I know it's television, but what does boob stand for here? It's a title and I would like to know if there's any chance I could render the joke in Italian.
"Boob" is an old-fashioned slang term for a foolish person (these days it's usually slang for "breast", though, so be careful ).
"boob tube" from dictionary.com: Origin:
1965–70; rhyming coinage, from the notion that television programming is foolish, induces foolishness, or is watched by foolish people
I spoke to a female friend of mine (yes, I do have a couple ) in Sydney today who informed me that 'boob tube' is still used there, as far as she knew (she gave up wearing them years ago ).