History Main / ObligatoryJoke

* Anything involving a primate is going to involve lines like "monkeying around", "making a monkey('s uncle) out of someone", "going ape", and "monkey business".

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* One of the superheroes in ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'' is a Succubus; when explaining that not only is her race immune to most STDs, but can actually cure a few, ''three separate people'' chime in simultaneously with "Like blue balls."

* Any hand-related pun when dealing with hand monsters or [[LiteralMinded armless]] people.

--->'''Future!Dean:''' In fact, why don't you give me one good reason why I shouldn't gank you right here and now?\\
'''Dean:''' Because...you'd only be hurting yourself?\\
'''Future!Dean:''' Very funny.

-->'''Homestar''': "Oh, you know, not much..."
-->'''Strong Bad''': (sighs) "You can say it, Homestar..."
-->'''Homestar''': "Just hangin' around."

** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'': After blowing up the {{electronic eye|s}} of Primo/Cyclops (inside the man's head) with his {{EMP}}watch:

** In "[[ Hunter Heroici]]" (the episode where cartoon physics are causing real people to die gruesomely), there's naturally:

* ''Austin Powers'', not surprising given what it's parodying:
** ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery'' had Austin and Vanessa escape Dr. Evil's death trap, leaving the guard get his head bitten off by [[ItMakesSenseInContext the ill-tempered sea bass]]. Austin then launches into a HurricaneOfPuns about losing one's head, while Vanessa waits patiently for him to finish, both seemingly well aware of this trope.
** Happens again in the [[Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe second film]] when a guard falls into a lava pit.
* Dracula, either in 1931 or in general, makes all sorts of double entendres that the audience will get, even is his visitors don't.
* Comes up, naturally, in ''Film/IronMan3'' when Tony's fighting the Extremis enhanced Ellen Brandt and her [[MyBloodRunsHot heat powers]].

* [[ConversationalTroping Discussed]] in ''Film/HotFuzz''.
-->'''Nicholas:''' I left him in the deep freezer.\\
'''Danny:''' Did you say "Cool off"?\\
'''Nicholas:''' No.\\
'''Danny:''' Shame.
* Averted in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. Despite both [[Film/SherlockHolmes Robert Downey Jr.]] and [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Benedict Cumberbatch]] having a significant amount of screentime together, the writers deliberately avoided the obvious "No shit, Sherlock" joke.

* Anything involving a primate is going to involve lines like "monkeying around", "making a monkey('s uncle) out of someone", and "monkey business".

* Cat-related jokes are sometimes ''cat''astrophic or ''cat''holic. They may leave you ''cat''atonic. Especially when they're done ''purr''fectly.

--->'''Tremble: '''It must be very useful when writing ---
--->'''Q:'''-- a poison-pen letter, yes. All our new agents say that.

* Bond in general is very fond of bad puns, so pretty much always goes with the obligatory joke. Particularly [[Creator/PierceBrosnan Pierce Brosnan's]] Bond. It got to the point where audiences were shocked when he ''didn't'' make one.[[note]]In ''Film/DieAnotherDay'', when asked what took him so long after in a spy car vs spy car fight, he avoided the obvious joke "car troubles"[[/note]]

-->'''Tremble: '''It must be very useful when writing ---
-->'''Q: '''-- a poison-pen letter, yes. All our new agents say that.

-->'''Bond:''' [[BondOneLiner Tell her Slate was a dead end.]]\\

* In the "What's the Point?" segment of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' #9, Sonic actually ''[[BreakingTheFourthWall halts the narrative's progression]]'' [[http://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/042/206/87d.jpg just so he can get through as many inevitable tree puns as possible in one panel.]][[note]]Yes, that is where the image from the "Alone On A Friday Night?" meme comes from.[[/note]]

* Done very consciously in an episode of ''Series/LawAndOrder'' where a disturbed man is arrested for a mass shooting. He will only identify himself as "Creator/RegisPhilbin". Everyone looks to Briscoe, who rolls his eyes and sighs, "[[Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire Is that your final answer?]]"

'''Scrooge:''' Oh, no, nephew, don't say it! Please!\\

* [[https://grantland.com/the-triangle/larry-ellison-remaking-americas-cup/This ''Grantland'' article]] apologizes for making a joke that organizing the America's Cup regatta in San Francisco was not "smooth sailing".

* In the "What's the Point?" segment of ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' #9, Sonic actually ''[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall halts the narrative's progression]]'' [[http://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/042/206/87d.jpg just so he can get this trope out of the way.]][[note]]Yes, that is where the image from the "Alone On A Friday Night?" meme comes from.[[/note]]

* In the "What's the Point?" segment of ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' #9, Sonic actually ''[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall halts the narrative's progression]]'' [[http://https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/042/206/87d.jpg just so he can get this trope out of the way.]][[note]]Yes, that is where the image from the "Alone On A Friday Night?" meme comes from.[[/note]]

* Averted in '''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'''. Despite both [[Film/SherlockHolmes Robert Downey Jr.]] and [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Benedict Cumberbatch]] having a significant amount of screentime together, the writers deliberately avoided the obvious "No shit, Sherlock" joke.