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* One instalment of a series of fake commercials for ''The Really Stupid People's Talk Show'' involves people who have Tourette's syndrome but don't realize they're swearing. A transcript is available [[https://www.cbsc.ca/decisionsarchive/20-0203/20-0203-1415_PD_E.pdf here]].

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* In ''Videogame/SpaceStation13'', player characters can get the Tourette's Syndrome mutation, which not only causes them to randomly shout out curse words - often on the station-wide comms channel - but also drop what they are holding and be stunned for a few seconds.



* In ''Videogame/SpaceStation13'', player characters can get the Tourette's Syndrome mutation, which not only causes them to randomly shout out curse words - often on the station-wide comms channel - but also drop what they are holding and be stunned for a few seconds.

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* In ''Videogame/SpaceStation13'', player characters can get the Tourette's Syndrome mutation, which not only causes them to randomly shout out curse words - often on the station-wide comms channel - but also drop what they are holding and be stunned for a few seconds.
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* In ''Videogame/SpaceStation13'', player characters can get the Tourette's Syndrome mutation, which not only causes them to randomly shout out curse words - often on the station-wide comms channel - but also drop what they are holding and be stunned for a few seconds.
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* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'', comic [[https://xkcd.com/110/ Clark Gable]], the occurrence of "damn" in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' is attributed to Tourette's.

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* In the ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'', ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' comic [[https://xkcd.com/110/ Clark Gable]], the famous occurrence of "damn" in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' is attributed to Tourette's.



* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' had "[[Recap/SouthParkS11E8LePetitTourette Le Petit Tourette]]", an entire episode about Cartman ''[[ObfuscatingDisability pretending]]'' he had Tourette's Syndrome [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery so he could openly swear as much as he wanted and say anti-Semitic things without getting into trouble]]. However, this episode turned out to be a subversion. After being accused of being prejudiced against people with the disorder, Kyle meets with a support group for children with Tourette's, and the kids who ''actually'' had it were portrayed more realistically. Most of them had a physical tic of some kind; only two were cursing, and unlike Cartman, it was usually the same word. Cartman faking his Tourette's also [[LaserGuidedKarma came back to bite him in the ass]] by the end of the episode. Since he had gotten so used to just saying every thought that popped into his head out loud, he lost his ability to self-censor entirely and couldn't stop [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud blurting out embarrassing secrets about himself]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' had "[[Recap/SouthParkS11E8LePetitTourette Le Petit Tourette]]", an entire episode about Cartman ''[[ObfuscatingDisability pretending]]'' he had Tourette's Syndrome [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery so he could openly swear as much as he wanted and say anti-Semitic things without getting into trouble]]. However, this episode turned out to be a subversion. After being accused of being prejudiced against people with the disorder, Kyle meets with a support group for children with Tourette's, and the kids who ''actually'' had it were portrayed more realistically. Most of them had a physical tic of some kind; only two were cursing, and unlike Cartman, it was usually the same word.word each time. Cartman faking his Tourette's also [[LaserGuidedKarma came back to bite him in the ass]] by the end of the episode. Since he had gotten so used to just saying every thought that popped into his head out loud, he lost his ability to self-censor entirely and couldn't stop [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud blurting out embarrassing secrets about himself]].
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* On the 7th season of the UK version of ''Series/BigBrother'', the producers placed Pete Bennett in the house. His most significant tic was the word "wanker" and the producers thought he'd be hilarious - "wacky", and "well good telly". Instead, the housemates discovered he was an extremely kind, sensitive young man with a great sense of wit once he got over his initial shyness. At one point, every single girl in the house had a crush on him, which he did not seem to notice. The entire house loved him. With the winner as a foregone conclusion, there was no cruel, tactical voting and it's considered one of the best series ever. He won the last week with 61% of the vote out of 6 people.

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* On the 7th season of the UK version of ''Series/BigBrother'', the producers placed Pete Bennett in the house. His most significant tic was the word "wanker" and the producers thought he'd be hilarious - "wacky", and "well good telly". Instead, the housemates discovered he was an extremely kind, sensitive young man with a great sense of wit once he got over his initial shyness. At one point, every single girl in the house had a crush on him, [[CluelessChickMagnet which he did not seem to notice.notice]]. The entire house loved him. With the winner as a foregone conclusion, there was no cruel, tactical voting and it's considered one of the best series ever. He won the last week with 61% of the vote out of 6 people.

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