Thanks, generic, you were right. Tonight I got to videotape the "Blind Date" program, and sure enough, there was this guy giving his date a sound smack on her bottom as she bent over the pool table. In fact, the people behind the show "Blind Date" seem to like these consensual spanks, and have featured them on several shows -- at least three that I know of.
Somebody in this chat room mentioned that the scriptwriters for the WWF shows must include a spanko or two, because so often we get to see spankings as part of the wrestling match. Well, same as to "Blind Date." There just HAS TO be a spanko on board, in the idea room. There have been too many instances for it to be merely a coincidence.