Historical Whorehouse
The gang finds out their house or workplace was a brothel many years ago.
Too Close for Comfort
Appearances
- Newhart: Season 1, episode 1, "In the Beginning" (1982). While researching the history of the inn for a speech to the Daughters of the War for Independence, Dick discovers the Stratford used to be a whorehouse, and he has to spin it in his speech to avoid upsetting the Daughters.
- Too Close for Comfort: Season 4, episode 4, "Home is Where the BART Is" (1984). The Rushes find out the city is planning to demolish their whole street to build a BART station, but Monroe discovers that it may be a historical landmark because it was once a popular brothel.
- Cheers: Season 8, episode 6, "The Stork Brings a Crane" (1989). When Rebecca discovers that Cheers was built 100 years ago, she decides to hold a centennial celebration, and she sends Woody to the library to research the history of the building. To Rebecca's surprise, Woody discovers that it was originally a whorehouse called Mom's.
- King of the Hill: Season 10, episode 4, "Harlotttown" (2005). Hank wants the town of Arlen to clean up a rock formation they call the "Tea Kettle," so Peggy decides to write an article about it for the "Arlen Bystander." While she's researching the history of the Tea Kettle, she accidentally discovers that the town used to be called Harlottown because it was founded by prostitutes, and they were so popular that men came from miles away to use their "services." When a town official reads Peggy's article, he decides to capitalize on it with a celebration called "Harlottown Days," a museum of prostitution, adult film awards, and more objectionable plans. Hank is of course appalled, but his protests fall on death ears.