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-->-- Intro for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' within the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "PTV"

* "Star Star" by Music/TheRollingStones was originally "Starfucker" but changed at the insistence of the record label. The chorus is still a huge ClusterFBomb though, and the band always refer to the song as "Starfucker". (Atlantic Records distributed the label's releases. Ahmet Ertegün actually wanted them to also change the lyrics... to remove mentions of [[Creator/SteveMcQueenActor Steve McQueen]], Creator/JohnWayne and Ali [=McGraw=], since he was afraid they would sue.)

* Metal band Pist.On stylized their name that way as an IntentionallyAwkwardTitle (a pun on "piston" and "pissed on") - when their debut album ''#1'' was reissued by Creator/AtlanticRecords, the name on the cover was slightly changed to Piston. Atlantic would later drop the band from their roster, and the followup album returned to the Pist.On name, and was pointedly titled ''$ell Out'' as a reference to their having previously compromised on their band name.

* Metal band Pist.On stylized their name that way as an IntentionallyAwkwardTitle (a pun on "piston" and "pissed on") - when their debut album ''#1'' was reissued by AtlanticRecords, the name on the cover was slightly changed to Piston. Atlantic would later drop the band from their roster, and the followup album returned to the Pist.On name, and was pointedly titled ''$ell Out'' as a reference to their having previously compromised on their band name.

* ''WebAnimation/PinkBitchClub'' is writen out as ''PINK BXXTCH CLUB'' or PBC on promo posts.

* Music/NinjaSexParty is officially shortened to NSP when its members collaborate with more family-friendly works, such as Danny's credit for the opening theme to ''WesternAnimation/MightyMagisowrds''.

* Rap group Music/{{NWA}} (the full name, "Niggaz With Attitude", not generally being printed on the albums or posters). Likewise their 1991 album, whose title ''Niggaz4life'' was printed reversed (mirror-image) on the album--the album is often referred to as "[=Efil=]4zaggin."

* The ''VideoGame/FirdayNightFunkin'' mod ''Vs. Fuckboy'' had its soundtrack's [=YouTube=] uploads censored to ''Vs. FB'' when the tracks were mistakenly age-restricted due to the title. The mod itself, as well as the logos that appear on the track uploads, are fully uncensored.

* Rap group Music/{{NWA}} (the full name, "Niggaz With Attitude", not generally being printed on the albums or posters). Likewise their 1991 album, whose title ''Music/Niggaz4life'' was printed reversed (mirror-image) on the album--the album is often referred to as "[=Efil=]4zaggin."

* The fourth episode of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' ("Bastards, Cripples, and Broken Things") was edited on UK's Sky EPG as "...And Broken Things." Editing "bastard" is understandable (especially in the UK) as it is a curse word. "Cripples," however, isn't offensive... except in this case, where it's used as a derogatory term for someone who is handicapped or otherwise not able-bodied. As with most modern TV series, ''[=GoT=]'' does not actually display episode titles on screen anyway.

** "Uncle F**ka" is the title of one of the songs on the soundtrack.

* Reginald D. Hunter had a tour in the UK titled "[[NWordPrivileges Trophy Nigga]]"; it was advertised as "Reginald D. Hunter Live" everywhere.

* The play ''Theatre/ShoppingAndFucking'' was usually listed as ''Shopping and F*** king'' in ads. It was also known as ''Shopping and F$$$ing''.

* The system cleanup tool [=CCleaner=] was formerly known as "Crap Cleaner" before it was changed to a more inocuous title (as the word "crap" is viewed by some as just as obscene as the more offensive epithets).
* [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4rbop1g9Y1qh8sqz.jpg Poor]] [[Creator/BenedictCumberbatch Benedict C*mberbatch]].
* Wikis created on the Wiki Foundry (previously Wetpaint) like to asterisk out [[Creator/DickVanDyke *** Van ***]]'s name.

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* "Waif Me" is an alternate title for "Rape Me" by Music/{{Nirvana}}, changed so that the album ''In Utero'' could be sold in UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}} and other stores with CD censorship policies. To clarify, "Waif Me" is just an alternate title... on the track listing on the back of the CD case. The liner notes in the CD booklet still refer to "Rape Me," and in the song itself, Music/KurtCobain sings "Rape me." The only reason the band agreed to such a title change (as well as a change to the back cover) was that when Cobain and Krist Novoselic were growing up, the only place to buy records in their home town was Wal-Mart and they empathized with kids in similar situations.
* "Randy Scouse Git" by Music/TheMonkees was aptly called "Alternate Title" when the song was released in the United Kingdom. Micky Dolenz, who wrote the song, heard the phrase on the TV show, '''Til Death Do Us Part,'' and hadn't realized that "Randy Scouse Git" in Britain, is slang for "Horny Idiot from Liverpool." (It [[NonAppearingTitle doesn't appear in the lyrics]] either way.)

* Some copies of The Lemonheads' ''It's A Shame About Ray'' list "My Drug Buddy" as just "Buddy". The lyrics remain uncensored though.

* ''Film/TheHairyBird'' was released as ''All I Wanna Do'' in the U.S., and as ''Strike!'' in Canada and the U.K., as its distributor Creator/{{Miramax}} found the original title too offensive. Australia is the only territory where the film was released as ''The Hairy Bird''.

* ''Series/TheEndOfTheFuckingWorld'' uses "F***ing" in its title though the comic book that it is based on doesn't feel need to censor it's title.

->''"And now, the [bleep] Van [bleep] show, starring [bleep] Van [bleep]!"''

* And then the furore over Music/{{Wheatus}} and "Teenage Dirtbag". It took a while for radio stations, particularly in Britain, to cotton on to the lyrics "Her boyfriend's a dick/He brings a gun to school..." Even though by then everyone knew what the offending lines were, they were still censored.

* The TV adaptation of the Website/{{Twitter}} feed for ''Series/ShitMyDadSays'' used SymbolSwearing characters. It is usually referred to out loud as "Bleep My Dad Says''. Which caused a lot of problems for people trying to program their [=DVR=]s for it (while that can't be blamed for its cancellation after one season, it certainly didn't help).

* "Star Star" by Music/TheRollingStones was originally "Starfucker" but changed at the insistence of the record label. The chorus is still a huge ClusterFBomb though, and the band always refer to the song as "Starfucker". (Atlantic Records distributed the label's releases. Ahmet Ertegün actually wanted them to also change the lyrics... to remove mentions of Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, Creator/JohnWayne and Ali [=McGraw=], since he was afraid they would sue.)

* ''Series/KevinCanFuckHimself''. The season 1 poster depicts main character Allison [=McRobert=] standing in front of a needlepoint bearing the show's title, blocking the missing letters. Promotional materials bleeped the actors uttering the the full title. The pilot's opening titles depict all the letters of the word by alternating them. Arguably nodded to in the show itself when Allison curses with "[[GoshDangItToHeck Mother eff!]]"
-->'''Patty:''' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Just swear. "Eff" is so much worse]]."