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== Film ==
== Film ==
* Mikey in ''[[The Goonies (Film)|The Goonies]]'' has one that he throws away at the end of the movie, insinuating that now he's had adventures he's less nerdy. This is probably justified due to the fact that he was misusing it before, and has realized it's time to stop focusing on his weaknesses if his life is going to move forward. Treating an inhaler like a security blanket leads to overmedication, and ultimately, worse asthma.
* Mikey in ''[[The Goonies]]'' has one that he throws away at the end of the movie, insinuating that now he's had adventures he's less nerdy. This is probably justified due to the fact that he was misusing it before, and has realized it's time to stop focusing on his weaknesses if his life is going to move forward. Treating an inhaler like a security blanket leads to overmedication, and ultimately, worse asthma.
* Averted by Wheezy Joe in ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'', [[Handicapped Badass|a killer for hire with athsma]] whose [[Vader Breath]] is heard whenever he's onscreen. {{spoiler|He dies when he accidentally puts his gun insead of his inhaler in his mouth during the confused fight between him and the attorneys and pulls the trigger.}}
* Averted by Wheezy Joe in ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'', [[Handicapped Badass|a killer for hire with athsma]] whose [[Vader Breath]] is heard whenever he's onscreen. {{spoiler|He dies when he accidentally puts his gun insead of his inhaler in his mouth during the confused fight between him and the attorneys and pulls the trigger.}}


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* Piggy from ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', whose asthma is one of many signs that he's the smart, nerdy one of the survivors.
* Piggy from ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'', whose asthma is one of many signs that he's the smart, nerdy one of the survivors.
* Played with in [[The Republic Of Trees]]. Louis has asthma. Although he certainly doesn't look like a nerd, he is the idealist responsible for the group's "revolution" and, at least initially, the brain of the operation {{spoiler|it is also a symbol of his poor grip on reality - he wants to create a perfect society but he has no way of getting new inhaler in the forest. As the result, his health gradually deteriorates, finally causing him to go badly sick and be declared "unfit to rule" at the worst possible moment }}
* Played with in [[The Republic Of Trees]]. Louis has asthma. Although he certainly doesn't look like a nerd, he is the idealist responsible for the group's "revolution" and, at least initially, the brain of the operation {{spoiler|it is also a symbol of his poor grip on reality - he wants to create a perfect society but he has no way of getting new inhaler in the forest. As the result, his health gradually deteriorates, finally causing him to go badly sick and be declared "unfit to rule" at the worst possible moment }}
* ''[[CHERUB Series (Literature)|CHERUB Series]]'' novel ''People's Republic'' has has an asthmatic, [[Geek Physiques|scrawny]] nerd named Ethan. He also [[Smart People Build Robots|makes robots]], [[Smart People Play Chess|and plays chess.]]
* ''[[CHERUB|CHERUB Series]]'' novel ''People's Republic'' has has an asthmatic, [[Geek Physiques|scrawny]] nerd named Ethan. He also [[Smart People Build Robots|makes robots]], [[Smart People Play Chess|and plays chess.]]
* Eddie in [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[IT]]'' uses an inhaler.
* Eddie in [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[IT]]'' uses an inhaler.


== [[Live Action Television]] ==
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Leonard in ''[[The Big Bang Theory (TV)|The Big Bang Theory]].''
* Leonard in ''[[The Big Bang Theory]].''
* ''[[The IT Crowd (TV)|The IT Crowd]].'' Maurice Moss is a computer nerd who keeps a heap of inhalers in his desk.
* ''[[The IT Crowd]].'' Maurice Moss is a computer nerd who keeps a heap of inhalers in his desk.
* Subverted in ''[[Monk (TV)|Monk]]''. In ''Mr. Monk Goes To A Rock Concert,'' the hip Kris uses an inhaler.
* Subverted in ''[[Monk]]''. In ''Mr. Monk Goes To A Rock Concert,'' the hip Kris uses an inhaler.
* On ''[[Burn Notice]]'', Michael will occasionally get people to let their guards down by pretending to be a nerdy wimp, and he uses an inhaler to really sell the illusion.
* On ''[[Burn Notice]]'', Michael will occasionally get people to let their guards down by pretending to be a nerdy wimp, and he uses an inhaler to really sell the illusion.
* Sammy in ''[[Dance Academy]]''.
* Sammy in ''[[Dance Academy]]''.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Averted with Scott Shelby from ''[[Heavy Rain (Video Game)|Heavy Rain]]''. He has asthma and needs an inhaler, but he's also a hard-boiled private detective and one of the more [[Badass]] characters in the game.
* Averted with Scott Shelby from ''[[Heavy Rain]]''. He has asthma and needs an inhaler, but he's also a hard-boiled private detective and one of the more [[Badass]] characters in the game.
* Averted with Ninten from ''[[MOTHER 1 (Video Game)|MOTHER 1]]''. He has asthma, and when he gets it, it has to be cured with an item called Asthma Spray. But, despite this, he's not a nerd at all. In fact, he's the strongest permanent character in the game.
* Averted with Ninten from ''[[MOTHER 1]]''. He has asthma, and when he gets it, it has to be cured with an item called Asthma Spray. But, despite this, he's not a nerd at all. In fact, he's the strongest permanent character in the game.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Millhouse from ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'' uses an inhaler.
* Millhouse from ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' uses an inhaler.
** In one episode, when Bart is given a load of medical treatments that make him look like a geek, the inhaler actually gives him a [[Jerry Lewis]] [[Oh God, With the Verbing!]] voice.
** In one episode, when Bart is given a load of medical treatments that make him look like a geek, the inhaler actually gives him a [[Jerry Lewis]] [[Oh God, with the Verbing!]] voice.
* In the ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode ''Nerds of a Feather,'' a lot of the kids at the convention center are shown to use inhalers.
* In the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode ''Nerds of a Feather,'' a lot of the kids at the convention center are shown to use inhalers.
* Carl [[Meaningful Name|Wheezer]] from '[[Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius (Film)|Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius]]'' uses an inhaler periodically.
* Carl [[Meaningful Name|Wheezer]] from '[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius]]'' uses an inhaler periodically.
* Snot on ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]'' uses an inhaler.
* Snot on ''[[American Dad]]'' uses an inhaler.
* Samson from ''[[Camp Lazlo]].'' He even calls it his "Asthma Buddy."
* Samson from ''[[Camp Lazlo]].'' He even calls it his "Asthma Buddy."
* Gordon from ''[[Angela Anaconda (Animation)|Angela Anaconda]]'
* Gordon from ''[[Angela Anaconda]]'
* One episode of ''[[Arthur (Animation)|Arthur]]'' actually revealed that Buster Baxter to have one of these.
* One episode of ''[[Arthur (animation)|Arthur]]'' actually revealed that Buster Baxter to have one of these.
* In an episode of ''[[El Tigre]]'', a group of three nerds each use an inhaler after seeing Manny transform into a superhero.
* In an episode of ''[[El Tigre]]'', a group of three nerds each use an inhaler after seeing Manny transform into a superhero.


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