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* Played for drama in ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji''. When Asuka fights the nine [[EldritchAbomination MP-Evas]] she kills eight. While [[spoiler:she dies at the hands of the ninth,]] she thinks that "eight out of nine isn't so bad."
-->Eight out of nine... that's not bad...
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11123742/31/The-Vanishing-Cabinet-Of-Time The Vanishing Cabinet of Time]]'' Harry is betrothed to four girls, each from a different Hogwarts House, and Hermione suggests this might be a prelude to House unity. Daphne replies that most of the other Slytherins would never go for it and "Three out of four ain't bad."

* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'': During the Fourth Ninja War, Edo Tensei!Kakuzu launches a fiery blast at Shino, Kiba and Tamaki. Shino manages to evade it, but the others seemingly don't, prompting Kakuzu to quote the trope (at least until it turns out the others slipped underground to save themselves.)

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5356349/7/Harry-s-Guardian-Angel Harry's Guardian Angel]]'' Samantha looks up Harry's symptoms and announces that he has salmonella. When he tries to protest that he doesn't have ''all'' the symptoms listed, she replies that sometimes you only have six out of seven and that "six out of seven isn't bad".
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3239233/3/Harry-s-Dirty-Little-Secret Harry's Dirty Little Secret]]'' the Ministry decides to forcibly marry Harry to the highest bidder so they can afford to pay settlements to all of the people who filed paternity suits against him. Ron comments that he hopes Harry's spouse-to-be is rich, good-looking and not a prat. When Draco wins the auction, Hermione comments that "Two out of three isn't bad".

* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14469255/chapters/37378766#workskin Let's Try Again]]'' Mr. Weasley wonders where he went wrong with Ron and Ginny's upbringing and Percy comments that five out of seven isn't bad.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14184141/7/Fighting-Back Fighting Back]]'' Sirius is brought from Azkaban to the Ministry for questioning after Pettigrew is captured.
-->'''Madame Bones:''' Sirius Black.\\
'''Sirius:''' Wassat. I was having the best dream I've had in years. There were no dementors and I was clean. [Looks at dirty hands] Well one out of two ain't bad.

** [[RunningGag Actually, it's only 33 percent]]....

* In the ''Series/GilligansIsland'' episode "The Hunter", the Castaways are trying to reassure themselves that Gilligan will escape from the [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame eponymous character]].

* Darren Stevens from ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' once said this after noting that while his mother-in-law hates him, his wife and daughter love him very much.
* Subverted in ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', when Lindsay tells the others that her childhood dream was to fall in love, get married and have a baby. When Michael says that two out of three isn't bad, Lindsay says that three out of three is even better, since she and Melanie have decided to get married.
* In the ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'' episode "[[Recap/VoyagersS1E10AnArrowPointingEast An Arrow Pointing East]]", when Bogg leaves to get the gasoline so Lindbergh can fly the Atlantic, he's warned there's a guard dog on the premises. When Jeff tries to tell him to be careful, Bogg declares that he has a way with women, children, and animals. Jeff concedes to two out of the three.
* ''Series/TheWire'': When Carcetti becomes mayor, he's told that if he wants to run for governor in a few years, his administration's policy goals should be to 1) authorize a major construction project he can put his name on; 2) lower Baltimore's crime rate; 3) not interfere in the city's schools, and for bonus points, 4) keep his "boyish good looks". When Carcetti recalls this exchange in a later season and mentions it to his aide Norman, Norman snarks that one out of four isn't bad.
* A skit on ''Series/{{Saturday Night Live}}'' concluded with two representatives of the Gay Communist Gun Club endorsing George H. W. Bush for president because, while he did not support all of their positions, two out of three wasn't bad.

->'''Cause two out of three ain't bad."''

-->-- '''Music/MeatLoaf''', ''Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad''

* ''Series/TheWire'': When Carcetti becomes mayor, he's told that if he wants to run for governor in a few years, his administration's policy goals should be to 1) authorize a major construction project he can put his name on; 2) lower Baltimore's crime rate; 3) not interfere in the city's schools, and for bonus points, 4) keep his "boyish good looks". When Carcetti recalls this exchange in a later season and mentions it his aide Norman, Norman snarks that one out of four isn't bad.

* ''Series/TheWire'': When Carcetti becomes mayor, he's told that if he wants to run for governor in a few years, his administration's policy goals should be to 1) authorize a major construction project he can put his name on; 2) lower Baltimore's crime rate; and 3) not interfere in the city's schools. He fails to keep all his campaign promises, but adds that he also wanted to keep his "boyish good looks". His aide snarks that one out of four isn't bad.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'': A witch tried to turn Scooby Doo, Scrappy and Shaggy into frogs. Shaggy was the only one she hit and the witch invoked the trope to show how satisfied she was for having at least one frog.
* One ''WesternAnimation/{{Gumby}}'' short had Prickle and Goo getting the names of the presidents on Mt. Rushmore.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Bolin guesses that his captor, Ghazan, was raised by an older sister, started growing his mustache at ten, and has an [[MinionShipping unspoken attraction to his partner-in-crime Ming-Hua]]. Ghazan replies with this trope, though he doesn't state ''which'' two are correct, but given their glances, it would seem the first two are correct.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cro}}'': During "Here's Looking at You, Cro!", at one point Cro and Pacca spy on Ogg using a periscope while he's roasting some mung over a fire:
-->'''Ogg''': Ogg just can't let Gogg win. Gogg good guy but, not brave like Ogg. Not strong like Ogg. Not smart like Ogg. ''(touches the mung and burns his hand)'' Ouchie!
-->'''Cro''': Two out of three ain't bad.
* ''WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'': In "[[Recap/DennisTheMenace1986S1E33 Ruff's Hat Trick]]", Dennis and Ruff are being chased by a police officer. Two workers are seen carrying a SheetOfGlass when Ruff and Dennis approach them. Though the workers manage to avoid having having the sheet of glass shattered by both Ruff and Dennis, they're not so lucky when the police officer comes across them.
-->'''Worker:''' Well, two out of three isn't bad.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Bolin guesses that his captor, Ghazan, was raised by an older sister, started growing his BadassMustache at ten, and has an [[MinionShipping unspoken attraction to his partner-in-crime Ming-Hua]]. Ghazan replies with this trope, though he doesn't state ''which'' two are correct, but given their glances, it would seem the first two are correct.

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11123742/31/The-Vanishing-Cabinet-Of-Time The Vanishing Cabinet of Time]]'' Harry is betrothed to four girls, each from a different Hogwarts House, and Hermione suggests that this might be a prelude to House unity. Daphne replies that most of the other Slytherins would never go for it and that "Three out of four ain't bad."

* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11123742/31/The-Vanishing-Cabinet-Of-Time The Vanishing Cabinet of Time]]'' Harry is betrothed to four girls, each from a different Hogwarts House, and Hermione suggests that this might be a prelude to House unity. Daphne replies that most of the Slytherins would never go for it and that "Three out of four ain't bad."

* ''Discworld/SoulMusic'' had the gag about Sex, Drugs and Music with Rocks In. "I haven't had sex." "My dad would kill me if I did drugs." "Well, one out of three ain't bad."

* In one ''Series/MagnumPI'' Christmas episode T.C. refers to Magnum and his companions as freeloaders. Higgins replies that Robin Masters is perfectly willing to reimburse T.C.

* In one ''Series/MagnumPI'' Christmas episode TC refers to Magnum and his companions as freeloaders. Higgins replies that Robin Masters is perfectly willing to reimburse TC.
-->'''TC:''' One out of three ain't bad.

* On one ''Series/MagnumPI'' Christmas episode TC refers to Magnum and his companions as freeloaders. Higgins replies that Robin Masters is perfectly willing to reimburse TC.