Partway through the pilot for ABC's sitcom United We Fall, the show's central family has to rush to the emergency room. Why?
Because daughter Emily (Ella Grace Helton) has… a prolapsed rectum. "Ew!" you might well say. You'd be correct. It's discussed in some detail, probably more than most casual viewers will require. "That's not funny!" you might well say.
You wouldn't necessarily be wrong there either. But here's what I'd counter with: It's easy to think of the lamest of reasons a broadcast TV family would have to make an ER visit.
Read more on hollywoodreporter.com