Played with during an Aflac commercial that takes place on a construction site.If you believe this, please stay on the line, or press 1 if you think we don't give a *beep*"
A radio spot for Hewlett-Packard which revolved around a parody of automated call centers featured this trope: "Your call is very important to us.Also compare to Gag Censor, which is the visual equivalent. Contrast with Seven Minute Lull, or Plot-Based Voice Cancellation. In television, typically a 1kHz sine wave.Ĭompare with Symbol Swearing, Narrative Profanity Filter, and T-Word Euphemism. Sometimes used in the service of The Unreveal, or to cut a curse short. Unfortunately, it can have the same effect on scenes that are supposed to be serious. This is likely because profanity is often a mundane occurrence in real-life conversation, whereas loud, incongruous bleeps are not. This is particularly true when it's used to cover up a Cluster F-Bomb. Strangely enough, the bleep effect often makes the joke funnier than if the swear word had actually been used (thus forming the premise of Censored for Comedy). It's the audio equivalent of Scenery Censor. This is often used to let a character to say something rude in a show where Media Watchdogs would undoubtedly leap on it otherwise. Rachel's gag reel, BlazBlue: Continuum ShiftĪ sound effect is used to cover up a naughty word.
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