History Music / TedNugent

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Thanks to "Cat Scratch Fever"'s enduring popularity on classic rock radio. Not many stations censor the line "I make the pussy purr with the touch of my hand".

%% Not sure if we should keep this since it's just a list of his political views and includes a few tropes that have banned real life examples
%%When not making music, Nugent speaks on behalf of politically far-right causes, the Republican Party, and the United States military (though he has admitted to actively dodging the draft during Vietnam). He supports hunting, {{America|Saves The Day}}, hunting, unrestricted gun ownership, hunting, racism, hunting, anti-drug activism, hunting, the classic tough-guy mentality, [[TheFundamentalist old-time religion]], hunting, HeteronormativeCrusader-ing and [[OverlyLongGag did we mention hunting]]? He also has [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement what some would call]] [[HeManWomanHater a traditional view of gender roles]].

* NiceHat

* RatedMForManly

* ContemptibleCover: [[http://blueollie.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/moroniccoward.jpg This one]] for ''Love Grenade.''

** He also appeared as himself in the ''Series/That70sShow'' episode "Backstage Pass".

** He also appeared as himself in the ''Series/That70sShow'' episode "Backstage Pass", despite the fact that it sets in the late '70s, but was filmed in 2001.

%%When not making music, Nugent speaks on behalf of politically far-right causes, the Republican Party, and the United States military (though he has admitted to actively dodging the draft during Vietnam). He supports hunting, {{America|Saves The Day}}, hunting, unrestricted gun ownership, hunting, racism, hunting, anti-drug activism, hunting, the classic tough-guy mentality, [[TheFundamentalist old-time religion]], hunting, HeteronormativeCrusader-ing and [[OverlyLongGag did we mention hunting]]? He also has [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement what some would call]] [[HeManWomanHater a traditional view of gender roles]].

When not making music, Nugent speaks on behalf of politically far-right causes, the Republican Party, and the United States military (though he has admitted to actively dodging the draft during Vietnam). He supports hunting, {{America|Saves The Day}}, hunting, unrestricted gun ownership, hunting, racism, hunting, anti-drug activism, hunting, the classic tough-guy mentality, [[TheFundamentalist old-time religion]], hunting, HeteronormativeCrusader-ing and [[OverlyLongGag did we mention hunting]]? He also has [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement what some would call]] [[HeManWomanHater a traditional view of gender roles]].

** [[Series/PennAndTellerBullshit Penn & Teller]] brought up PETA with him for the episode on the AnimalWrongsGroup. He begins with getting a deer to tell PETA to blow him [[LargeHam and it goes uphill from there.]]

* GunNut: Just look at the picture.

* {{Irony}}: Some of his songs have been defined as [[DoomMetal Stoner Rock]] and PsychedelicRock, yet he's nothing if not … ''dedicated'' to being anti-drug. He's also claimed that he was so naive in the 60's that he didn't realize "Journey To The Center of The Mind" was about drugs.
* {{Jerkass}}: He comes across as this to many. It does not exactly help Ted's case that to this day he brags about stops on a 2007 cross-country tour on which he threatened to shoot a few prominent Democrats, namely Senators UsefulNotes/BarackObama, UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton and Dianne Feinstein. In Illinois, UsefulNotes/{{New York|State}} and UsefulNotes/{{California}} (the states they respectively represented at the time), no less. He's very open about his dislike of LGBT people, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6EdjkJYH_I despite claiming to Piers Morgan that he has friends who are gay]].

* ManlyMenCanHunt: Is one, and does it all the time.

* RealMenEatMeat: Is one, and does it all the time.
* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: Played straight and averted with the Nuge. He is known for his anti-drug and anti-alcohol stances, and claims that he hasn't drank since he was a youngster and his father scolded him for coming home smelling of alcohol one night. On the other hand, his womanizing is well-known and even after getting married has often failed to resist the lure of groupies.
--> ''Some rock stars are like "I got into rock 'n roll for the girls." Well, I '''didn't''' get into rock 'n roll for the girls. But I adapted.''

* UnderestimatingBadassery: In 2000 an animal rights activist threatened and then physically assaulted Ted Nugent. Nugent easily subdued the guy and held him in an armlock until police arrived.

* {{Jerkass}}: He comes across as this to many. It does not exactly help Ted's case that to this day he brags about stops on a 2007 cross-country tour on which he threatened to shoot a few prominent Democrats, namely Senators UsefulNotes/BarackObama, UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton and Dianne Feinstein. In Illinois, UsefulNotes/{{New York|State}} and UsefulNotes/{{California}} (the states they respectively represented at the time), no less. He's very open about his dislike of LGBT people.

He was first in a band called the Amboy Dukes, which had a hit with "Journey to the Center of the Mind", before starting [[BreakupBreakout a successful solo career]]. In the 1970s, he recorded three multi-platinum albums: ''Ted Nugent'', ''Free-For-All'', and ''Cat Scratch Fever''. He later joined the supergroup Damn Yankees before going solo again.

* UnusualEuphemism: "Sure do like to Boogie, sure do like to Rock. But when it's time to Wango Tango i'll do the flying lip lock."

Theodore Anthony Nugent is a rock guitarist and vocalist from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}} who has sold over 14 million albums in the United States and 31 million worldwide. His best known song is "Cat Scratch Fever." Nugent has been touring annually since 1967, and chances are it will take [[AuthorExistenceFailure death]] to stop him.

* {{Lolicon}}: ''Jailbait'' is a song combining lolicon, PoliceBrutality, PoliceAreUseless, and rape, and [[CrossingTheLineTwice celebrating enjoying it all.]] Nugent has also done it in RealLife.

Theodore Anthony Nugent is a rock guitarist and vocalist from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}} who has sold over 14 million albums in the United States and 31 million worldwide. His best known song is "Cat Scratch Fever." Nugent has been touring annually since 1967, and chances are it will take [[CriticalExistenceFailure death]] to stop him.

* InMemoriam: His song "Fred Bear" is about his friend and hunting buddy Fred Bear, a well known bow hunter who had died years earlier.

'''Theodore Anthony Nugent''' is a rock guitarist and vocalist from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}} who has sold over 14 million albums in the United States and 31 million worldwide. His best known song is "Cat Scratch Fever." Nugent has been touring annually since 1967, and chances are it will take [[CriticalExistenceFailure death]] to stop him.

When not making music, Nugent speaks on behalf of politically right-of-center causes, the Republican Party, and the United States military (though he has admitted to actively dodging the draft during Vietnam). He supports hunting, {{America|Saves The Day}}, hunting, unrestricted gun ownership, hunting, racism, hunting, anti-drug activism, hunting, the classic tough-guy mentality, [[TheFundamentalist old-time religion]], hunting, HeteronormativeCrusader-ing and [[OverlyLongGag did we mention hunting]]? He also has [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement what some would call]] [[HeManWomanHater a traditional view of gender roles]].

When not making music, Nugent speaks on behalf of politically right-of-center causes, the Republican Party, and the United States military (though he has admitted to actively dodging the draft during Vietnam]]). He supports hunting, {{America|Saves The Day}}, hunting, unrestricted gun ownership, hunting, racism, hunting, anti-drug activism, hunting, the classic tough-guy mentality, [[TheFundamentalist old-time religion]], hunting, HeteronormativeCrusader-ing and [[OverlyLongGag did we mention hunting]]? He also has [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement what some would call]] [[HeManWomanHater a traditional view of gender roles]].

When not making music, Nugent speaks on behalf of politically right-of-center causes, the Republican Party, and the United States military (though [[{{Hypocrite}} he has admitted to actively dodging the draft during Vietnam]]). He supports hunting, {{America|Saves The Day}}, hunting, unrestricted gun ownership, hunting, racism, hunting, anti-drug activism, hunting, the classic tough-guy mentality, [[TheFundamentalist old-time religion]], hunting, HeteronormativeCrusader-ing and [[OverlyLongGag did we mention hunting]]? He also has [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement what some would call]] [[HeManWomanHater a traditional view of gender roles]].

* {{Jerkass}}: He comes across as this to many. It does not exactly help Ted's case that to this day he brags about stops on a 2007 cross-country tour on which he threatened to shoot a few prominent Democrats, namely Senators UsefulNotes/BarackObama, UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton and Dianne Feinstein. In Illinois, UsefulNotes/{{New York|State}} and UsefulNotes/{{California}} (the states they respectively represented at the time), no less. He's very open about his dislike of women, blacks, Muslims, Hispanics, LGBT people and Jews.

* DirtyCoward: Due to being pro-U.S. (and its allies) military but dodging the draft during the Vietnam War, [[NeverLiveitDown many left-leaning Americans will play this card against him]].

** [[PennAndTellerBullshit Penn & Teller]] brought up PETA with him for the episode on the AnimalWrongsGroup. He begins with getting a deer to tell PETA to blow him [[LargeHam and it goes uphill from there.]]

When not making music, Nugent speaks on behalf of politically right-of-center causes, the Republican Party, and the United States military (though [[{{Hypocrite}} he has admitted to actively dodging the draft during Vietnam]]). He supports hunting, responsible care of natural resources, {{America|Saves The Day}}, hunting, unrestricted gun ownership, hunting, anti-drug activism, hunting, the classic tough-guy mentality, [[TheFundamentalist old-time religion]], hunting, a straight-edge lifestyle, and [[OverlyLongGag did we mention hunting]]? He also has what some would call a traditional view of gender roles.

* {{Jerkass}}: He comes across as this to many liberal Americans. It does not exactly help Ted's case that to this day he brags about stops on a 2007 cross-country tour on which he threatened to shoot a few prominent Democrats, namely Senators UsefulNotes/BarackObama, UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton and Dianne Feinstein. In Illinois, UsefulNotes/{{New York|State}} and UsefulNotes/{{California}} (the states they respectively represented at the time), no less.

* DirtyCoward: Due to being pro-war but dodging the draft during the Vietnam War, [[NeverLiveitDown many left-leaning Americans will play this card against him]].

* {{Irony}}: Some of his songs have been defined as [[DoomMetal Stoner Rock]] and PsychedelicRock, yet he's nothing if not … ''dedicated'' to being anti-drug.

** He also appeared as himself in the ''{{That 70s Show}}'' episode "Backstage Pass", despite the fact that it sets in the late '70s, but was filmed in 2001.
** Was set to appear in an episode of ''{{Undeclared}}'', playing himself giving a political speech on campus. They ultimately decided not to introduce his politics on the show and re-wrote him out of the episode. The original cut with him can be found on the DVD.
** Shows up for part of an episode of ''{{Sons of Guns}}'' leaving a trail of awesome in his wake.