History ComicallyMissingThePoint / LiveActionTV

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens "The Pandorica Opens"]]:
*** Rory[[spoiler:, who had been erased from time, but came back as a Nestene copy with all Rory's memories,]] notices that the Doctor FailedASpotCheck.
---->'''The Doctor:''' I'm missing something obvious, Rory. Something right in front of me, I can feel it.\\

-->'''Picard''': Yes, I have, Number One. [''addressing the computer'']] Bridge.

* In ''Series/HeidiBienvenidaACasa, Boris tells Maxine that they can't be together because her mother is working for evil. Maxine is just shocked at [[IdleRich the idea of her mother working]].

*** When the Doctor relays the myth of the Pandorica; any fan can grasp the implication that it's [[spoiler:the Doctor the myth is referring to, especially after he trumps up his countless victories over all the alien races present as just a single unarmed man with no plan.]]
---->'''The Doctor:''' There was a goblin, or a... trickster. Or a warrior. A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or... reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.

** This is Parker's specialty, as she quite likely has Asperger's and is generally messed up with NoSocialSkills. In the pilot when their original employer tries to kill them:

---->'''The Doctor:''' I'm missing something, Rory. Something right in front of me, I can feel it.\\

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem "The Sontaran Stratagem"]]: [[TeenGenius Luke Rattigan]], upon escorting the Doctor and UNIT private Ross into his office, remarks that the Doctor is "smarter than the usual UNIT grunts". The Doctor gets offended and insists that he not call Ross a grunt. (The Doctor ''did'' work for UNIT once, but by this story he just works ''with'' them on occasion, and "grunt" is not an accurate way to describe him anyway. Luke doesn't know any of that.)

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime "Partners in Crime"]], after Miss Foster explains that she was hired by the Adiposian First Family to foster a new generation was lost, the Doctor asks how they could have lost a planet in a tone of voice that implies he thinks the planet literally disappeared, prompting Foster to respond that the politics are none of her concern. [[spoiler:It turns out that this is a {{subversion}}, as revealed in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth "The Stolen Earth"]]. The Doctor's assumption was correct, and ''Miss Foster'' in fact [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint missed the point]] in assuming that the planet's loss was merely political, as a country might lose territory in a war.]]

** In "The Wish", when Cordelia first sees Xander and Willow in the Wishverse after being told they were dead, and is given quite a few hints that the two of them are now vampires, gives us:

* In ''Series/TheOrville'', a Krill is shown about twenty Earth movies. The only one she likes is ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', except she assumes the Nazis are the heroes. On the other hand, the Krill believe themselves to be the apex of creation, commanded by their god to dominate everything in the universe. All other races are seen as little more than animals. So it makes a twisted kind of sense that someone like that would sympathize more with ThoseWackyNazis.

* O'Brien himself skirted this in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' with "I TORE MY PANTS!" ...after washing up on an uninhabitable desert planet. The absurdity hits once the whole crew starts laughing.

-->'''Leonard:''' You convinced me. Maybe tonight we should sneak in and shampoo her carpet.\\

-->'''Raj:''' I love music. Do you love music?\\

* Vila of ''Series/BlakesSeven'', frequently.

-->No...but I do have an angle grinder.

* In ''Series/TheDailyShow'', a clip from ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' asks "Do you think that there was a reason that the killer sodomized your husband with a banana?" to which John responded: "Because the store was out of Papayas?"

--> '''Charlie Utter:''' [of his immediate predecessor in his hotel room] Fresh stain on the floor when I moved in. He may have checked out short a useful amount of blood.\\

--> '''Jon:''' "But I couldn't do it, because all I could think was 'What if I got her pregnant and she had a child, another bastard named Snow?' It's not a good life for a child."
--> '''Sam:''' "...So you ''didn't'' know where to put it?"

-->'''Max:''' Hey Brad, I uh I think I threw you into Max World ™® a little too quickly and I wanted to say I'm sorry that you were embarrassed in front of Paul.\\

-->'''Penny:''' We barely had to say anything, just had to give them a little nudge.
-->'''Alex:''' Oh, you think it's only a little nudge, but watch out cause it could be just like ''Film/TheButterflyEffect''. That one little movie lead to Ashton Kutcher doing a lot of ''bad'' movies.

* ''Series/HotelHell'': In "The Town's Inn, Part 1," Ramsay discovers that the innkeeper, Karan, is trying to sell off various baskets that she's either made or found, except that he finds that several of them are [[{{Squick}} filled with bugs]].
-->'''Ramsay''': $12?! And that's with the bugs?
-->'''Karan''': (''either perfectly serious, or just not paying attention'') We don't charge extra.

-->'''Dr. Cuddy''': I can't even imagine the backwards logic you used to rationalize shooting a corpse!
-->'''Dr. House''': Well, if I shot a live one there'd be a lot more paperwork.

* In an episode of ''Series/{{iCarly}} Spencer is showing Carly a new app on his phone. The app interrupts him at random times a day for 30 seconds of vigorous workout, which happens 180 times a day. When Carly asks Spencer why he won't just go to a gym he says "Carly, I can't go to a gym 180 times a day!"

* DC Christopher Skelton from ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'' and its spinoff ''Series/AshesToAshes2008''. He borders on TheDitz sometimes. Case in point as he and Jim Keats (from Discipline & Complaints) are looking at old police files:

'''Merlin:''' You're right....''two pillows!''

* Invoked regularly in ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.

* In the ChristmasEpisode of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl,'' Earl remembers how he never bought any good Christmas gifts for his ex-wife. He flashes back to the Christmases they had when they were married, and one in particular involved ConvenienceStoreGiftShopping. He had bought her some condoms, to which she angrily responded, "How are these for ''me?!'' " His response?

-->'''Crow:''' WOOOOOW! So Torgo was actually working with two completely reconstructed knees! That is dedication! Amazing!

-->'''Crow:''' Hey, does your face hurt? Because it's killing me!\\

--> '''Jonah:''' Oh now they're just openly ripping off ''Film/SpaceBalls''

-->'''Mike:''' Eugh! Man! Hardly stand to watch!\\

* On an episode of ''Series/MySoCalledLife'', Rayanne and Sharon are in the bathroom discussing whether or not Angela is afraid to have sex. Two other girls in the bathroom start talking about how they'd like it even though they've obviously never done it, and Rayanne, deciding to have fun with them, brags about someone running an ice cube down her body, and that Mickey Rourke did it (in ''9 1/2 Weeks'', though she doesn't mention that part). As Rayanne and Sharon leave the bathroom, continuing to talk about Angela, one of the two girls asks if Mickey Rourke goes to the school.
* In the ''Series/MysteriousWays'' episode "Listen":
-->'''Declan:''' (''on a student who failed a pop quiz'') One of the questions was, "Name the 20th century Canadian communications theorist who stated that media will create the global village." His answer? "[[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]]."\\
'''Miranda:''' Yoda's Canadian?
:: Probably on purpose, given Miranda's slight smirk after her deadpan delivery.

* Michael Scott, from the US version of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'', is ''made of'' this trope. In "Beach Games," Dwight [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny attempts]] to tell "TheAristocrats" in order to succeed Michael as the office's regional manager. The problem is that he completely misunderstands what it is that makes the joke funny.
** After finding out his employee Oscar is gay, Michael wonders aloud if the man Oscar is living with knows.

** The season 6 episode "Galentine's Day," has this exchange after Andy agrees to go with Ron to get his tooth fixed, which has been causing him pain if he so much as drinks soda.

-->'''Jimmy:''' Some dreams are better off as dreams. Did you see that movie ''Film/{{Inception}}''? It was someone's dream to make that piece of crap.

-->'''Jimmy:''' Oh, this is just like that movie ''Film/{{Inception}}''. I have no idea what's going on!

-->'''Virginia:''' Oh, come on, Burt! A new rug? I always hear people bragging about how [[EntendreFailure their carpets match their drapes]].
-->'''Burt:''' You're right. I want to be one of those people.

-->'''Barney:''' You know, if you don't clear the air every once in a while, stuff builds up until it explodes. Next thing you know, you're crying in a bubble-bath listening to Linda Ronstadt, trying to forget the image of your cousin tongue-kissing your now-ex-wife.
-->'''Burt:''' That sounds awful! I don't want to listen to Linda Ronstadt!

-->'''Elliot:''' In high school I had this amazing teacher, Mr. Higgins, and he was funny and inspiring; I mean, he was like a second father to me. And then one day I found out that he was sleeping with his students, and I was crushed. I mean -- why not me? (''growing teary'') You know, and it wasn't my lazy eye because that was fixed by prom!

-->'''Charlie:''' Woah! Hob-nob.
-->'''Henry:''' No, promotion. That's the exciting word, Charlie.

* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': [[InsufferableGenius Rodney McKay]] gets an excellent opportunity to show off his people skills when he tries to convince his [[WomenAreWiser equally brilliant but actually human]] sister to leave her husband and daughter for a month in order to help him with a experiment:
-->'''Jeannie:''' (''explaining why she can't go'') Madison's ballet recital is next week.\\

* In the ''Series/StargateUniverse'' episode "Twin Destinies", a version of Dr. Nicholas Rush from the future convinces Col. Young of his identity by saying SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay:
-->'''Future!Rush:''' Earlier today, you asked me for a number. I said ten plus two.\\

--->'''Boomer:''' Maxine's pregnant?

--> '''Miss Bendybones:''' Primitive. (''meaning pagan'')
-->'''Reverend:''' Primitive? Methodist isn't an alien faith.
* In ''Series/TheWire'', after Stringer's henchmen bungle another attempt to assassinate Omar, he gives them a long speech comparing them to "40-degree days", which are not hot enough to be pleasant but not cold enough to be uncomfortable; in other words, their efforts were completely unremarkable. Then he gives them a new assignment, to which one underling replies "We on that shit like a 40-degree day!"

* In one episode of ''Series/WillAndGrace'' Karen tries to calm Grace, who is worried that an important job will be given to a more high-profile interior designer, by taking her to a taco place where the famous, chic designer is stuffing her face with fast food. Karen uses this to teach Grace not to be intimidated because the designer, while famous, is just a person like she is. Grace, instead, tries to use the fact that the chic designer eats fast food to prove she is undeserving of the job she wants. It doesn't work.

* At the end of the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds," Mal seems to be on the verge of figuring out that Inara kissed him when she found him unconscious, thus causing her to fall prey to [[FemmeFatale Saffron's]] drugged lipstick, which had knocked out Mal. Inara starts getting very defensive about him [[WillTheyOrWontThey realizing that she showed feelings for him]] until Mal calls her out...on letting ''Saffron'' kiss her.

-->'''Jerry Ortega''': I'll be the next Hurricane Carter, which will be kind of cool if Bob Dylan writes a song about me.
-->'''Chin Ho Kelly''': Bob Dylan's not going to write a song about you, Jerry.
-->'''Jerry Ortega''': You're right....his recent work is less political, more introspective.

-->'''Bryce''': You killed him by giving him a donut?
-->'''Cammy''': It was a maple bar. I love maple bars.

-->'''Eliot:''' He tried to kill us!\\

--> '''Jenkins:''' It might be a troll.
--> '''Ezekiel:''' ...A troll?
--> '''Jenkins:''' Ah, yes, I understand your scepticism, Mr. Jones. Trolls are not indigenous to the pacific northwest...

* ''Series/{{House}}'' pretends to miss the point as a running gag.

* Creator/TheBBC series ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' does this quite often, particularly with Merlin himself.

-->'''Joey:''' Dad, [[YouFailSexEdForever have you ever gotten a girl pregnant]]?\\

* DC Christopher Skelton from ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'' and its spinoff ''Series/AshesToAshes''. He borders on TheDitz sometimes. Case in point as he and Jim Keats (from Discipline & Complaints) are looking at old police files:

* 8 In Kryten's first appearance in the episode of the same name, his reaction to the Dwarfers telling him the crew of the Nova 5 (a group of skeletons he's been looking after for three million years) are dead is "But I only left the room for five minutes!"

** Woody Harrelson's [[TheDanza eponymous]] character is the personification of this trope. This sets up a classic subversion:

* In the ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' episode "The Games Bunkers Play," Mike asks Gloria who she would save if he and her mother were drowning and she could only save one. Then the following exchange occurs:

*** Rory [[spoiler:who had been erased from time, but came back as a Nestene copy with all Rory's memories]] notices that the Doctor FailedASpotCheck.