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=dAE7uOO_4v4&t=31 scene where he tries and fails]] to say that a blue pen is, in fact, red.

Reasons for this may be a prideful or arrogant character finally breaks down to admit the hero did a good job. Or someone who never apologizes, finally does and the experience doesn't agree with them.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The Fuss," Nicole believes that Richard [[ForgottenAniversary forgot their anniversary]], but it turns out that she got the date wrong because [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse her calendar was upside down]] and she thought [[SixIsNine it was November 1 when it was actually October 11]]. Even then, Nicole is, in Anais' words, "pathologically incapable" of admitting she was wrong.

'''Kryten:''' He's mister... He's a Smeeeeeee. He's a Smeeeeeeeeee. He's a Smeeeeeeeeeeg Heaaaaaaaaad! I did it!

* In Creator/PhilFoglio's comic adaptation of ''ComicBook/MythAdventures'', Aahz [[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/mythcomic.php?date=20110127 has a problem with the word "give"]].

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

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has a ShoutOut to ''HappyDays'', when Peter establishes the church of the Fonz. Brian tells him that what he is doing is wrong and after stumbling on the word, Peter explains he can't say it because everything is right when you worship the Fonz.

* Another reference appeared in ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'''s "{{The Pursuit of Happy|ness}} Days".

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* [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged]]: In episode 55 when [[spoiler:Seto ]]has to express his love towards his sibling.

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* An [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VJ2RuxEj1Q ad for Miller Lite]] has a man stumbling over the words "I Love You" to his girlfriend (after she said it to him) but has no trouble saying "I'd love one" to a waitress asking if he'd like another.

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* Otto in ''AFishCalledWanda'' has a big problem with apologizing.
-->'''Otto''': Oh, I'm so very, very, very ssssssssssssSUCK YOU!
%%* In ''[[WesternAnimation/AChipmunkAdventure The Chipmunk Adventure]]'', Brittany can't bring herself to say she was wrong, and changes the subject instead.

-->'''Harry''': He killed my parents, didn't he? The one who gave me this. You know, Hagrid, I know you do.
-->'''Hagrid:''' First, and understand this, Harry, 'cause it's very important. Not all wizards are good. Some of them go bad. A few years ago there was one wizard who went as bad as you can go. And his name was V-...his name was V-...
-->'''Harry''': Maybe if you wrote it down?
-->'''Hagrid''': No, I can't spell it. All right. His name was Voldemort.
-->'''Harry''': Voldemort?
-->'''Hagrid''': Shh!!

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-->"[[[AirVentPassageway The air ducts]] are] not as big as all that," said Morriss.
-->[[IronicNickname Bigman]] swallowed painfully. It cost him a great deal to make the next statement. "[[TheNapoleon I'm not as big as all that, either]]. Maybe I'll fit."

-->And thus it was that on election day, [[RunningGag October 8]], 1968, the voters went to the polls and elected, as leader of the greatest nation that the world has ever seen, President Richard Milhous N...
-->President Richard M...
-->President R...
-->Please don't make us do this.

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

* ''HappyDays'': Fonzie is physically incapable of saying he was wrong.
-->'''Fonzie''': I was wr....I was wrrr....I was wrrrr....What I'm trying to say is that I wasn't exactly right.
** He's not the only one. One strip of ''ComicStrip/ShermansLagoon'' showed Megan was incapable of admitting her normally dull-witted husband was right.
* [[Series/TheDailyShow 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.
** Creator/StephenColbert from the spin off ''Series/TheColbertReport'', has also done this a few times. He once gagged on ''thinking'' about saying "Speaker Pelosi".

* In ''Series/RedDwarf'', Lister's attempts to teach Kryten to lie and insult people end up like this.
-->'''Lister''': ''(holding up a banana)'' What is it?\\
'''Kryten''': It's an orrr... it's an orrr...\\
'''Lister''': It's an orange! Come on, say it! This. Is. An orange!

-->'''Rimmer''': I was glad to get rid of him; he's flipped! He's got mad droid disease; he kept waving a banana in front of me and saying it was a female aardvark!
* On ''Series/FamilyTies'', Steven suffered from this:
-->'''Steven''': Elyse, my vocabulary develops very slowly. It took three years for me to say "President N-N-Nixon."

* Used sarcastically by {{House}} when he tries to say he was wrrr... wrnnnn... wronnnn... rng...

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

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

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* ''[[WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged Dragon Ball Z Abridged]]'', Episode 19:
-->'''Vegeta:''' Every fiber of my being wants to puke at once when I say this, but I need your hehh... I need your heehhHhH...
-->'''Gohan:''' You need our help?
-->'''Vegeta:''' That, yes.
* In episode 3 of the ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' mini-series "Where There is a Will, There is a Wall", Church and Tucker compete to get Caboose to come towards them to win a contest between themselves and when Church tries to call Caboose his best friend, he chokes on the words and chooses to forfeit.
* ''WebVideo/PokemonPals'': When Brock has to tell Ash " I believe in you."

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** So does Series/{{Beetlejuice}}.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'' "The Dentist," it takes Dan great effort (he actually starts sweating from the strain) to say "Thank you," to Elise.
** He has a much easier time in "Ye Olde Shakespeare Theatre."

-->'''Chachi''': Did mom leave because of me?
-->'''Fonz''': Look Chachi, I don't really know who your mom is. But by leaving you she was wr-wr-wr.... She was wr-wr-wr... She was a bitch!
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' episode "The Little Witch," Lucinda, the eponymous witch, decides to change her ways, and Sofia suggests she start by apologizing to all of the people she hexed. She practices saying "sorry," but only succeeds in making her hat spark. Fortunately, she gets the word out in front of actual people.
** She's very impressed with herself when she manages to say it a second time.

* ''Manga/MidoriNoHibi'': Seiji is incapable of saying "I love you" to Midori, even as a throwaway and joking way.

* In ''DemonKnight'', when the Collector tries to tell [[spoiler:Jeryline]] he loves [[spoiler:her]], he can't even finish the word. It's not the concept of love he has trouble with, as he very effectively manipulated Cordelia with that, but he comes off as unable to stomach actually saying it even as a lie.

* In episode 3 of the RedVsBlue mini-series "Where There is a Will, There is a Wall", Church and Tucker compete to get Caboose to come towards them to win a contest between themselves and when Church tries to call Caboose his best friend, he chokes on the words and chooses to forfeit.

* In ''NannyMcPhee'', Creator/ColinFirth's character stumbles over [[spoiler:"wife" and "fiancee"]] when referring to Selma Quickly.

* An [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VJ2RuxEj1Q 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.