History IAmNotShazam / LiveACtionTV

** Some pose a third argument that the Doctor's name is just "Doctor", without the [[SpellMyNameWithAThe "the"]]. However, the fact that the Doctor, themselves, refers to themself with the definite article frequently, most commonly when introducing themselves, rather puts paid to this idea.
--->'''Four:''' You may be a doctor, but I'm ''the'' Doctor. The definitive article, one might say.

* In an opposite effect, Chelsea Handler complains several times on her show that her name is not ''Chelsea Lately'', the name of her show. She has, however, accidentally referred to herself as Chelsea Lately, which doesn't help.

* Jon Stewart of ''Series/TheDailyShow'' is occasionally mistakenly called "Jon Daily" and the show's title has been called "''The Jon Daily Show''". Naturally they've used this several times for laughs on the show itself.

* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' refers to the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy. Spoofed in one episode of the Bette Midler sitcom ''Series/{{Bette}}'', wherein Midler's character, set to appear on ''JAG'' as an extra, wonders when she'll get to meet "Jag".

* In one episode of ''Series/JustShootMe'', a character is berated for thinking that ''Film/DieHard'' is the name of Bruce Willis's character, John [=McClane=]. A nearly identical gag was used in ''Brother's Keeper''.

* The protagonist of the series ''Series/KungFu1972'' was named Kwai Chang Caine, which was both his Chinese and American family names combined. However his Chinese name was often mistaken as being Kung Fu. Even worse, however, is that "kung fu" is often mistaken solely for the name of his style of martial arts, rather than the entire philosophy by which he lived and found peace in a violent world -- while likewise teaching others through example, with each episode featuring Caine resolving a conflict peacefully (by Old West standards) through the wisdom of his kung fu masters.

** Also, [[AfricaIsACountry|Africa is a continent, not a country]].

** Also, Africa is a continent, not a country.

* ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'':
** A mild example with Rev Bem. While many characters on the show refer to him as "Rev", it's not actually his name. "Rev" stands for "Reverend". His full name with title is Reverend Behemiel Far Traveller, although it's a name he gave himself, disliking his Magog birth name Red Plague. Being a Wayist monk, his title is appropriate.
** For that matter, anyone starting to watch mid-series might be confused at the Rommie/Andromeda distinction. "Andromeda" is the shortened form of the ship's full name, the ''Andromeda Ascendant'' and refers to the ship's on-screen and holographic avatars. "Rommie" specifically refers to the android avatar built by Harper, who is frequently in conflict with her on-screen and holo selves. It gets more confusing once you add Doyle into the mix (an android avatar of the same ship who looks completely different).

* A sort of subversion/aversions of this happens with ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}''. The lead ship in the series is called the ''Galactica'' and it is a "Battlestar", which is a designation akin to calling modern-day naval vessels "Aircraft Carrier", "Heavy Cruiser", "Destroyer", etc. When referring to naval vessels (especially in combat interactions) it is common to say "Type" then "Name" when first mentioning a ship. Example "While clearly outmatched, the Destroyer Johnston headed directly for the heavy cruiser Kumano, firing it's 5 inch guns even though they had little chance of penetrating the Kumano's thick armor". "Battlestar Galactica" fits that pattern.

* ''Series/BigBrother'' is the all-seeing eye-like camera system that records the contestants 24/7 (and the disembodied voice that speaks to them from time to time). The name is [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready a reference]] to [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou the villain]] in [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour a dystopic novel]] by Creator/GeorgeOrwell. But this doesn't stop some people from calling the contestants "big brothers".

* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': "Ultraman" (both character and series) specifically refers to ''[[Series/{{Ultraman}} the original one]]''. All the "seasons" afterwards are sequels, spinoffs, and remakes that feature completely different Ultra heroes (that sometimes appear alongside the original) whose names and series are "Ultraman ____" or "Ultra____". There are times when even Wiki/TVTropes can't seem to get that right.

* In ''Series/PersonOfInterest'', John Reese is referred to as a "person of interest" in the first episode. The [[VillainOfTheWeek Villain]][=/=]VictimOfTheWeek is always referred to by name or as a "number", not as a "person of interest".

* Inverted with ''Series/SesameStreet'', which some toddlers call "Elmo" due to the character's vast popularity with the toddler demographic.

* The protagonist of the series ''Series/KungFu'' was named Kwai Chang Caine, which was both his Chinese and American family names combined. However his Chinese name was often mistaken as being Kung Fu. Even worse, however, is that "kung fu" is often mistaken solely for the name of his style of martial arts, rather than the entire philosophy by which he lived and found peace in a violent world -- while likewise teaching others through example, with each episode featuring Caine resolving a conflict peacefully (by Old West standards) through the wisdom of his kung fu masters.

* Inverted with ''Series/{{Dateline}}: To Catch a Predator'', where some people refer to it by the host, Creatpr/ChrisHansen.

* A sort of subversion/aversions of this happens with ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}''. The lead ship in the series is called the ''Galactica'' and it is a "Battlestar", which is a designation akin to calling modern-day naval vessels "Aircraft Carrier", "Heavy Cruiser", "Destroyer", etc. So to say the ship's name is the "Battlestar ''Galactica''" is both true and false.

* In ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' the name is actually Rob Petrie.