I’m guessing this was a more recent show when this happened as nobody batted an eye about spanking in the 70s or even 80s too much.
No, it was in that time frame. Seems like Alan Ludden was the host, but I can’t remember, it was so long ago. It was around or shortly after the Mary Tyler Moore Show, because I didn’t even know who Leachman was,til that show. There have always been uber liberals, who think spanking is child abuse.