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- In the NBC series Chuck, the title character's fear of needles is addressed in the episodes "Chuck versus the Helicopter," "Chuck versus the Ex," and "Chuck versus the Third Dimension."
- In one episode of The Penguins of Madagascar, Skipper is terrified of getting a routine shot and even after confessing his fear to his team, goes to great lengths to avoid getting one. In the end however, he confronts his fear to save Private from trying to take his shot to keep him from getting sick "or worse."
- Fear of needles was the main theme in the Ed, Edd n Eddy episode, "This won't hurt an Ed", where Eddy learns that Kevin has needle phobia, not knowing everyone else also has a fear of needles. Edd and Jonny are the only ones who do not.
- In The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, it was revealed that Marion Moseby is afraid of needles when every member of the staff has to get a blood test.
- In the film SLC Punk!, Heroin Bob has a very prominent case of needle phobia. This led to a cut on his hand getting infected to the point where he had to be quarantined.
- Johnny Sasaki from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots declared his fear of needles later in the game, which explained why he did not have any nanomachines in his system.
- In the TV series Monk, Adrian Monk, the title character, has this phobia among his list of phobias.
- In the TV series Miami Vice - Down For The Count (Part 1), Detective Lawrence Zito dies of a Heroin overdose yet had a fear of needles.
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