TV SUFFERS FROM CREEPING PROFANITY.  I DON'T WATCH MANY OF THE TV SITCOMS OR THE ANIMATED TV SHOWS, BUT I'M TOLD BY THE PARENTAL ALERT GROUPS THAT, MANY OF THEM ARE NOT FIT FOR KIDS, AND PROBABLY NOT FOR ADULTS EITHER. MOST SITCOM WRITERS TODAY SEEM TO REQUIRE A FEW WORDS THAT WE ONCE GOT OUR MOUTHS WASHED OUT WITH SOAP FOR.  SOME OF THE CHARACTERS ARE PORTRAYED AS HAVING "OTHER" SEX PREFERENCES, OR USE DRUGS AS ROUTINE.  IS THERE A CONCENTRATED EFFORT BY THE MEDIA TO TELL US THEIR VALUES SHOULD BE OUR VALUES?  DO YOU TURN OFF THIS STUFF OR CRINGE WHEN IT COMES ON?  TODAY WE MOURN THE PASSING OR ART LINKLETTER.  ART WAS THE STAR OF SHOWS THAT MADE US LAUGH WITHOUT GUILT.  UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO ONE THAT CAN REPLACE HIM. OR MAYBE HIS TYPE OF HUMOR IS NO LONGER WELCOME IN THE TV STANDARDS OF TODAY.