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* ''[[The Suite Life
** I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THESE (honk) SNAKES ON MY (honk) BOAT!!!!!!
* Any HBO show (other than ''[[Big Love]]'') could be accused of this.
** ''[[Deadwood]]'' is a particularly strange example, as it features characters using modern obscenities in a setting where "God dammit to Hell" was still shockingly profane. The producers were well aware of this and decided to use anachronistic dialogue anyway, reasoning that historically-accurate dialogue [[Viewers are Morons|would sound]] [[Gosh Dang It to Heck|too tame]]. After all, the real Deadwood was home to many a miner, and they weren't known for their restraint as far as language, so the [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster F Bombs]] ''are'' accurate... from a certain point of view. In the words of Geoffrey Nunberg: "If you have your characters use historically accurate swearwords, they're apt to sound no more offensive than [[Curse of the Ancients|your grandmother in a mild snit.]]"
** ''[[The Wire]]'', which usually uses profanity regularly but not to ridiculous degrees, features a particularly brilliant example: an entire three minutes and thirty seconds of two detectives, Bunk and McNulty examining a crime scene, the only words exchanged being variations on the f-word. It kind of has to be seen to be believed. ([
*** The best part about that particular scene is that it doesn't even seem out of character for a second.
**** A [[Crowning Moment of Funny|CMOF]] in that scene has one of them almost say "shit", but it comes out "fuck".
*** The show also subverts the trope with the character Omar, who despite being a total badass who walks around in a duster with a shotgun robbing drug dealers, is very conspicuous by being the only character on the show to never use even mild profanity.
** ''[[The Sopranos]]'' uses that four-letter word regularly, too.
*** To the point where a [[Fully
*** And to the point that the punchline of one ''[[Mad TV]]'' skit about [[The Sopranos]] is a Cluster Cut-Off-Swear Bomb.
** ''[[Rome]]'' adored this trope. "I FUCK [the goddess] Concord in her ''FAT ASS!!''" "Juno's CUNT!" And so forth.
** For an interesting early dropping of the bomb on HBO, see Billy Crystal's "Don't Get Me Started." Crystal's imitation of his father's home movies have him portraying his uncle cursing the air blue at a family barbecue, but the "film" is silent, Crystal only mouths the words for everyone to follow.
** The 1990s HBO comedy series ''Hardcore TV'' featured a ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' takeoff titled "Bensonhurst 11210." In one scene, a girl is relating to a friend a story in which about every other word is a variant form of "fuck," leading to this memorable exchange:
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'''Girl #1:''' Who the fuck are you -- the fucking Fuck Police? }}
** In ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', Susie is infamous for hr short temper and dirty mouth.
*** Amusingly played with in an episode of; after Larry has accidentally left an abusive message intended for someone else on David Schwimmer's father's answering machine, Schwimmer's father calls back to return the favour with interest. After unleashing a barrage of abuse and swear words that would make a sailor blush, he finishes by calling Larry a comparatively tame "Son of a b-" - and the last word is [[Curse Cut Short|cut off by the end credits]] before he can finish.
*** Fuck me, you mean to say you mention that fucking episode, but not the one with the chef who has [[
** [[Boardwalk Empire]] appears to be following suit, particularly in the case of the fuckin' commodore.
* On ''[[Top Gear]]'', presenter Richard Hammond is one the most likely to throw profanity around like confetti. However, he's also been known to let fly with a choice word, clap a hand to his mouth, and say "Where did that come from?"
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* In ''[[Dexter]]'' (both the print and TV versions), Deb's vocabulary [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbAN5g0MUpU seems excessively foul], even for a cop. And then there was Doakes, [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=RiZvXf4e0Ko whose favorite word was motherfucker, usually used with regards to Dexter] (please note that this video contains spoilers within the last couple minutes for the end of Season 2).
** Lampshaded in season 3:
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'''Anton''': Damn, you got a mouth on ''you'', woman. }}
** '''Deb''': I could give a fuck who you fuck. Just don't fuck with my investigation, you fuck!
* One of the better usages of this was the famous [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuUGdXGhurQ&feature=related "Gollum acceptance speech" at the MTV Movie Awards], when Gollum won "Best Virtual Performance" for ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: The Two Towers''. Andy Serkis steps forward to accept, only to have the trophy swiped by Gollum himself, who delivers a beautifully profane rant (including insulting [[Harry Potter|Dobby]]'s sexuality and calling Peter Jackson a "fucking hack") -- with his [[Jekyll and Hyde|alter ego]] Smeagol apologizing profusely in between outbursts and Serkis looking aghast. Tolkien would've dropped dead of shock. Make sure you're not drinking anything when you click on this.
** Or maybe just disapproved eloquently; see the ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' example from the Literature Page.
* Appears in ''[[The IT Crowd]]'', when Jen loudly (and with much use of the [[Sound Effect Bleep|Profanity Buzzer]]) tells a visiting Japanese delegate exactly what she thinks of him after he steps on her foot with heavy Doc Martens boots on. As the delegate cannot speak English, it's helpfully translated for him by the interpreter.
** Made even funnier afterwards when Jen's boss lets one loose of his own, but his assistant gets to the buzzer a little too late.
* On ''[[Friends]]'', Phoebe, the resident [[The Ditz|ditz]] had bought Chandler and Monica a Ms. [[
* The internet/TV series ''[[Devvo]]'' can go as far as using the word "fuck" before every noun, adjective and verb; "I'm fucking sweared out! But fucking thing is, I fucking found this fucking motor. Fucking Rover, like. Some fuckin (''bleeped'') left fucking door open. I'll fucking show ya mate, fucking show ya". He also yells random strings of swear words at buses and dead pigeons for no reason.
* ''[[Cutey Honey the Live]]'' features Duke Watari, a member of Panther Claw. Usually, a calm and composed gentleman, but if you wrong him, no matter how minor the offense..."'''''[[Surprisingly Good English|SHIT!!!]]'''''"
* ''[[Penn
* MTV Brazil VJ and punk rock singer João Gordo always speaks his mind, so his TV shows feature lots of profanity. When participating in the Brazilian ''The Moment of Truth'', he released at least 10 [[Cluster F Bombs]] -- during a Sunday afternoon in a major network.
* Gordon f***ing Ramsay's ''[[Kitchen Nightmares]]'' contains so much swearing that in Australia there was a parliamentary inquiry into whether it was appropriate to air it at the [[Watershed]]-dubious time of 8:30PM.
** And the ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080411025319/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/house/ Television Without Pity]'' reviews of the show have the "bleep-o-fucking-meter" to keep count. I believe the high for a single episode was around 50.
*** Only 50? A double length episode in the UK got [[
** His confrontation with Secret Garden's Chef Michel is a fine [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABFvu4IFtBI&feature=related example].
** Also check out [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnw9KjwRrXo Sebastian].
* Speaking of Gordon Ramsay, ''[[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx6hxtvPHwI Gordon's recipe for omlet].
*** Like Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen has a bleep-o-fucking-meter at [[Television Without Pity]]...two, actually: one for Gordon, and one for the contestants.
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** To clarify things: "fuck" is mostly translated as "embêter", which means "bother", with a few other very, very mild swear words thrown in...but in the final gag, "phoque" (meaning "seal", the animal, and pronounced almost like "fuck") is rendered in the subtitles by "enculé" - a very strong insult similar to "motherfucker" (though meaning literally "buggered.")
* A version of this trope appeared in ''[[The Young Ones]]''...
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That was a highly articulate outburst, considering it's ''Vyvyan'' }}
* ''The Adam & Joe Show'' [[New Sic]]* : "He was heard to say 'Fuck you, fuck this, fuck fucker'".
* In a ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6A9KOxEgI DVD bonus], a random scene was reshot, with Cameron and Cuddy managing to curse about 30 times in a little more than one minute. When you remind yourself of how the characters behave in the show, this is pure gold.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar]]'' [[Unusual Euphemism|Frakking]] ''[[Battlestar Galactica|Galactica]]''.
* The ''[[Supernatural]]'' episode "Ghostfacers", filmed documentary style, took the opportunity to heavily abuse ability to bleep out swears, implying that if the show were on a different network or standards weren't so rigid, the brothers would have quite the foul mouths. At least, that's how [[Fan Dumb|the fanfic writers]] chose to interpret it...
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*** Series 3 contained another astonishing outburst from Malcolm: "YOU CANNOT FUCK ME! I AM UNFUCKABLE! I HAVE NEVER BEEN FUCKED! AND IF YOU TRY AND FUCK ME YOU'LL FIND MY FUCKIN' ARSE WILL GROW FUCKIN' FANGS AND FUCKIN' SNAP YOUR FUCKIN' COCK OFF!"
*** This carries over to [[The Movie]], ''[[In the Loop]]'', from a telephone conversation that ends "fuckity-bye" to the brilliant:
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* Red Forman from ''[[That '70s Show]]'' used this when he is convinced to take in Hyde when his mother leaves. Doing a good deed made him very unhappy.
** Variation: Fez ''really'' likes to drop the "son of a BITCH" phrase whenever he can.
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* One of [[Steve Coogan]]'s videos is prefaced with his Paul Calf character explaining that the reason why it is rated 18 is because of the bad language, and going on to explain exactly what words are used and how many times (28 fucks, 29 counting that fuck, fuck it make it 30 etc.). At the end he conceeds that in fact, all the bad language is in his introduction "and the rest of the video is like ''Bambi''."
* The ''scripts'' of [[Lost]] indulge in this. ABC says that it makes them "energetic" and fun to read. From the end of Two for the Road, which uses "fuck" almost a hundred times and is not alone in that regard:
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* ''Trailer Park Boys''
* The blooper reels for ''[[
** Even in the fucking show they fucking drop fucking cluster f bombs in fucking Mandarin.
* ''The <s>Motherfucking</s> Osbournes''.
* How has [[Queer
* The boys from ''[[The Whitest Kids U' Know]]'', with the exception of [[Gosh Dang It to Heck|Darren]].
* The [[Stargate SG
* CNN's coverage of the Persian Gulf War, which featured live interviews with soldiers on the ground, would sometimes veer into this trope. Presumably the troops who'd casually used such language on camera didn't realize that the real-time satellite feed couldn't be edited to bleep out their F bombs.
* The myth that Cluster F-Bombs can actually increase your pain tolerance was tested on ''[[
* Daniel Tosh does this sometimes on ''[[Tosh
* ''Dog The Bounty Hunter''. It seems to be a prerequisite that whenever a criminal is taken down, everyone involved has to yell variations of ''"FREEZE, MUTHAFUCKER!"''
* ''[[
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* Jon Stewart and the "Go Fuck Yourself Gospel Choir" on [[The Daily Show]].
* [[The Chaser]] succinctly describes the 2010 Australian federal election [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV-inAzEleE in song].
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** When the show was moved to an earlier time-slot, Heath had to [[Executive Meddling|cut back on his swearing]], so there was even a sketch devoted to counting the number of times Chopper was allowed to swear, bleeping it out comically after 15.
** Technically he was impersonating Eric Bana's [http://thingsboganslike.com/?s=ronnie+johns impersonation of Chopper] rather than Chopper himself. Yes, that's right, Heath's [[Tropic Thunder|a dude dressed as a dude pretending to be another dude]].
* [[The Smoking Gun Presents:
* [[Played for Laughs]] in the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] episode, [[Agent for
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* TruTV's shows, especially [[Operation Repo]], contain at ''least'' one swearword.
* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p25SdQEnhHI&feature=related infamous Bill Grundy interview] with the [[Sex Pistols]] in 1976. In what was then a record for televised profanity, Steve Jones dropped the F-bomb 3 times, while Johnny Rotten dropped the S-bomb twice.
* NZ dramedy series [[Outrageous Fortune]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dqTrUpmwPg Especially if this one episode is anything to go by].
* On the Season 4 premiere of ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', Amanda suffered a severe case of road rage on the way to the airport, and started cursing out all the other teams. Made funnier by the fact that she was small and cutesy, and looked like a total [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]] type during the team introductions.
* ''[[Skins]]'' everywhere always. It's safe to say it's one of the most commonly used words in the entire show.
** Also used for a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in series four: "I'm Katie Fucking Fitch, who the fuck are you?"
* ''[[The River]]'' uses this with a [[Sound Effect Bleep]] so whole speeches are bleeped out.
* ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]'' had David Horton drop one [[Discretion Shot|off-screen]] when his son Hugo told him he was in love with [[Dumb Blonde|Alice Tinker]]. When Hugo relayed the story to the vicar, it resulted in this exchange:
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'''Hugo:''' Well, I can't tell you what he actually said because, because you're the vicar. But let's say a certain word is represented by another word that, that sounds a little like that word, like, uh... like... "duck," for instance. ''([[Beat]])'' He asked me what the duck I was playing at. He said he didn't give a flying duck if I ducking loved Alice ducking Tinker, and if I ducking kissed her again, he'd make sure that I was well and truly ducked.
'''Geraldine:''' Well, duck me. }}
* ''[[Weeds]]'': Nancy's reaction to realizing she's been jacked is this, peppered with Heylia's encouragements throughout.
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'''Conrad''': Granny fucking? }}
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