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* Shows up several times in the ''{{Discworld}}'' series:

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** They also decide to change it at one point, because Karen feels the standard motto is too common.

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** The Ankh Morpork Watch has the motto "Fabricati Diem, Pvnc", which is DogLatin for "[[DirtyHarry Make My Day, Punk]]". In-story, Fred Colon claims that it translates as "To Protect and Serve". The full motto is in fact "Fabricati Diem, Pvncti Agvnt Celeriter," but has been rendered partially unreadable over time. This supposedly means "Make the Day, the Moments Pass Quickly."

* ''WebOriginal/SCPFoundation'': To Secure, Contain and Protect (hence the name of the Foundation). This one could plausibly go in the "played straight" column too.

* In DueSouth, when Constable Fraser is asked if the RCMP motto is ''Protect and Serve'', he replies with the correct motto of ''Uphold the Right''.

* ''CornerGas'' had an episode where Karen tried out different mottos for the police force, thinking "to serve and protect" was too common.

* ''SCPFoundation'': To Secure, Contain and Protect (hence the name of the Foundation). This one could plausibly go in the "played straight" column too.

* In {{Discworld}}, the motto of the Watch is "FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC." It actually translates to "[[CanisLatinicus Make my day, punk]]", but Colon in Discworld/GuardsGuards claims it means "To Protect and Serve."

* In the film ''TheMask'', Stanley Ipkiss tries to get a policeman guarding him to help Tina (who's being chased by {{Mooks}}) by telling him "Serve and protect!"

* In the "Sleeping Beauty" episode of the ''[[{{ALF}} ALF Tales]]'' cartoon, it is said of the Three Nice Wizards (led by wizard Joe Froday) by the King: "They protect ''and'' serve."

* This is Trenton's motto in ''DeadWinter''. He's the last good cop in a corrupt police force.

* In {{Discworld}}, the old motto of the Night Watch is "FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC". Sergeant Colon translates this as "To Serve and Protect" while in truth it means something like "Make the day, the mome" being only part of the original motto, which was "Make the day, the moments pass quickly".

* In [[Discworld]], the old motto of the Night Watch is "FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC". Sergeant Colon translates this as "To Serve and Protect" while in truth it means something like "Make the day, the mome" being only part of the original motto, which was "Make the day, the moments pass quickly".

* ''ReBoot'': "My format, Guardian: To mend and defend."

* The motto comes up as a point of discussion between Goliath and Eliza during the ''{{Gargoyles}}'' pilot, during their first meeting. Probably goes a long way towards building the trust between them.

* In ''CornerGas'', Karen and Davis have a long, drawn-out argument over whether or not their cop car says "To Protect and Serve" or "To Serve and Protect."

** Pratchett also uses it in ''Guards! Guards!'' with the prophecy that Carrot fulfills: "Yea, the king will come ... and Protect and Serve the People with his Sword."

** The same book has the [[spoiler: golem watchman]] give his own spin on the ''RoboCop'' example about "To Serve The Public Trust, Protect The Innocent, And Seriously Prod Buttock".

* Shows up three times in the ''{{Discworld}}'' series:

** In ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'', the motto on the Vimes family arms (defunct since Old Stoneface killed the last king) is "Protego Et Servio". The Vimeses have been Watchmen for a ''long'' time.

* Shows up twice in the ''{{Discworld}}'' series:

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* ''SCPFoundation'': To Secure, Contain and Protect. (This one could plausibly go in the "played straight" column too.)