1/12 1976 The Sex Pistols appeared on the English ITV's live TV show "Today" early in the evening. This after Queen pulled out, because Freddie Mercury was forced to an emergency dentist visit. When host Bill Grundy mocked the band and then asked them to say something outrageous, guitarist Steve Jones said; "You dirty bastard ...you dirty fucker ...what a fucking rotter!", and the scandal was a fact as no one swore on English TV before.