Why Exactly Did Howard Stern Have A Tickle Chair?

[A/S/H]

I wasn't really around for his show but for obvious reasons I've known about his tickle chair for quite some time, but I never really understood it. Was it a random thing he just started doing out of nowhere/from the beginning or did he get the idea from Yaqi? Is he into tickling himself or was it just a gimmick for his show? This probably doesn't need an entire thread but I'm really curious

 

[darvon96]

If I remember correctly, it was a suggestion from listeners that got it started. Stern was constrained by FCC rules back then, thus limiting how sexual things could get on air. The tickle chair was a way to stretch the boundaries, specifically by the premise of tickling woman until they peed.

 

[tk86]

Don’t think he was into it, I think it was semi-popular demand 🙂

 

[SlickBack]

Wish he managed to convince Trish, Lita and Stephanie to sit in the tickle chair.

 

[maniactickler]

It was a popular demand and also gave him an excuse to touch hotties.

 

[A/S/H]

If I remember correctly, it was a suggestion from listeners that got it started. Stern was constrained by FCC rules back then, thus limiting how sexual things could get on air. The tickle chair was a way to stretch the boundaries, specifically by the premise of tickling woman until they peed.

I'm really surprised it was a listener's suggestion, but I guess it makes sense within the context of the early 2000s. Any action was better than no action back then lol

 

[A/S/H]

Wish he managed to convince Trish, Lita and Stephanie to sit in the tickle chair.

In the few clips of his I watched I always felt like they were just sort of tolerating him lol, but I could be wrong

 

[yinzer]

It looks like your question has already been answered here, but I'll just add, Howard Stern is obviously an entertainer and comedian. He has always been about doing whatever will get viewers, listeners, and laughs. I'm sure him and his sidekicks saw tickling as a perfect gag for the show. Yaqi looked annoyed to be the butt of the joke, but I'm sure he's a smart guy that had to know what he was getting into by going on a show like that. And it was too obvious Howard isn't into tickling if you ever watched him tickle because he may've been the absolute worst 'ler I've ever seen 😂