History Main / GaggingOnYourWords

* In ''Film/LiarLiar'', JimCarrey's character is physically incapable of lying. Even in writing. This culminates in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wJ7WgWj1Y&feature=related scene where he tries and fails]] to say that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome a blue pen is, in fact, red.]]

* In ''LiarLiar'', JimCarrey's character is physically incapable of lying. Even in writing. This culminates in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wJ7WgWj1Y&feature=related scene where he tries and fails]] to say that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome a blue pen is, in fact, red.]]

** StephenColbert from the spin off ''Series/TheColbertReport'', has also done this a few times.

* [[WebOriginal/DragonBallAbridged Dragonball Z Abridged]]: In Episode 19:

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* MidoriDays: Seiji is incapable of saying "I love you" to Midori, even as a throwaway and joking way.
* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DragonBallAbridged Dragonball Z Abridged]]: In Episode 19:

* Taken UpToEleven in ''OnePiece'' when Sanji has no choice but to admit that his [[FacialCompositeFailure poorly-drawn Wanted poster]] is, in fact, him. This is such a monumental effort for him that it results in ''BloodFromTheMouth'' before he can finally get the words out.

* An [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynZ5okiPAhk ad for Miller Lite]] has a man stumbling over the words "I Love You" to his girlfreind (after she said it to him) but has no trouble saying "I'd love one" to a waitress asking if he'd like another.

* Valentine in the film ''{{MirrorMask}}'' attempting to apologize to Helena: "If I were to say... s... s... so... something apologetic... it would reflect my feelings in this matter." (Valentine's inability to say, "I'm sorry," is something of a running joke in the film.)

* In Nanny [=McPhee=], ColinFirth's character stumbles over [[spoiler:"wife" and "fiancee"]] when referring to Selma Quickly.

* Happens hilariously in {{Scrubs}} when CynicalMentor Dr.Cox finally tells JD that he's a good doctor. He looked like he was going to throw up.

** He's not the only one. One strip of ShermansLagoon showed Megan was incapable of admitting her normally dull-witted husband was right.
* Jon Stewart does this, a recent example was when he said he... gag... liked Bill O'Reilly. Often involves faking that you just threw up in your mouth.
** StephenColbert from the spin off TheColbertReport, has also done this a few times.
* An episode of ''SaturdayNightLive'' back during Bush's presidency (the first one) had Dana Carvey's version struggling to say that he was going to have to raise taxes.
* In ''RedDwarf'', Lister's attempts to teach Kryten to lie and insult people end up like this.

* Richard Pryor once did a standup bit about a black activist who had great difficulty spitting out the word "white".

* In the Broadway version of Disney's BeautyAndTheBeast, [[CharacterExaggeration this happens to the Beast when he tries to use the word 'please'.]]

* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/3/9/ This]] ''PennyArcade'' strip, wherein Gabe attempts to swallow his previous bile so he can buy a PS3.

* ''PinkyAndTheBrain'': At one point, Brain asks Pinky how the former can be more like the latter, noting "...the words are hot in my throat..."
* On ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'', Squidward has a hard time saying "I'm sorry" to [=SpongeBob=]. So hard, in fact, that at one point [[YourHeadAsplode his head explodes]].
* Buttercup of ''ThePowerpuffGirls'' has this problem when she has to apologize.
* In ''[[AlvinAndTheChipmunks The Chipmunk Adventure]]'', Brittany can't bring herself to say she was wrong, and changes the subject instead.
* In ''DanVs'' "The Dentist," it takes Dan great effort (he actually starts sweating from the strain) to say "Thank you," to Elise.

-->"[[[AirVentEscape The air ducts]] are] not as big as all that," said Morriss.

* In Nanny McPhee, ColinFirth's character stumbles over "wife" and "fiancee" when referring to Selma Quickly. (Apologies if that needed to be hidden as spoiler, not sure how to hide spoilers)

* Otto in AFishCalledWanda has a big problem with apologizing.

-->Fonzie: I was wr....I was wrrr....I was wrrrr....What I'm trying to say is that I wasn't exactly right.

* On FamilyTies, Steven suffered from this:
-->Steven: Elyse, my vocabulary develops very slowly. It took three years for me to say "President N-N-Nixon."

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* Valentine in the film ''{{MirrorMask}}'' attempting to apologize to Helena: "If I were to say... s... s... so... something apologetic... it would reflect my feelings in this matter." (Valentine's inability to say, "I'm sorry," is something of a running joke in the film.)
* In ''LiarLiar'', JimCarrey's character is physically incapable of lying. Even in writing. This culminates in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wJ7WgWj1Y&feature=related scene where he tries and fails]] to say that [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome a blue pen is, in fact, red.]]

* In ''RedDwarf'', Lister's attempts to teach Kryten to lie and insult people

* At one point, [[PinkyAndTheBrain Brain asks Pinky]] how the former can be more like the latter, noting "...the words are hot in my throat..."

* ''AChristmasCarol'': Scrooge meets two horrible, twisted [[CreepyChild creepy]] [[EnfantTerrible children]], Ignorance and Want:

* In ''DanVs''. "The Dentist," it takes Dan great effort (he actually starts sweating from the strain) to say "Thank you," to Elise.

* In ''DanVs''. "The Dentist," it takes Dan great effort (he actually starts sweating from the strain) to actually say "Thank you," to Elise.