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--> '''Garth Marenghi:''' Something was pouring from his mouth. He examined his sleeve. Blood!? Blood. Crimson copper-smelling blood, his blood. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Blood]]. [[RunningGag Blood]]. [[OverlyLongGag Blood]]. (Checks line)...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And bits of sick]].

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--> '''Garth Marenghi:''' Something was pouring from his mouth. He examined his sleeve. Blood!? Blood. Crimson copper-smelling blood, his blood. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Blood]]. [[RunningGag Blood]]. [[OverlyLongGag Blood]]. (Checks line)...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And bits of sick]].sick]].
* From the very first episode:
-->'''Cat''': Just leave!
-->'''Liz''': Funny I think that cat just told me to leave.
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-> '''Garth Marenghi:''' Something was pouring from his mouth. He examined his sleeve. Blood!? Blood. Crimson copper-smelling blood, his blood. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Blood]]. [[RunningGag Blood]]. [[OverlyLongGag Blood]]. (Checks line)...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And bits of sick]].

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-> --> '''Garth Marenghi:''' Something was pouring from his mouth. He examined his sleeve. Blood!? Blood. Crimson copper-smelling blood, his blood. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Blood]]. [[RunningGag Blood]]. [[OverlyLongGag Blood]]. (Checks line)...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And bits of sick]].
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* When Dag goes out alone to face the Scotch Mist, he is attacked by a set of bagpipes. The pipes latch onto him, steal his trousers and turn his hair ginger.

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* When Dag goes out alone to face the Scotch Mist, he is attacked by a set of bagpipes. The pipes latch onto him, steal his trousers and turn his hair ginger.ginger.
* Any of the readings from [[StylisticSuck Garth's novels]]. The first one from ''Slicer'' stands out.
-> '''Garth Marenghi:''' Something was pouring from his mouth. He examined his sleeve. Blood!? Blood. Crimson copper-smelling blood, his blood. [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Blood]]. [[RunningGag Blood]]. [[OverlyLongGag Blood]]. (Checks line)...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And bits of sick]].
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* "That thing's a potential killer! Look at these lab results!" ''[[ViewersAreMorons *points at piece of paper with "POTENTIAL KILLER" written on it*]]''

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* "That thing's a potential killer! Look at these lab results!" ''[[ViewersAreMorons *points at piece of paper with "POTENTIAL KILLER" written on it*]]''it*]]''
* When Dag goes out alone to face the Scotch Mist, he is attacked by a set of bagpipes. The pipes latch onto him, steal his trousers and turn his hair ginger.
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** Adding to it is the fact that he uses several curse words that would sound intimidating if his acting matched the character. However, the fact that the actor uses a deeper version of Ayoade's [[{{Series/TheITCrowd}} Maurice Moss]] voice makes any would-be tough lines fall so flat to hilariously-awkward effect!

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** Adding to it is the fact that he uses several curse words that would sound intimidating if his acting matched the character. However, the fact that the actor uses a deeper version of Ayoade's [[{{Series/TheITCrowd}} Maurice Moss]] voice makes any would-be tough lines fall so flat to hilariously-awkward effect!effect.
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* "That thing's a potential killer! Look at these lab results!" ''[[ViewersAreMorons *points at piece of paper with "POTENTIAL KILLER" written on it*]]''
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* Thornton Reed using the term [[CriticalResearchFailure "Defcon 4 situation"]] to describe a search for an eye-beast that Rick is hiding.
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* [[DullSurprise "Look at that poor man. Not only has he just been screwed by an eye, but he's now giving birth."]]
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* A staff member being menaced by a floating stapler runs away with little sense of urgency, taking breaths in the middle of his flat screaming, even after he finishes a phone call.
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** Before that, the phrase, "An eagle-eyed viewer might be able to see the wires", in the middle of an episode where the wires holding up telekinetically-floating objects have ranged from exactly that kind of visibility to [[SpecialEffectFailure blatantly obvious]].
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* Sanchez at one point tries taking the pulse of a dead victim who is obviously a burned corpse.
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** Adding to it is the fact that he uses several curse words that would sound intimidating if his acting matched the character. However, the fact that the actor uses a deeper version of Ayoade's [[{{Series/TheITCrowd}} Maurice Moss]] voice makes any would-be tough lines fall so flat to hilariously-awkward effect!
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** The fact that his typical MotorMouth tendencies are played for {{Narm}} in this case, as if the In-Universe actor just wanted to get his lines out of the way.

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* [[spoiler:[[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]]] in "Once Upon A Beginning". [[spoiler:Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill.]] Dag pushes [[spoiler:Renwick's grieving mother]] aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into [[spoiler:Renwick]], while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all off, Sanchez simply states "[[CaptainObvious Well, that'll stop him]]."

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* [[spoiler:[[TheFunInFuneral One of the cafeteria staff in the second episode has the camera wrongly-placed so that his shoulders are cropped off of the bottom of the shot, leaving only his head and the blank wall in the shot.
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Larry Renwick's funeral]]]] in "Once Upon A Beginning". [[spoiler:Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill.]] Dag pushes [[spoiler:Renwick's grieving mother]] aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into [[spoiler:Renwick]], while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all off, Sanchez simply states "[[CaptainObvious Well, that'll stop him]]."
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* The first thing that happens in the series is a cat appearing in the hallway. [[SpecialEffectFailure You can see the hands carrying the cat dropping it into the shot.]]
* The comically-robotic delivery of Sanchez's lines, almost sounding like a text-to-speech voice.


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* Any time Dean Learner's bad acting starts to show, whether through flat delivery or putting down the phone at the wrong time.
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* StephenMerchant as the chef meets a sticky end:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86ByUwUgq94 Goddamn sonofabitch]].

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* StephenMerchant as the chef meets a sticky end:[[https://www.end: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86ByUwUgq94 Goddamn sonofabitch]].
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* StephenMerchant as the chef meets a sticky end:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86ByUwUgq94 Goddamn sonofabitch]].
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjOEcoMy2fI You and he were... buddies, weren't you?]]
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* "If you go to a puppet show to see the strings, you're a freak."
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** Not only that, but the footage of Reed and his shotgun is badly edited it, to the point that every time it cuts back to Dag, Reed is standing behind him doing nothing.

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** Not only that, but the footage of Reed and his shotgun is badly edited it, in, to the point that every time it cuts back to Dag, Reed is standing behind him doing nothing.
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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all off, Sanchez simply states "[[CaptainObvious Well, that'll stop him]]."

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* [[TheFunInFuneral [[spoiler:[[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick funeral]]]] in "Once Upon A Beginning". [[spoiler:Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. MercyKill.]] Dag pushes Renwick's [[spoiler:Renwick's grieving mother mother]] aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, [[spoiler:Renwick]], while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all off, Sanchez simply states "[[CaptainObvious Well, that'll stop him]]."
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** Not only that, but the footage of Reed and his shotgun is badly edited it, to the point that every time it cuts back to Dag, Reed is standing behind him doing nothing.
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* Sanchez is accosted by a [[ItMakesSenseInContext telekinetically levitated iron]]. He draws his pistol and shoots it. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard His own weapon suddenly comes to life]]. Sanch throws the weapon down, stamps on it and ''draws another pistol'' with which to shoot the first pistol.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IkM64_M-wk Sanchez is accosted accosted]] by a [[ItMakesSenseInContext telekinetically levitated iron]]. He draws his pistol and shoots it. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard His own weapon suddenly comes to life]]. Sanch throws the weapon down, stamps on it and ''draws another pistol'' with which to shoot the first pistol.
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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all off, Sanchez simply states "Well, that'll stop him."

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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all off, Sanchez simply states "Well, "[[CaptainObvious Well, that'll stop him.him]]."
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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all, Sanchez simply states "Well, that'll stop him."

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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all, all off, Sanchez simply states "Well, that'll stop him."
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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, which Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all, Sanchez simply states "Well, that'll stop him."

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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, which while Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all, Sanchez simply states "Well, that'll stop him."
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* [[TheFunInFuneral Larry Renwick's funeral]]. Renwick bursts out of his coffin, in spite of the fact that in the previous scene he had exploded, but somehow survived as a disembodied head until Dag granted him a MercyKill. Dag pushes Renwick's grieving mother aside, even shooting her in the shoulder, before pumping [[BottomlessMagazines an unholy number of magnum rounds]] into Renwick, which Reed supports him with his shotgun, after which he uses a ''[[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]'' to [[NoKillLikeOverkill finish the job]]. To cap it all, Sanchez simply states "Well, that'll stop him."
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* [[BadBadActing Any]] [[DullSurprise of]] [[DaChief Thornton Reed's]] [[GoshDangItToHeck rants]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8MsYislXJg Cool it Sanchez, or you'll get a knuckle supper]], indeed.

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* [[BadBadActing Any]] [[DullSurprise of]] [[DaChief Thornton Reed's]] [[GoshDangItToHeck rants]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8MsYislXJg Cool it Sanchez, or you'll get a knuckle supper]], indeed.indeed.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZQz3dbn0Pk The chase]] from ''The Apes Of Wrath'' complete with [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Eighties chase music]] and engine noises dubbed over in spite of the fact that everyone is riding pedalbikes.
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* Sanchez is accosted by a [[ItMakesSenseInContext telekinetically levitated iron]]. He draws his pistol and shoots it. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard His own weapon suddenly comes to life]]. Sanch throws the weapon down, stamps on it and ''draws another pistol'' with which to shoot the first pistol.

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* Sanchez is accosted by a [[ItMakesSenseInContext telekinetically levitated iron]]. He draws his pistol and shoots it. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard His own weapon suddenly comes to life]]. Sanch throws the weapon down, stamps on it and ''draws another pistol'' with which to shoot the first pistol.pistol.
* [[BadBadActing Any]] [[DullSurprise of]] [[DaChief Thornton Reed's]] [[GoshDangItToHeck rants]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8MsYislXJg Cool it Sanchez, or you'll get a knuckle supper]], indeed.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6iJRNHUOT4 So, what happened between you]] [[LargeHam and this Renwick customerrrrrrrrrrrrrr?]]
* Sanchez is accosted by a [[ItMakesSenseInContext telekinetically levitated iron]]. He draws his pistol and shoots it. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard His own weapon suddenly comes to life]]. Sanch throws the weapon down, stamps on it and ''draws another pistol'' with which to shoot the first pistol.

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