Use in Popular Culture
- In the 2004 movie EuroTrip, Jacob Pitts' character Cooper is unable to pronounce the written safeword "FLÜGGÅƎNK∂€ČHIŒβØL∫ÊN".
- In a 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live, an opening sketch portraying U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi includes the House Speaker discussing the constitutional rights of Americans to engage in "alternative or rough sex" and promotes her preferred and favorite safeword: "palomino".
- In several episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" it is revealed that Robin's safeword is "Flugelhorn".
- In the movie Hot Rod, the safe word is "whiskey", pronounced wh-hiskey; the safe word did not work however when Rod crashed into a trailer despite yelling the safeword as he careened down a steep road.
- In the U.S. television series The Office episode "Woman's Appreciation", it is revealed that Michael and Jan's safeword is "foliage". In the DVD commentary, it is revealed that this was intended as a placeholder, and the writing staff originally intended to change it to something more humorous before shooting, but failed to do so.
- In the movie Another Gay Movie, the character played by Graham Norton says that he uses a bicycle horn instead of safety words just before engaging in activity with another character. During the course of events, his partner uses the horn, causing Norton's character to stop what he's doing and throw up his hands.
- In the TV show Castle it is revealed that Castle's safe word is "apples", which he later uses when a police officer is jokingly pinching his nose.
- In an episode of the TV show Family Guy, Lois tells Peter right before they engage in play, "The safe word is 'banana'."
- In the 2006 theatre production of Amato Saltone by London-based company Shunt, audience members walked into an imaginary private Swingers club and were advised by actors posing as waiters, as well as through loudspeaker announcements, that the safeword tonight would be "quail". Later in the production, some audience members were directed to an apparent underground bunker, where they heard loud banging from above and voices shouting the safeword. Simultaneously, other members of the audience were led to tiered seats, where they watched members of the cast banging the ceiling above the bunker with brooms while an actor stood calmly and shouted "quail".
- In the Treehouse of Horror XXIII episode of The Simpsons, Homer Simpson engages in sex with demons. The safeword is "cinnamon." It can be heard being yelled in the end of the scene.
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