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* One episode of ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow'' ends with GeorgeBurns calling up a guest star playing a General in the episode. The guest star drops character, saying about what an honor it is to appear on the show and goes on to say how professional everyone is, naming each person one by one ... except for George.
-->'''GeorgeBurns''': Say, in next week's show we have an opening for a Lawyer, are you working?

-->'''GeorgeBurns''': You said it! (Hangs up, smiles to camera)

* In ''MyFairLady'', after cockney flower girl Eliza has successfully passed for a lady at the ball, Pickering starts congratulating Higgins on his teaching skills. Higgins interrupts, "Now wait, now wait, give credit where it's due: part of the glory goes to ''you''," and indicates Pickering, entirely ignoring poor Eliza.

* In the recent [[DisneyFairies TinkerBell]] movie, ''[=TinkerBell=] and the Lost Treasure'':

-->'''Tea''': ''*describing her card, Shining Friendship*'' It has Joey's courage, Tristan's spirit, and Yugi's heart. Late comer Bakura isn't mentioned. Amusingly enough, she really ''does'' leave Bakura out in the anime.

* In "Kiss Me Steph", the first episode of ''DegrassiJuniorHigh'', Steph gives credit for her winning the school president election to Joey rather than Voula, her best friend and campaign manager who has done most of the work. This causes a rift between her and Voula that lasts throughout the series.

* A plot point in Eight Crazy Nights.
* In JimmyNeutron when a science project of Jimmy's goes haywire, Cindy gives directions to his friends to help stop the robot. When it's stopped, the science fair trophy is split between Carl, Sheen, and Libby while Cindy unfairly gets nothing. However, Jimmy tries to assure her that good leadership is its own reward, only to have an ungrateful Cindy cover his head with a sweater.

* MarriedWithChildren: Sitting on the couch with Bud/Kelly, Peg speaks of splitting a possible Lotto payout three ways. When Bud asks if she isn't forgetting someone, she apologizes and assures Buck the dog he'll get his share.

* ''WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. After Eddie Valiant rescues Jessica and Roger, Jessica says, "My hero!" Eddie thinks she's talking about him, but she actually goes over and hugs Roger.

* The ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "Jaynestown" features an exchange where one of Inara's clients briefly mentions a folk hero who pulled off a Robin Hood style robbery of the local magistrate and then dumped the money on the local poor, and Inara assumes he means Captain Mal. She goes on at length about his good and bad qualities, and is shocked when the client is impressed that she actually knows...Jayne Cobb.
* Edmund {{Blackadder}} does this frequently in order to pointedly snub Baldrick or Percy.

-->"How can you talk about all this IT stuff without mentioning...the toliet cleaners. They said we couldn't do it!!"

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* ''{{Frasier}}'': An old friend of Frasier's (from his ''{{Cheers}}'' days, although we never saw this friend in Cheers itself...) has written a book based on Frasier's first love. The credits mention everyone from the author's kindergarten teacher to the man who designed the typeface, but not Frasier.

** [[WesternAnimation/VeggieTales "He's so brave, and has rugged good looks!"]]
** Another [[Literature/TheBible biblical]] example is the story of Cain and Abel; Cain kills Abel out of jealousy after {{God}} praised Abel for his burnt offering but Cain didn't get praise for his.
*** More specifically, ''gods like meat'', Cain was a farmer, and Abel was a herdsman. The Hebrews and their progenitors had a strong bias towards pastoralism.
--> Genesis: 2 Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
**** The thing wasn't just that Abel had meat, it's that he chose the best bits - 'fat portions from some of the firstborn'. Cain just brought 'some fruits' - rather than respecting God, he just did it because it was expected.

-->'''Tea''': ''*describing her card, Shining Friendship*'' It has Joey's courage, Tristan's spirit, and Yugi's heart.

-->'''Tea''': ...Pegasus?

** She really ''does'' leave Bakura out in the anime

** Canada isn't a neighbor so much as a hat. ^^

---> Genesis: 2 Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD. 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.

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* ''[[WebOriginal/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series]]'':

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* On ''TheSimpsons'', the union contract stipulates that every worker must win the Worker of the Week award at least once; Homer figures he's a shoo-in this week since everyone else already got the award. The award goes to...an inanimate carbon rod. This spurs Homer to [[HalfwayPlotSwitch become an astonaut]]; when he's in space, Homer causes a chain of problems, which he eventually solves with... [[ChekhovsGun an inanimate carbon rod]]. The rod then gets on the cover of ''Time'' magazine and its own ticker tape parade.

**** The problem wasn't that Abel had meat, it's that he chose the best bits - 'fat portions from some of the firstborn'. Cain just brought 'some fruits' - rather than respecting God, he just did it because it was expected.

**** The problem wasn't that Abel had meat, it's that he chose the best bits - 'fat portions from some of the the firstborn'. Cain just brought 'some fruits' - rather than respecting God he just did it because it was expected.

-->'''Actor''': Why,no...no I'm not.

* One episode of ''TheBurnsAndAllenShow ends with GeorgeBurns calling up a guest star playing a General in the episode. The guest star drops character, saying about what an honor it is to appear on the show and goes on to say how professional everyone is, naming each person one by one ... except for George.

* Variation used on ''{{NCIS}}'': There was some dispute about jurisdiction with local forces; the local sheriff agreed to cooperate fully in return for all credit. At the end, she's on TV and mentions that there's another group she'd like to thank, then credits members of her own force.

** Another [[TheBible biblical]] example is the story of Cain and Abel; Cain kills Abel out of jealousy after {{God}} praised Abel for his burnt offering but Cain didn't get praise for his.

* A long gag in ''TheITCrowd'' happens when the Boss of the company gathers everybody together to announce their new computer systems. Follows a long list of people before finally coming over to the three main characters, topping their glasses up with champagne and;

** [[VeggieTales "He's so brave, and has rugged good looks!"]]

* ''ArrestedDevelopment'': Michael thinks he's going to be named president of the company, but it turns out to be his mother instead.

* Subverted in ''MusicAndLyrics'' when [[spoiler: Alex and Cora are giving their concert, they don't thank Sophie for writing the lyrics, but then Alex dedicates his newest song (which he secretly wrote all by himself) to Sophie.]]

* Hilary Swank, upon winning the Best Actress Oscar for BoysDontCry, copiously thanked everyone she could think of. Unfortunately, she was so flustered, someone totally slipped her mind... her ''husband''. Apparently she [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean made it up to him later]].

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