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A StockPhrase and {{Stock Joke|s}} involving the medical community. This usually involves a doctor or physician examining a male patient's testicular region and instructing the patient to cough, turning his head so as to avoid the patient coughing on the doctor. The intended purpose of this part of a medical exam is to check if the patient has a hernia.

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A StockPhrase {{Stock Phrase|s}} and {{Stock Joke|s}} involving the medical community. This usually involves a doctor or physician examining a male patient's testicular region and instructing the patient to cough, turning his head so as to avoid the patient coughing on the doctor. The intended purpose of this part of a medical exam is to check if the patient has a hernia.



[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'', when Donkey learns that Shrek has been hit by an arrow, Donkey panics at the thought of Shrek dying from it and shouts irrelevant medical advice, including "keep your feet elevated", a plea for somebody to perform the Heimlich Maneuver, and "turn your head and cough".
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* In ''Film/ThreeAmigos'', the final part of the titular group's salute involves them turning their heads and coughing, simultaneous with a forward hip thrust.



* In ''Film/ThreeAmigos'', the final part of the titular group's salute involves them turning their heads and coughing, simultaneous with a forward hip thrust.



[[folder:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/TheSagaOfTuck'', the main character's family doctor has been [[IdiotBall skipping this point]] on standard physicals as being needlessly embarrassing. It turns out that as embarrassing as it may have been, it certainly wasn't needless for Tuck, and if it had been done, [[GenderBender half the plot]] would have been mooted.
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* One ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' skit involved a doctor performing this test on a male patient, asking him to cough over and over again. Another doctor soon enters the picture and both continue to perform this one part of the exam over and over. Then, a third doctor enters not recognizing the other two doctors already in the room, revealing the first two doctors to be impostors who just like to sneak into examination rooms and feel people's balls.
* In one "Scenes From a Hat" segment on ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', one situation which came up was "Things You Wouldn't Want to Hear Your Doctor Say After 'Turn Your Head And Cough'."
-->Okay, now bend over and ''sneeze''...
* On ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', when Dr. Kelso asks Dr. Cox to perform a physical on him for his new insurance policy, Dr. Cox issues the heavily sarcastic reply, "The day I willingly cradle your dusty old twig and berries and get a whiff of your chronic halitosis while you Turn Your Head And Cough is the day you can look for me up on the roof singing 'I Believe I Can Fly'."

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* One ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' skit involved a doctor performing this test on a male patient, asking him to cough over and over again. Another doctor soon enters ''Series/{{MASH}}'':
** In one episode,
the picture and both continue to perform this one part of the exam over and over. Then, a third doctor enters not recognizing the other two doctors already in are giving the room, revealing camp annual physicals, and Major Burns is upset because this part is ''always'' his job.
** In "[[Recap/MashS2E18OperationNoselift Operation Noselift]]", Hawkeye introduces his friend Stash to Frank (Stash is a cosmetic surgeon who is there to operate on a soldier's nose, but Frank doesn't know it):
--->'''Frank:''' What brings you to
the first two doctors to be impostors who just like to sneak into examination rooms 4077th, doctor?\\
'''Hawkeye:''' Social. Stash
and feel people's balls.
* In one "Scenes From
I go back a Hat" segment on ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', one situation which came up was "Things You Wouldn't Want to Hear Your Doctor Say After 'Turn Your Head long way. He built me in his laboratory!\\
'''Stash:'''
And Cough'."
-->Okay,
now bend over and ''sneeze''...
* On ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', when Dr. Kelso asks Dr. Cox to perform a physical on him
it's time for his new insurance policy, Dr. Cox issues the heavily sarcastic reply, "The day I willingly cradle your dusty old twig 3000-mile check-up. ''[to Hawkeye]'' Turn and berries and get a whiff of your chronic halitosis cough!
* In ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'',
while you Turn Your Head And Cough Hetty is examining Sam and Callen after the day you can look for me up on the roof singing 'I Believe I Can Fly'."two had a close encounter with ''Clostridium botulinum'' bacteria, Sam warns about Hetty pulling this. She is not amused.



* On ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'', while Hetty is examining Sam and Callen after the two had a close encounter with ''Clostridium botulinum'' bacteria, Sam warns about Hetty pulling this. She is not amused.
* In an episode of ''Series/{{MASH}}'', the doctors are giving the camp annual physicals, and Major Burns is upset because this part is ''always'' his job.
** In "Operation Noselift," Hawkeye introduces his friend Stash to Frank (Stash is a cosmetic surgeon who is there to operate on a soldier's nose but Frank doesn't know it).
-->'''Frank:''' What brings you to the 4077th, doctor?\\
'''Hawkeye:''' Social. Stash and I go back a long way. He built me in his laboratory!\\
'''Stash:''' And now it's time for his 3000 mile check-up. (''to Hawkeye'') Turn and cough!

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* On ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'', while Hetty is examining Sam One ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' skit involves a doctor performing this test on a male patient, asking him to cough over and Callen after over again. Another doctor soon enters the picture, and both continue to perform this one part of the exam over and over. Then a third doctor enters, not recognizing the other two had a close encounter with ''Clostridium botulinum'' bacteria, Sam warns about Hetty pulling this. She is not amused.
* In an episode of ''Series/{{MASH}}'', the
doctors are giving already in the camp annual physicals, room, revealing the first two doctors to be impostors who just like to sneak into examination rooms and Major Burns is upset because this part is ''always'' his job.
**
feel people's balls.
*
In "Operation Noselift," Hawkeye introduces his friend Stash ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', when Dr. Kelso asks Dr. Cox to Frank (Stash is perform a cosmetic surgeon who is there to operate physical on a soldier's nose but Frank doesn't know it).
-->'''Frank:''' What brings you to the 4077th, doctor?\\
'''Hawkeye:''' Social. Stash and I go back a long way. He built me in his laboratory!\\
'''Stash:''' And now it's time
him for his 3000 mile check-up. (''to Hawkeye'') Turn new insurance policy, Dr. Cox issues the heavily sarcastic reply, "The day I willingly cradle your dusty old twig and cough!berries and get a whiff of your chronic halitosis while you turn your head and cough is the day you can look for me up on the roof singing 'I Believe I Can Fly'."
* In one "Scenes from a Hat" segment on ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', one situation which came up was "Things You Wouldn't Want to Hear Your Doctor Say After 'Turn Your Head and Cough'."
-->''"Okay, now bend over and ''sneeze''..."''



* In Music/WeirdAlYankovic's song "[[Music/PolkaParty Living With A Hernia]]", the narrator goes to see his physician, Dr. Jones, who we are told takes off the narrator's pants and tells him to cough. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], of course, because he's seeing the doctor about his hernia.
* Lyrics in the chorus of the Music/BarenakedLadies song "Get In Line" are very reflective of things heard during physical exams, including the phrase "turn and cough."

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* In Music/WeirdAlYankovic's song "[[Music/PolkaParty Living With A Hernia]]", The phrase was the narrator goes to see his physician, Dr. Jones, who we are told takes off the narrator's pants and tells him to cough. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], working title of course, because he's seeing the doctor about his hernia.
* Lyrics in the chorus
Music/Blink182's album ''Enema of the Music/BarenakedLadies song "Get In Line" are very reflective State''.
* Spoken by VideoGame/DrMario in [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/517676 "Dr. Mario with Lyrics"]] by Music/{{Brentalfloss}}, as part
of things heard during physical exams, including the character's depiction as being a quack. The CreepyPhysical implications of the phrase "turn and cough."is directly alluded to when he asks his patient to give ''him'' a physical exam immediately after.



-->Well Stevie said to Xerox,
-->"Boys, turn your heads and cough."
-->And when no-one was looking,
-->He ripped their interfaces off.

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-->Well -->Well, Stevie said to Xerox,
-->"Boys,
Xerox,\\
"Boys,
turn your heads and cough."
-->And
"\\
And
when no-one was looking,
-->He
looking,\\
He
ripped their interfaces off.off.
* Lyrics in the chorus of the Music/BarenakedLadies song "Get in Line" are very reflective of things heard during physical exams, including the phrase "turn and cough".



* The phrase was the working title of [[Music/{{Blink182}} Blink-182]]'s album ''Enema of the State''.

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* The phrase was In Music/WeirdAlYankovic's ''Music/PolkaParty'' song "Living with a Hernia", the working title of [[Music/{{Blink182}} Blink-182]]'s album ''Enema of narrator goes to see his physician, Dr. Jones, who we are told takes off the State''.narrator's pants and tells him to cough. {{Justified|Trope}}, of course, because he's seeing the doctor about his hernia.



* One of Bill Engvall's routines describes him taking his son to the doctor for a sports physical, during which the kid receives his first hernia check, which the child later declares "weird".

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* One of Bill Engvall's Creator/BillEngvall's routines describes him taking his son to the doctor for a sports physical, during which the kid receives his first hernia check, which the child later declares "weird".



* The Witch Doctor in ''VideoGame/Dota2'' sometimes says, "Cough" when last-hitting a creep.
* This phrase is one of the ''Franchise/StarCraft'' medic's "annoyed" lines.



* For the ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' medic, this phrase is one of her "annoyed" lines.



* The Witch Doctor in ''VideoGame/Dota2'' sometimes says, "Cough" when last-hitting a creep.



[[folder:Web Animation]]
* Music/{{Brentalfloss}}: Spoken by VideoGame/DrMario in [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/517676 "Dr. Mario with Lyrics",]] as part of the character's depiction as being a quack. The CreepyPhysical implications of the phrase is directly alluded to when he asks his patient to give ''him'' a physical exam immediately after.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* In ''Literature/TheSagaOfTuck'' the main character's family doctor has been [[IdiotBall skipping this point]] on standard physicals as being needlessly embarrassing. Turns out that, as embarrassing as it may have been, for Tuck it certainly wasn't needless, and if it had been done then [[GenderBender half the plot]] would have been mooted.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' short "Skid Marks," the doctor performing Rocko's eye exam at the DMV at one point holds Rocko's eyeballs and instructs him to cough.
** In another episode [[SickEpisode "Flu-In-U-Enza"]] Rocko visits a "doctor" who asks him to do this several times, and he actually reaches between Rocko's legs for this "procedure".
* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'', Murderface once became "stimulated" when he reached this point of a medical exam. [[CoveredInGunge This was rather unfortunate for the doctor.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'', when Donkey learns that Shrek has been hit by an arrow, Donkey panics at the thought of Shrek dying from it and shouts irrelevant medical advice, including "keep your feet elevated," a plea for somebody to perform the Heimlich Maneuver, and "turn your head and cough."
* Invoked in ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', "Needle Point".

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': When Dr. Zoidberg is first introduced, he tells Fry to turn his head and make a burbling noise. Fry tries imitating the noise, which prompts an offended Zoidberg to say "What?! [[YourMom My mother was a saint!]] [[GetOut Get out!]]"
* In the ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' short "Skid Marks," the doctor performing Rocko's eye exam at the DMV at one point holds Rocko's eyeballs and instructs him to cough.
** In another episode [[SickEpisode "Flu-In-U-Enza"]] Rocko visits a "doctor" who asks him to do this several times, and he actually reaches between Rocko's legs for this "procedure".
* On
''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'', Murderface once became becomes "stimulated" when he reached reaches this point of a medical exam. [[CoveredInGunge This was is rather unfortunate for the doctor.]]
doctor]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'', when Donkey learns that Shrek has been hit by an arrow, Donkey panics at the thought of Shrek dying from it and shouts irrelevant medical advice, including "keep your feet elevated," a plea for somebody to perform the Heimlich Maneuver, and "turn your head and cough."
*
''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'': Invoked in ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'', "Needle Point".



* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** Springfield has a hair salon named "Turn Your Head And Coif".
** In "Brother Could You Spare Two Dimes?" Homer has a physical at work and Marge asks how it went.
-->'''Homer''': Oh, the usual. Stand in front of this, open that, pull down this, bend over, spread apart that, turn your head that way, cough.
* On ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', as Spidey and his ragtag team descend on Latveria to take down Doctor Doom, he describes him as not being a real "turn your head and cough" doctor.
* Creator/HannaBarbera's 1975 ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' redeux pulls this in an episode where they're animal doctors trying to remove a splinter from the paw of a zoo's lion. Tom dresses up as a lion nurse, and the lion goes gaga. He prepares for an exam and even says "I know. Turn and cough!"
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': When Dr. Zoidberg is first introduced, he tells Fry to turn his head and make a burbling noise. Fry tries imitating the noise, which prompts an offended Zoidberg to say "What?! [[YourMom My mother was a saint!]] GetOut!"
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Pinkeye", a ZombieApocalypse has broken out in the town due to an [[ItMakesSenseInContext embalming accident involving Worchester sauce]], which the doctor has been diagnosing as pinkeye due to the infecteds puffy, sticky eyes (ignoring that they lack both bloodflow and heartbeat, not to mention their craving for brains). When Chef shows up at the hospital, the doctor is giving a patient this examination, and Chef rips the guys arm off to prove that he's undead.
--> '''Doctor''': Uh, Mr. Turner was here for a routine checkup, Chef...
--> '''Chef''': Oh, uh, sorry. My bad. *tries to stick the patients arm back on, who promptly bleeds to death*

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* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'':
**
In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
"[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E3RockosHappySackFluInUEnza Flu-In-U-Enza]]", Rocko visits a "doctor" who asks him to do this several times, and he actually reaches between Rocko's legs for this "procedure".
** In "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E9KeepingUpWithTheBigheadsSkidMarks Skid Marks]]", the doctor performing Rocko's eye exam at the DMV at one point holds Rocko's eyeballs and instructs him to cough.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Springfield has a hair salon named "Turn Your Head And and Coif".
** In "Brother "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E24BrotherCanYouSpareTwoDimes Brother, Could You Spare Two Dimes?" Dimes?]]", Homer has a physical at work and Marge asks how it went.
-->'''Homer''': --->'''Homer:''' Oh, the usual. Stand in front of this, open that, pull down this, bend over, spread apart that, turn your head that way, cough.
* On ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', as Spidey and his ragtag team descend on Latveria to take down Doctor Doom, he describes him as not being a real "turn your head and cough" doctor.
* Creator/HannaBarbera's 1975 ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' redeux pulls this in an episode where they're animal doctors trying to remove a splinter from the paw of a zoo's lion. Tom dresses up as a lion nurse, and the lion goes gaga. He prepares for an exam and even says "I know. Turn and cough!"
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': When Dr. Zoidberg is first introduced, he tells Fry to turn his head and make a burbling noise. Fry tries imitating the noise, which prompts an offended Zoidberg to say "What?! [[YourMom My mother was a saint!]] GetOut!"
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Pinkeye", "[[Recap/SouthParkS1E7Pinkeye Pinkeye]]", a ZombieApocalypse has broken out in the town due to an [[ItMakesSenseInContext embalming accident involving Worchester sauce]], which the doctor has been diagnosing as pinkeye due to the infecteds infected's puffy, sticky eyes (ignoring that they lack both bloodflow blood flow and heartbeat, not to mention their craving for brains). When Chef shows up at the hospital, the doctor is giving a patient this examination, and Chef rips the guys arm off to prove that he's undead.
--> '''Doctor''': -->'''Doctor:''' Uh, Mr. Turner was here for a routine checkup, Chef...
--> '''Chef''':
Chef...\\
'''Chef:'''
Oh, uh, sorry. My bad. *tries ''[tries to stick the patients arm back on, who promptly bleeds to death*death]''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTomAndJerryShow'' pulls this in an episode in which Tom and Jerry are animal doctors trying to remove a splinter from the paw of a zoo's lion. Tom dresses up as a lion nurse, and the lion goes gaga. He prepares for an exam and even says "I know. Turn and cough!"
* In ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'', as Spidey and his ragtag team descend on Latveria to take down Doctor Doom, he describes him as not being a real "turn your head and cough" doctor.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': In "Pinkeye", a ZombieApocalypse has broken out in the town due to an [[ItMakesSenseInContext embalming accident involving Worchester sauce]], which the doctor has been diagnosing as pinkeye due to the infecteds puffy, sticky eyes (ignoring that they lack both bloodflow and heartbeat, not to mention their craving for brains). When Chef shows up at the hospital, the doctor is giving a patient this examination, and Chef rips the guys arm off to prove that he's undead.
--> '''Doctor''': Uh, Mr. Turner was here for a routine checkup, Chef...
--> '''Chef''': Oh, uh, sorry. My bad. *tries to stick the patients arm back on, who promptly bleeds to death*
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* ''Film/MyFriendDahmer'': Jeffrey Dahmer sets up an appointment for a physical exam so he could trick the doctor into touching his private area by performing this examination.
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* Spoken by VideoGame/DrMario in [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/517676 a song number]] by Music/{{Brentalfloss}}, which depicts the character as being a quack.

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* Music/{{Brentalfloss}}: Spoken by VideoGame/DrMario in [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/517676 a song number]] by Music/{{Brentalfloss}}, which depicts "Dr. Mario with Lyrics",]] as part of the character character's depiction as being a quack.quack. The CreepyPhysical implications of the phrase is directly alluded to when he asks his patient to give ''him'' a physical exam immediately after.

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