History Main / TriviallyObvious

* Played with in one episode of ''{{MASH}}'':

* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Dick has to write a eulogy for a very unpleasant man he barely knew. After a few tries that used GallowsHumor, he eventually went with describing matter turning to energy at light speed as a poetic metaphor for the moment of death. Most of the humans, including his girlfriend Mary, loved it; his alien family laughed over how trite it was (apparently it's an overused cliché by galactic standards).

* ''Game Informer'' reviewers Jeremy and Reiner about ''Film/HouseOfTheDead''

* White Mage in ''EightBitTheater'', paraphrasing: "It was certainly..." *She thinks of several adjectives, including something like "bearable"* "...an experience to meet you guys..."

* In ''DirkGently's Holistic Detective Agency'', the narration describes [=WayForward=] Technologies as being the only British software company that can be mentioned in the same sentence as American companies like Microsoft or [[TechMarchesOn Lotus]]. It then goes on to note that the sentence would probably start something like "[=WayForward=] Technologies, unlike such major U.S. companies as Microsoft or Lotus..."

* Played with in one episode of ''[=~M*A*S*H~=]'':

* ''[=~3rd Rock From The Sun~=]''. Dick has to write a eulogy for a very unpleasant man he barely knew. After a few tries that used GallowsHumor, he eventually went with describing matter turning to energy at light speed as a poetic metaphor for the moment of death. Most of the humans, including his girlfriend Mary, loved it; his alien family laughed over how trite it was (apparently it's an overused cliché by galactic standards).

* White Mage in ''[=~8-Bit Theater~=]'', paraphrasing: "It was certainly..." *She thinks of several adjectives, including something like "bearable"* "...an experience to meet you guys..."

* ''{{Magazine/MAD}}'' did a feature called "Exciting but Meaningless Movie Studio Blurbs" (in issue #292), which contained such examples: "You'll laugh until you stop!" and "The Film that Received Many Reviews FROM TODAY'S TOP CRITICS!"

* In the ''{{Pink Panther}}'' series, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) is called on to make a speech praising Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers). With everything neutral (there was no one else like him) he says, he bursts out laughing, while others believe he has lost control of his emotions and is crying. Once at the funeral of the supposedly dead Clouseau, and once when programming the computer which will find the missing Clouseau.

* Played with in one episode of ''[[{{MASH}} M*A*S*H]]'':

* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Dick has to write a eulogy for a very unpleasant man he barely knew. After a few tries that used GallowsHumor, he eventually went with describing matter turning to energy at light speed as a poetic metaphor for the moment of death. Most of the humans, including his girlfriend Mary, loved it; his alien family laughed over how trite it was (apparently it's an overused cliché by galactic standards).

* MADMagazine did a feature called "Exciting but Meaningless Movie Studio Blurbs" (in issue #292), which contained such examples: "You'll laugh until you stop!" and "The Film that Recieved Many Reviews FROM TODAY'S TOP CRITICS!"

* White Mage in EightBitTheater, paraphrasing: "It was certainly..." *She thinks of several adjectives, including something like "bearable"* "...an experience to meet you guys..."

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* ''{{Futurama}}'': As That Guy dies horribly of bone-itis, his last words are, "My only regret is that I have... bone-itis."
** Additionally, Bender telling Fry "Of all the friends I've had you're the first."[[hottip:*:Considering Bender's reaction to Fry genuinely wanting to be his friend, this may well have been intended as sweet. On the other hand, it's Bender.]]
* ''AquaTeenHungerForce'': When Carl is trying to convince Meatwad to take him to the Super Bowl.
-->Look, Meatball. Ever since my son was... never conceived because I've never had consensual sex without money involved, I've always kind of looked at you as a... thing, that I could live next to... in accordance with state law.
* On ''DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'', Ben lists some possible career paths for himself. When he mentions bartending, his father says, "Out of all the ones you've mentioned so far, that was the third."
* [[TheSimpsons Marge Simpson]], telling her family to [[BeYourself Be Themselves]] at the country club:
-->Homer, I like your in-your-face humanity. I like the way Lisa speaks her mind. I like Bart's ... I like Bart."
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* Albert of TheAgonyBooth described the pilot for the 2009 reimaging of [[{{V-2009}} ''V'']] saying "Of all the new shows that debuted last fall, ABC's ''V'' was, without a doubt, one of them.

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* GrouchoMarx's blurb for ''[[SJPerelman Dawn Ginsburgh's Revenge]]'': "From the moment I picked this book up to the moment I put it down I could not stop laughing; someday I intend reading it."

* SparklingGenerationValkyrieYuuki has Christmas specials that traditionally end in "Truly, this was a holiday occurence."

* White Mage in EightBitTheater, paraphrasing: "It was certainly..." *She thinks of several adjectives, including something like "bearable"* "...an experience to meet you guys..."

* On ''Muppets Tonight'', the host would always open with a self-deprecating comment about the show. In one episode, he said, "Muppets Tonight: the show critics everywhere are calling... Muppets Tonight."

* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Dick has to write a eulogy for a very unpleasant man he barely knew. After a few tries that used GallowsHumor, he eventually went with describing matter turning to energy at light speed as a poetic metaphor for the moment of death. Most of the humans, including his girlfriend Mary, loved it; his alien family laughed over how trite it was (apparently it's an overused cliche by galactic standards).

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* UK publication ''PrivateEye'' has a regular feature called ''Colemanballs'' which chronicle notable gaffes from sports commentators, some of which fall under this trope (due to their low brain-to-mouth reaction time). A few examples:
--->''"Both sides have scored a couple of goals, and both sides have conceded a couple of goals."''
--->''"It's now 1-1, an exact reversal of the score on Saturday."''
--->''"He's one of those footballers whose brains are in his head."''
* Abe Lincoln was once asked his opinion of a man's book. He didn't particularly enjoy it, but wanted to be nice, so he said "For people who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing that they would like."
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* Lano and Woodley used this in their stage show ''The Island'', saying that "Of all the cities we've toured, [Insert City Here] is definitely one of them."

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* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Dick has to write a eulogy for a very unpleasant man he barely knew. After a few tries that used GallowsHumor, he eventually just went with matter turning to energy at lightspeed and equating that with decomposition in a very poetic way. Most of the humans, including his girlfriend Mary, loved it. His alien family though called him out on how trite it was.

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* MADMagazine did a feature called "Exciting but Meaningless Movie Studio Blurbs" (in issue #292), which contained such examples: "You'll laugh until you stop!" and "The Film that Recieved Many Reviews FROM TODAY'S TOP CRITICS!"

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* In the play of ''BeautyAndTheBeast,'' Lumiere prompts the Beast to "say something" about Belle's new dress. The Beast addresses Belle quite gracefully and informs that [[CaptainObvious the dress is blue.]] Cue the Beast being dragged aside for the clarification of something ''complimentary.''

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-->Meat-man... ever since my son was... never born, because I've never had consensual sex without money involved... I've always kind of looked at you as... a thing, that I could live next to... in accordance with state laws.

* ''ThirdRockFromTheSun''. Dick has to write a eulogy for a very unplesant man he barely knew. After a few tries that used GallowsHumor, he eventually just went with matter turning to energy at lightspeed and equating that with decomposition in a very poetic way. Most of the humans, including his girlfriend Mary, loved it. His alien family though called him out on how trite it was.

** Additionally, Bender telling Fry "Of all the friends I've had you're the first."