diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SearchTests/GetSearchTitleFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SearchTests/GetSearchTitleFixture.cs
index 245d8357d..82f6d78a8 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SearchTests/GetSearchTitleFixture.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/SearchTests/GetSearchTitleFixture.cs
@@ -56,5 +56,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.SearchTests
             Mocker.Resolve<TestSearch>().GetSearchTitle(_series, 5)
                   .Should().Be("Franklin and Bash");
         }
+
+        [TestCase("Betty White's Off Their Rockers", "Betty Whites Off Their Rockers")]
+        [TestCase("Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "Star Wars The Clone Wars")]
+        [TestCase("Hawaii Five-0", "Hawaii Five-0")]
+        public void should_replace_some_special_characters(string input, string expected)
+        {
+            _series.Title = input;
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<SceneMappingProvider>()
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetSceneName(_series.SeriesId))
+                  .Returns("");
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<TestSearch>().GetSearchTitle(_series, 5)
+                  .Should().Be(expected);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Search/SearchBase.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Search/SearchBase.cs
index e9694e8c8..c97988895 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Search/SearchBase.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Search/SearchBase.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Model;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Model.Notification;
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Search
             {
                 title = series.Title;
                 title = title.Replace("&", "and");
+                title = Regex.Replace(title, @"[^\w\d\s\-]", "");
             }
 
             return title;