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Possibly the most well-known instance of selective (as opposed to total) mutism in popular culture was depicted by the character of Rajesh Koothrappali (played by Kunal Nayyar) in the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
Consequently, Howard, Raj, Bernadette (and later Penny after an attempt to stand up to Sheldon) ride in the other car, which Howard deems "the love car".
In "The Griffin Equivalency", the fourth episode of the second season of The Big Bang Theory, Rajesh Koothrappali is included in People magazine's "30 Under 30 to watch" list for his discovery of a trans-Neptunian object beyond the Kuiper belt.