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** A partial one: "My name is [name], and I am (or am not) [[Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader smarter than a fifth grader]]."

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** A partial one: "My name is [name], and I am (or am not) [[Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader [[Series/AreYouSmarterThanA5thGrader smarter than a fifth grader]]."



* "So let me ask you: [[Series/DealorNoDeal Deal...or no deal]]?"

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* "So let me ask you: [[Series/DealorNoDeal [[Series/DealOrNoDeal Deal...or no deal]]?"



* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': Expect the episode names to be uttered by any of the characters within the episode. The series title is dropped by Rick after the group is driven from the farm, and he reveals they're all infected.

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* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010'': Expect the episode names to be uttered by any of the characters within the episode. The series title is dropped by Rick after the group is driven from the farm, and he reveals they're all infected.

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* Likewise, in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', usually justified. To name just a few:
** Episode 1.05: "You know how a Sandhog measures progress? ''A man a mile.'' 'Cause that's the death rate down there. Electrocutions, cave-ins, decapitations. Every mile of rock we move, we lose one of our own."
** Episode 1.09: ''Officer Blue'' is the name of the horse which has a bullet needed for evidence lodged in its neck.
** Episode 1.13: The ''Tanglewood'' Boys are the gang involved.
** Episode 2.14: ''Necrophilia Americana'' is the scientific name of the flesh-eating beetles found at the crime scene.
** Episode 3.24: Danny takes Lindsay's shift and leaves her a note saying, "Enjoy your ''snow day''."

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* Likewise, in ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' name drops episodes fairly regularly, usually justified. To name just a few:
** Episode 1.05: "You know how a Sandhog measures progress? ''A [[Recap/CSINYS01E05 A man a mile.'' mile]]. 'Cause that's the death rate down there. Electrocutions, cave-ins, decapitations. Every mile of rock we move, we lose one of our own."
** Episode 1.09: ''Officer Blue'' "[[Recap/CSINYS01E09 Officer Blue]]" is the name of the a horse which has a bullet needed for evidence lodged in its neck.
** Episode 1.13: The ''Tanglewood'' [[Recap/CSINYS01E13 Tanglewood]] Boys are the gang involved.
the episode focuses on and which Danny's brother had been a member of in their younger days.
** Episode 2.14: ''Necrophilia Americana'' "[[Recap/CSINYS02E14 Necrophilia Americana]]" is the scientific name of the flesh-eating beetles found at the crime scene.
** Episode 3.24: Danny takes Lindsay's shift in the third season finale and leaves her a note saying, "Enjoy your ''snow day''."[[Recap/CSINYS03E24 snow day]]."
** After impatiently waiting for a suspect to explain his actions, Mac tells him, "[[Recap/CSINYS04E04 Time's up]]" and has him escorted to a cell.
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* Kermit the Frog: "We'll see you next time on ''Series/TheMuppetShow''!"
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* This happens in several episodes of "Series/OurHouse", starting with the very first episode where Gus refers tells Jessie "this is our house," when she and the kids move in.
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* ''Series/AmericanPlayhouse'': Based on a short story by Creator/KurtVonnegut, "Who Am I This Time?" revolves around two shy characters who have never been lucky in love, hardware store employee [[Creator/ChristopherWalken Harry Nash]] and telephone operator [[Creator/SusanSarandon Helene Shaw]], who both audition for a local production of ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''. Cast as Stanley and Stella, each comes out of their shell and become infatuated with the other's stage persona, but they eventually learn to love each other for who they really are. The last line of dialogue is one of them using the title to ask the director about their roles in their next production.

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* From the anthology series ''Series/AmericanPlayhouse'': Based on a short story by Creator/KurtVonnegut, "Who Am I This Time?" revolves around two shy characters who have never been lucky in love, hardware store employee [[Creator/ChristopherWalken Harry Nash]] and telephone operator [[Creator/SusanSarandon Helene Shaw]], who both audition for a local production of ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''. Cast as Stanley and Stella, each comes out of their shell and become infatuated with the other's stage persona, but they eventually learn to love each other for who they really are. The last line of dialogue is one of them using the episode title to ask the director about their roles in their the next production.
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* ''Series/AmericanPlayhouse'': Based on a short story by Creator/KurtVonnegut, "Who Am I This Time?" revolves around two shy characters who have never been lucky in love, hardware store employee [[Creator/ChristopherWalken Harry Nash]] and telephone operator [[Creator/SusanSarandon Helene Shaw]], who both audition for a local production of ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''. Cast as Stanley and Stella, each comes out of their shell and become infatuated with the other's stage persona, but they eventually learn to love each other for who they really are. The last line of dialogue is one of them using the title to ask the director about their roles in their next production.

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--->'''Tim Laughlin''': You want me to be rough trade? Hit me.

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--->'''Tim --->'''Timothy Laughlin''': You want me to be rough trade? Hit me.


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** In "Make it Easy":
--->'''Tim''': Go home, Hawk. Please. Make it easy for me.
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** In the first one, there was a jewelry burglary on the cruise ship Josephine; Hart Industries didn't want a heavy insurance investigation, because as Jonathan puts it, "It would be like hanging out a sign: 'Cruise at Your Own Risk'". This leads to a report of the most recent burglary on the cruise ship Desiree: $600,000. In the latter, after French chef Maurice is murdered (meaning that he won't be having dealings with Jonathan Hart, or anyone for that matter, Frank March (Lloyd Bochner) says, "Yes, that's right. Too many cooks are murder."

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** In the first one, there was a jewelry burglary on the cruise ship Josephine; Hart Industries didn't want a heavy insurance investigation, because as Jonathan puts it, "It would be like hanging out a sign: 'Cruise at Your Own Risk'". This leads to a report of the most recent burglary on the cruise ship Desiree: $600,000. In the latter, after French chef Maurice is murdered (meaning that he won't be having dealings with Jonathan Hart, or anyone for that matter, matter), Frank March (Lloyd Bochner) says, "Yes, that's right. Too many cooks are murder."
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** Wink Martindale, on ''Series/TicTacDough'', whenever either player (usually the champion) won: "Right, for Tic-Tac-Dough!"


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* ''Series/{{Emergency}}'' had this in a fifth-season episode, "Involvement," where Dr. Early is commenting on retired nurse Milly Eastman (in this episode, a patient) being moved in with a problem paraplegic named Jean Clark. Early says, "You're my patient and I think a hefty dose of involvement is exactly what you need."


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* ''Series/HartToHart'': Two first-season episodes, "Cruise at Your Own Risk" and "Too Many Cooks are Murder."
** In the first one, there was a jewelry burglary on the cruise ship Josephine; Hart Industries didn't want a heavy insurance investigation, because as Jonathan puts it, "It would be like hanging out a sign: 'Cruise at Your Own Risk'". This leads to a report of the most recent burglary on the cruise ship Desiree: $600,000. In the latter, after French chef Maurice is murdered (meaning that he won't be having dealings with Jonathan Hart, or anyone for that matter, Frank March (Lloyd Bochner) says, "Yes, that's right. Too many cooks are murder."
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--->'''Hawk''': I have a Bronze Star. In case you hadn't noticed, I'm bulletproof.

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--->'''Hawk''': --->'''Hawkins Fuller''': I have a Bronze Star. In case you hadn't noticed, I'm bulletproof.



--->'''Tim''': You want me to be rough trade? Hit me.

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--->'''Tim''': --->'''Tim Laughlin''': You want me to be rough trade? Hit me.
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** In "Beyond Measure":
--->'''Tim''': It's like we say in seminary, beyond measure.

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