Line #44 FirstNameBasis/LiveActionTV


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6	Examples of FirstNameBasis in LiveActionTV.
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8	* In the first season of ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', Dick and Mary mostly referred to each other as "Dr. Solomon" and "Dr. Albright" respectively. They shifted permanently to first-name terms after they hooked up at the end of the season.
9	** The rest of the Solomons consistently refer to Mary as "Albright". In the FreakyFridayFlip episode, Sally-in-Dick's-body had trouble remembering to say "Mary" instead of "Albright".
10	* ''Series/TwentyFour'' featured a rare ''negative'' usage of this trope: in Day 5, when Special Agent Aaron Pierce discovers [[spoiler: President Logan was involved in the day's conspiracy, he is captured and the President tries to convince him to remain quiet or be killed.]] What follows:
11	-->'''Aaron Pierce:''' [[spoiler:There is nothing that you have said or done that is acceptable to me in the least. You are a traitor to your country and a disgrace to your office. And it's my duty to see that you are brought to justice for what you have done. Is there anything else... ''Charles?'']]
12	** There's also an instance of first name basis being ''revoked'', when [[spoiler: Mike joined the others who were trying to undermine Palmer. When Mike calls him David afterward, Palmer lets him know it's "Mr. President" now.]]
13	** Ethan Kanin, implied to be an old [[SubText friend]] of President Taylor, is the only one to call her "Allison" on the show. To everyone else, she's "ma'am" or "Madame President".
14	* ''Series/AllInTheFamily'': Mike addresses his father-in-law as Archie (or "Awch"), while in contrast he always calls Edith "Ma".
15	* ''Series/AlteredCarbon''.
16	** Takeshi Kovacs' ImaginaryFriend notes that his calling Detective Ortega by her first name is a bad sign, given that she's supposed to be an expendable asset in his RedshirtArmy.
17	** Used as foreshadowing when he uses an ImpersonationGambit while making contact with the HiddenVillain in a virtual reality construct. The villain quickly sees through the impersonation and asks, "Takeshi, is that you?" implying that they're someone who knows Kovacs intimately.
18	* In ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', most people refer to John Diggle, Oliver's [[BattleButler badass ex-military driver]] and assistant (to both Oliver and the Arrow) as Mr. Diggle, Diggle, or Dig. But when going with him to help him out, Oliver calls him 'John' to stress how serious the situation is.
19	* ''Series/BabylonFive'':
20	** When Sheridan and G'Kar are saying farewell to each other (as G'Kar is about to leave the station to go exploring), Sheridan reflects on their sometimes frustrating but ultimately respectful friendship. As he turns to leave, G'kar quietly says "Goodbye, John", which Sheridan points out is the first time G'Kar had ever called him by his first name. G'Kar denies it, leading to one last, brief argument between them before both smile and laugh and say goodbye again.
21	** While they call each other "Captain" and "Ivanova" on duty, off it Sheridan and Ivanova call each other "John" and "Susan" due to their long-standing and [[LikeBrotherAndSister incredibly close]] friendship.
22	** In the same fashion, it's a significant moment when Sheridan and Delenn go from "Captain" and "Ambassador" to "John" and "Delenn".
23	* In ''Series/BarneyMiller'', most of the police personnel are on a LastNameBasis with each other (or in Wojo's case, a Nickname Basis). But Detectives Chano Amenguale and Nick Yemana are pretty much always Chano and Nick to everyone on the squad. Barney himself is usually called "Barney" by ''most'' of the squad, but not by Dietrich or Levitt, who usually call him Captain. (With Dietrich, he and Barney actually make a point of trying out calling each other "Arthur" and "Barney" in one episode -- but they quickly decide they prefer "Dietrich" and "Captain".)
24	* Deliberately played with in ''Series/BreakingBad'', Hank uses it to display a lack of respect, instead of friendliness.
25	-->'''Hank:''' Mike?
26	-->'''Mike:''' Mr. Ehrmantraut.
27	-->'''Hank:''' So, Mike...
28	* In ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', Gina takes pride in the fact that Kevin has started using her first name, and resists involving him in Jake's latest scheme. When she ends up going along with it, and it inevitably goes badly, Kevin pointedly calls her 'Linetti' until the end of the episode.
29	* In season 4 of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' a series of reveals shows us that Warren Knox is ObfuscatingStupidity and is someone to be concerned with. In the second episode, we find out that he and [[UsefulNotes/{{FBI}} J. Edgar Hoover]] are good friends and he freely calls the Acting Director of the Bureau of Investigation "Edgar" even in a professional setting.
30	* On ''Series/TheBobNewhartShow'', Bob generally addresses his patients as Mr. or Mrs. (Last Name), but -- rather jarringly -- always refers to Michelle Nardo by first name. Some sexism is at play here, as Michelle Nardo is the only single female group member.
31	* Used in ''Series/{{Bones}}'' frequently. When Cam first arrives, she calls Zach Addy and Jack Hodgins by nicknames (Zacharoni and Hodge-podge, respectively) to indicate that she's already close to the team. She calls Booth by his first name to show that she has a romantic history with him, which continues throughout the series. Brennan refers to Cam as "Dr. Saroyan" for a while, but eventually falls into calling her Cam when they become friends.
32	** One episode demonstrates Brennan's conflict between being Temperance (her first name, which only her father and brother call her by) or Dr. Brennan when [[spoiler: her father is on trial for killing a man.]] Booth, who always refers to her as Bones, seems to have neatly solved that problem. Booth himself is always called by his last name except by his brother, his ex, and Cam.
33	** Everyone calls Angela by her first name, although it's eventually revealed that [[spoiler: Angela isn't her birth name.]] She occasionally calls Hodgins "Jack," but he's almost always called by his last name.
34	** It's pointed out that Brennan calls the interns Mr/Ms [=LastName=] to highlight that they're not doctors yet. Other people tend towards calling them by their first names.
35	** Everyone calls Sweets by his last name except Daisy, who calls him Lancelot. (His first name is Lance.)
36	* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'':
37	** The early Season 1 episode "A Clubhouse is Not a Home", Mike – talking with his sons about sharing and getting along with their new stepsisters – refers to their stepmother as "Carol". Greg also calls her "Carol" when talking about her at one point in the pilot episode, "The Honeymoon". But it doesn't take long before she becomes "Mom" to them.
38	** Season 2's "Our Son the Man" sees Greg attempt this on his parents, Mike and Carol. Mike immediately corrects his son.
39	** In the ''Brady'' sequel TV series and movies, Marcia's husband, Wally Logan, always refers to adults – even his bosses and clients – by first name. This includes Mike and Carol.
40	* Used in ''Series/{{Castle\|2009}}'' with everyone in the precinct, including Castle, except for highly emotional moments. Becket calls ME Lanie Parish by her first name all the time to show they are long time friends. Det. Ryan and Esposito refer to each other by last names, though Ryan started referring to Esposito as Jav or Javier around the third season. Castle's mother and daughter are primarily referred to as Martha and Alexis, respectively.
41	* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': Woody called Sam and Carla by their first names, but Diane and Rebecca were always "Miss Chambers/Howe", and the customers (Norm, Cliff, Frasier, Lilith) were always referred to as "Mr./Dr.…".
42	** Which meant Frasier and Lilith were "Mr. Dr. Crane" and "Mrs. Dr. Crane".
43	** Woody did avert this with Norm briefly by yelling "NORM!" when the clientele changed after Sam sold the bar and nobody else would do it.
44	* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'': At the outset of the disaster, Professor Valery Legasov and Energy Minister Boris Shcherbina are forced to work together by direct order from General Secretary Gorbachev. When Legasov first addresses the Minister as "Boris", as his colleagues on the Council are allowed to do, Shcherbina angrily rebukes him. Later on, as they become FireforgedFriends, Shcherbina starts addressing the Professor as "Valery".
45	* The members of the [=BAU=] in ''Series/CriminalMinds'' mostly use last names with each other, with some exceptions:
46	** Rossi is the only other person besides Hotch's ex-wife to refer to him as "Aaron". This begins with Rossi's very first episode, "About Face", and is a means of showing right from the get-go that the two of them have a previously established working relationship.
47	** Similarly, while other characters have occasionally referred to or addressed Rossi with "Dave" or "David", Hotch is the only one who calls Rossi by his first name with any regularity.
48	** JJ is always called by her nickname, almost never "Jareau" or "Jennifer".
49	** JJ and Gideon are the only ones to call Reid "Spencer" (other than his parents).
50	** Morgan and Garcia keep it professional most of the time - well, [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat as professional as Morgan and Garcia get]] - but during times of extreme stress ("Penelope", "Mayhem") or when they're being extremely honest ("Hopeless"), they will call each other "Penelope" and "Derek".
51	*** A reversal happens when Morgan takes Hotch's place as leader of the [=BAU=]. He stops in the middle of calling her "baby girl" and switches to "Agent Garcia".
52	** Elle was always called by her first name, rather than "Greenaway", with almost no exceptions.
53	** Most members of the team, other than Hotch, switch between calling Emily Prentiss by her first and last name at random. Occasionally, they call her "Em".
54	*** Though "Emily" has been used with increased frequency from season four on, particularly by Rossi.
55	** Rossi is the only person in the world who can get away with calling Section Chief Strauss "Erin".
56	*** Which can occasionally lead to confusion; everyone pronounces Aaron as Erin, so if both are in a scene and Rossi calls one of them by name...
57	*** It's also interesting to note that Strauss tends to return the favor, frequently calling Rossi by his first name, too. She occasionally uses "Agent Rossi", particularly when they're in a public situation, but she's called him "Dave" enough times, possibly even more consistently than Hotch.
58	* The ''Series/{{CSI}}'' franchise varies.
59	** On the original, Grissom calls all the team by their first names. He is an exception, everyone, even his GF/wife calls him Grissom. DB, on the other hand, is just DB to everyone, or "Russell" rarely. Finn is an exception, she hates "Julie" or "Jules", DB's nickname for her. Brass and Ecklie were exceptions, also, though several characters - mainly Grissom and Catherine - didn't hesitate to use "Conrad" sometimes. Gil would sometimes call Brass by his first name as well.
60	** On ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' it varies. First names are most common, except with Hawkes and Flack. Mac uses both, usually using first names with those two when he's concerned. Danny also makes exception with Lindsay, naturally - he calls her "Babe" as often as her name. ("Montana" became rare as time went on.)
61	** ''Series/CSIMiami'' was also mostly first names, though Eric got called Delko sometimes. And Horatio was often "H". Horatio also made an exception with Ryan, mostly calling him "Mr. Wolfe".
62	* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. Subverted when [[IntrepidReporter Karen Page]] is interviewing [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]], and reverts to this trope during a [[ItsPersonal hate-filled snarkfest]], as Fisk has murdered friends of hers and tried to kill her, whereas she's about to reveal that she shot dead TheDragon who was a personal friend of Fisk.
63	-->'''Karen Page:''' OK. You want secrets? I can tell you a secret, ''Wilson''. Is it okay if I call you that? I feel like we know each other well enough by now... \
64	'''Wilson Fisk:''' As you wish, ''Karen''.
65	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
66	** Over the Third Doctor era, the Doctor always referred to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart by his rank. Come his regeneration into the Fourth Doctor in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot "Robot"]] and he begins referring to him as "Alistair", which clearly perturbs the Brigadier.
67	** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit "The Satan Pit"]]: Acting Captain Zach begins addressing Mr. Jefferson as "John" when the situation gets really serious.
68	* Walter, Josh's father in ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' is called by his first name by his two stepchildren, Drake and Megan.
69	** ''Series/JustRollWithIt'' did the same thing with Rachael, Blair's mother, and Byron, Owen's father, who are called by their first names instead of "Mom" and "Dad" by their respective stepchildren.
70	* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' examples: At first, Aeryn and D'Argo call John "Crichton". When he becomes closer to them, they switch to "John". Also, at first Pilot calls Aeryn "Officer Sun". Only later does he start to call her "Aeryn".
71	** Oddly, in "The Choice" a grief-stricken Aeryn shouts "Crichton!" repeatedly off a balcony, not John. One explanation is that due to the death of the version of Crichton she had entered into a relationship with, she was conflicted over her feelings for the other version of Crichton who was still alive, who both was and ''wasn't'' her "John".
72	** Scorpius has a tendency to refer to Crichton by his last name when talking to others, whilst ''insisting'' on "John" when speaking to him directly. It's implied that he does so partly because he wants to appear FauxAffablyEvil and partly because he wants to [[TermsOfEndangerment unnerve him]].
73	* Inara is about the only one who uses Mal’s first name on ''{{Series/Firefly}}''. Zoe still calls him sir and the others usually call him Captain. Kaylee and River are most likeky to use Simon’s first name instead of calling him “Doc”. And no one uses Wash’s first name because not even he likes “Hoban”.
74	* On ''{{Series/Frasier}}'', the Cranes would always refer to Daphne by her first name, and Daphne would address them as "Dr. Crane" or "Mr. Crane" without fail. This was a plot point in the episode where she accidentally found out about Niles' feelings for her. When the long-running Niles and Daphne romantic subplot finally came to a head, Daphne ran away from her wedding to be with Niles. He was waiting outside the chapel in a Winnebago. As Daphne climbs in, Niles tells her "Fasten your seatbelt, Daphne."
75	-->'''Daphne:''' Fasten ''yours'', Niles.
76	** She finally calls Frasier and Martin by their first names after she marries Niles.
77	** Roz referred to Martin as "Mr. Crane" for the first one and a half seasons before switching to "Martin", but she always called Frasier and Niles by their first names.
78	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
79	** After insistently calling Jaime "Kingslayer" ever since they met, Brienne displays her new-found regard for Jaime Lannister by calling him "Ser Jaime".
80	** Littlefinger frequently reminds Sansa to call him "Petyr" to encourage some intimacy between them. She prefers to call him "Lord Baelish", which is still more polite than "Littlefinger".
81	** Strangely, unlike most other lords in the series Tywin Lannister is usually referred to as "Lord Tywin" rather than "Lord Lannister".
82	* Mrs. Marian Cunningham from ''Series/HappyDays'' was the ''only'' person allowed to call Fonzie by his given name of Arthur.
83	* Done rather comically on ''Series/{{House}}'' in the first season when Cameron reads an "empowerment at work" book and begins to call Foreman and Chase by their first names. They respond by saying her first name whenever they say anything at all to her.
84	-->'''Cameron''': Are you mocking me?\
85	'''Foreman''': No... ''Allison''.
86	** When Chase and Cameron are together they call each other by their last names at work and their first names whenever else.
87	* In ''Series/TheInBESTigators'', Ezra thinks he is on a first-name basis with Principal [=McGillick=].
88	-->'''Ezra:''' Luckily, Henry and I are tight.
89	-->'''Principal [=McGillick=]:''' Don’t call me Henry.
90	* The eponymous ''Series/InspectorLynley'' [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious almost]] universally called his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, either 'Sergeant' or 'Havers' while on duty. It's not until the last produced episode of the show that he switches to calling her 'Barbara' on a regular basis, only calling her 'Havers' when he is cross with her; this marks a significant shift in their relationship. (Havers, however, calls him nothing but 'Sir', relying on tone to get her point across, as he is both her social and professional superior.)
91	* In ''{{Series/Jekyll}}'', Dr. Jackman's best friend turns out to be a spy planted into his life as part of an elaborate scheme. He attempts to appeal to Jackman's wife, Claire, by calling her name - who turns around and orders him very, very confidently to address her as Mrs. Jackman.
92	* ''Series/{{Jeremiah}}'': Thunder Mountain characters use their full names more freely than people outside of their HiddenElfVillage (although there are some exceptions, like Cord Geary from "Red Kiss" and Jimmy Holcomb and the Davenport brothers from "The Bag").
93	---> '''Theo''': Our last names died with the old world.
94	* Owen and Blair call their respective stepparents by name instead of "Mom" or "Dad", respectively.
95	* ''{{Series/Kaamelott}}'':
96	** A variant: Everyone refers to each other by their first name since no one has a last name, but uses the second-person-plural form (prefaced with Sir/Lady if applicable), even between couples and best friends, which is a more respectful-sounding conjugation in French... but it only makes it funnier when these characters spend most of their time insulting each other.
97	** Elias the Treacherous refers to Arthur in the first-person precisely because it's disrespectful, so as to establish he's the top dog in the room.
98	* ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' protagonist Gentaro Kisaragi refers to almost all his classmates by just their first name, no [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics honorific]]. In Japan, this is considered very intimate, the sort of thing only really close friends or lovers would do, but Gentaro does it because [[AllLovingHero he wants to be friends with everybody]]. A few members of the Kamen Rider Club, such as LovableJock Shun Daimonji, do the same with him.
99	* In ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', the rules are realistically intricate:
100	** Detective Olivia Benson is called "Olivia" by most of her co-workers, but always "Liv" by her partner, and, in subsequent seasons, Alex Cabot and [[ShipTease Rafael Barba]]. If anyone else calls her "Liv", [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious the shit is about to hit the fan]]. This changes after she gets promoted and put in charge of the unit, however; by Season 17, most of the detectives under her command call her Liv.
101	** Detective Elliot Stabler is usually "Elliot", though the other detectives will call him "Stabler" occasionally. Both his partner and his wife, and no one else, call him "El".
102	** Detective Odafin Tutuola is always called "Fin" by everyone, because his real name is a bloody mouthful. No one ''ever'' calls him simply "Odafin". Fin usually uses last names, except with Benson and Stabler. Even his partner of many years is almost always just "Munch".
103	** Detective (later Sergeant) JustForFun/JohnMunch is always called "Munch" by everyone (because why ''wouldn't'' you?), with the sole exception of Cragen, who usually calls him "John".
104	** Captain Donald Cragen is always addressed as "Captain" or, more affectionately, "Cap"; they call him "Cragen" when he isn't around. The only regular who ever calls him "Donald" or "Don" is Alex Cabot. Cragen usually refers to everyone by their first name; these customs are befitting of his status as TeamDad.
105	** Dr. George Huang is always "Doc" or "Huang"; no one calls him "George" except for, once again, Alex Cabot. He refers to most people by their first names.
106	** Dr. Melinda Warner is "Melinda" to Benson and Stabler; likewise, she calls them "Olivia" and "Elliot". To everyone else, she's "Warner", "Doc Warner", or simply "[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep The M.E.]]"; she, in turn, tends to stick to titles.
107	** The [-ADA-] is always her first name, apart from the [[ReplacementScrappy despised ones]], who are "Greylek" and "Paxton". Alex Cabot, in particular, would refer to ''everyone'' by their first name, even when they weren't around. However, Rafael Barba is well-liked but still called "Barba" or "Counselor" instead of "Rafael" by just about everybody (except, several years into their friendship, [[ShipTease Olivia]]).
108	** Carisi is "Carisi" to everybody except his immediate family, who call him "Sonny"[[note]]his full name is Dominick Carisi, Jr[[/note]]. Like Barba, he remains "Carisi" even as an ADA despite being well-liked, because he's always been just "Carisi." Rollins, and ''[[ImpliedLoveInterest only]]'' Rollins, occasionally calls him by his actual first name, Dominick. However, after their RelationshipUpgrade, being on a FirstNameBasis (as Amanda and Sonny) seems to be how she and Carisi differentiate between their personal lives and their professional lives.
109	** Rollins is "Rollins" to pretty much everyone, though [[TrueCompanions Olivia]] and [[LoveInterest Carisi]] often switch to "Amanda" in more casual or intimate settings. As mentioned, after their RelationshipUpgrade, Rollins and Carisi tend to use last names at work and first names at home, though after Rollins [[spoiler: marries Carisi and leaves the force]], Carisi drops the pretense and refers to her on a FirstNameBasis more regularly.
110	* In ''Series/LastResort'' Lt. Grace Shepard is the navigation officer (third in command) of a nuclear missile submarine. The COB (senior NCO) Prosser, initially refers to her as Grace as a sign of disrespect.
111	* It isn't clear whether or [[LastNameBasis not]] this applies to ''Series/{{Leverage}}'''s [[OnlyOneName Parker]].
112	* Name usage on ''Series/{{Lost}}'' is quite complicated (see also LastNameBasis). Switching from someone's last name or nickname to a first name is a sign of camaraderie. As Sawyer's character has developed, more characters have begun calling him James. By season 5, nobody calls him Sawyer anymore. Similarly, most of the cast moved from "Hurley" to "Hugo" over the course of the seasons (particularly interestingly with Ben, who originally called Sawyer and Hurley by their real names as part of his manipulative personality, [[spoiler:and then ended up switching sides and becoming Hurley's second in command, and calling them their first names out of affection (or whatever counts as affection for Ben)]].) When Juliet {{Heel Face Turn}}s from Others to Losties, she switches from last names to first names.
113	* ''Series/{{Luther}}''. {{Sociopath}}ic murder suspect Alice Morgan and CowboyCop John Luther, as a sign of their FoeRomanceSubtext.
114	* ''Series/MadMen'': Done very effectively in the Season 2 episode "[[Recap/MadMenS2E5TheNewGirl The New Girl]]". Even though Peggy by this time has been promoted from being Don's secretary to being a copywriter working for him, she still calls him "Mr. Draper". After she gets called to bail Don out of jail (after he gets involved in a drunk driving accident with Bobbie), and she's called to watch over Bobbie while she recovers from injuries she received, near the end of the episode, Peggy asks Don to pay her the money she needed to bail Don out. Don apologizes and hands over the money without a question. At this, Peggy says, "Thank you, Don," showing as far as she's concerned, the relationship between the two of them has changed. Peggy continues to call Don by his first name for the rest of the series, and Don starts to treat her more and more as an equal (although with some lapses).
115	* On ''Series/{{MASH}}'', Hawkeye expressed his disdain for military protocol by, among other things, routinely addressing Colonel Blake as "Henry", Major Burns as "Frank", Major Houlihan as "Margaret" (or, in earlier episodes, "[[EmbarrassingNickname Hot Lips]]"), and Major Winchester as "Charles". Only once, however, did he address Colonel Potter as "Sherman" - in an episode where he and the others are trying to convince Potter to stay at the 4077th after he starts to believe he's not needed and announces he's considering an early retirement.
116	** Colonel Potter probably most often addressed Hawkeye, BJ, and Margaret as "Pierce", "Hunnicutt", and "Major", respectively, but sometimes he would call them by their first names. He also rarely called Max Klinger by his first name.
117	** Klinger kept it pretty formal with the doctors, other than one moment of mutual vulnerability in which he and Dr. Winchester address each other as "Max" and "Charles".
118	** Once, when speaking of his relationship with his father as Hawkeye was worried about his own father going in for surgery, Charles called Hawkeye by his nickname.
119	* On ''Series/TheMentalist'', the fact that Bosco and Lisbon call each other "Teresa" and "Sam" ought to tell you something. [[spoiler: The significance wasn't revealed until Bosco was dying - they were in love.]]
120	* In ''Series/{{Monk}}', Adrian Monk only calls Captain Stottlemeyer "Leeland" when he's especially concerned for him.
121	* ''Series/MotherlandFortSalem'': Frequently seen in the Army in this universe. The cadets frequently call their training instructor, Anacostia, by her first name.
122	* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'':
123	** Murdoch will occasionally address Constables Crabtree and Higgins by their first names, but he generally addresses others as "Constable" or by their surnames (such as "Jackson" or "Hodge"). This seems to denote the closer relationships he has with them, particularly in Crabtree's case. Rank may also have something to do with it, since he never uses Inspector Brackenreid's first name, but always either uses "Sir" or Brackenreid's title. Brackenreid always calls his detective "Murdoch" or the endearing phrase "me old mucker" and never uses "William".
124	** Detective Murdoch and Dr. Ogden tend to address and refer to each other by their titles in professional settings when strangers are involved or on business matters, and they revert to first names when discussing personal matters. Among other things, Murdoch seems sensitive to the need to underline the coroner's professional credentials for people who might be wondering what a woman is doing asserting authority at a crime scene.
125	** The first time Dr. Grace is giving Murodch a briefing (with Dr. Ogden), she notices Murdoch calls her mentor "Julia" and he corrects himself. Julia doesn't seem to mind.
126	** Murdoch is observing Crabtree interrogating a culprit near the end of "War on Terror" (a first for the constable) when Dr. Grace stops by and joins him at the window. She calls George by his first name, and it's Murdoch's turn to notice the sudden familiarity. Later in the morgue, she tells George to call her "Emily" and they discuss the meanings of her first name.
127	* ''Series/TheNanny'': Fran is thrilled when Maxwell finally starts using her first name because it shows he's acknowledging their growing romance.
128	* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'':
129	** [=McGee=] and Gibbs go by their last name (or by the nicknames "Probie" and "Boss," respectively). Abby is about the only person to call [=McGee=] by his first name with any regularity, and Ducky is one of the few who can get away with calling Gibbs by his. Jack Sloane occasionally addresses Gibbs as "[[AffectionateNickname Cowboy]]", though.
130	** Ducky nearly always addresses the other members of the team by their full first names - "Anthony", "Timothy", "Abigail", "Eleanor" etc.
131	** Jethro is actually Gibbs' middle name. His first name is Leroy. Nobody ''ever'' calls him "Leroy" unless they've slept with him, and even then it's rare.
132	** Sloane, as the team's unofficial counselor as well as official forensic psychologist, is "Jack" to everybody, even Gibbs, who only calls her "Sloane" when he's annoyed with her. When she's not present, though, she's referred to almost interchangeably as "Jack" and "Sloane". (And then there's Ducky, who calls her "Jacqueline".)
133	* Western [[InvertedTrope Inversion]]: On ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'', most of the kids go by nicknames, and the kids who call them by their real name usually really like them. Lisa calls Cookie "Simon", Evelyn calls him by his last name "Cook", and Moze's boyfriend and fanboys call her "Jennifer". Once when she tried to get Ned to call her "Jennifer", he was physically unable to say it.
134	* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''
135	** As the members of Team Machine start off not liking or trusting each other, this is a sign of them becoming FireForgedFriends. Villains like Root and Elias also do this as TermsOfEndangerment before becoming {{Token Evil Teammate}}s.
136	--->'''Fusco''': "John"? We're on a first-name basis?
137	--->'''Carter''': What do you call him?
138	--->'''Fusco''': Bane of my existence.
139	** Given that many people in this verse (both heroes and villains) go to a lot of trouble to hide their identities, using their first name is often done to intimidate them. For instance in "C.O.D.", Harold Finch is dealing with an online black marketeer only known as d3mon8. Or so he believes until...
140	--->'''Finch:''' The catch, ''Albert'', is that you leave this very second, disappear, and don't show your face for at least a year. Especially not at your mom's house in Queens, where you presently reside.
141	** In "Witness", John Reese is protecting the VictimOfTheWeek, a schoolteacher called Charlie Burton, who tells Reese to call him by his first name because "Mr. Burton" is for his students. [[spoiler:The irony is that "Charlie Burton" is actually Carl Elias, a powerful crime boss.]]
142	* ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'' uses this as a plot point in their HalloweenEpisode: [[MissionControl Kendall]] has to find out which one of the Rangers is actually an EvilTwin duplicate. She figures it out because [[spoiler: the duplicate was [[FishOutOfTemporalWater Koda]], who is the only one who consistently calls her by her first name instead of 'Ms. Morgan'. [[ImposterForgotOneDetail The duplicate didn't do the same]].]]
143	* In an episode of ''Series/{{Psych}}'' where Shawn spends most of the episode captive, Lassiter starts referring to the detective by his first name (having previously stuck to using his last name only) when he learns that Shaun has not only been taken captive, but shot. Once the episode is over, Lassiter goes back to using the derisive "Spencer" title, but the first name usage demonstrated how concerned he was for Shawn's safety. Lassiter later provides another example of the trope in the same episode, when he gives Shawn a congratulatory "Good work, detective", although he denies having done so to Shawn an instant later.
144	* In a variation, on ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', Sarah Jane Smith insists that her friends call her "Sarah Jane" -- except for the Doctor, who alone reserves the right to call her "Sarah".
145	** However, considering the age difference, the fact that they call her "Sarah Jane" instead of [[LastNameBasis "Miss Smith"]] is significant.
146	* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''. Oh, how it's used in ''Scrubs''.
147	** But subverted with Turk?
148	--->'''Carla:''' CHRISTOPHER!\
149	'''Turk:''' Christopher? You only use my full name when you're angry, or when we're having sex. ...are you angry when we're having sex?\
150	'''Carla:''' ...sometimes...
151	** Played with when it turns out that Kelso thinks he ''is'' on a first-name basis with Turk.
152	--->'''Turk''': You think my name is Turk Turkleton?
153	** There are moments where Cox actually calls JD, like at the end of "My Fallen Idol", after J.D. helps to bring Cox out of his alcoholic stupor and Cox thanks him.
154	** Another CMOH was the scene where the Janitor refers to Elliot as Elliot, rather than Blonde Doctor.
155	* In the BBC show ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', which puts Sherlock Holmes in a modern setting, the two main characters call each other Sherlock and John, rather than Holmes and Watson.
156	** Moriarty introduces himself as[[spoiler: Jim]]. Both times.
157	** Notably, in the books Moriarty addressed Holmes as "Mr Holmes". In the show, ''Mycroft'' is "Mr Holmes", and Sherlock is just "Sherlock".
158	** A RunningGag is made out of the fact that John is on first name terms with Inspector Greg Lestrade but Sherlock isn't, and can't even remember his first name no matter how many times he's told.
159	* ''Franchise/{{Stargate\|Verse}}'':
160	** ''Series/StargateSG1'' is fairly complicated here. Daniel and Jack call each other by their first names from the get-go. Besides Daniel being a civilian, they bonded pretty solidly in [[Film/{{Stargate}} the movie]]. Teal'c doesn't even have a surname. Samantha Carter usually addresses Jack as "Colonel", and Jack calls her "Carter". It's only during the rare intense {{UST}} moments (see "Lost City") that Sam calls him "Jack".
161	*** When Mitchell comes along, he and Daniel initially invite each other to use their first names. They never do. Mitchell and Jackson are strictly LastNameBasis, while Sam and Cam use first names. Everyone is on FirstNameBasis with Vala, except Teal'c, who is FullNameBasis with everyone.
162	*** In the episode "Crystal Skull", he rest of the team seem to find it a little odd that Daniel refers to his grandfather as "Nick", to which Daniel replies that Nick had always insisted on it, even when he was a young child.
163	** ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': Most people address John Sheppard by his first name. However, Rodney MсKay never until the first episode of season 4 called Sheppard by his given name. And after that he calls Sheppard by the first name only in very dire situations. Teyla regularly uses John's last name and/or rank. When he suggests using John, she does it once and then quickly returns to Sheppard or Colonel, unless the situation gets really serious.
164	*** Elizabeth and John start off with a very formal "Doctor Weir" and "Major Sheppard". A few episodes in they use last names when talking ''about'' each other but first names in actual conversations. Halfway through the series they're using first names in front of anyone and everyone. Oh, this includes enemies who have invaded Atlantis or ''kidnapped'' John. Like this exchange:
165	---->'''Koyla:''' I think you underestimate the sympathetic nature of Doctor Weir.\
166	'''John:''' And I think you underestimate Elizabeth.
167	*** (Yes, John if you want to avoid being used as bartering chip try ''not'' to flaunt how [[{{ShipTease}} close]] you and the expedition leader are, while captured and at the mercy of your arch-enemy.)
168	** Everyone calls Ronon and Teyla by their first names.
169	* ''Franchise/StarTrek''
170	** In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Jadzia Dax's long-standing friendship with her commanding officer, Benjamin Sisko, earned her the privilege of addressing him by his given name while on duty.
171	** As the initially-antagonistic relationship between Chief O'Brien and Dr. Bashir develops into firm friendship, the two start addressing each other as Miles and Julian.
172	** Meanwhile, Major Kira's first name -- Nerys -- is used only rarely, and usually signifies a very close relationship, such as her friendship with Dax and her relationship with Odo.
173	** Garak is called 'Garak' by everyone, but in his first [[ADayInTheLimelight spotlight episode]], "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS02E22TheWire The Wire]]", we discover that his ''first'' name is Elim. When Tain's housekeeper appears in one episode, constantly calling Garak by his first name, it not only stands out glaringly to the audience, but to Odo as well, who is extremely suspicious about why the housekeeper of the man who exiled Garak would have such affection for him. But that question is par for the course, given Garak's MysteriousPast. (In Andrew Robinson's novel, it's because she's Garak's mother.)
174	** In ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', Dr. [=McCoy=] never uses "Captain" ''except'' when the situation is serious; otherwise, uses Jim and Jim calls him "Bones". He addresses him as "Leonard" only once, in "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E11FridaysChild Friday's Child]]", and only because they're congratulating each other on the High Teer of Capella IV, Leonard James Akaar, being named after them (this is also the only time [=McCoy=] addresses Kirk as "James" instead of "Jim"). Spock, naturally, is the exact opposite of [=McCoy=] (and neither of them would have it any differently): Kirk is usually addressed as "Captain", but when Spock is [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious subject to emotional instability]], he's "Jim". He mellows considerably by the time of the movies, and almost always refers to Kirk as "Jim".
175	** Scotty is almost always on a LastNameBasis with everyone, even though he himself insists on being called "Scotty". He is ''never'' addressed by his own first name, "Montgomery". Scotty addresses Kirk as "Jim" exactly ''once'' in three seasons (in "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E4MirrorMirror Mirror, Mirror]]").
176	** Getting on a FirstNameBasis with the Romulan Commander is a pretty important moment for Spock in "The Enterprise Incident."
177	** Meanwhile, in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Jean-Luc Picard's more aristocratic style of command means that only longtime friend Beverly Crusher ever refers to him by his first name (aside from recurring antagonist Q, but there are... [[HoYay other]] [[AGodAmI reasons]] for that one. And Riker, in the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E9HideAndQ Hide and Q]]", in which he's briefly turned into a Q (Picard promptly calls him on it). Data, Worf, and Geordi, however, are referred to by first name even while on duty (albeit in part because Data only ''has'' one name and Worf, though HappilyAdopted, uses the Klingon {{UsefulNotes/Patronymic}} "Son of Mogh" rather than his parents' surname of Rozhenko). Picard will also switch off how he refers to the crew depending on whether it is a formal or informal situation. When acting as Captain Picard, he says Mr. Data, Mr. Worf, Dr. Crusher. When informal or more personal, he used first names, particularly with, as above, Beverly, who he's known for like two decades. Riker gets the nickname of "Number One" on duty unless it's a full-formal situation, but Picard sometimes addresses him as "Will".
178	** Troi and Riker almost always informally call each other Deanna and Will, although they were in a relationship previously and are very close friends.
179	** When called by first name, Riker is always called Will, never William. Even the stiffly formal Captain Jellico (when temporarily filling in for a missing Picard) upon introduction asks Riker whether his preference was Will or William.
180	** The [[MildlyMilitary Even More Mildly Military]] crew of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' were referred to by first name almost all the time, with only two exceptions: Janeway, who was TheCaptain, and who only gave this privilege to [[TheLancer Chakotay]]; and the Doctor, who had no name besides "The Doctor". Of course, even after Chakotay gets upgraded to FirstNameBasis, it's hard to tell because "Captain" and "Kathryn" sound so much alike. Lampshaded in one episode where Chakotay meets a past version of Janeway who doesn't know him yet and accidentally calls her "Kathryn" out of habit; she interprets it as some kind of spite or irreverence, having no idea what they'll become in the future.
181	*** Janeway and Chakotay frequently address Harry, B'Elanna, and Tom by their first names.
182	** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''. When Daniels, Captain Archer's steward, reveals that he's a time-travelling agent from the 31st Century he starts calling the captain "Jonathan" without being invited. Silik, his opponent in the Temporal Cold War, also calls Archer 'Jon', likely for the same reasons -- as a patronising way of indicating that he's completely familiar with him (due to his knowledge of the future). Archer himself refers to his bridge crew by first name even while they're on duty--Hoshi and Trip are old friends, but this isn't so for the rest. However, when Ensign Reed questions his tendency to invite various crewmen to dinner, [[JustifiedTrope Archer explains]] his belief that rigid formality would be a liability when they're basically alone in deep space, and he'd rather they be more like TrueCompanions than a military crew, and the first-name basis would fall into that.
183	* ''Series/StepByStep'': All of the Lambert/Foster children exclusively refer to their respective step-parent by their first name, as in "Mom and Frank" or "Dad and Carol" rather than "Mom and Dad". This lasts across ''all seven seasons'' of the show, and not once does either parent ''ever'' attempt to correct this habit.
184	* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Sam, Dean, and many other characters call the usually-immortal, sometimes-God, very powerful Angel of the Lord Castiel "''Cas''".
185	* On ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', the only person to call Agent Ellison by his first name is his ex-wife.
186	* ''Series/That70sShow'': Jackie is the only one who calls Michael Kelso (her first boyfriend) by his first name, and started referring to Steven Hyde the same way after she became interested in him.
187	* ''Series/TheTudors'': Only Catherine of Aragon, Thomas More and Charles Brandon ever address Henry VIII as "Henry" rather than "Your Majesty".
188	* Despite the professional setting, every single character on ''Series/TheWestWing'' is called by their first name, with the exception of President Bartlet (who is called "Mr. President" or "the President", referring to him as "Bartlet" is usually a sign of contempt) and Mrs. Landingham, who is called thusly only because she used to be a secretary at the President's school when he was a kid. CJ is usually always called by everyone by her nickname, instead of her rarely-heard first name "Claudia Jean", though the President is, as usual, the exception.
189	** The only two people to call President Bartlet by his name (Jed) are his wife, Abbey, and his Chief of Staff, Leo. It's especially poignant in "He Shall, From Time to Time" when Leo finds out about the MS. He yells at Bartlet ''"Of all the things you could have kept from me, Jed!"'', and all Bartlet can say in return is ''"you haven't called me Jed since before the election"''.
190	*** That's the ''only'' time Leo ever calls him Jed. There are two other precision Jed strikes in the series. The first is in "Take This Sabbath Day," when Bartlet's childhood priest comes to see him at the end of a day in which he's decided not to commute the death sentence of a criminal. He asks if he should call him Jed or Mr. President; Bartlet asks for Mr. President because it helps him think of himself "not as the man, but as the office." The priest complies, and the scene proceeds with him lecturing Bartlet for acting like whether to execute someone was a tough call for a Catholic. Bartlet gets the note telling him that the man has been executed, and the priest says, "Jed, would you like me to hear your confession?" The other time is "Ellie," with the surgeon general, who is an old family friend and godmother to one of his daughters (Ellie of the title), talking to him about his relationship with her.
191	** Charlie initially addresses Zoey as "ma'am", despite Josh telling him it sounds awkward. He asks if he can address her by her first name, and she says he can if she can call him by his.
192	* In ''Series/WolfHall'', Thomas Cromwell is almost always Cromwell, and if it's someone who's close (or Henry in affectionate mode) it's shortened to Crumb. The only person in his professional life who routinely called him Thomas was his mentor and ParentalSubstitute, Cardinal Wolsey.
193	* In an early episode of ''Series/XCompany'' Aurora asks Alfred why he never calls her by her name, and he responds that he's afraid of how it would taste (Alfred has Synthesia which causes his senses to be fused). In the second last episode of season two, he calls her Aurora. [[spoiler:They kiss soon after.]]
194	* ''Series/TheXFiles'': In contrast to their rigidly LastNameBasis counterparts, Doggett and Reyes call each other by their first names, usually only addressing each other by "Agent Doggett" or "Agent Reyes" around other agents. This is due to them knowing each other prior to their assignment to the X-Files; Reyes worked on the case to solve the kidnapping and murder of Dogget's young son a few years before their introduction on the series.
195	** Scully winds up on a sporadic first name basis with them both in season nine, though more often with Reyes than Doggett.
196
197	!Exceptions:
198	* Used as a plot-point in ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. Posing as a DirtyCop in a virtual reality meeting, Takeshi Kovacs attempts to discover who the HiddenVillain running the cop is. But the villain sees through the ImpersonationGambit and suddenly asks, "Takeshi, is that you?" before contact is abruptly cut off. This foreshadows TheReveal that the BigBad is actually someone who knows Takeshi from his past. [[spoiler:His NotQuiteDead sister Reileen.]]
199	* The characters on ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' nearly always refer to each other as "Mr." or "Mrs./Miss"; to the point that the rest of the staff has to do some detective work to figure out what Mrs. Slocombe's first initial stands for, and you have to watch several episodes to find out everyone's first name.
200	* In ''Series/FlightOfTheConchords'', the Prime Minister of New Zealand is always referred to as "Brian", rather than by his last name or any honorifics, one of many jokes painting New Zealand as a backwater.
201	* In ''Series/{{House}}'', [[LastNameBasis virtually none]] of the doctors on staff are referred to or addressed by their first names. Only the title character's parents and his ex-girlfriend (and on one occasion, Wilson) call him "Greg". None of the central cast ''ever'' calls Dr. Wilson "James" ? not even his best friend, Dr. House (although he will sometimes use "Jimmy" condescendingly) ? nor does anyone call Dr. Cuddy "Lisa". Only on rare occasions does anyone ever call Drs. Cameron, Chase, and Foreman "Allison", "Robert", or "Eric", respectively. On one occasions, Dr. Cameron starts addressing her colleagues by their first names (and House as "Dr. House" instead of merely his surname) as a strategy aimed at making them take her more seriously, which Dr. House immediately [[LampshadeHanging points out]].
202	** This tradition continued once House assembled his new team, as well; you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who called Drs. Taub and Kutner "Chris" or "Lawrence", respectively. This was taken to an extreme with Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, who was [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname called simply "Thirteen"]] for an entire season after her introduction.
203	* ''{{Series/Kaamelott}}'': The series uses a particular quirk of the French language: Everyone uses first names, but using the more formal second-person form of 'you' (and rank if they feel slightly less insulting than usual, like "Sir Lancelot"). Even the pairs of ThoseTwoGuys use it despite being best friends. The only one who uses the first-person form is Elias, an actually competent mage who uses it as a passive insult towards Arthur.
204	* ''Creator/MontyPython'' has an entire [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcEWtF2KzEw sketch]] based around an interviewer calling his subject by his first name, and then takes it up to eleven as he begins to use names such as "sweetie pie" and "pussycat".
205	-->'''Sir Edward:''' I don't like being called "Eddie baby".
206	** According to them, everyone in Australia is on a first-name basis... and that name is Bruce.
207	--->Is your name not Bruce then?\
208	No, it's Michael.\
209	That's going to cause confusion.\
210	Mind if we call you Bruce, just to keep it clear?
211	* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S2E15Afterlife Afterlife]]", Stiles asks Kersaw what her first name is (it's Ellen), then tells her to call him Linden. She does, as a sign of her growing sympathy with him.
212	* ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'' uses this as a plot point in an early episode. Ami starts calling Usagi by her first name (making a direct leap from "Tsukino-san" to "Usagi") in an attempt at making friends. However, it soon becomes clear that Ami's putting undue stress on herself by moving too fast. However, Ami then learns AnAesop about true friendship and from that point on comfortably uses the "chan" honorific.
213	* ''Series/PushingDaisies'' has a slightly goofy example, in an episode featuring the magician The Great Hermann. When they get to know him better, he tells them they can call him "Great".
214	* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'': Trip Tucker has been friends with Captain Archer for years before Enterprise was launched, but always refers to him as Captain, even when off-duty.
215	** Archer often calls his crew by their first names - Hoshi, Travis, Trip, Malcolm - but Malcolm Reed, the extremely uptight, formal British armoury officer, never calls anyone by anything other than their rank or rank + last name, even when off duty. By the fourth season, the fact that he starts calling Commander Tucker "Trip" is a sign that he's [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosted]] a little and become properly comfortable with their friendship.
216	* Despite all being good friends, the male teens from ''Series/That70sShow'' only ever refer to each other by their surnames. Donna also does this, except for her boyfriend Eric.
217	** Eric's mother Kitty calls everyone by their first names (except Fez, but he has NoNameGiven) While Red uses their last names but will occasionally use their first names if he has something important to say.
218	* In the early episodes of ''Series/TheXFiles'' the protagonists always refer to each other as "Agent Mulder" and "Agent Scully." Although they remain on a LastNameBasis for the rest of the series, the dropping of these titles show they're beginning to accept each other as partners. More on Scully's side than Mulder's; Mulder drops the "Agent" quickly into the pilot, whereas Scully calls him Agent Mulder until the second episode. Over the rest of the series, Mulder remains "Mulder" due to his EmbarrassingFirstName, and Scully is "Dana" only in times of stress, intimacy, or around her family. To the amusement of many fans, even in the 2010's reboot, they are still on a LastNameBasis despite living having had a child together, living together for years, and going through a traumatic break-up.
219	** In at least two episodes, this trope is an ImposterForgotOneDetail ImposterExposingTest, as anyone who does a FreakyFridayFlip with Mulder assumes that due to their closeness, Mulder and Scully ''should'' be on a FirstNameBasis. It's usually the surest sign for Scully that Mulder is NotHimself.

Context FirstNameBasis / LiveActionTV