when the doctor meets 007 and the gorgeous therapist as they both come off the stairs and the doctor indeed suggests him, "An herbal enema should fix you right up". In the Italian version he says "un bel clistere" (a good enema).

This says that "never say never again" did have an enema reference in the health spa:

http://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/07/movies/sean-connery-is-seasoned-james-bond.html

Recently viewed an older youtube interview clip with Joan Rivers & over the course of the discussion turned to recovery after some recent surgery & that she had sought lifestyle alternatives in healing...Straight faced she mentioned being given coffee enemas, Joan being Joan pulled that one off well...using that small cameo to her advantage.

Another that also bought up enemas in a totally informal TV interview was Chevy Chase...Bang !....right out of left field....host faltered looking decidedly uncomfortable, attempted to steer chat back on track...Chase appeared irritated with the host for being dismissive...what made it remarkable was that Chase appeared serious about elaborating further...Not long after Chase left in a huff...not a looking good moment for Mr Chase

Both born of an era when enemas were not uncommon...so it doesn't really surprise

The movie I referred to was "Goldfinger". I read the book and saw the movie. Whenever Bond is forced to attend a health clinic in any movie, there is usually some reference to colonic irrigation or enemas. This causes me to think that author Ian Flemming must have had some experience with intestinal irrigation sometime in his life.

Thank you Jimmy. At least one pointer cleared.

The movie I referred to was "Goldfinger". I read the book and saw the movie.

I can't really refer to 007 literature for I only read "The Man with the Golden Gun" as a teenager while on vacation. I liked it but can't recall in that book any hint at our favorite therapy - I can't trust my memory to such extent either. Again, not sure whether I did actually watch "Goldfinger". James Bond movies are OK with me albeit I truly relish sci-fi and would anyway choose drama or comedy over action or horror.

Whenever Bond is forced to attend a health clinic in any movie, there is usually some reference to colonic irrigation or enemas.

According with what you've pointed out there should be more than one reference to enemas among the movie renditions of the James Bond saga. So "Never Say Never Again" isn't the only one? Wow, I've always been fond of my ability to spot enema speech or visuals in movies and over the years I built up a near exhaustive collection of mainstream movies and TV series featuring various scenes, dialogs, or even subdued hints to enemas; but sure you're putting it at challenge!

This causes me to think that author Ian Flemming must have had some experience with intestinal irrigation sometime in his life.

Well, I can't but second that... ;-)

In the new BBC Doc Martin stories Mrs. Tischel's Pharmacy is sporting huge enema bottles for sale, hanging high in Kelly Green and Baby Blue. When ever the camera goes into the pharmacy, look for them. At first they are Surprising a Fetish oriented Audience, then in other scenes you really have to be searching for them to see them. With Mrs Tischel constantly wearing a foam neck collar, one suspects she has certain fetishes that are lying just out of sight, just as her enema bottles are at first prominent, but then heavily muted. Everything about her tells us she is constantly playing medical a fetish game with herself. Part of the intrigue is that she is aching for the Doctor to treat her, which gives him a boner and he quickly clears out before she sees it.

We should also recognize that the BBC in wanting to entertain will take requests and incorporate what is requested for amusement.

British Television - One very funny English comedic "performance" (clip ref below), which was purely an accidental find of interwoven innuendo at it's best, depicting Mr Bean as head teacher performing roll call..Taken from a series recorded around 2010 from what I can ascertain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7OxTxAvvLw

There's an old European film that shows a young boy placed on a table, pants pulled down and a large bulb inserted and squeezed. The clip is on YouTube, search for enemas

A Movie from 1982 & titled Eating Raoul...featuring Mary Woronov in full white Nurse regalia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkXQ0hijXAE

About 3:06 into the commentary of the movie "Eating Raoul", there is a scene with an empty plastic enema bucket hanging from an IV stand, the nurse in white is holding what appears to be a turkey baster, doesn't quite look like an enema nozzle, I believe that's all they show, not even an implied insertion. I remember seeing the movie many years ago when it first came out, can't remember any details.

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Of course lets not forget MASH when Colonel Potters horse was in distress and the only cure was to be given an enema! Hawkeye and BJ got the honors! Radar was comforting the horse and said something to the affect of . "Don't worry the water is warm, I got one one time after I ate a whole pack of chewing gum and a bag of potato chips! LOL

Eating Raoul (1982) - A Black comedy (cult classic) that's kinky / humorous in several scenes throughout. .Original full length movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbY6QIJJWYg

1) Hospital bed scene at 5:20 mins from beginning

2) Scene at 1hr 07:50 min. . .Equipment laid out being readied

Hollywood Boulevard (1976) - Mention only using lab bubbler to demonstrate with posters in the background

In the ground-breaking sitcom "One Day At A Time" Season 6 episode 16 "Always a mom" near the end. Ann comes down with the flu and her mom insists on taking care of her. In the process, her mom catches the flu so Ann calls her grand-mother to care for her mom. Grandma comments that what mom "really needs is a mustard plaster and an enema." Saw that as a kid and always fantasized about how often enemas were used in that TV family and if Barbara (Valerie Bertinelli's character on whom I had a huge crush at the time) ever got one.

RIP Bonnie Franklin

The 11/13/16 episode of Ash VS the Evil Dead has two scenes of Lucy Lawless dressed as a nurse entering a room holding an old style, green, open top enema bag in one hand and the rectal nozzle in the other. A cut away close up scene shows her screwing on the rectal tip.

This is in an asylum setting and is some sort of induced hallucination on Bruce Campell's character by the demon Baal.

This series airs on Starz.

Thanks for pointing that out...I did see it but I wasn't sure my eyes weren't.

Bad Santa 2 trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4e9jVRv6qg

42 seconds in

Thanks for mentioning this latest example, in Bad Santa 2, of enemas in movies and TV. I know there's plenty of enema porn out there (some of it real and amateur, and some of just theatrical crap). But it so nice to always find another reference in "mainstream" movies and TV, no matter how small or innocuous. It reassures me that enemas haven't totally left the universe. LOL

In the movie Assassin's Creed there's an early scene when the "baddie" played by Marion Cotillard first captures Michael Fassbender's character where I could have sworn she said to her henchmen: "Prepare the enemas!" Oh, this is about to get interesting, I thought! Unfortunately, it was actually a machine called the *A*nimus which was purported to help them recover his "genetic memories." Darn. 😃

Has anybody seen Bad Santa 2? What happens with that enema bag?

I've noticed theres a lot of references in the Big Bang, to bowel movement's, etc. Sheldon makes references to cleansing yogurts and even has a chat with Penny on getting an enema in Germany once.

Sheldon: It was tornado season. And it was an aluminium house. Anyway, the housekeeper in the faculty residence didn’t speak any English, when I finally managed to convince her I was sick, she said “Möchtest Du eine Darmspülung?”

Penny: What does that mean?

Sheldon: Based on what happened next, I assume it means “would you like an enema?”

Penny: Okay, sweetie, I’ll take care of you, what do you need?

Sheldon: Well, my mom used to give me sponge baths.

Penny: Okay, ground rules, no sponge baths, and definitely no enemas.

Sheldon: Agreed.

Here's an interesting one: In the TV program MASH, there is an episode where the colonel's horse Sophie gets colic, and the whole crew (excluding the colonel who was in Souel on leave) got involved in giving the horse an enema. Although the word was NEVER mentioned, it was obvious what was being done; from the filling of a high water tank with warm water, to the handing of the hose end to Hawkeye to place it you-know-where. Based on a medical need, the horse could die from colic.. and cleaning her intestine out was the recommended treatment. As close to having an enema administered on screen as I have ever seen on a TV show. (I just saw the episode which is what prompted me to write this.)

Cos.

Caught another one. In the movie "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," there's a scene about halfway through where Miss Peregrine (the smoking hot Eva Green) is talking to the protagonist, Jake, in the home's kitchen. In a reverse angle shot of Jake, you can clearly see 2 "water bottles" hanging on the wall. One a green rubber 2 qt. model, the other a LARGE (4 qt+) white rubber number. Seeing as the scene is set in the 1940s when enemas were pretty common, the mind boggles at getting/giving an enema with Eva Green.