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** Happens to Callie when she accidentally inhales air-borne cocaine at a crime scene. She can't seem to stop herself from talking non-stop... to the point of revealing personal information instead of just answering "yes" or "no" during a lie-detector test.
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** ''Series/CSIMiami'': Happens to Callie when she accidentally inhales air-borne cocaine at a crime scene. She can't seem to stop herself from talking non-stop... to the point of revealing personal information instead of just answering "yes" or "no" during a lie-detector test.
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* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Ronnie Lake, Sara's partner when she transferred to swing shift, had a habit of asking non-stop questions.
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** ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Ronnie Lake, Sara's partner when she transferred to swing shift, had a habit of asking non-stopquestions.questions.
** Happens to Callie when she accidentally inhales air-borne cocaine at a crime scene. She can't seem to stop herself from talking non-stop... to the point of revealing personal information instead of just answering "yes" or "no" during a lie-detector test.
** ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In "[[Recap/CSINYS01E02 Creatures of the Night]]," the exterminator brought in to deal with a large number of rats in the ceiling of a bodega jabbers on and on about his technique, as well as describing in detail how the specific rat they're after would've choked on the bullet it ate. Mac keeps trying to get a word in edgewise and ultimately resorts to loudly interrupting the guy:
--->'''Mac Taylor:''' The rat, Karl. What about the rat? Can we please just catch the rat?!"
** ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Ronnie Lake, Sara's partner when she transferred to swing shift, had a habit of asking non-stop
** Happens to Callie when she accidentally inhales air-borne cocaine at a crime scene. She can't seem to stop herself from talking non-stop... to the point of revealing personal information instead of just answering "yes" or "no" during a lie-detector test.
** ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In "[[Recap/CSINYS01E02 Creatures of the Night]]," the exterminator brought in to deal with a large number of rats in the ceiling of a bodega jabbers on and on about his technique, as well as describing in detail how the specific rat they're after would've choked on the bullet it ate. Mac keeps trying to get a word in edgewise and ultimately resorts to loudly interrupting the guy:
--->'''Mac Taylor:''' The rat, Karl. What about the rat? Can we please just catch the rat?!"
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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E124AKindOfAStopwatch A Kind of a Stopwatch]]", everything that comes out Patrick Thomas [=McNulty=] mouth is a never-ending plethora of trivial ideas and banal observations, peppered with "You think about ''that'', now." As such, no one can stand to be around him and most of them tell him as much to his face.
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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E124AKindOfAStopwatch "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S5E4AKindOfAStopwatch A Kind of a Stopwatch]]", everything that comes out Patrick Thomas [=McNulty=] mouth is a never-ending plethora of trivial ideas and banal observations, peppered with "You think about ''that'', now." As such, no one can stand to be around him and most of them tell him as much to his face.
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* In the first DayInTheLife episode of ''Series/NightCourt'', lecherous DA Dan Fielding, [[ItMakesSenseInContext his nookie threatened by an obstinate defendant]], rattles off an extensive list of charges in a manner that would make an auctioneer envious, stunning the judge and court, to the point where he had to yell "My God, man, gavel!" just to get their attention.
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* In the first DayInTheLife episode of ''Series/NightCourt'', lecherous DA Dan Fielding, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Fielding has a date after his nookie shift (more accurately, the promise of nookie, in true Dan fashion) that's being threatened by an obstinate defendant]], rattles a defendant who refuses to waive the reading of his charges. Turns out, word got out that a federal judge made a "general amnesty" order, which would set free all defendants not arraigned by midnight. Dan proceeds to spite this guy in grand fashion by rattling off an the man's extensive list of charges charges, in a manner that would make an auctioneer envious, and finishes ''three pages'' in thirty seconds, stunning the judge and court, to the point where he court. Dan actually had to yell "My God, man, gavel!" ''gavel!''" just to get their attention.attention, and they finish the last case for the day with one second left before midnight.
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* Sir Humphrey Appleby of ''Series/YesMinister'' and ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' has a tendency to turn into one of these whenever he starts on one of his brain-mangling, tongue-twisting speeches.
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* Sir Humphrey Appleby of ''Series/YesMinister'' and ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' ''Yes, Prime Minister'' has a tendency to turn into one of these whenever he starts on one of his brain-mangling, tongue-twisting speeches.
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** [[TheQuietOne Peter]]'s little brother was revealed to be this.
* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is this. He repeatedly goes off into rambles on subjects such as the relative lack of factual inaccuracies in Star Trek, the written differences between two serial killers and, perhaps most memorably, a thirteen minute non-stop off-the-top-of-his-head profile of a serial killer in order to stop the guy from killing him and Hotch.
* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is this. He repeatedly goes off into rambles on subjects such as the relative lack of factual inaccuracies in Star Trek, the written differences between two serial killers and, perhaps most memorably, a thirteen minute non-stop off-the-top-of-his-head profile of a serial killer in order to stop the guy from killing him and Hotch.
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* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Poppy, who's treated as TheScrappy by the other characters.
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* ''Series/TheWitcher2019'': just never stops talking.
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* ''Series/TheWitcher2019'': Jaskier just never stops talking.
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* ''Series/{{Monk}}'''s upstairs neighbor Kevin Dorfman.
** In her narration for the TieInNovel ''Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse'', Natalie says that she starts talking faster when she gets nervous.
** In her narration for the TieInNovel ''Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse'', Natalie says that she starts talking faster when she gets nervous.
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* ''Series/{{Monk}}'''s upstairs neighbor Kevin Dorfman.
Dorfman. He's this trope to such an extent that when he once had a sore throat he talked to Monk about how much it hurt to talk for over ''two hours''. When [[spoiler:Kevin is murdered and his funeral happens, it is shown that this is a family trait, and Natalie had to use photoshop to have a picture for the memorial where he wasn't talking.]]
** In her narration for the TieInNovel''Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse'', "''Literature/MrMonkGoesToTheFirehouse''", Natalie says that she starts talking faster when she gets nervous.
** In her narration for the TieInNovel
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** ''[[SuperOCD Emma Pillsbury]]'', of all people, manages to pull off a flawless rendition of the impossibly fast patter from [[spoiler: (Not) Getting Married]].
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** ''[[SuperOCD Emma Pillsbury]]'', ''Emma Pillsbury'', of all people, manages to pull off a flawless rendition of the impossibly fast patter from [[spoiler: (Not) Getting Married]].
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* ''Series/TheWitcher2019'': just never stops talking.
-->'''Jaskier:''' What are we looking for again?\\
'''Geralt:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Blessed silence]].
-->'''Jaskier:''' What are we looking for again?\\
'''Geralt:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Blessed silence]].
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Medhor talks a lot about Arondir's illicit relationship with Bronywn.
-->'''Medhor''': It's difficult enough keeping watch over them without having to keep one eye squarely on you. Or do you think me blind?\\
'''Arondir''': I think you talk too much. And you smell of rotten leaves.
-->'''Medhor''': It's difficult enough keeping watch over them without having to keep one eye squarely on you. Or do you think me blind?\\
'''Arondir''': I think you talk too much. And you smell of rotten leaves.
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*** The same episode also [[PlayedForDrama plays the trope for drama]] with the Doctor himself. He performs self-inflicted LaserGuidedAmnesia to hide from the Family of Blood by assuming the guise of a regular human schoolteacher named John Smith. At one point, exposure to Time Lord technology temporarily reawakens his true identity, and he begins rattling off a complicated explanation of the device...only to stop in a panic and gasp "Is that how he ''talks?''", clearly terrified.
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* Both Six (Jenna von Oy) and Blossom (Mayim Bialik) on ''Series/{{Blossom}}'' could rev up their speech to extraordinary speeds -- and on at least one occasion [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/talk1.mp3 did so in perfect unison]]. This is a trait that Six apparently [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/barranca.mp3 inherited from her mother Sharon]] (Gail Edwards). (A transcript of the latter link can be found [[http://www.jennavonoy.com/snd/script.html here.]])
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* Both Six (Jenna von Oy) and Blossom (Mayim Bialik) on ''Series/{{Blossom}}'' could rev up their speech to extraordinary speeds -- and on at least one occasion [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/talk1.mp3 did so in perfect unison]]. This is a trait that Six apparently [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/barranca.mp3 inherited from her mother Sharon]] (Gail Edwards).(Creator/GailEdwards). (A transcript of the latter link can be found [[http://www.jennavonoy.com/snd/script.html here.]])
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* John Munch from ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' is prone to going on fast-paced rants that barely leave room for anyone to get a word in edgewise.
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* ''Series/{{Ghostwriter}}'': Gaby is a very talkative girl. In one episode, after she's back from being sick and acts like her usual fast-talking self, everyone says, "She's fine."
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* Peter Scolari's Michael Harris on ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
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* ''Series/OddSquad'': Olympia, being a GenkiGirl, is famous for her tendency to talk a lot, to such an extent that not even ''Oprah'' can shut her up. Instructor O even mentions in "First Day" that he's never seen her not talking. This is one difference that sets her apart as being an {{Expy}} of Otto from Season 1, as he doesn't talk nearly as much.
** She even ends up ''weaponizing'' it in numerous episodes such as "License to Science" and "The Perfect Score", and more often than not, it works out in her favor.
** Opal, another GenkiGirl who is an Olympia {{Expy}} debuting in Season 3, can become one at times, such as in "Odd Beginnings".
** She even ends up ''weaponizing'' it in numerous episodes such as "License to Science" and "The Perfect Score", and more often than not, it works out in her favor.
** Opal, another GenkiGirl who is an Olympia {{Expy}} debuting in Season 3, can become one at times, such as in "Odd Beginnings".
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* Some of the suspects' replies in ''Series/{{Cluedo}}'' fell under this heading.
--> '''Carol Thatcher''' (daughter of UK Prime Minister UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher): Would you murder someone with one of your golf clubs?
--> '''Reverend Green''': Good heavens, no! I mean, I am a man of the cloth, I wouldn't strike a man in anger, let alone with a golf club, good heavens! Actually, I think I had every reason to; I gave that man my word. I mean, he was a cabinet minister, I don't know if you have much experience of people in politics, but I would expect a cabinet minister to honour his word. He let me down. I would like to have struck him, but I certainly did not do the evil deed.
--> '''Bob Holness''': I wonder how long his sermons last on a Sunday?
--> '''Carol Thatcher''' (daughter of UK Prime Minister UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher): Would you murder someone with one of your golf clubs?
--> '''Reverend Green''': Good heavens, no! I mean, I am a man of the cloth, I wouldn't strike a man in anger, let alone with a golf club, good heavens! Actually, I think I had every reason to; I gave that man my word. I mean, he was a cabinet minister, I don't know if you have much experience of people in politics, but I would expect a cabinet minister to honour his word. He let me down. I would like to have struck him, but I certainly did not do the evil deed.
--> '''Bob Holness''': I wonder how long his sermons last on a Sunday?
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* Recurring character Penny Parker in ''Series/MacGyver1985'' frequently delivers a nonstop stream of consciousness monologue that does not allow anyone else to get a word in edgeways. Perhaps best demonstrated in "The Secret of Parker House" where Mac's opening voiceover is delivered ''over'' Penny's constant babble and ends with "Wait. I think she's getting to the point..."
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* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': Ned is prone to babbling like this whenever he's nervous. And he is nervous a ''lot''.
-->'''Ned:''' I was bored and snooping really just bored and trying to entertain myself so it was more really ipso facto snooping like when you go into the bathroom and read all the magazines and go through the medicine cabinet and I found ''this''!
-->'''Ned:''' I was bored and snooping really just bored and trying to entertain myself so it was more really ipso facto snooping like when you go into the bathroom and read all the magazines and go through the medicine cabinet and I found ''this''!
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** Ned is prone to babbling like this whenever he's nervous. And he is nervous a ''lot''.
-->'''Ned:''' --->'''Ned:''' I was bored and snooping really just bored and trying to entertain myself so it was more really ipso facto snooping like when you go into the bathroom and read all the magazines and go through the medicine cabinet and I found ''this''!
** Ned is prone to babbling like this whenever he's nervous. And he is nervous a ''lot''.
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* Elliot in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' occasionally communicates at "the speed of light", as J.D. puts it, mostly when she is angry about something. It's played for laughs, and other females are capable of understanding her, if not being able to talk just as fast.
** Sarah Chalke has said in interviews that speaking incomprehensibly rapidly was one of the first of the character's traits listed on the audition script.
** Sarah Chalke has said in interviews that speaking incomprehensibly rapidly was one of the first of the character's traits listed on the audition script.
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* Elliot in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' occasionally communicates at "the speed of light", as J.D. puts it, mostly when she is angry about something. It's played for laughs, and other females are capable of understanding her, if not being able to talk just as fast.
** Sarah Chalkefast. Creator/SarahChalke has said in interviews that speaking incomprehensibly rapidly was one of the first of the character's traits listed on the audition script.
** Sarah Chalke
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* The [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes titular character]] in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a tendency to do this when he goes into SherlockScan mode, spitting out his findings at incredibly high speed. Most notably in the "[[Recap/SherlockS01E03TheGreatGame The Great Game]]", when [[spoiler:Moriarty gives him [[MagicCountdown ten seconds]] to prove his solution before he kills a child]], immediately after solving a puzzle in {{Bullet Time}} in in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E01AScandalInBelgravia A Scandal in Belgravia]]", and in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E02TheHoundsOfBaskerville The Hounds of Baskerville]]" to prove he's fine after [[spoiler:encountering the hound]].
** And again in "[[Recap/SherlockS03E02TheSignOfThree The Sign of Three]]" during that best man's speech. Which is hilariously sweet.
** And again in "[[Recap/SherlockS03E02TheSignOfThree The Sign of Three]]" during that best man's speech. Which is hilariously sweet.
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* The [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes titular character]] in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a tendency to do this when he goes into SherlockScan mode, spitting out his findings at incredibly high speed. Most notably in the "[[Recap/SherlockS01E03TheGreatGame The Great Game]]", when [[spoiler:Moriarty gives him [[MagicCountdown ten seconds]] to prove his solution before he kills a child]], immediately after solving a puzzle in {{Bullet Time}} in in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E01AScandalInBelgravia A Scandal in Belgravia]]", and in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E02TheHoundsOfBaskerville The Hounds of Baskerville]]" to prove he's fine after [[spoiler:encountering the hound]].
** Andhound]], and again in "[[Recap/SherlockS03E02TheSignOfThree The Sign of Three]]" during that best man's speech. Which is hilariously sweet.
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* ''Talk About'' specifically encouraged all contestants to do this, as they had only 20 seconds to cover as many key words of a specific subject as possible for scoring points.
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* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Picard describes someone who does a variation on this:
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* Barry Allen, the titular character of ''Series/TheFlash2014'' is the Fastest Man Alive, and fittingly, once he gets started talking, it's often difficult to make him stop. This tendency was more pronounced in earlier series.
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--->Seven years ago when Marshall and Lily got engaged Ted saw Robin across a crowded room and I said "oh yeah you just know she likes it dirty," but Ted really liked her so we played "Haaave You me Ted?" They went to dinner, he walked her home, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. So he stole the Smurf penis, went back to her place, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. He threw three parties, they kissed on the roof but decided to be friends, lame. Then Ted wanted to take Robin to a wedding, she couldn't go, he went alone and met Victoria. Didn't kiss her either, lame. Not a great closer Ted. Then he finally kissed her, they started dating, she went to Germany. Ted kissed Robin, lost Victoria, Ted did a rain dance, got Robin. Ted and Robin broke up, Robin moved to Brazil came back with a Latin stud. Ted got jealous, got a tramp stamp, not really relevant to the story I just like mentioning it as much as possible. I hooked up with Robin, Ted and I stopped being friends, Ted got hit by a bus we made up...Robin and I started dating and I got fat her hair fell out. We broke up, Robin dated Don, I dated Nora. I cheated on her with Robin, I dumped Nora. Robin dated Kevin but not for long and then I met you and you took my Grandpa's watch, but I fell in love with you anyway and you let me fart in front of you and I asked you to marry me and you said yes so we came over here to meet little Marvin and that's everything. Also I went on the Price Is Right and I won a dune buggy.
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--->Seven years ago when Marshall and Lily got engaged Ted saw Robin across a crowded room and I said "oh yeah you just know she likes it dirty," but Ted really liked her so we played "Haaave You me Ted?" They went to dinner, he walked her home, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. So he stole the Smurf penis, went back to her place, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. He threw three parties, they kissed on the roof but decided to be friends, lame. Then Ted wanted to take Robin to a wedding, she couldn't go, he went alone and met Victoria. Didn't kiss her either, lame. Not a great closer Ted. Then he finally kissed her, they started dating, she went to Germany. Ted kissed Robin, lost Victoria, Ted did a rain dance, got Robin. Ted and Robin broke up, Robin moved to Brazil came back with a Latin stud. Ted got jealous, got a tramp stamp, not really relevant to the story I just like mentioning it as much as possible. I hooked up with Robin, Ted and I stopped being friends, Ted got hit by a bus we made up...Robin and I started dating and I got fat her hair fell out. We broke up, Robin dated Don, I dated Nora. I cheated on her with Robin, I dumped Nora. Robin dated Kevin but not for long and then I met you and you took my Grandpa's watch, but I fell in love with you anyway and you let me fart in front of you and I asked you to marry me and you said yes so we came over here to meet little Marvin and that's everything. Also Also, I went on the Price Is Right and I won a dune buggy.
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'''Walter Denton''': When in the course of student's events, it becomes necessary to turn one's back on one's stomach, we the undersigned, exercising our constitutional right to peaceably assemble, and to form a committee to seek the redress of grievances, do hereby announce our firm intention of the Madison High School Cafeteria only to use the tables, chairs, water, napkins and toothpicks provided therein. Until such a time that the duly appointed party or parties, namely Mr. Osgood Conklin, principal, or the Board of Education, responsible for the operational bog-down that has befallen this installation, do take such action that will improve the food, lower the prices and better the service in said cafeteria. It is also recommended the person, or persons, in whom this authority is vested, immediately see that the present chef in charge of preparing the food, and without any further frippery or fanfare, chuck him the heck off the premises. Well, Miss Brooks, what do you think of it?\\
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'''Walter Denton''': When in the course of student's events, it becomes necessary to turn one's back on one's stomach, we the undersigned, exercising our constitutional right to peaceably assemble, and to form a committee to seek the redress of grievances, do hereby announce our firm intention of the Madison High School Cafeteria only to use the tables, chairs, water, napkins napkins, and toothpicks provided therein. Until such a time that the duly appointed party or parties, namely Mr. Osgood Conklin, principal, or the Board of Education, responsible for the operational bog-down that has befallen this installation, do take such action that will improve the food, lower the prices and better the service in said cafeteria. It is also recommended the person, or persons, in whom this authority is vested, immediately see that the present chef in charge of preparing the food, and without any further frippery or fanfare, chuck him the heck off the premises. Well, Miss Brooks, what do you think of it?\\
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* On ''Series/{{Selfie}}'' Eliza tends to talk quicker than normal, on average, but just enough to be noticeable. When she really ramps it up, its like there are no spaces between her words.
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* The [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes titular character]] in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a tendency to do this when he goes into SherlockScan mode, spitting out his findings at incredibly high speed. Most notably in the "[[Recap/SherlockS01E03TheGreatGame The Great Game]]", when [[spoiler:Moriarty gives him [[MagicCountdown ten seconds]] to prove his solution before he kills a child]], immediately after solving a puzzle in {{Bullet Time}} in in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E01AScandalInBelgravia A Scandal in Belgravia]]", and in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E03TheReichenbachFall The Reichenbach Fall]]" to prove he's fine after [[spoiler:encountering the hound]].
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** Creator/MattSmith's Eleventh Doctor also gets in on the action, so much so that fans couldn't believe it when ThePowersThatBe said new companion Creator/JennaLouiseColeman could out-motor mouth Smith. She could.
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** Creator/DavidTennant's incarnation of the Doctor (the Tenth) has a tendency to speak at a blurring pace when thinking or just generally excited which, combined with an equally prominent tendency for ExpoSpeak and {{Technobabble}}, makes his speech nearly impenetrable to those without a pause button and/or a script; or are auditory-first.
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* Brook, from ''Series/TheAmazingRace 17'', at one point she talked through a boxing Roadblock.
* Fred on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' has a tendency towards this, usually in combination with TechnoBabble.
* In the season six finale of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Raj FINALLY overcomes his selective mutism and is able to talk to the girls without alcohol. Penny, Bernadette, and Amy find themselves just wanting him to shut up while he goes on an on about his (lack of a) love life.
* Both Six (Jenna von Oy) and Blossom (Mayim Bialik) on ''Series/{{Blossom}}'' could rev up their speech to extraordinary speeds -- and on at least one occasion [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/talk1.mp3 did so in perfect unison]]. This is a trait that Six apparently [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/barranca.mp3 inherited from her mother Sharon]] (Gail Edwards). (A transcript of the latter link can be found [[http://www.jennavonoy.com/snd/script.html here.]])
* Willow, in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'''s earlier seasons, had a tendency toward going into what fanfics call "babble-mode".
* Creator/StephenColbert from time to time, especially when [[AsTheGoodBookSays reciting from the Bible]]. The actor has said that he learned to do it quickly because he thought church would go by faster that way.
* From his very first conversation in the "Pilot", Abed in ''Series/{{Community}}'' is shown to have a habit of unloading a bit too much information unless someone stops him.
* On ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', Vanessa's friend Cara is a master at this, leaving pretty much everyone she talks to utterly dumbfounded. Cliff referred to her as "Turbo Tongue", and responded to every outburst she made with the same non-comprehending, "Thank you." Rudy's friend Kenny even snarks at her about this when she offers to fix him lunch:
-->"I hope you don't eat the way you talk."
** [[TheQuietOne Peter]]'s little brother was revealed to be this.
* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is this. He repeatedly goes off into rambles on subjects such as the relative lack of factual inaccuracies in Star Trek, the written differences between two serial killers and, perhaps most memorably, a thirteen minute non-stop off-the-top-of-his-head profile of a serial killer in order to stop the guy from killing him and Hotch.
* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Ronnie Lake, Sara's partner when she transferred to swing shift, had a habit of asking non-stop questions.
* Having taken some "energy pills", Morwena in ''Series/DocMartin'' develops a bad case of this. The energy pills turned out to be methamphetamine.
* ''Series/DoctorWho''
** Creator/DavidTennant's incarnation of the Doctor (the Tenth) has a tendency to speak at a blurring pace when thinking or just generally excited which, combined with an equally prominent tendency for ExpoSpeak and {{Technobabble}}, makes his speech nearly impenetrable to those without a pause button and/or a script; or are auditory-first.
*** [[https://youtu.be/ee2If8jSxUo&feature=player_detailpage#t=24s This]] little moment from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E742 "42"]] is a great example. Just try to see if he takes a breath during any of it.
---->"Any number that reduces to one when you take the sum of the square of its digits and continue iterating it until it yields 1 is a happy number, any number that doesn't, isn't. A happy prime is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin both happy and prime]]. Now ''type it in''!"
*** Rose {{lampshade|Hanging}}s it in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion"]]:
---->"With you, did he do that thing where he'd explain something at, like, ninety miles an hour, and you'd go, 'What?' and he'd look at you like you'd just dribbled on your shirt?"
*** Martha noticed [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink too]]:
---->"Trust me, just nod when he stops for breath."
** The Fifth Doctor had a milder version of this trait, while the Fourth could be just as bad as any of his successors.
** Creator/MattSmith's Eleventh Doctor also gets in on the action, so much so that fans couldn't believe it when ThePowersThatBe said new companion Creator/JennaLouiseColeman could out-motor mouth Smith. She could.
** Amy has her moments, especially during the first "Meanwhile in the TARDIS" short, where, somewhat in shock from seeing the TARDIS interior, starts rattling off several questions, ranging from "What is a Police Box, did police come in boxes?" to "The bow tie, is it a cry for help?"
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Poppy, who's treated as TheScrappy by the other characters.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Nothing too bad, as he always makes sense, but Tyrion does earn a reputation for never shutting up. He's physically incapable of remaining silent for too long and almost always feels the need to break silences and strike up a conversation.
* Corporal Ray Person of ''Series/GenerationKill'', due to an addiction to legal stimulants.
* The whole cast of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', especially Lorelai and Rory. The show's scripts were apparently twice the size of your standard television script due to this characteristic. Jared Padalecki once joked that the main requirement to work on that show was the ability to speak very fast.
* Rachel in ''Series/{{Glee}}'' whenever she is feeling outraged about something. Taken up to [[strike: Eleven]] ''Fifteen'' in ''Vitamin D'' when she was hooked on Sudafed.
-->[rattled out in under 20 seconds, while hyper-ventilating] Thank you so much, it really is a pleasure. While the Boys chose a selection of songs that cast an eye inwards on the irresponsible life choices and sexual hunger of today's modern teens, we have chosen a selection of songs that speaks to the nation as a whole during these troubling times filled with economic uncertainty and unbridled socially - because if there is two things America needs right now, it is sunshine and optimism. Also angels... (Okay.)
** ''[[SuperOCD Emma Pillsbury]]'', of all people, manages to pull off a flawless rendition of the impossibly fast patter from [[spoiler: (Not) Getting Married]].
* On ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' Dr. Max Bergman is prone to do this when something, usually work, sets him off. Creator/MasiOka has proven on the gag reel that he is capable of improvising whole speeches for Max if he has or wants to.
* Brad's girlfriend Angela on ''Series/HomeImprovement'' in season 5.
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
** In the episode "Spoiler Alert", the entire gang is greatly annoyed by Ted's extremely talkative GirlOfTheWeek. Ted himself didn't realize this until they point it out to him. Hilariously, the episode ends with a FlashForward three years later of her being engaged to a deaf guy.
** Though not normally prone to this trope, Barney sums up the entire romantic history of a seven season show in 52 seconds:
--->Seven years ago when Marshall and Lily got engaged Ted saw Robin across a crowded room and I said "oh yeah you just know she likes it dirty," but Ted really liked her so we played "Haaave You me Ted?" They went to dinner, he walked her home, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. So he stole the Smurf penis, went back to her place, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. He threw three parties, they kissed on the roof but decided to be friends, lame. Then Ted wanted to take Robin to a wedding, she couldn't go, he went alone and met Victoria. Didn't kiss her either, lame. Not a great closer Ted. Then he finally kissed her, they started dating, she went to Germany. Ted kissed Robin, lost Victoria, Ted did a rain dance, got Robin. Ted and Robin broke up, Robin moved to Brazil came back with a Latin stud. Ted got jealous, got a tramp stamp, not really relevant to the story I just like mentioning it as much as possible. I hooked up with Robin, Ted and I stopped being friends, Ted got hit by a bus we made up...Robin and I started dating and I got fat her hair fell out. We broke up, Robin dated Don, I dated Nora. I cheated on her with Robin, I dumped Nora. Robin dated Kevin but not for long and then I met you and you took my Grandpa's watch, but I fell in love with you anyway and you let me fart in front of you and I asked you to marry me and you said yes so we came over here to meet little Marvin and that's everything. Also I went on the Price Is Right and I won a dune buggy.
* Carly from ''Series/ICarly'' tends to do this, especially when she's feeling [[LargeHam hammy]]. The best example would be her long rant about why she kissed bad boy Griffin in "iDate a Bad Boy".
* Hawkeye from ''Series/{{MASH}}'' had a tendency to do this once in a while. Particularly in the last episode.
* Merlin from the BBC's ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' is very prone to this, so much so that one of Arthur's earliest signature phrases is "Shut up, Merlin".
* ''Series/{{Monk}}'''s upstairs neighbor Kevin Dorfman.
** In her narration for the TieInNovel ''Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse'', Natalie says that she starts talking faster when she gets nervous.
* A frequent gag on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' would involve a rambling TV host or guest speaking, undistracted, into camera as something loud and absurd happens right next to them. The motormouth in question was usually Creator/EricIdle or Creator/MichaelPalin.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': Tom Servo can talk so fast at times he could give [[WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster Radio]] a run for his money (if either of them had, respectively, feet or hands).
* ''Series/MythBusters'': Adam Savage is prone to this, especially in the 2009-2010 season.
* Abby, of ''Series/{{NCIS}}''. Perhaps it's her prodigious [[MustHaveCaffeine Caf-Pow intake]].
* Martin Querly of ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' is this. In fact, he gets so into talking that someone's able to put a cardboard cutout in front of him and he won't even notice.
** This trait apparently runs in the family, since his sister is the same exact way.
* Peter Scolari's Michael Harris on ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
* Invoked in the pilot episode of ''Series/NewTricks'' when Sandra confronts a DirtyCop by reciting one of his witness statements in motormouth fashion in order to fit it into the time he claimed to have spent getting it. Turns out he'd fit over forty minutes worth of words into less than twenty minutes of time.
* In the first DayInTheLife episode of ''Series/NightCourt'', lecherous DA Dan Fielding, [[ItMakesSenseInContext his nookie threatened by an obstinate defendant]], rattles off an extensive list of charges in a manner that would make an auctioneer envious, stunning the judge and court, to the point where he had to yell "My God, man, gavel!" just to get their attention.
* Kelly from ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' is well known at Dunder-Mifflin for being one. When she's plotting revenge on Jim and Dwight, Pam figures out she's up to something because she says hello to Jim without talking his ears off for 15 minutes. There is also a hilarious scene where the office has a gambling pool going involving Kelly explaining {{Creator/Netflix}} to Ryan in a single breath for over two minutes.
* London on ''Series/OpenHeart''. She says she speaks out loud to sort out her thoughts when she's thinking too hard.
* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Walter Denton does this when nervous, or when trying to polish the apple. In the episode "Cafeteria Strike", he reads off a student's petition in this manner:
-->'''Walter Denton''': Whereas and to wit--\\
'''Miss Brooks''': [[RedScare That's pretty strong language, isn't it? A little on the pink side.]]\\
'''Harriet Conklin''': Listen, Miss Brooks.\\
'''Walter Denton''': When in the course of student's events, it becomes necessary to turn one's back on one's stomach, we the undersigned, exercising our constitutional right to peaceably assemble, and to form a committee to seek the redress of grievances, do hereby announce our firm intention of the Madison High School Cafeteria only to use the tables, chairs, water, napkins and toothpicks provided therein. Until such a time that the duly appointed party or parties, namely Mr. Osgood Conklin, principal, or the Board of Education, responsible for the operational bog-down that has befallen this installation, do take such action that will improve the food, lower the prices and better the service in said cafeteria. It is also recommended the person, or persons, in whom this authority is vested, immediately see that the present chef in charge of preparing the food, and without any further frippery or fanfare, chuck him the heck off the premises. Well, Miss Brooks, what do you think of it?\\
'''Miss Brooks''': [[DeadpanSnarker How much do you want for the picture rights]]?
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': Ned is prone to babbling like this whenever he's nervous. And he is nervous a ''lot''.
-->'''Ned:''' I was bored and snooping really just bored and trying to entertain myself so it was more really ipso facto snooping like when you go into the bathroom and read all the magazines and go through the medicine cabinet and I found ''this''!
** Generally everybody speaks rapidly, including guest stars, and conversational replies and rejoinders have little if any gaps in-between speakers.
* Elliot in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' occasionally communicates at "the speed of light", as J.D. puts it, mostly when she is angry about something. It's played for laughs, and other females are capable of understanding her, if not being able to talk just as fast.
** Sarah Chalke has said in interviews that speaking incomprehensibly rapidly was one of the first of the character's traits listed on the audition script.
* On ''Series/{{Selfie}}'' Eliza tends to talk quicker than normal, on average, but just enough to be noticeable. When she really ramps it up, its like there are no spaces between her words.
-->'''Eliza:''' Yeah, I'm gonna try to bump into some celebrities maybe hit a gifting suite, kick it with guerreche, yadhop, bingedrink till I'm white girl wasted...\\
'''Henry:''' That sounds...\\
'''Eliza:''' Hop by this pop-up party, get my grind on, swing by In-N-Out, kiss a hamburger full-make up, no filter, David Guetta.
* The [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes titular character]] in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a tendency to do this when he goes into SherlockScan mode, spitting out his findings at incredibly high speed. Most notably in the "[[Recap/SherlockS01E03TheGreatGame The Great Game]]", when [[spoiler:Moriarty gives him [[MagicCountdown ten seconds]] to prove his solution before he kills a child]], immediately after solving a puzzle in {{Bullet Time}} in in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E01AScandalInBelgravia A Scandal in Belgravia]]", and in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E03TheReichenbachFall The Reichenbach Fall]]" to prove he's fine after [[spoiler:encountering the hound]].
** And again in "[[Recap/SherlockS03E02TheSignOfThree The Sign of Three]]" during that best man's speech. Which is hilariously sweet.
%%* Averted, big time, in the "Slow Talkers of America" skit by Radio/BobAndRay.
* Tyres on ''Series/{{Spaced}}'', presumably a symptom of his somewhat excessive speed habit, which has also left him with AttentionDeficitOohShiny.
* ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'':
** David Hewlett is known for how fast he can belt out pages and pages of dialogue, especially as Rodney in ''Series/StargateAtlantis''.
** Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson does the same thing in ''Series/StargateSG1''. As a result, the writers predicted the ''Atlantis'' season 5 two-parter with Michael Shanks as a guest star would have a much longer script than usual since Jackson and [=McKay=] would spend a lot of scenes together spouting {{Technobabble}}. According to the commentaries, they were right.
** And then there's the time [=McKay=] gets high on Wraith enzyme.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Picard describes someone who does a variation on this:
-->'''Picard:''' "He just kept talking in one long incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic so that no one had a chance to interrupt ... it was really quite [[https://youtu.be/X6oUz1v17Uo#t=01m15s hypnotic]]."
** Data was also known to drone on, especially in earlier episodes, until Picard interrupted with "Thank you, Mr. Data." In the ST:TNG pinball game, if you gutter a ball without scoring during a Bonus Round, and you hear Data's voice, press both flipper buttons simultaneously, and you'll hear Picard's "Thank you, Mr. Data" and get an additional 10,000,000 points. Picard occasionally used this to his advantage, getting Data to chat up people he didn't want to deal with.
* Music/MileyCyrus as Missi in ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', and on occasion on ''Series/HannahMontana'' (especially the "Say What" [[CatchPhrase catchphrases]]). The SeriesFinale features the ultimate "Say What" in the cold open.
* Sir Humphrey Appleby of ''Series/YesMinister'' and ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' has a tendency to turn into one of these whenever he starts on one of his brain-mangling, tongue-twisting speeches.
* Lisa Ruddy on ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision''. [[LampshadeHanging Christine refers to her a "'Motor-Mouth' Lisa Ruddy" in sketches]].
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* Brook, from ''Series/TheAmazingRace 17'', at one point she talked through a boxing Roadblock.
* Fred on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' has a tendency towards this, usually in combination with TechnoBabble.
* In the season six finale of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Raj FINALLY overcomes his selective mutism and is able to talk to the girls without alcohol. Penny, Bernadette, and Amy find themselves just wanting him to shut up while he goes on an on about his (lack of a) love life.
* Both Six (Jenna von Oy) and Blossom (Mayim Bialik) on ''Series/{{Blossom}}'' could rev up their speech to extraordinary speeds -- and on at least one occasion [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/talk1.mp3 did so in perfect unison]]. This is a trait that Six apparently [[http://www.jennavonoy.de/audio/barranca.mp3 inherited from her mother Sharon]] (Gail Edwards). (A transcript of the latter link can be found [[http://www.jennavonoy.com/snd/script.html here.]])
* Willow, in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'''s earlier seasons, had a tendency toward going into what fanfics call "babble-mode".
* Creator/StephenColbert from time to time, especially when [[AsTheGoodBookSays reciting from the Bible]]. The actor has said that he learned to do it quickly because he thought church would go by faster that way.
* From his very first conversation in the "Pilot", Abed in ''Series/{{Community}}'' is shown to have a habit of unloading a bit too much information unless someone stops him.
* On ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', Vanessa's friend Cara is a master at this, leaving pretty much everyone she talks to utterly dumbfounded. Cliff referred to her as "Turbo Tongue", and responded to every outburst she made with the same non-comprehending, "Thank you." Rudy's friend Kenny even snarks at her about this when she offers to fix him lunch:
-->"I hope you don't eat the way you talk."
** [[TheQuietOne Peter]]'s little brother was revealed to be this.
* Spencer Reid of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' is this. He repeatedly goes off into rambles on subjects such as the relative lack of factual inaccuracies in Star Trek, the written differences between two serial killers and, perhaps most memorably, a thirteen minute non-stop off-the-top-of-his-head profile of a serial killer in order to stop the guy from killing him and Hotch.
* ''Series/{{CSI}}'': Ronnie Lake, Sara's partner when she transferred to swing shift, had a habit of asking non-stop questions.
* Having taken some "energy pills", Morwena in ''Series/DocMartin'' develops a bad case of this. The energy pills turned out to be methamphetamine.
* ''Series/DoctorWho''
** Creator/DavidTennant's incarnation of the Doctor (the Tenth) has a tendency to speak at a blurring pace when thinking or just generally excited which, combined with an equally prominent tendency for ExpoSpeak and {{Technobabble}}, makes his speech nearly impenetrable to those without a pause button and/or a script; or are auditory-first.
*** [[https://youtu.be/ee2If8jSxUo&feature=player_detailpage#t=24s This]] little moment from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E742 "42"]] is a great example. Just try to see if he takes a breath during any of it.
---->"Any number that reduces to one when you take the sum of the square of its digits and continue iterating it until it yields 1 is a happy number, any number that doesn't, isn't. A happy prime is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin both happy and prime]]. Now ''type it in''!"
*** Rose {{lampshade|Hanging}}s it in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion"]]:
---->"With you, did he do that thing where he'd explain something at, like, ninety miles an hour, and you'd go, 'What?' and he'd look at you like you'd just dribbled on your shirt?"
*** Martha noticed [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink too]]:
---->"Trust me, just nod when he stops for breath."
** The Fifth Doctor had a milder version of this trait, while the Fourth could be just as bad as any of his successors.
** Creator/MattSmith's Eleventh Doctor also gets in on the action, so much so that fans couldn't believe it when ThePowersThatBe said new companion Creator/JennaLouiseColeman could out-motor mouth Smith. She could.
** Amy has her moments, especially during the first "Meanwhile in the TARDIS" short, where, somewhat in shock from seeing the TARDIS interior, starts rattling off several questions, ranging from "What is a Police Box, did police come in boxes?" to "The bow tie, is it a cry for help?"
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Poppy, who's treated as TheScrappy by the other characters.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Nothing too bad, as he always makes sense, but Tyrion does earn a reputation for never shutting up. He's physically incapable of remaining silent for too long and almost always feels the need to break silences and strike up a conversation.
* Corporal Ray Person of ''Series/GenerationKill'', due to an addiction to legal stimulants.
* The whole cast of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', especially Lorelai and Rory. The show's scripts were apparently twice the size of your standard television script due to this characteristic. Jared Padalecki once joked that the main requirement to work on that show was the ability to speak very fast.
* Rachel in ''Series/{{Glee}}'' whenever she is feeling outraged about something. Taken up to [[strike: Eleven]] ''Fifteen'' in ''Vitamin D'' when she was hooked on Sudafed.
-->[rattled out in under 20 seconds, while hyper-ventilating] Thank you so much, it really is a pleasure. While the Boys chose a selection of songs that cast an eye inwards on the irresponsible life choices and sexual hunger of today's modern teens, we have chosen a selection of songs that speaks to the nation as a whole during these troubling times filled with economic uncertainty and unbridled socially - because if there is two things America needs right now, it is sunshine and optimism. Also angels... (Okay.)
** ''[[SuperOCD Emma Pillsbury]]'', of all people, manages to pull off a flawless rendition of the impossibly fast patter from [[spoiler: (Not) Getting Married]].
* On ''Series/HawaiiFive0'' Dr. Max Bergman is prone to do this when something, usually work, sets him off. Creator/MasiOka has proven on the gag reel that he is capable of improvising whole speeches for Max if he has or wants to.
* Brad's girlfriend Angela on ''Series/HomeImprovement'' in season 5.
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
** In the episode "Spoiler Alert", the entire gang is greatly annoyed by Ted's extremely talkative GirlOfTheWeek. Ted himself didn't realize this until they point it out to him. Hilariously, the episode ends with a FlashForward three years later of her being engaged to a deaf guy.
** Though not normally prone to this trope, Barney sums up the entire romantic history of a seven season show in 52 seconds:
--->Seven years ago when Marshall and Lily got engaged Ted saw Robin across a crowded room and I said "oh yeah you just know she likes it dirty," but Ted really liked her so we played "Haaave You me Ted?" They went to dinner, he walked her home, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. So he stole the Smurf penis, went back to her place, should have kissed her, didn't, lame. He threw three parties, they kissed on the roof but decided to be friends, lame. Then Ted wanted to take Robin to a wedding, she couldn't go, he went alone and met Victoria. Didn't kiss her either, lame. Not a great closer Ted. Then he finally kissed her, they started dating, she went to Germany. Ted kissed Robin, lost Victoria, Ted did a rain dance, got Robin. Ted and Robin broke up, Robin moved to Brazil came back with a Latin stud. Ted got jealous, got a tramp stamp, not really relevant to the story I just like mentioning it as much as possible. I hooked up with Robin, Ted and I stopped being friends, Ted got hit by a bus we made up...Robin and I started dating and I got fat her hair fell out. We broke up, Robin dated Don, I dated Nora. I cheated on her with Robin, I dumped Nora. Robin dated Kevin but not for long and then I met you and you took my Grandpa's watch, but I fell in love with you anyway and you let me fart in front of you and I asked you to marry me and you said yes so we came over here to meet little Marvin and that's everything. Also I went on the Price Is Right and I won a dune buggy.
* Carly from ''Series/ICarly'' tends to do this, especially when she's feeling [[LargeHam hammy]]. The best example would be her long rant about why she kissed bad boy Griffin in "iDate a Bad Boy".
* Hawkeye from ''Series/{{MASH}}'' had a tendency to do this once in a while. Particularly in the last episode.
* Merlin from the BBC's ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' is very prone to this, so much so that one of Arthur's earliest signature phrases is "Shut up, Merlin".
* ''Series/{{Monk}}'''s upstairs neighbor Kevin Dorfman.
** In her narration for the TieInNovel ''Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse'', Natalie says that she starts talking faster when she gets nervous.
* A frequent gag on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' would involve a rambling TV host or guest speaking, undistracted, into camera as something loud and absurd happens right next to them. The motormouth in question was usually Creator/EricIdle or Creator/MichaelPalin.
* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': Tom Servo can talk so fast at times he could give [[WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster Radio]] a run for his money (if either of them had, respectively, feet or hands).
* ''Series/MythBusters'': Adam Savage is prone to this, especially in the 2009-2010 season.
* Abby, of ''Series/{{NCIS}}''. Perhaps it's her prodigious [[MustHaveCaffeine Caf-Pow intake]].
* Martin Querly of ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' is this. In fact, he gets so into talking that someone's able to put a cardboard cutout in front of him and he won't even notice.
** This trait apparently runs in the family, since his sister is the same exact way.
* Peter Scolari's Michael Harris on ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
* Invoked in the pilot episode of ''Series/NewTricks'' when Sandra confronts a DirtyCop by reciting one of his witness statements in motormouth fashion in order to fit it into the time he claimed to have spent getting it. Turns out he'd fit over forty minutes worth of words into less than twenty minutes of time.
* In the first DayInTheLife episode of ''Series/NightCourt'', lecherous DA Dan Fielding, [[ItMakesSenseInContext his nookie threatened by an obstinate defendant]], rattles off an extensive list of charges in a manner that would make an auctioneer envious, stunning the judge and court, to the point where he had to yell "My God, man, gavel!" just to get their attention.
* Kelly from ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' is well known at Dunder-Mifflin for being one. When she's plotting revenge on Jim and Dwight, Pam figures out she's up to something because she says hello to Jim without talking his ears off for 15 minutes. There is also a hilarious scene where the office has a gambling pool going involving Kelly explaining {{Creator/Netflix}} to Ryan in a single breath for over two minutes.
* London on ''Series/OpenHeart''. She says she speaks out loud to sort out her thoughts when she's thinking too hard.
* ''Series/OurMissBrooks'': Walter Denton does this when nervous, or when trying to polish the apple. In the episode "Cafeteria Strike", he reads off a student's petition in this manner:
-->'''Walter Denton''': Whereas and to wit--\\
'''Miss Brooks''': [[RedScare That's pretty strong language, isn't it? A little on the pink side.]]\\
'''Harriet Conklin''': Listen, Miss Brooks.\\
'''Walter Denton''': When in the course of student's events, it becomes necessary to turn one's back on one's stomach, we the undersigned, exercising our constitutional right to peaceably assemble, and to form a committee to seek the redress of grievances, do hereby announce our firm intention of the Madison High School Cafeteria only to use the tables, chairs, water, napkins and toothpicks provided therein. Until such a time that the duly appointed party or parties, namely Mr. Osgood Conklin, principal, or the Board of Education, responsible for the operational bog-down that has befallen this installation, do take such action that will improve the food, lower the prices and better the service in said cafeteria. It is also recommended the person, or persons, in whom this authority is vested, immediately see that the present chef in charge of preparing the food, and without any further frippery or fanfare, chuck him the heck off the premises. Well, Miss Brooks, what do you think of it?\\
'''Miss Brooks''': [[DeadpanSnarker How much do you want for the picture rights]]?
* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': Ned is prone to babbling like this whenever he's nervous. And he is nervous a ''lot''.
-->'''Ned:''' I was bored and snooping really just bored and trying to entertain myself so it was more really ipso facto snooping like when you go into the bathroom and read all the magazines and go through the medicine cabinet and I found ''this''!
** Generally everybody speaks rapidly, including guest stars, and conversational replies and rejoinders have little if any gaps in-between speakers.
* Elliot in ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' occasionally communicates at "the speed of light", as J.D. puts it, mostly when she is angry about something. It's played for laughs, and other females are capable of understanding her, if not being able to talk just as fast.
** Sarah Chalke has said in interviews that speaking incomprehensibly rapidly was one of the first of the character's traits listed on the audition script.
* On ''Series/{{Selfie}}'' Eliza tends to talk quicker than normal, on average, but just enough to be noticeable. When she really ramps it up, its like there are no spaces between her words.
-->'''Eliza:''' Yeah, I'm gonna try to bump into some celebrities maybe hit a gifting suite, kick it with guerreche, yadhop, bingedrink till I'm white girl wasted...\\
'''Henry:''' That sounds...\\
'''Eliza:''' Hop by this pop-up party, get my grind on, swing by In-N-Out, kiss a hamburger full-make up, no filter, David Guetta.
* The [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes titular character]] in ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' has a tendency to do this when he goes into SherlockScan mode, spitting out his findings at incredibly high speed. Most notably in the "[[Recap/SherlockS01E03TheGreatGame The Great Game]]", when [[spoiler:Moriarty gives him [[MagicCountdown ten seconds]] to prove his solution before he kills a child]], immediately after solving a puzzle in {{Bullet Time}} in in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E01AScandalInBelgravia A Scandal in Belgravia]]", and in "[[Recap/SherlockS02E03TheReichenbachFall The Reichenbach Fall]]" to prove he's fine after [[spoiler:encountering the hound]].
** And again in "[[Recap/SherlockS03E02TheSignOfThree The Sign of Three]]" during that best man's speech. Which is hilariously sweet.
%%* Averted, big time, in the "Slow Talkers of America" skit by Radio/BobAndRay.
* Tyres on ''Series/{{Spaced}}'', presumably a symptom of his somewhat excessive speed habit, which has also left him with AttentionDeficitOohShiny.
* ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'':
** David Hewlett is known for how fast he can belt out pages and pages of dialogue, especially as Rodney in ''Series/StargateAtlantis''.
** Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson does the same thing in ''Series/StargateSG1''. As a result, the writers predicted the ''Atlantis'' season 5 two-parter with Michael Shanks as a guest star would have a much longer script than usual since Jackson and [=McKay=] would spend a lot of scenes together spouting {{Technobabble}}. According to the commentaries, they were right.
** And then there's the time [=McKay=] gets high on Wraith enzyme.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Picard describes someone who does a variation on this:
-->'''Picard:''' "He just kept talking in one long incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic so that no one had a chance to interrupt ... it was really quite [[https://youtu.be/X6oUz1v17Uo#t=01m15s hypnotic]]."
** Data was also known to drone on, especially in earlier episodes, until Picard interrupted with "Thank you, Mr. Data." In the ST:TNG pinball game, if you gutter a ball without scoring during a Bonus Round, and you hear Data's voice, press both flipper buttons simultaneously, and you'll hear Picard's "Thank you, Mr. Data" and get an additional 10,000,000 points. Picard occasionally used this to his advantage, getting Data to chat up people he didn't want to deal with.
* Music/MileyCyrus as Missi in ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', and on occasion on ''Series/HannahMontana'' (especially the "Say What" [[CatchPhrase catchphrases]]). The SeriesFinale features the ultimate "Say What" in the cold open.
* Sir Humphrey Appleby of ''Series/YesMinister'' and ''Series/YesPrimeMinister'' has a tendency to turn into one of these whenever he starts on one of his brain-mangling, tongue-twisting speeches.
* Lisa Ruddy on ''Series/YouCantDoThatOnTelevision''. [[LampshadeHanging Christine refers to her a "'Motor-Mouth' Lisa Ruddy" in sketches]].
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