History Main / HollywoodTourettes

* ''Film/{{Maze|2000}}'': The titular character has this along with SuperOCD.
** One example is that he would occasionally slap himself, saying wake up and other times would awkwardly shake his head, which makes it difficult for him to communicate with other people.

* ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' has an aversion with [[WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph Vanellope]], whose glitching becomes Tourette's that causes muscle spasms (although she does bring up that some people with Tourette's curse).

* ''Film/OtherVoices'': Jeff is charactered as having a mild version of this, as it mainly shows up when he is stressed, as he can be heard loudly swearing and popping his mouth from time to time.

* Discussed in several episodes of ''Barter Kings'', as Antonio Palazzoa was diagnosed with Tourette's when he was seven years old. Not only does he clarify that it doesn't necessarily mean excessive swearing, he and his business partner Steve [=McHugh=] will point out his verbal and physical tics in voiceovers when they happen. In at least one instance, it ends up becoming humorous.

* One episode of ''Chicago Hope'' guest-starred Creator/ReneAuberjonois as a Tourettes-afflicted surgeon who was called in on a tricky case. He lamented that the only times he was free from the tics were when he was performing surgery or having sex (in both cases, because of intense concentration), and that while he had tried medication to subdue them, they left him in a mental fog. This almost counts as a subversion, because there are only two scenes where his condition causes even slight coprolalia. The first is when he's talking to Dr. Alberghetti and mentions his condition does not affect him during sex. Realizing he just blatantly said he wanted to have sex with her, he becomes flustered and starts shouting "Bitch! Bitch!". The second is during a pre-op consultation with the parents of his patient. He had just heard Dr. Geiger murmur "What if he accidently blurts out 'this kid's a dead duck'", and while most of the meeting goes well, just as the parents are leaving, he suddenly shouts "DEAD duck! DEAD Duck!" He was also worried because his condition was getting more unmanageable.

--> '''Ridge''': [cites many other qualities] "...and I adroitely control my Tourette Syndrom. ''*suddenly screams like a madman*'' KILL THE FATSOS WAAHAHARGHHH!"

* In the machinima ''Machinima/TheLeetWorld'', Ahmad's stint on HAX leaves him with brain damage, which manifests as some sort of Tourette Syndrome-CloudCuckooLander hybrid, with the Terrorist spouting random verbal outbursts such as "Hamwallets!" "Crotchbutter!" and "[[Main/LampshadeHanging Random Outburst!]]"

* ''Film/{{Maze}}'': The titular character has this along with SuperOCD.

*** Another episode had a cutaway where Chris had "Hampster Dance Tourette's Syndrome," meaning he involuntarily sang the Hampster Dance at random intervals.

* In ''Film/JumpingJackFlash'', Whoopi Goldberg's character is about to be arrested for disorderly conduct for losing her temper and calling a police officer a motherfucker (among other things) when a co-worker of hers tries to pass it off as Tourettes.

* ''Music/{{Alestorm}}'''s Fucked With An Anchor is all about a pirate who suffered the curse of a Witch Doctor that gave him this. The very chorus of the song goes as such.
-->"Fuck! You! You're a fucking wanker! We're gonna punch you right in the balls!\\
Fuck! You! With a fucking anchor! You're all cunts so fuck you all!"

* One episode of ''Chicago Hope'' guest-starred Creator/ReneAuberjonois as a Tourettes-afflicted surgeon who was called in on a tricky case. He lamented that the only times he was free from the tics were when he was performing surgery or having sex (in both cases, because of intense concentration), and that while he had tried medication to subdue them, they left him in a mental fog. He was also worried because his condition was getting more unmanageable.

Ethnic and racial slurs are usually out to avoid being racist (except when a person accidentally blurts out the n-word in a room full of black people, and [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity theoretically Ensues]]). Slurs like "queer" have traditionally been fair game, but more recently this has been on the down slide to avoid homophobia. [[BilingualBonus Foreign swears]] have always been very popular, as they enable a person to use much stronger language, as the audience ([[GettingCrapPastTheRadar and the censors]]) won't be as likely to understand their severity.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' had an entire episode about Cartman ''[[ObfuscatingDisability pretending]]'' he had Tourette's Syndrome [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery so he could openly swear as much as he wanted and say anti-Semitic things without getting into trouble]]. However, this episode turned out to be a subversion. After being accused of being prejudiced against people with the disorder, Kyle meets with a support group for children with Tourette's, and the kids who ''actually'' had it were portrayed more realistically. Most of them had a physical tic of some kind; only two were cursing, and unlike Cartman, it was usually the same word. Cartman faking his Tourette's also [[LaserGuidedKarma came back to bite him in the ass]] by the end of the episode. Since he had gotten so used to just saying every thought that popped into his head out loud, he lost his ability to self-censor entirely and couldn't stop [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud blurting out embarrassing secrets about himself]].

-->'''"Why are you such a [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar dic-dic-dic-dic...dictator!]]"'''

* The male and female lead in ''Wish You Were Dead'' are married by a character (played by Creator/RobertEnglund) who has an implied case of this. "We are gathered here to celebrate the joining of these two ''assholes''!"
* In ''Jumping Jack Flash'', Whoopi Goldberg's character is about to be arrested for disorderly conduct for losing her temper and calling a police officer a motherfucker (among other things) when a co-worker of hers tries to pass it off as Tourettes.

* One episode of ''Chicago Hope'' guest-starred Rene Auberjonois as a Tourettes-afflicted surgeon who was called in on a tricky case. He lamented that the only times he was free from the tics were when he was performing surgery or having sex (in both cases, because of intense concentration), and that while he had tried medication to subdue them, they left him in a mental fog. He was also worried because his condition was getting more unmanageable.

* One episode of ''Chicago Hope'' guest-starred Rene Auberjonois as a Tourettes-afflicted surgeon who was called in on a tricky case. He lamented that the only times he was free from the tics were when he was performing surgery or having sex(in both cases, because of intense concentration), and that while he had tried medication to subdue them, they left him in a mental fog. He was also worried because his condition was getting more unmanageable.

** In [[Recap/FamilyGuyS1E5AHeroSitsNextDoor A Hero Sits Next Door]] Peter uses it to show why he got upset at Joe asking to borrow a screwdriver. Peter thought Joe was a moocher and didn't want anything to do with him, but changed his tune after he saw how many baseball trophies Joe had.

** Appropriately enough, [[IncrediblyLamePun he turns into a tank]].

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TynnOhRtYZw Agustín "Super Taldo" Arenas]], who became an icon in Chilean pop culture and very well-known among teens and young adults thanks to this "canned" interview from TheSeventies that was uploaded to YT a few years ago and reached massive MemeticMutation levels among Latin American viewers. He became famous for his "poems" and his extensive use of the [[ClusterFBomb curse phrase]] "Pico Conchetumadre" (very roughly translated as "screw you motherfucker"). Nowadays he got better and manages the merchandise related to the memetic video.
* Music/KanyeWest has diagnosed himself with "Little Baby Tourette Syndrome".
* There are, incidentally, other conditions (such as Alzheimer's) that can result in this, usually due to executive function damage. Which can lead to interesting situations when combined with a profanity vocabulary built up over a long lifetime.
* [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup Team USA Goalkeeper]] Tim Howard has Tourette's, leading to this hilarious line from a commentator:
--> '''Commentator''': "Goalkeeper Tim Howard suffers from Tourette's Syndrome. Here's an ''interesting'' quote from him: *{{Beat}}* [[[BaitAndSwitch totally innocuous statement]]]"
* ''Series/TrueLife'' covered real life people with Tourette's, only one of which fit the stereotype of a cussing maniac. And even she only cursed when she had been trying to hold in the tics. The other kid shook his head from side to side and had (unrelated) anger management problems, which might seem like the stereotype.
* [[http://www.touretteshero.com/about/ Tourette's Hero]] is a superhero who helps children (with and without the condition) understand what Tourette's is. Jess of TH was interviewed for ''Planet Word'' where she demonstrated a number of tics - shouting biscuit! and thumping her chest, as well as swearing - and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOwPaBDFDi4 amused Stephen Fry by explaining how her dad tells her off for swearing when she does it deliberately]] (from 1.18).
* Comedian Creator/DanAykroyd once claimed in an interview to have Tourette's Syndrome as well as UsefulNotes/AspergerSyndrome. However, his claims are controversial as some believe he was joking.
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* Comedian Joel Kopischke's novelty Christmas song, "A Merry Tourette's Christmas".

* WebVideo/{{Zerkaa}} has a tendency to say [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSRIYFefNyk some very strange profane things in his outbursts of frustration,]] which led the other WebVideo/{{Sidemen}} and the group's fans to believe that he may have Tourette's syndrome.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' had an entire episode about Cartman ''[[ObfuscatingDisability pretending]]'' he had Tourette's Syndrome [[DisabilityAsAnExcuseForJerkassery so he could openly swear as much as he wanted and say anti-Semitic things without getting into trouble]]. However, this episode turned out to be a subversion. As part of his act, Cartman joined a support group for children with Tourette's, and the kids who ''actually'' had it were portrayed more realistically. Most of them had a physical tic of some kind; only two were cursing, and unlike Cartman, it was usually the same word. Cartman faking his Tourette's also [[LaserGuidedKarma came back to bite him in the ass]] by the end of the episode. Since he had gotten so used to just saying every thought that popped into his head out loud, he lost his ability to self-censor entirely and couldn't stop [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud blurting out embarrassing secrets about himself]].

** [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120208035526/http://www.tsa-usa.org/news/1007responseTSA_SouthParkTourettes.html The Tourette Syndrome Association's reaction]]. They weren't completely happy, but even they had to admit the creators had ShownTheirWork. Additionally, Cartman was not merely portrayed as a hilariously unpleasant person, but viewers were firmly reminded how awful a person must be to fake an official syndrome for their own entertainment. It's certainly an improvement on the Family Guy takes...