In the late 1960s, George Carlin watched the world change as the young generation began challenging authority, experimenting with drugs as well as embracing peace and love. Carlin had long enjoyed these past times in secret and decided to relaunch his career. As he said during an interview promoting his most recent comedy special, “I was doing superficial comedy entertaining people who didn't really care: businessmen, people in nightclubs, conservative people. And I had been doing that for the better part of 10 years when it finally dawned on me that I was in the wrong place doing the wrong things for the wrong people."

Knowing that it was time for a change, he turned his back on the high paying nightclubs and television spots. He grew out his hair, started performing for colleges, and recorded albums that questioned societal norms while examining controversial themes. Particularly influenced by the great Lenny Bruce, Carlin began exploring issues and language considered obscene. The most famous of these comedy routines was this beloved piece entitled “The Seven Words You Can’t Say On Television:”