Takin' Over the Asylum
TV Show • 1994 • Comedy
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A salesman starts to run a hospital radio station inside a facility for people with mental heath needs.
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Needs More Answers
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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A nurse talk about a person that found a piece of glass and cut their arm. They are later shown wearing a bandage
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Abuse
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A grandmother hits her grandson multiple times.
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There isn't enough to go off of to be considered abuse, but the way a main character's father interacts with his son could cause discomfort in child abuse victims.
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Are there abusive parents?
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A character talks about the trauma they‘ve experienced because of years of sexual abuse by a family member. They also talk about telling their father who did not believe them and reacted very negatively.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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One of the characters has problems with alcohol throughout and admits to being an alchoholic at the end
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smoking is shown, but no other drugs.
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Animal
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Does a cat die?
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The death of multiple cats comes up a few times.
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Does a pet die?
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an animal dies that is treated as a pet by one of the characters
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Not onscreen, but Eddie and a nurse talk about the death of a litter of kittens
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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while having a manic episode, someone is restrained and sedated.
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It is not shown, but a character describes their sexual abuse to another. No details are used, but it's extremely obvious of what happened.
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Is there pedophilia?
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not shown, but a character describes past assault when they were a child
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someone was sexually abused by a family member for years as a child. this is only discussed, but is very emotionally heavy
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Does someone fall to their death?
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a character steps off a ledge. we see them fall but we do not see them hit the ground.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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A character is shown wearing a bandage over their eye and the say someone threw a rock at them. You later see the wounds around the eye. They’re quite small cuts and the eye itself is not injured
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Not really, but at 43:45 in s1e2 a character is seen walking barefood through broken glass. They try to avoid the glass, but it might still be triggering
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Someone opens a window and when snother character wants to close it because it is to cold, they say „I am suffocating in here“
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Children
Does a kid die?
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There are mentions of a main character's late son occasionally.
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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SPOILER FOR THE END OF EPISODE 4
Fergus dies by s*icide after being denied a job he was very much looking forward to. After fibding out they won’t hire him because of his medical history he walks up to the rooftop and jumps. People run after him to try and stop him, but fail. The landing is nit shown but it is quite dramatic and sad.
In the beginning of episode 5 his funeral is shown
Fergus dies by s*icide after being denied a job he was very much looking forward to. After fibding out they won’t hire him because of his medical history he walks up to the rooftop and jumps. People run after him to try and stop him, but fail. The landing is nit shown but it is quite dramatic and sad.
In the beginning of episode 5 his funeral is shown
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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No, not the r-slur as far as I know, but a lot of other derogatory terms for mentally ill people.
Most of the time, the term „looney“ is used. But within the series, the word becomes sonething the patients call themselves in a non-degrading way. Campbells „We are looneys and we are proud“ becomes an empowering statement for them.
If you are very sensitive to that kind of language though, this show might not be for you
Most of the time, the term „looney“ is used. But within the series, the word becomes sonething the patients call themselves in a non-degrading way. Campbells „We are looneys and we are proud“ becomes an empowering statement for them.
If you are very sensitive to that kind of language though, this show might not be for you
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Family
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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story of a woman dying and soiling herself. not shown, only mentioned
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Large-scale Violence
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LGBTQ+
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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It happens in the end of episode 2
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Almost the whole show takes place in a mental institution
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Is electro-therapy used?
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ECT is mentioned multiple times and Campbell jokes a bout it on his radio show. It is never shown though
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Almost the entirety of the show takes place in a mental hospital.
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Mental Health
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a character commits suicide by stepping off a ledge. we see them step off but do not see them hit the ground.
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Yes, and they die
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EPISODE 1: A character puts out her cigarette on her arm, 35:58 - 36:08.
EPISODE 6: It is hinted at very briefly (bandages around an arm of a main character who had recently experienced something traumatic) but not shown, 36:54 - 36:57.
EPISODE 6: It is hinted at very briefly (bandages around an arm of a main character who had recently experienced something traumatic) but not shown, 36:54 - 36:57.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Eddy doesn't eat often and dismisses his grandmother's concerns. It is never explicitly said he has an eating disorder, and is treated as a side affect of his alcoholism
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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The main characters are trying to raise money for the station and one character suggests that they could climb up on the roof and threaten to jump to get what they want. It is played as a joke though
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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it is not explicit, but a character seems to have triggers (words and phrases that make her rapidly distressed) regarding childhood rape.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Most of the characters
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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A main character with OCD has a panic/anxiety attack when she spills the last of her cleaner.
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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There is no character with DID in this show
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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During a scene where Eddie is shown going door to door to try and get customers a woman is carrying a baby.
A character talks about their newborn being taken away by the authorities because they were to young to take care of the child
A character talks about their newborn being taken away by the authorities because they were to young to take care of the child
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
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Nothing is ever used in a homophobic context but cigarettes are briefly referred to as "f*gs".
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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It's a very common theme within the entire show. Multiple characters are referred to as "loonies" (one of the main characters uses it in reclamation often, while a few minor characters use it maliciously towards others).
Also, the way some professionals interact with patients could be seen as ableist.
Also, the way some professionals interact with patients could be seen as ableist.
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Sex
Does someone lose their virginity?
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No, but someone talks about their plan to lose their virginity when they are released. They never follow through with it though
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Not shown but described.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Not really, but a characters pants are pulled down and they get an injection. They are seen naked from behind for a few seconds
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Sickness
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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at the end of the first episode a character heavily featured throughout is shown to be homeless. the character is never shown again.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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most of the characters get a happy ending, although one in particular has an incredibly unfortunate ending.
this is a matter of opinion.
this is a matter of opinion.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Not much but a character is punched in the face and their nose bleeds. There is a bit of blood on their shirt, their hands and face. It does not look to realistic though. It happens in the last 3 minutes of episode 5
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