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** Vir was waving at him just before that. Given what we know about the Centauri BizarreAlienBiology Morden was simply returning the favor.
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* Just before the character is introduced, Londo talks about the previous times he had met Emperor Cartagia. He describes an incident with a teenaged Cartagia looking up women's dresses. The subtext is obvious, though a fan who'd had a case of FridgeLogic commented that from what we know of Centauri biology, Cartagia was looking in the wrong place. JMS's response? "Tell that to a foot fetishist."

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* Just before the character is introduced, Londo talks about the previous times he had met Emperor Cartagia. He describes an incident with a teenaged Cartagia looking up women's dresses. The subtext is obvious, though a fan who'd had a case of FridgeLogic commented that from what we know of Centauri biology, Cartagia was looking in the wrong place. JMS's response? "Tell that to a foot fetishist.""
** Judging by one of the maids' comments about Londo needing to borrow her clothes and how the Emperor used to do that too, it seems Cartagia was also a crossdresser.
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** Plus, Ivanova only took the job because Sheridan pawned it off on her. WordOfGod happily confirmed that if he hadn't, the Lumati ambassador would have fully expected to have sex with him as well.
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* In ''In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum'', after Vir tells Morden what he wants, Morden's response is to reach into his jacket for a data crystal with information Londo wanted. Before he gives it to Vir, Morden holds the crystal up with his thumb and middle finger and positions his hand in such a way that he's flipping Vir off.

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* In ''In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum'', after Vir tells Morden what he wants, Morden's response is to reach into his jacket for a data crystal with information Londo wanted. Before he gives it to Vir, Morden holds the crystal up with his thumb and middle finger and positions his hand in such a way that he's flipping Vir off.off.
* In ''The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari,'' Londo has collapsed after a heart attack and is being attended to by Medlab staff. They tear off his shirt, leaving him bare chested with some things under his arms. Anyone who has been reading this entire page will realize that we've just had the Centauri equivalent of full frontal nudity on camera, via BizarreAlienBiology.
* Just before the character is introduced, Londo talks about the previous times he had met Emperor Cartagia. He describes an incident with a teenaged Cartagia looking up women's dresses. The subtext is obvious, though a fan who'd had a case of FridgeLogic commented that from what we know of Centauri biology, Cartagia was looking in the wrong place. JMS's response? "Tell that to a foot fetishist."
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*** Another incident involved a visiting Narn official finding a pair of panties on the floor of G'Kar's bedroom. G'Kar's response suggests that he's mostly irritated that he didn't have time to police the room for such items before the visit.

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*** Another incident involved a visiting Narn official Garibaldi finding a pair of panties on the floor of G'Kar's bedroom. G'Kar's response suggests that he's mostly irritated that he didn't have time to police the room for such items before the visit.
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* In a second-season episode, one of Londo's wives calls another one a "[[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]". Fans asked PeterDavid (who wrote that episode) how he managed to get that word on the air. He responded "I didn't. I just put it in the script."

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* In a second-season episode, one of Londo's wives calls another one a "[[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]". Fans asked PeterDavid Creator/PeterDavid (who wrote that episode) how he managed to get that word on the air. He responded "I didn't. I just put it in the script."
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* Lyta Alexander has been modified by the Vorlons so she can psychically carry their consciousness through the universe to attend to matters. At the conclusion of one such spell (which manifests like white tentacles of light pouring from the encounter suit into her eyes and mouth), she says "You didn't have to pull out of me so fast. You hurt me." As if her position as Kosh II's attache needed an even more abusive subtext. . .

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* Lyta Alexander has been modified by the Vorlons so she can psychically carry their consciousness through the universe to attend to matters. At the conclusion of one such spell (which manifests like white tentacles of light pouring from the encounter suit into her eyes and mouth), she says "You didn't have to pull out of me so fast. You hurt me." As if her position as Kosh II's attache needed an even more abusive subtext. . . .
* In ''In the Shadow of Z'Ha'Dum'', after Vir tells Morden what he wants, Morden's response is to reach into his jacket for a data crystal with information Londo wanted. Before he gives it to Vir, Morden holds the crystal up with his thumb and middle finger and positions his hand in such a way that he's flipping Vir off.
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* "Anatomically impossible, Mr. Garibaldi, but you're welcome to try."

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* "Anatomically impossible, Mr. Garibaldi, but you're welcome to try.""
* Lyta Alexander has been modified by the Vorlons so she can psychically carry their consciousness through the universe to attend to matters. At the conclusion of one such spell (which manifests like white tentacles of light pouring from the encounter suit into her eyes and mouth), she says "You didn't have to pull out of me so fast. You hurt me." As if her position as Kosh II's attache needed an even more abusive subtext. . .
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** And then the "gift" she receives afterwards. A note that says "next time, my way," and a. . . [[NoodleImplement thing.]]
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*** "[[GenreSavvy Well put]]," murmurs Sheridan.
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** There's more to intercourse than inserting Tab A into Slot B. Oral or digital sex between a Narn and a Centauri might not be out of the question. Plus Centauri babies have to come out somewhere, so she just might have complimentary "genitalia" (for lack of a better word) that would allow for interspecies sex.

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** There's more to intercourse than inserting Tab A into Slot B. Oral or digital sex between a Narn and a Centauri might not be out of the question. Plus Centauri babies have to come out somewhere, so she just might have complimentary "genitalia" (for lack of a better word) that would allow for interspecies sex.
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** There's more to intercourse than inserting Tab A into Slot B. Oral or digital sex between a Narn and a Centauri might not be out of the question.

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** There's more to intercourse than inserting Tab A into Slot B. Oral or digital sex between a Narn and a Centauri might not be out of the question. Plus Centauri babies have to come out somewhere, so she just might have complimentary "genitalia" (for lack of a better word) that would allow for interspecies sex.
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* Regarding the hermaphroditic statue, once Londo is alone in his quarters, he walks off camera, taking the statue with him. The way he does it is oddly reminiscent of someone [[ADateWithRosiePalms taking a lingerie catalog with them to the bathroom.]]
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* There's also Ivanova's "human style" sex ritual to seal an alliance with the Lumati.

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* There's also Ivanova's "human style" sex ritual to seal an alliance with the Lumati.Lumati.
* "Anatomically impossible, Mr. Garibaldi, but you're welcome to try."
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* From ''Voices Of Authority'', Sheridan has been assigned a PoliticalOfficer, one who has decided that SexSells when it comes to ensuring a [[TheCaptain certain key officer's]] loyalty. [[HolographicTerminal Ivonova appears in the room]] just after the political officer has finished disrobing in Sheridan's quarters:

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* From ''Voices Of Authority'', Sheridan has been assigned a PoliticalOfficer, one who has decided that SexSells when it comes to ensuring a [[TheCaptain certain key officer's]] loyalty. [[HolographicTerminal Ivonova Ivanova appears in the room]] just after the political officer has finished disrobing in Sheridan's quarters:
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** G'Kar is also described as having a fetish for human women, and his promiscuity is referred to in several places prior to his first imprisonment. For example, in Na'Toth's first episode, when G'Kar asks her to investigate how a black tulip turned up in his bed, she comments "Far be it from me to speculate how ''anything'' finds its way into ''your'' bed," within only a few days of her arrival on the station, suggesting his reputation is well known on Narn as well.

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** G'Kar is also described as having a fetish for human women, and his promiscuity is referred to in several places prior to his first imprisonment. For example, in Na'Toth's first episode, when G'Kar asks her to investigate how a black tulip turned up in his bed, she comments "Far be it from me "It is not my place to speculate on how ''anything'' finds its way into ''your'' your bed," within only a few days of her arrival on the station, suggesting his reputation is well known on Narn as well.
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* In the pilot episode, G'kar tries to hire the human telepath Lyta Alexander to bear his child, because the Narn have no telepaths. "Now, would you prefer to be conscious or unconscious during the fertilization? I would prefer conscious but [grins] I don't know what your pleasure threshold is." Indicating that the two species' reproductive organs are similar enough for copulation. Which makes rather perplexing a later episode where G'kar is shown having an affair with one of Londo's wives. I mean, given what we know of Centauri "attributes", that's not like a human having sex with a sheep, it's like a human having sex with a spider.

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* In the pilot episode, G'kar tries to hire the human telepath Lyta Alexander to bear his child, because the Narn have no telepaths. "Now, would you prefer to be conscious or unconscious during the fertilization? mating? I would prefer conscious but [grins] I don't know what your pleasure threshold is." Indicating that the two species' reproductive organs are similar enough for copulation. Which makes rather perplexing a later episode where G'kar is shown having an affair with one of Londo's wives. I mean, given what we know of Centauri "attributes", that's not like a human having sex with a sheep, it's like a human having sex with a spider.
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*** Then again, it may be why Centauri men favor vests and long coats (at least around aliens). There are examples within canon of Centauri passing as humans for espionage purposes[[note]](in fact, they tried to claim Earth as a lost colony when they made first contact)[[/note]] so keeping their genitalia [[IncrediblyLamePun under wraps]] may be important for strategy as well as modesty.

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*** Then again, it may be why Centauri men favor vests and long coats (at least around aliens). There are examples within canon of Centauri passing as humans for espionage purposes[[note]](in fact, they tried to claim Earth as a lost colony when they made first contact)[[/note]] so keeping their genitalia [[IncrediblyLamePun under wraps]] wraps may be important for strategy as well as modesty.
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'''Vir:''' No, no, I mean one. You see, we have six, ah... we have ''six'', you see, and each one is a different level of intimacy and pleasure. So, you know, first you have one, and that's... (''makes "so-so" gesture'') Then there's two... and by the time you get to five, it's: (''makes graphic panting noises'')...

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'''Vir:''' No, no, I mean one. You see, we have six, ah... we have ''six'', you see, and each one is a different level of intimacy and pleasure. So, you know, first you have one, and that's... (''makes "so-so" gesture'') ''nnyeahh''. Then there's two... two, and by the time you get to five, it's: (''makes graphic five it's like (''starts panting noises'')...loudly'')...
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'''Vir:''' No, no, I mean one. You see, we have six, ah... we have ''six'', you see, and each one is a different level of intimacy and pleasure. So, you know, first you have one, and that's ''naa-naa.'' Then there's two... and by the time you get to five it's a ''heehaa-heehaa''.

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'''Vir:''' No, no, I mean one. You see, we have six, ah... we have ''six'', you see, and each one is a different level of intimacy and pleasure. So, you know, first you have one, and that's ''naa-naa.'' that's... (''makes "so-so" gesture'') Then there's two... and by the time you get to five it's a ''heehaa-heehaa''.five, it's: (''makes graphic panting noises'')...
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** Given that human beings have figured out many fun things beyond standard Tab A into standard Slot B, G'Kar doesn't necessarily need physical compatibility for any of his extra-species dalliances, just creativity and dexterity.

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** Given that human beings have figured out many fun things beyond [[IKEAErotica standard Tab A into standard Slot B, B]], G'Kar doesn't necessarily need physical compatibility for any of his extra-species dalliances, just creativity and dexterity.






** "According to the translator it's either an aphrodisiac or a floor wax. I can't decide if it's worth the risk or not." And upon deciding to buy it "If this thing leaves a waxy yellow build up on ''anything'' I'm coming back here"

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** "According to the translator translator, it's [[EitherWorldDominationOrSomethingAboutBananas either an aphrodisiac or a floor wax.wax]]. I can't decide if it's worth the risk or not." And upon deciding to buy it it, "If this thing leaves a waxy yellow build up on ''anything'' I'm buildup--on ''anything''--I'm coming back here"
here."
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*** Then again, it may be why Centauri men favor vests and long coats (at least around aliens). There are examples within canon of Centauri passing as humans for espionage purposes (in fact, they tried to claim humanity as a lost colony when they made first contact) so keeping their genitalia [[IncrediblyLamePun under wraps]] may be an important for strategy as well as modesty.

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*** Then again, it may be why Centauri men favor vests and long coats (at least around aliens). There are examples within canon of Centauri passing as humans for espionage purposes (in purposes[[note]](in fact, they tried to claim humanity Earth as a lost colony when they made first contact) contact)[[/note]] so keeping their genitalia [[IncrediblyLamePun under wraps]] may be an important for strategy as well as modesty.
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*** Then again, it may be why Centauri men favor vests and long coats (at least around aliens). There are examples within canon of Centauri passing as humans for espionage purposes (in fact, they tried to claim humanity as a lost colony when they made first contact) so keeping their genitalia [[IncrediblyLamePun under wraps]] may be an important for strategy as well as modesty.
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* An episode where Londo Mollari was shown cheating at cards by using a tentacle to surreptitiously grab extra cards from the deck. Turns out that the Centauri tentacles are not just tentacles: Centauri males have ''six prehensile penises.'' That are each 2-4. Feet. Long.

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* An episode where Londo Mollari was shown cheating at cards by using a tentacle to surreptitiously grab extra cards from the deck. Turns out that the Centauri tentacles are not just tentacles: Centauri males have ''six prehensile penises.'' That are each [[PunctuatedForEmphasis 2-4. Feet. Long.Long]].
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*** Another incident involved a visiting Narm official finding a pair of panties on the floor of G'Kar's bedroom. G'Kar's response suggests that he's mostly irritated that he didn't have time to police the room for such items before the visit.

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*** Another incident involved a visiting Narm Narn official finding a pair of panties on the floor of G'Kar's bedroom. G'Kar's response suggests that he's mostly irritated that he didn't have time to police the room for such items before the visit.
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*** Another incident involved a visiting Narm official finding a pair of panties on the floor of G'Kar's bedroom. G'Kar's response suggests that he's mostly irritated that he didn't have time to police the room for such items before the visit.
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*** The original script for "Born to the Purple" called for a close-up of Adira's back, complete with "holes." Unfortunately, the show's very low budget nixed it.
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* Londo in particular, but also G'Kar and others, make insulting comments about other male characters lack of sexual prowess.

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* Londo in particular, but also G'Kar and others, make insulting comments about other male characters characters' lack of sexual prowess.
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* An episode where Londo Mollari was shown cheating at cards by using a tentacle to surreptitiously grab extra cards from the deck. Turns out that the Centauri tentacles are not just tentacles: Centauri males have ''six prehensile penises.'' That are each 2-4. Feet. Long.
** More amusing was Vir's bumbling attempt to describe to Ivanova (while asking her relationship advice about Lyndisty) the varying... levels of intimacy a Centauri couple could encounter while necking (a misleading word in this context if ever there was one), complete with sound effects and gestures indicating the difference between "one" and "six":
--->'''Vir:''' There were other women, but I never got past one.\\
'''Ivanova:''' You mean first base.\\
'''Vir:''' No, no, I mean one. You see, we have six, ah... we have ''six'', you see, and each one is a different level of intimacy and pleasure. So, you know, first you have one, and that's ''naa-naa.'' Then there's two... and by the time you get to five it's a ''heehaa-heehaa''.
*** Also, WordOfGod has stated that Centauri females also have six, er, receptacles -- three on each side of their spine.
** Londo was furious that the action figure version of himself sold in the station gift shop lacked the relevant characteristics. Ivanova, who has an unfortunate knack for finding herself involved in discussions of Centauri anatomy, says "So you feel you're being symbolically cast... [[LastSecondWordSwap in a bad light]]?"
*** "[[GenreSavvy Well put]]," murmurs Sheridan.
* In the pilot episode, G'kar tries to hire the human telepath Lyta Alexander to bear his child, because the Narn have no telepaths. "Now, would you prefer to be conscious or unconscious during the fertilization? I would prefer conscious but [grins] I don't know what your pleasure threshold is." Indicating that the two species' reproductive organs are similar enough for copulation. Which makes rather perplexing a later episode where G'kar is shown having an affair with one of Londo's wives. I mean, given what we know of Centauri "attributes", that's not like a human having sex with a sheep, it's like a human having sex with a spider.
** Several years later (and after the full awakening of her TouchedByVorlons powers) Lyta agrees to provide G'kar with her genetic material, commenting in passing "Oh, and you once mentioned wondering what my pleasure threshold is. I just recently found out... [[TooKinkyToTorture I don't have one]]. Have a very, very nice day."
** G'Kar is also described as having a fetish for human women, and his promiscuity is referred to in several places prior to his first imprisonment. For example, in Na'Toth's first episode, when G'Kar asks her to investigate how a black tulip turned up in his bed, she comments "Far be it from me to speculate how ''anything'' finds its way into ''your'' bed," within only a few days of her arrival on the station, suggesting his reputation is well known on Narn as well.
** Given that human beings have figured out many fun things beyond standard Tab A into standard Slot B, G'Kar doesn't necessarily need physical compatibility for any of his extra-species dalliances, just creativity and dexterity.
*** It's heavily implied that most species have been directly genetically manipulated by [[spoiler: The Shadows and/or the Vorlons]]. Given the lack of telepaths is ultimately revealed as being a far more crippling disadvantage than implied by not having your own mindreaders for intergalactic politics, it's a safe bet that the Narn are just one more species only a step or two away from LegoGenetics.
* Londo in particular, but also G'Kar and others, make insulting comments about other male characters lack of sexual prowess.
** Indeed, Londo and G'Kar get into an argument about G'Kar's late arrival that quickly diverges into a conversation about premature ejaculation. Much to G'Kar's increasing horror.
* They also managed to sneak in an implied and later explicitly confirmed relationship [[LesYay between Ivanova and Talia]], and a (pretended) marriage between two men was seen as completely normal by every character in the show.
* Let's not forget Londo talking over a comm-link to someone severely annoying him, who then ended transmission with "I'll be in touch." Londo's response? A self-grope with both hands, meaning he grabbed his own ''abdomen'', as he said, "touch ''this!''" Viewers who missed the previous...''explanations'' for Centauri genitalia were probably confused, and any of those viewers who might've added it up were probably quite horrified without the benefit of the previous explanation to ease them into the information.
** Actually, that was at the beginning of the episode ("The Quality of Mercy") where we first learn about Centauri male "attributes" -- only in retrospect or on subsequent viewings does it become evident that Londo just made a presumably obscene gesture.
** It's a bit hard to tell with Londo's accent, but it's more likely he said "Touch ''these''." Considering the Centauri don't seem to be as modest about their sexual characteristics as humans tend to be (Londo openly displays a statue of a naked hermaphroditic woman, who's a goddess no less), it's possible that what he said is no more offensive than "kiss my ass" would be to humans.
*** We do have nude statues of various deities in our human cultures, you know?
**** That was just one example. Another comment made by Londo seems to indicate that Centauri expect their dolls to be anatomically correct.
* In the episode "The Illusion Of Truth", Londo and Sheridan are arguing about the climate control in the former's quarters:
-->'''Londo''': I do not mean, "oh, I think I will put another blanket on my bed tonight", I mean "look, my left arm has snapped off, like an icicle, and ''shattered'' on the floor!"! This is ''highly inappropriate'', Captain!
-->'''Sheridan''': I agree. There's several other parts of you I'd much rather have snapped off.
* In "Convictions", Garibaldi tells Zach to explain the "missionary... position" to some Drazi clerics.
* In the spin off Crusade one episode involves a human/pak'ma'ra porno that is apparently VERY attention getting.
** The characters further imply when two different species hook up some um...gadgets might be involved.
** One of the characters viewing the video mentions that humans and pak'ma'ra can't POSSIBLY do what it is being indicated they are about to do (becuase of, shall we say, plumbing problems)...then, apparently, they do anyway. (The file was one of several on the crystal. The most apparently straight-laced of the characters turned out to have a collection of such stuff, and mixed up his crystals when turning in a written report.)
*** Rather, the report was on the crystal, but he forgot to erase the previous data, so that the porno started as soon as the report ended. It makes one wonder if Max either a) had a shortage of empty crystals at the moment, or b) he's got so much porn he can't keep track of it all.
* Crusade also features a episode in which two characters are about to sleep together and then cuts to an scene of [[SomethingElseAlsoRises a cargo ship docking with Babylon 5.]]
* If we're throwing in Crusade, the Excalibur is ''humped by a space jellyfish''. Not subtle, not implied, just thrown on the screen and [[LampshadeHanging openly commented on]] by the characters.
** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny And it was hilarious.]]
* During Marcus' and Franklin's trip to Mars, in a ''very'' shoddy cargo hold, Franklin says that it "smells like the inside of a Martian pleasure dome on Sunday morning".
** Of course in this case, Mars is populated by humans instead of [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Green Skinned Space Babes]], and "pleasure" could mean anything from drugs to sex to all-night raves... Or something that doesn't involve drugs and sex. But then, there's nothing to say that it ''doesn't'' mean that.
*** The "Sunday morning" part would seem to indicate that something illicit and/or immoral is going on. It was established in Season 1 that Catholicism has some sort of presence on Mars: Sinclair is from Mars and makes more than one reference to having lived among Jesuits at one point.
*** What really sells the "sex" aspect is Marcus's response, "I wouldn't know about that..."; he had been earlier mentioned to be [[CelibateHero waiting for the right lady]].
* From ''Voices Of Authority'', Sheridan has been assigned a PoliticalOfficer, one who has decided that SexSells when it comes to ensuring a [[TheCaptain certain key officer's]] loyalty. [[HolographicTerminal Ivonova appears in the room]] just after the political officer has finished disrobing in Sheridan's quarters:
--> '''[[DeadpanSnarker Ivanova]]''': ''Good luck, Captain.''" *raising a FascinatingEyebrow* ''[[ShoutOut I think you're]] [[TakeThat about to go where]] '''[[ReallyGetsAround everyone]]''' [[Franchise/StarTrek has gone before]].''
** Followed soon after by Ivanova disappearing, the PoliticalOfficer walking into the room still nude, and Sheridan [[EatingTheEyeCandy glancing down]] before declaring that it must be colder in here than he thought...
* The Starfury pilots, like RealLife fighter pilots, have various patches on their uniforms. And, just like RealLife fighter pilots, many of those patches are full of {{Double Entendre}}s. Of note is the patch worn by all of B5's pilots, showing a Starfury being launched (via being dropped through a hatch in the "floor" of the station), with the words "Ugly, But Well Hung." It's plainly visible through much of the series, because [[FailedASpotCheck none of the censors ever looked closely enough to notice.]]
** JMS posted to Usenet as season 4 was getting under way that he only just realized there simply weren't any censors.
* In a second-season episode, one of Londo's wives calls another one a "[[PrecisionFStrike bitch]]". Fans asked PeterDavid (who wrote that episode) how he managed to get that word on the air. He responded "I didn't. I just put it in the script."

* In the first season episode "Infection" Garibaldi is trying to decide if he should buy some item from a shop.
** "According to the translator it's either an aphrodisiac or a floor wax. I can't decide if it's worth the risk or not." And upon deciding to buy it "If this thing leaves a waxy yellow build up on ''anything'' I'm coming back here"

* There's also Ivanova's "human style" sex ritual to seal an alliance with the Lumati.

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