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* Crime writer Creator/MickeySpillane is arguing with other celebrities about the merits of Millers Lite beer when a luscious doll saunters up to him.

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* Crime writer Creator/MickeySpillane is arguing with other celebrities about the merits of Millers Miller Lite beer Beer when a luscious doll saunters up to him.
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** In another add Spillane asks The Doll, "What's a nice girl like you doing in a commercial like this?"
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-->'''Doll:''' What's a nice guy like you doing in a fight like this?"
-->'''Spillane:''' Waitin' for you, doll!

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-->'''Doll:''' What's a nice guy like you doing in a fight like this?"
this?
-->'''Spillane:''' Waitin' for you, doll!doll! ''(exit with gorgeous dame)''
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* Crime writer Creator/MickeySpillane is arguing with other celebrities about the merits of Millers Lite beer when a luscious doll saunters up to him.
-->'''Doll:''' What's a nice guy like you doing in a fight like this?"
-->'''Spillane:''' Waitin' for you, doll!
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-->'''Rick:''' Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world - she drops into mine!

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-->'''Rick:''' Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world - she drops walks into mine!
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* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11488906/3/Potter-vs-Paradox Potter vs. Paradox]]'':
-->'''Sirius:''' Strange voices that talk to you out of thin air are a sign of madness. Go away!\\
'''Iris:''' I'm a person, not a voice! I'm merely invisible. I'm also here to get you out.\\
'''Sirius:''' That's a good one mate, voice of madness or not. OK, I'll bite. What's a nice girl like you doing in a dump like this? You *are* a nice girl, right?
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* The EitherOrTitle of ''Literature/ICthulhu'' is '' What's A Tentacle-Faced Thing Like Me Doing In A Sunken City Like This (Latitude 47° 9' S, Longitude 126° 43' W)?''
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* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':

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* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' first-season episode "11001001", said by Riker to a hologram: "What's a knockout brunette like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this?"

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* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' first-season episode ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
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"11001001", said by Riker to a hologram: "What's a knockout brunette like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this?"this?"
** In "Contagion", the ''Enterprise'' rendezvouses with their sister ship, the ''Yamato'', and hails them:
--->'''Picard:''' Donald, what's a nice Starfleet captain like you doing in a place like this?
--->'''Varley:''' It's good to see you again, Jean-Luc, despite your antique humor.
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* One of Johnny Cage's intros against D'Vorah in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' {{parodie|dtrope}}s the ''Casablanca'' example.
-->'''Johnny''': Of all the gin joints in all the towns...\\
'''D'Vorah''': [[ShutupKirk Quit babbling, Earthrealmer!]]\\
'''Johnny''': ...you're not walking outta mine.
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* ''Series/CowboyBebop2021''. In "Cowboy Gospel", Spike Spiegel apologizes in advance for giving what sounds like a bad pickup line before saying the trope to Katerina Solensan. It's actually a relevant question, as she's a PoorLittleRichKid on the run with the VillainOfTheWeek.

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* Upon linking up with the mole in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout|1}}'''s [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Final Dungeon]]:

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* Upon linking up with the mole in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout|1}}'''s ''VideoGame/Fallout1'''s [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Final Dungeon]]:


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* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Psaro says this to the heroine Sofia in the DS version if she speaks to him at the beginning of Chapter 5.
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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11993578/12/The-Truth-Shall-Set-You-Free The Truth Shall Set You Free]]'' Fred and George bring [=McGonagall=] to their joke shop.

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* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11993578/12/The-Truth-Shall-Set-You-Free The Truth Shall Set You Free]]'' Fred and George bring drag [=McGonagall=] to into the back room of their joke shop.
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* ''VideoGame/DinkSmallwood'' mod ''Dry'':
-->'''Dink:''' So what's a [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext bed like you]] doing in a desert like this?
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* In Disney's ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'':

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* In Disney's ''Disney/HomeOnTheRange'':''WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange'':



* This happens twice in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'':

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* This happens twice in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'':
** After saving Lady from the vicious dogs in the alley, Tramp asks her, "Hey Pidge, what are you doing on this side of the tracks?"
** Lady is taken to the dog pound, but she is released when her owners come by to take her home. As the dog catcher lets her out, he tells her that she's "too nice a girl" to be in the pound.
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* In ''Charm King'''s Halloween tale Mrs. Curmudgel brings an alderman to confront local inventor Philbert about his latest noisy invention.
-->'''Mrs. Curmudgel:''' Maribelle? What's a nice girl like you doing around here?
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]]: While heading through a maintenance duct investigating what's wrong with Platform One, the Doctor asks PlantAlien Jabe why exactly she's attending the event being held:

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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]]: While heading through a maintenance duct investigating what's wrong with Platform One, the Doctor asks PlantAlien {{Plant Alien|s}} Jabe why exactly she's attending the event being held:

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* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]", someone asks a female scientist "What's a girl like you doing in a job like this?" She's not impressed.
-->"Well, when I was a little girl I thought I'd like to be a scientist, so I ''became'' a scientist."
* In ''Series/ThePretender'' episode ''A Stand-Up Guy'', Jarod strikes up a conversation with a woman whose restaurant has become a gang hangout, and asks her in a joking tone what a nice girl like her is doing in a place like this.
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' first-season episode "11001001", said by Riker to a hologram: "What's a knockout brunette like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this?"



* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear "The Web of Fear"]]: Someone asks a female scientist "What's a girl like you doing in a job like this?" She's not impressed.
--->"Well, when I was a little girl I thought I'd like to be a scientist, so I ''became'' a scientist."
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]]: While heading through a maintenance duct investigating what's wrong with Platform One, the Doctor asks PlantAlien Jabe why exactly she's attending the event being held:
--->"What's a tree like you doing on a platform like this?"



--> "What's a girl like you doing in a nice place like this?"

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* In ''Series/ThePretender'' episode ''A Stand-Up Guy'', Jarod strikes up a conversation with a woman whose restaurant has become a gang hangout, and asks her in a joking tone what a nice girl like her is doing in a place like this.
* In the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' first-season episode "11001001", said by Riker to a hologram: "What's a knockout brunette like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like
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* Dick Dastardly in the ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' episode "Fly-By-Knights" laments "What's a nice guy like me doing in a cooped-up outfit like this?"



** Used in the virus episode.
** In season 4 a mook tries to hit on [[DarkActionGirl Asajj Ventress]] like this.
* Dick Dastardly in the ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' episode "Fly-By-Knights" laments "What's a nice guy like me doing in a cooped-up outfit like this?"

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** Used [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E17BlueShadowVirus "Blue Shadow Virus"]]: [[MadScientist Dr. Vindi]] and Padmé:
--->'''Vindi:''' What's a lifeform like you doing
in a swamp like this?\\
'''Padmé:''' I was about to ask you
the virus episode.
same question.
** In season 4 a mook tries to hit on [[DarkActionGirl Asajj Ventress]] like this.
* Dick Dastardly in the ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' episode "Fly-By-Knights" laments "What's a nice guy like me doing in a cooped-up outfit like this?"
this and gets lightsabered for his trouble.
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* Likewise ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'' (1965). "What's a rotten girl like you doing in a nice place like this?"

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* Likewise ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'' ''Film/DrGoldfootAndTheBikiniMachine'' (1965). "What's a rotten girl like you doing in a nice place like this?"

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