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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbours borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitOnChairs as this has no meaning in itself]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.

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* Before he was Giles from ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', AnthonyHead was best recognized from a series of Nestle Gold Blend (in the UK) / Nescafe Tasters Choice (in the US) commercials about a couple flirting while borrowing coffee from each other.

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* Before he was Giles from ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', AnthonyHead was best recognized from a series of Nestle Gold Blend (in the UK) / Nescafe Tasters Choice (in the US) commercials about a couple flirting while borrowing coffee from each other.
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* In WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim episode Day of the Fish, Jim decides to visit the nearest planet to get a cup of sugar for the Galactic Hero League's coffee. Unfortunately, the nearest planet is ruled by Bob the Killer Goldfish.
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* ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' has LucyLiu's character introduced to the main character in this fashion. For a little twist, she borrows not only the sugar, but also [[ExactWords the cup to carry it in]].

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* ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' has LucyLiu's Creator/LucyLiu's character introduced to the main character in this fashion. For a little twist, she borrows not only the sugar, but also [[ExactWords the cup to carry it in]].

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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbous borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs as this has no meaning in itself]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.

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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbous neighbours borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs [[PeopleSitOnChairs as this has no meaning in itself]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.



* PlayedForLaughs in the film ''JohnnyDangerously''; Mrs. (Al) Capone comes over to the Dangerously house and asks to borrow a cup of bullets.

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* PlayedForLaughs in the film ''JohnnyDangerously''; Mrs. (Al) Capone comes over to the Dangerously house and asks to borrow a cup of bullets.



* LuckyNumberSlevin has LucyLiu's character introduced to the main character in this fashion. For a little twist, she borrows not only the sugar, but also [[ExactWords the cup to carry it in]].

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* LuckyNumberSlevin ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' has LucyLiu's character introduced to the main character in this fashion. For a little twist, she borrows not only the sugar, but also [[ExactWords the cup to carry it in]].



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* A man goes to his neighbor, because he wants to borrow a hammer. But on the way there, he gets some doubt whether the neighbor would do that. He becomes angry thinking over it, and when the neighbor opens the door, he shouts: "Stick your hammer up your...!"



* In the novel ''PaperTowns'' by JohnGreen, Margo says she asked a neighbor to borrow a cup of sugar so she could find out more about a man who committed suicide.

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* In the novel ''PaperTowns'' by JohnGreen, Margo says she asked a neighbor to borrow a cup of sugar so she could find out more about a man who committed suicide.




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\n[[AC:LiveActionTelevision]]** Almost the same thing happens in [[ArabianNights the story of Ali Baba]], when his wife borrows a scale, also for coins.

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* Parodied in the ''Gilmore Girls'' episode "Luke Can See Her Face"

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* Parodied in the ''Gilmore Girls'' ''GilmoreGirls'' episode "Luke Can See Her Face"



* And in FamilyGuy, Mort has borrowed so many things from the Griffins without returning them that Peter once put an Adolf Hitler scarecrow in the yard.

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* And in FamilyGuy, ''FamilyGuy'', Mort has borrowed so many things from the Griffins without returning them that Peter once put an Adolf Hitler scarecrow in the yard.



* In DragonBallAbridged, after being cut in half by his own attack, Freeza asks Goku if he can borrow "a cup of energy".

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* In DragonBallAbridged, ''DragonBallAbridged'', after being cut in half by his own attack, Freeza asks Goku if he can borrow "a cup of energy".

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* FamilyGuy - Mort has borrowed so many things from the Griffins without returning them that Peter once put an Adolf Hitler scarecrow in the yard.

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* FamilyGuy - [[TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] tends to borrow or outright ''steal'' things from Ned Flanders.
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Mort has borrowed so many things from the Griffins without returning them that Peter once put an Adolf Hitler scarecrow in the yard.


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* In DragonBallAbridged, after being cut in half by his own attack, Freeza asks Goku if he can borrow "a cup of energy".
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* There's an ad for Just For Men hair color where a hot new neighbor chick knocks on our hero's door to borrow a cup of milk and the man says "just a minute," jumps out of his second story window, runs to the store and buys...some Just For Men hair color so he can look young and handsome when he opens the door. He almost forgets to also buy some milk so she can borrow it.

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* There's an ad for Just For Men hair color where a hot new neighbor chick knocks on our hero's door to borrow a cup of milk and the man says "just a minute," jumps out of his second story window, runs to the store and buys... some Just For Men hair color so he can look young and handsome when he opens the door. He almost forgets to also buy some milk so she can borrow it.
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* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "When It Rains..."

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* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "When It Rains..."
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* ''HomestarRunner'' - Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five

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* ''HomestarRunner'' ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' - Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five
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* Alice Kravitz uses the NosyNeighbor excuse version fairly frequently in ''{{Bewitched}}''.

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* Alice Kravitz uses the NosyNeighbor excuse version fairly frequently in ''{{Bewitched}}''.''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.
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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbous borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs as this happens all the time]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.

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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbous borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs as this happens all the time]]; has no meaning in itself]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.
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* When something is happening really needs keeping secret and neighbour honestly needs to borrow something but has epically bad timing
* Similar to the above, but an excuse to barge in their neighbour's business because they suspect something odd is going on and they are a NosyNeighbor

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* When something is happening really needs keeping secret and neighbour neighbor honestly needs to borrow something but has epically bad timing
* Similar to the above, but an excuse to barge in their neighbour's neighbor's business because they suspect something odd is going on and they are a NosyNeighbor



Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbours borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs as this happens all the time]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.

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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbours neighbous borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs as this happens all the time]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.



* Before he was Giles from ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', AnthonyHead was best recognised from a series of Nestle Gold Blend (in the UK) / Nescafe Tasters Choice (in the US) commercials about a couple flirting while borrowing coffee from each other.

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* Before he was Giles from ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', AnthonyHead was best recognised recognized from a series of Nestle Gold Blend (in the UK) / Nescafe Tasters Choice (in the US) commercials about a couple flirting while borrowing coffee from each other.



-->'''Martin Lawrence''' (in an exaggerated, nasally "caucasion" voice): We were wondering if we could borrow a cup of brown sugar...?

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-->'''Martin Lawrence''' (in an exaggerated, nasally "caucasion" "Caucasian" voice): We were wondering if we could borrow a cup of brown sugar...?



* In ''ToTheManorBorn'', Mrs. Polouvicka uses borrowing a cup of sugar as an excuse to meet her new neighbour -- who, unknown to her, is none other than Audrey fforbes-Hamilton. At the end of their encounter, she confesses that she didn't need the sugar, and tips it back into Audrey's bowl with a grandiloquent "Keep it -- with the compliments of Cavendish Foods!"
* The Loquitos Sketch in ''Chespirito'' had a neighbour of Lucas and Chaparron who was constantly asking them for a cup of sugar.

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* In ''ToTheManorBorn'', Mrs. Polouvicka uses borrowing a cup of sugar as an excuse to meet her new neighbour neighbor -- who, unknown to her, is none other than Audrey fforbes-Hamilton. At the end of their encounter, she confesses that she didn't need the sugar, and tips it back into Audrey's bowl with a grandiloquent "Keep it -- with the compliments of Cavendish Foods!"
* The Loquitos Sketch in ''Chespirito'' had a neighbour neighbor of Lucas and Chaparron who was constantly asking them for a cup of sugar.



* ''Homestarr Runner'' - Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five

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* ''Homestarr Runner'' ''HomestarRunner'' - Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five
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** Immaculately parodied on Comic Relief one year, where the guy kept trying to direct her to a nearby shop and turned the eventual request down. "Nafcafé Gold Bland. If you like it that much, get your own bloody jar!"
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* ''TheJackBennyProgram'', like many {{sitcom}}s, had a RunningGag of the UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist borrowing things from his long-suffering neighbor (in this case, RonaldColeman) and not returning them. In the March 19, 1948 broadcast, Jack borrows Coleman's [[AcademyAward Oscar]] award; when Coleman's wife asks why he let Jack borrow it, he snaps, "It might as well be with the rest of my things!" As Jack walks home, the Oscar is stolen by a mugger in [[ImThinkingItOver probably the most famous bit in the program's history]].

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* ''TheJackBennyProgram'', like many {{sitcom}}s, had a RunningGag of the UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist borrowing things from his long-suffering neighbor (in this case, RonaldColeman) RonaldColman) and not returning them. In the March 19, 1948 broadcast, Jack borrows Coleman's Colman's [[AcademyAward Oscar]] award; when Coleman's Colman's wife asks why he let Jack borrow it, he snaps, "It might as well be with the rest of my things!" As Jack walks home, the Oscar is stolen by a mugger in [[ImThinkingItOver probably the most famous bit in the program's history]].

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* There's a Hans Christian Andersen story called "Big Claus and Little Claus" in which Little Claus, having just come into a lot of money, asks his neighbor Big Claus for a bushel to measure it with. Big Claus, curious about what Little Claus is measuring, smears tar on the bottom so that some of it will stick, and is astonished to find three silver coins sticking to the measure when he gets it back.
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* ''TheJackBennyProgram'', like many {{sitcom}}s, had a RunningGag of the UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist borrowing things from his long-suffering neighbor (in this case, RonaldColeman) and not returning them. In the March 19, 1948 broadcast, Jack borrows Coleman's [[AcademyAward Oscar]] award; when Coleman's wife asks why he let Jack borrow it, he snaps, "It might as well be with the rest of my things!" As Jack walks home, the Oscar is stolen by a mugger in [[ImThinkingItOver probably the most famous bit in the program's history]].
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* In the pilot of ''DesperateHousewives'', Susan uses this as an excuse to break into Edie's house to spy on her and Mike. She ends up (accidentally) burning the house down, and leaving the cup behind.

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** As a MeetCute
** When something is happening really needs keeping secret and neighbour honestly needs to borrow something but has epically bad timing
** Similar to the above, but an excuse to barge in their neighbour's business because they suspect something odd is going on and they are a NosyNeighbor
** The borrower has just stumbled onto the home of a serial killer and this is the last we'll see of them alive
** To set up the plot in some other way

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** * As a MeetCute
** * When something is happening really needs keeping secret and neighbour honestly needs to borrow something but has epically bad timing
** * Similar to the above, but an excuse to barge in their neighbour's business because they suspect something odd is going on and they are a NosyNeighbor
** * The borrower has just stumbled onto the home of a serial killer and this is the last we'll see of them alive
** * To set up the plot in some other way



-->'''Crow:''' What is it about the gate of Hell that always compells people to ''wander into them''? ... What's he going to do, borrow a cup of sugar from ''Satan''?

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-->'''Crow:''' What is it about the gate of Hell that always compells compels people to ''wander into them''? ... them?'' ... What's he going to do, borrow a cup of sugar from ''Satan''?
''Satan?''
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* On an episode of ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'', [=SpongeBob=] wants Squidward to come visit, but Squidward doesn't want to, so [=SpongeBob=] borrows his vacuum to give Squidward an excuses to go over to [=SpongeBob=]'s house.

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* On an episode of ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'', [=SpongeBob=] wants Squidward to come visit, but Squidward doesn't want to, so to. So [=SpongeBob=] borrows his vacuum to give Squidward an excuses excuse to go over to [=SpongeBob=]'s house.
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* On an episode of ''{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'', [=SpongeBob=] wants Squidward to come visit, but Squidward doesn't want to, so [=SpongeBob=] borrows his vacuum to give Squidward an excuses to go over to [=SpongeBob=]'s house.

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* ''MysteryScienceTheater3000: PodPeople''. Little Tommy walks into a cave that's glowing bright red, while holding the cup he normally uses to collect specimens. Crow jumps to conclusions:
-->'''Crow:''' What is it about the gate of Hell that always compells people to ''wander into them''? ... What's he going to do, borrow a cup of sugar from ''Satan''?
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** Similar to the above, but an excuse to barge in their neighbour business because they suspect something odd is going on and they are a NosyNeighbor

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** Similar to the above, but an excuse to barge in their neighbour neighbour's business because they suspect something odd is going on and they are a NosyNeighbor
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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbours borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs this a happens all the time]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.

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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbours borrowing things in fiction [[PeopleSitInChairs as this a happens all the time]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.
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* The Loquitos Sketch in ''Chespirito'' had a neighbour of Lucas and Chaparron who was constantly asking them for a cup of sugar.
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* In ''ToTheManorBorn'', Mrs. Polouvicka uses borrowing a cup of sugar as an excuse to meet her new neighbour -- who, unknown to her, is none other than Audrey fforbes-Hamilton. At the end of their encounter, she confesses that she didn't need the sugar, and tips it back into Audrey's bowl with a grandiloquent "Keep it -- with the compliments of Cavendish Foods!"
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* In ''FunnyGames'', two guys come over to a family's lake house to borrow some eggs. Then they return them broken, and ask for more. It gets downhill from there.
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** In ''Duck, Rabbit, Duck!'', Daffy asks Bugs for a cup of black strop molasses as an excuse for Bugs to come out and get shot by Elmer. The shot punctures the cup instead, and Bugs comments that "I didn't think molasses would flow in January."

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** In ''Duck, Rabbit, Duck!'', Daffy asks Bugs for a cup of black strop blackstrap molasses as an excuse for Bugs to come out and get shot by Elmer. The shot punctures the cup instead, and Bugs comments that "I didn't think molasses would flow in January."
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** In ''Duck, Rabbit, Duck!'', Daffy asks Bugs for a cup of black strop molasses as an excuse for Bugs to come out and get shot by Elmer. The shot punctures the cup instead, and Bugs comments that "I didn't think molasses would flow in January."
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->Andy Jackson: Hi. Just, eh, dropped in to borrow a cup of sugar.

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->Andy Jackson: -->'''Andy Jackson:''' Hi. Just, eh, dropped in to borrow a cup of sugar.
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->Luke: The guys next door just ran out of crack to sell so they sent me over to borrow a cup.

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->Luke: -->'''Luke:''' The guys next door just ran out of crack to sell so they sent me over to borrow a cup.



->Dr. Julian Bashir: I need to borrow... a cup... of goo.
->Odo: Excuse me?
->Dr. Julian Bashir: Please? I'll give it back.

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->Dr. -->'''Dr. Julian Bashir: Bashir:''' I need to borrow... a cup... of goo.
->Odo: -->'''Odo:''' Excuse me?
->Dr. -->'''Dr. Julian Bashir: Bashir:''' Please? I'll give it back.



->Yosemite Sam: [interrupted by a knock on the door] Ooh, what do you want?
->Bugs Bunny: Good afternoon. Let me introduce myself as one of the woodland creatures residing in the King's forest, and being that there is such a close relationship, I assume it would not be too improper to borrow a cup of diced carrots, huh? [he holds an empty cup]

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->Yosemite Sam: -->'''Yosemite Sam:''' [interrupted by a knock on the door] Ooh, what do you want?
->Bugs Bunny: -->'''Bugs Bunny:''' Good afternoon. Let me introduce myself as one of the woodland creatures residing in the King's forest, and being that there is such a close relationship, I assume it would not be too improper to borrow a cup of diced carrots, huh? [he holds an empty cup]



->Marzipan: Hi, Strong Bad. This is your next-door neighbor the crocodile. Can I borrow a cup of sugar? I'm going to make some puppy-dough cookies tonight...

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->Marzipan: -->'''Marzipan:''' Hi, Strong Bad. This is your next-door neighbor the crocodile. Can I borrow a cup of sugar? I'm going to make some puppy-dough cookies tonight...

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