Hollywood Tourette's: Difference between revisions

* ''[[South Park]]'' had an entire episode dedicated to Cartman pretending he had Tourette Syndrome so he could swear to his heart's content without getting into trouble. However, it also subverted the practice; the characters who actually ''had'' Tourette Syndrome were portrayed more realistically. Only two of six people were cursing, and unlike Cartman, it was usually the same word. The episode also had Cartman get a condition similar to Tourette's Syndrome; because he kept saying everything he thought, he subsequently developed a Truth Tic, and [[Freudian Slippery Slope|lost his ability to filter what he said]], and at the end had to see a therapist because he couldn't stop shouting embarrassing secrets about himself.

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* On ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Bart once attempted to get out of class by claiming he had Tourette's Syndrome; he then shouted, "Shove it, witch!" and began barking. In later broadcasts, after a series of complaints, the scene was changed so that he claimed to have rabies and the outbursts were removed.

* [[Family Guy|Peter Griffin]] pretended to have Tourette's at least once to excuse away his potty mouth.