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7* Cable television programs were formerly honored by an annual award ceremony called the [=CableACE=] Awards. "ACE" stood for "Awards for Cable Excellence", which would mean that the expanded name of the awards was the Cable Awards for Cable Excellence Awards. In keeping with this redundancy, in some years the awards were simultaneously broadcast on multiple channels (in 1990: American Movie Channel, BET, Bravo, CNBC, the Discovery Channel, the Family Channel, Lifetime, Movietime, Nickelodeon, Creator/SportsChannel America, TBS Superstation and TNT). The awards themselves were eliminated in 1998 because they were considered redundant to the Emmys, where cable programs had come to be competitive.
8* A Travel Channel show called a sauce "Shoyu Soy Sauce". Shoyu is the Japanese word for soy sauce.
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10* ''Series/The10thKingdom''- "The mythical tenth kingdom - spoken of only in myth."
11* In the pilot episode of ''Series/ThirtyRock'' Kenneth describes The Girly Show to a tour group as "a real fun ladies' comedy show for ladies."
12* ''Series/AlloAllo'':
13** There are several references to being "disguised as a woman of the opposite sex".
14** Fraulein Von Kinkenrotten is one of Helga's "most intimate female girlfriends".
15** Avoided when Maria is not permitted to disguise herself as a small girl - because she ''is'' a small girl.
16* When Josh Server describes the audition process on ''Series/AllThat'' he says that the obstacle course was full of obstacles.
17* The opening theme to ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' points out that it's a TV show.
18* ''Series/BabylonFive'', Season 4, Episode 2 opens with a voice-over: "Personal Log, January 8th, 2261, Dr. Stephen Franklin recording"... Not a classic example of the trope, but a close cousin, unless you typically record entries in other peoples' personal logs.
19* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': Sheldon, when he's wishing to enter another's apartment (or, sometimes, closed-off room)-
20-->* Knockknockknock* "Penny!"\
21* Knockknockknock* "Penny!"\
22* Knockknockknock* "Penny!"
23* ''Series/BigTimeRush'' has several examples, usually said by James. The most notable one being "The Hollywood Super Party Kings of Hollywood".
24-->'''Logan:''' You said "Hollywood" twice.\
25'''James:''' You ''bet'' I did.
26* From ''Series/ABitOfFryAndLaurie'':
27** One scene starts:
28--->'''Hugh:''' With me to discuss that scene from Scorcese's new release ''From Here to Just Over There'' is the critic, critic, and critic Ray Daugh.
29** The recipe for one of the end-of-show cocktails:
30--->'''Stephen:''' Now, you may be making this one at home, in which case what you'll need is: a measure of gin, two measures of gin, one of gin, a measure of gin, an item of clothing worn by any member of the cast of ''2.4 Children'' -- in this case I'm using a pair of Gary Olsen's "Fruit of the Loom" Y-pants -- and a measure of gin.
31** A guest is introduced as a 'cook, father of nine, cook, and amateur chef'.
32* ''Series/{{Bones}}'':
33** The Season Six finale featured a [[BrattyHalfPint completely obnoxious]] young bowling prodigy who, by obsessively keeping track of her progress from game to game, predicted that by 2026 she'd be the bowling "World Champion of the World." {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Brennan:
34--->'''Brennan:''' That's a redundant statement.\
35'''Amber:''' I'm so good they have to say it twice!
36** Later, her colleagues list the "telltale signs" for the socially-challenged Brennan:
37--->'''Booth''': Well, look, I’m fine with it, Bones, really. I have zero problems with it, but... that guy is gay.\
38'''Brennan''': He is not gay.\
39'''Booth''': Please. Double cheek kiss, tight Italian suit...\
40'''Sweets''': ...Coldplay...\
41'''Booth''': Never married...\
42'''Sweets''': ''Coldplay''!
43** The bucket list Angela gives intern Oliver Wells in "The Lady on the List" to improve his behavior:
44-->1. Don't be a douche.
45-->2. Really, don't be a douche.
46-->3. Work and play well with others, so I'm not perceived as a douche.
47* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'':
48** >Knockknockknock<Feeny!>Knockknockknock<Mr. Feeny!>Knockknockknock<Feeeeneeey!
49** When Cory tries to write his wedding vows:
50--->'''Cory:''' Sometimes two people who love each other are in love, and because of that love, they love each other.
51* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': The name of Black Noir. "Noir" in French means black. So his name is "Black Black".
52* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'':
53** In "Lockdown", Jake Peralta makes ultra clear he sent an e-mail with his condolences to Captain Holt from his PERSONAL e-mail.
54--->'''Amy:''' Hey, did you send that from your personal or work account?\
55'''Jake:''' Personal... It's a personal matter involving a personal friend and his personal uncle.\
56'''Amy:''' So you remembered to turn off your signature, right?\
57'''Jake:''' ''[OhCrap all over his face]'' Oh, no!
58** In episode "The Night Shift", Amy finds out Rosa is sneaking out and lying about it and she gets ''really'' exasperated -- because of all the lying.
59--->'''Amy:''' Cool, maybe we can mill around and small talk about how some of us are big lying liars who lie all the time like a bunch of liars, Rosa.
60** "Terry's Kitties": Jake and Terry track down a suspect to the Club International of Brighton Beach International Club. Jake points out that the redundancy in the name indicates how sleazy the place is.
61** "The Big House, Part 2": Captain Holt, who is gay, but undercover as a straight man visiting his spouse in prison, describes her as his "female wife".
62** "Kicks": Jake talks about stuff he kept thinking about while he was in prison. Mainly food, but checks himself when he realizes his girlfriend is present as well. So -- sex, sex with her and them doing sex with foreplay.
63--->'''Jake:''' All I thought about day and night were the things I wished I was eating. And you, Amy. I thought about you a lot. Sex with you, just us doing sex with foreplay.\
64'''Amy:''' Great save, babe.
65** "The Crime Scene": Jake is dealing with a particularly difficult murder case which he's emotionally invested in. In one scene, he storms out with this gem: "I guess it really does take your closest friends to make you realize that you have crap friends that are '''idiots''' and are '''dumb''' and '''idiots'''! I'm solving this."
66* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' / ''Series/{{Angel}}'':
67** In the Buffy episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E10Hush Hush]]", Willow, in her Wicca group, suggests that they try using actual magic for a change. They all give her a look, then one of them says:
68--->"Oh yeah, then we could all get on our broomsticks and fly around on our broomsticks."
69** When Buffy unwittingly meets Vampire Willow in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E16Doppelgangland}} Doppelgangland]]":
70--->'''Buffy:''' You know what? I like the look. It's, um... it's, it's extreme, but it, it, it looks good, you know, it's a... leather thing, and, uh... I said extreme already, right?
71** Buffy about being killed:
72--->'''Buffy:''' If Xander kills himself, [[ItMakesSenseInContext he's dead]].
73** One episode in Season 2 of Buffy is named "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E18KilledByDeath}} Killed By Death]]". Although by "Death", we mean "''Death''".
74** In Season 9:
75--->'''Faith:''' So all we have to do is get inside ... survive ... bust your pals out ... survive ... and get us all to a safe dimension. Alive.
76** Over on ''Series/{{Angel}}'' Wesley once broke out:
77---> '''Wesley:''' We manly men will gather round and kill it to death.
78** In ''[[ComicBook/AngelIDW After The Fall]]'' on Gunn's field report: [[RuleOfThree "We cooperated with each other, worked together and used teamwork."]]
79* In the ''Series/BurnNotice'' episode "Better Halves", Nicky says, "They're always carrying guns at all times."
80* ''Series/CandidCamera'' has the CatchPhrase of "Don't be surprised if sometime, somewhere, someplace when you least expect it, someone steps up to you and says... 'Smile, you're on ''Candid Camera''.'" The latter two, "somewhere" and "someplace" mean essentially the same thing.
81* In 2022, ''Creator/{{CBS}} Evening News'' anchor Norah O'Donnell called Hurricane Ian "one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S. in American history."
82* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'':
83** Frasier once said to Diane, "So you think that I'm repetitive, that I repeat myself, that I say things over and over?"
84** In another episode, Dr. Frasier Crane is explaining his son's name to Woody by telling him that his first name is Frederick, his middle name is his wife Lilith's last name, and his last name is Frasier and Lilith's last names, hyphenated. The actual name (Frederick Sternin Sternin-Crane) is bad enough, but since Lilith already hyphenated her maiden name with Frasier's when they got married, Woody interprets this to mean that the child is named Frederick Sternin-Crane Sternin-Crane-Crane.
85* ''Series/{{Chespirito}}'' had this in almost all of his works at least once:
86** ''Series/ElChapulinColorado'' had an episode titled "El cadaver muerto de un difunto que falleció al morir". [[note]]The dead corpse of a late guy who passed away when he died.[[/note]]
87** In one episode of ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'':
88--->'''Don Ramon:''' I'd rather die than lose my life!
89*** The ''wise'' phrase uttered by characters every now and then: "La venganza nunca es buena: mata el alma y la envenena".[[note]] Revenge is never good: it kills the soul and poisons it.[[/note]]
90*** Often, when Professor Jirafales asked someone why they did something, he would begin with "¿Por qué causa, motivo razón o circunstancia...?" [[note]] For what cause, motive, reason or circumstance...?"[[/note]]
91** One of the {{Catch Phrase}}s of La Chimoltrufia was "¿Puedo saber qué es lo que está pretendiendo tratar de querer insinuar?" [[note]]"May I know what you're pretending to try and want to suggest?"[[/note]]
92* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' had the C.A.T. Squad show up in episode 4x15. That's the [[FunWithAcronyms Clandestine Attack Team]]. Squad.
93* Invoked by Dawn in the ''Series/CityGuys'' episode "Frisky Business", when Cassidy insults her with a crack about her "cheese hips" (after the two girls decide to be honest, which causes more problems than it solves):
94-->'''Dawn:''' At least when I go to a freak show, you know, they don't say "hey, freak! You want to be in our freak show, you freak"!
95* ''[[Series/TheColbertReport A Colbert Christmas]]: [[ChristmasSpecial The Greatest Gift of All]]'' stars "Creator/StephenColbert, Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, Feist, John Legend, Willie Nelson, Jon Stewart, [[spoiler:Santa]] and Creator/StephenColbert". Bizarrely, if you [[WildMassGuessing think hard enough]] about it, given the [[AlterEgoActing character break]] during the last song, ''this makes sense''.
96* On ''Series/{{Community}}'', Vaughn says his greetings and salutations three different ways every time, a habit that the study group likes to make fun of.
97** Britta has a tendency towards this, with gems such as "Hm, calling for help. A classic call for help" or "an escaped convict has escaped".
98** In the Dungeons & Dragons episode this bit of dialogue occurs:
99--->'''Jeff''': I take my throwing knife and I throw it, knife-style.
100** Meta Example: In February 2018, about three years after ''Community'' ended, Creator/JoelMcHale became the host of his own Creator/{{Netflix}} sketch comedy show titled ''Series/TheJoelMcHaleShowWithJoelMcHale''. Need we say more?
101* ''Series/CornerGas'':
102** In the episode "Outside Joke", Brent is excited about the gas station's new windshield washer fluid because, "It's red! The old stuff was blue! We used to sell blue, now we're selling red!"
103** In "The Eight Samurai", Wanda covers as the local bartender. When Hank wants to help mix drinks, she lays out her three rules behind the bar: "Shut up, don't annoy me, and shut up." Hank immediately breaks all three by pointing out the redundancy.
104* A minor example from ''Series/{{CSINY}}''. Dets. Flack and Angell have nabbed a mouthy suspect.
105-->'''Angell:''' Shut up, you stupid idiot! [slight pause] Is that redundant?\
106'''Flack:''' Not in his case, no.
107* In ''Series/Danger5'', Pierre reveals that one of Hitler's schemes is the production of 'golden superweapons… made of gold'.
108* ''Series/TheDayToday'' often featured sentences mangled into redundant loops, to add to the appearance that the show was live (and also for RuleOfFunny).
109-->"This report from Eugene Fraxby who's got the story with him reports"\
110"This is Sports Desk, with me, [[Series/ImAlanPartridge Alan Partridge]], and it's a special [[ShapedLikeItself desk of sport]] now, as we look back at some of the sporting highlights of the last sporting season. So lie down, relax, and let the sports commence!"
111** Even the soundtrack was not immune; it would occasionally end episodes with the music repeating like a broken record during the final note.
112* In ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' when the newspaper wants to publish that the cure for the plague bothering the town will be distributed ''gratis'', Al Swearingen demands it must say "Free Gratis".
113* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
114** A misread line by First Doctor Creator/WilliamHartnell while showing Ben & Polly the TARDIS (misread due to the onset of illness that was causing him to forget his lines) gives us this from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E1TheSmugglers "The Smugglers"]]:
115--->'''The Doctor:''' You see that scanner? That is what I call a scanner, up there.
116** In the non-canon parody ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' (where the title also is an example):
117--->'''The Master:''' And it will be a deadly vengeance... It will be the deadly vengeance of deadly revenge! ''[EvilLaugh]''
118*** The title of "The Curse of Fatal Death" is probably a reference to the title of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin "The Deadly Assassin"]]. However, its writer, Creator/RobertHolmes, always maintained that it wasn't redundant: there have been many ''incompetent'' assassins.
119** And this audio drama song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIdDXQ2h1Pc: where Six is the very model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer]]:
120--->'''The Doctor:''' I’ve liberated planets and delivered them from total war/ Saved Earth, Manussa, Dulkis, Skonnos, Earth, Tigella, Earth once more...
121** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E3TheStonesOfBlood "The Stones of Blood"]], the Fourth Doctor provides the helpful advice, "If they break through that door, run as if something very nasty were after you, because something very nasty will be after you."
122** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E2TheHappinessPatrol "The Happiness Patrol"]], the Doctor introduces Ace to the Kandyman as an expert in calorification[[note]]Explosions[[/note]], incineration[[note]] Explosions[[/note]], carbonisation[[note]]Explosions [[/note]] and inflammation[[note]]Also Explosions[[/note]].
123** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]] gives us this, overlapping with ShapedLikeItself:
124--->'''Rose:''' They're just so alien. The aliens are ''so'' alien. You look at them... and they're alien.
125** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E6TheAgeOfSteel "The Age of Steel"]]: This conversation on how Cybermen will make everything in life redundant, stopping humans from being human:
126--->'''Cyber Controller:''' I will bring peace to the world. Everlasting peace. And unity. And uniformity.\
127'''The Doctor:''': And imagination? What about that? The one thing that led you here. Imagination? You’re killing it dead.\
128'''Cyber Controller:''' What is your name?\
129'''The Doctor:''' I’m the Doctor.\
130'''Cyber Controller:''' A redundant title. Doctors need not exist. Cybermen never sicken.\
131'''The Doctor:''' But that’s it! That’s exactly the point! Oh, Lumic, you’re a clever man. I’d call you a genius, except I’m in the room… but everything you’ve invented you did to fight your sickness. And that’s brilliant. That is so human. But once you get rid of sickness and mortality, then what’s there to strive for? Eh? The Cybermen won’t advance. You’ll just stop. You’ll stay like this forever. A metal Earth with metal men and metal thoughts. Lacking the one thing that makes this planet so alive. People. Ordinary, stupid, brilliant people!
132** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem "The Sontaran Strategem"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky "The Poison Sky"]]: Former child prodigy Luke Rattigan gets extremely upset whenever anyone refers to his invention as the "ATMOS System".
133--->'''Rattigan:''' Yeah, well, you see, that's a tautology, 'cause ATMOS stands for Atmospheric Omission System, so you're saying "Atmospheric Omission System System". Do you see, Mister "Conditional Clause"?
134** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour "The Eleventh Hour"]]: Rory Williams finds himself slightly concerned because the Doctor has just demanded the aliens who were threatening to destroy Earth return (so he can tell them off), which leads to him saying:
135--->"Actual aliens, deadly aliens... aliens ''of death''..."
136** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E9ColdBlood "Cold Blood"]]: The Doctor, to Malohkeh:
137--->"You've been working down here, by yourself, all alone?"
138** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor "Vincent and the Doctor"]]: With a little help from the psychic paper, the Doctor introduces himself to Dr. Black as being from "the Ministry of Art... and Artiness".
139** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E7KillTheMoon "Kill the Moon"]]: The Doctor calls the weird spider-things on the Moon's surface "giant, single-celled, prokaryotic bacteria". ("Prokaryotic" means single-celled, and bacteria are single-celled by definition.)
140** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall "Spyfall"]]: The Doctor, sending a message to her old [=MI6=] contact about the situation, describes it as follows:
141--->"Big crisis. Major crisis. ''Serious'' crisis. ''Big'' serious crisis."
142* In the ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' episode "Revenging Angel", John Crichton's "Letterman list" of reasons to live.
143** Also, in "Crichton Kicks", Rygel is listing Crichton's obsessions:
144--->'''Rygel:''' Wormholes. Aeryn. Earth. Aeryn. Scorpius. Aeryn. [[{{Muppet}} I'm out of fingers.]]
145* Ted interrupting the Sheep Of The Year contest in ''Series/FatherTed'': "This competition is a SHAM! And a FRAUD! And a... SHAM!"
146* ''{{Series/Firefly}}'': Jayne in “Out of Gas”
147-->'''Jayne:''': Not as deceiving as a low down, dirty…deceiver!
148* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Niles during the plot of "IQ", while under the influence of particularly strong anti-allergy medication.
149-->'''Frasier:''' Niles, Niles, that medication it's, it's affecting your speech - you've just taken a second dose of it, for God's sakes you're going to make a fool out of yourself!\
150'''Niles:''' Oh well you should talk! Look at your shaky hands and your twitchy eyes! [[{{Gasp}} *GASP*]] You were up all night drinking coffee all night last night, weren't you?
151* And of course the speech for Monica and Chandler's wedding that Joey wrote for Monica and Chandler for their wedding on ''Series/{{Friends}}''.
152-->'''Joey''': We are gathered here today on this joyous occasion to celebrate the special love that Monica and Chandler share.\
153''[Monica and Chandler look impressed]''\
154'''Joey''': It is a love based of giving and receiving as well as having and sharing. And the love that they give and have is shared and received. And through this having and giving and sharing and receiving, we too can share and love and have... and receive.\
155''[later]''\
156'''Joey''': Okay, you guys, I've got a little more written... are you ready?\
157'''Chandler''': Yeah, yeah. Okay.\
158'''Joey''': When I think of the love that these two givers and receivers share, I cannot help but envy the lifetime ahead of having and loving and giving... and then I can't think of a good word for right here.\
159'''Monica''': How bout receiving?\
160'''Joey''': Yes!
161* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': From "The Ghost of Harrenhal":
162-->'''Cersei:''' Aren't you always so clever, with your schemes and your plots!\
163'''Tyrion:''' Schemes and plots are the same thing.
164* Happens a lot in ''Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace'', thanks to [[PrimaDonnaDirector Garth Marenghi’s]]... [[StylisticSuck unique writing]]:
165** Garth exposes just how little he actually knows about the medical field when he names his AuthorAvatar Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D.; that expands to Doctor Rick Dagless ''Medicinae Doctor''. Real doctors, in the U.S., choose one or the other - the show is set in the U.K., where M.D. isn't even used!
166** This exchange:
167--->'''Liz''': Look! The mist is retreating!\
168'''Sanchez''': She’s right! The mist is retreating!\
169'''Dagless''': You’re both right! It is retreating!
170* An episode of ''Series/GetSmart'' had the following dialog:
171-->'''Chief''': Let's see it.\
172'''Max''': See what?\
173'''Chief''': The blazer you brought back from Hong Kong.\
174'''Max''': The blazer I brought back from Hong Kong?\
175'''Chief''': That blazer is the secret weapon you were sent to Hong Kong for.\
176'''Max''': That blazer is the secret weapon I was sent to Hong Kong for?\
177'''Chief''': That's no ordinary blazer.\
178'''Max''': That's no ordinary blazer?\
179'''Chief''': It's a laser blazer.\
180'''Max''': It's a laser blazer? Do you know what you're saying?\
181'''Chief''': I'm positive! [[JustifiedTrope I keep hearing it twice!]]
182* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'':
183-->'''Taylor:''' Mhmm, just what I thought. This is not the proper permit for this kind of business. This is a type 24B otherwise known as a cart, kiosk, cart/kiosk permit. This is not valid for your business.\
184'''Troubadour/Veggie Guy:''' Whys it say it twice?\
185'''Taylor:''' Hmm?\
186'''Babette:''' You said cart kiosk cart kiosk!\
187'''Lorelai:''' It's repetitive.\
188'''Rory:''' And redundant.\
189'''Lorelai:''' It's repetitive.\
190'''Rory:''' And redundant!
191* From the ''Series/{{Glee}}'' episode "Night of Neglect":
192-->'''Dustin Goolsby''': I'm handsome, I'm good-looking and I'm easy on the eyes. Also, I'm gorgeous.
193** Also, Jesse's line in "Hello":
194--->'''Jesse''': I'm getting a full ride to the University of California, Los Angeles. Maybe you've heard of it. It's in Los Angeles.
195* Sophia from ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' did this several times. For example: "I know a lot of old people. They're all the same. They're cranky, they're demanding, they repeat themselves. They're cranky, they're demanding."
196* German kids' show ''Series/HalloSpencer'' once had the band looking for "a female lady singer, for singing".
197* On ''Series/HappyEndings'', Dave describes a new girl he's seeing as a "hot, funny, sweet, hot, nice girl." Penny says "You said hot twice," to which Dave replies, "She ''is'' hot twice, the other things are just words I used to space out the hots."
198* On the episode of ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' immediately following UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher's death, Jeffrey Archer's tribute saying the late prime minister "was a giant and she will remain a giant, and in history she will remain a giant," was utterly destroyed by Creator/BrianBlessed: "Jeffrey Archer--not only a terrible writer but also a terrible writer."
199* A common gag in ''Series/HorribleHistories''. ""The sugary paste in all new [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UueAyDBCnig Tudor Sugar Paste Toothpaste]] is made up of sugar in a paste!"
200* ''Series/HouseOfAnubis''
201-->'''Mr.Sweet''': Your opponents have already set a match for three days time.\
202'''Jerome''': But that's only three days away!
203* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': "Sandcastles in the saaaaand..."
204* A category on a 90s/early 2000s ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' episode was the trope name, word for word. They brought it back again on November 3rd, 2010.
205* ''Kangdagu Fighter'' is a short-lived 90s Korean series whose title translates directly as "''Fighting Fighter''".
206* ''Series/KCUndercover'': K.C. and her family work for a spy organization called "The Organization".
207* ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'': Lopez! Lopez! Lopez! Lopez! Lopez! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYeZOSz898k Lopez! Lopez! Lopez!]]
208* ''Series/KrodMandoonAndTheFlamingSwordOfFire''
209* The Dean in the short-lived British sitcom ''Lab Rats'' has this to say about a lab inspection: "Mr. Goodman is here from the surprise-surprise department of the Laboratory Inspection Agency. He is paying us a little unexpected visit today, by way of a little unexpected lovely surprise inspection today, which we didn't know about in advance, today, and were not given any advance unexpected warning of beforehand unexpectedly ... today."
210* In ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', John extols the virtues of encryption:
211-->'''John Oliver:''' Encryption can protect the things most important to us: Financial information, health records, dick pics, trade secrets, classified e-mail records, dick pics, physical location, the physical location of our dicks, critical information, dick pics, ''and'' pictures of our dicks.
212* Often crops up when parodying [[SideEffectsInclude overly long side effect lists]] — from a fake antidepressant ad on ''The Late Edition'':
213-->... nosebleeds, prolapse, verrucas, chlamydia, forgetfulness, shingles, forgetfulness, and suicide.
214* At the beginning of every episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'' the announcer mentions "the Crown Prosecutors who prosecute the offenders".
215* ''Series/{{Lexx}}'''s musical episode:
216-->"Two hearts are as one heart\
217and this one heart has two"
218* ''Series/MadTV1995''
219** The ''Rocket Revengers'' sketches (a parody of low-budget live-action films) used it twice in a single CatchPhrase:
220--->'''RR Leader:''' Rocket Revengers are ready to rocket! Right, Rocket Revengers?\
221'''The Rest:''' Right!
222** A sketch involved Alex Borstein agreeing with what someone was saying, via "Also, I <etc>, too, as well."
223** The fake commercial for the Wonder Rake 5000. Apparently it's the best rake you can use to pick up pine cones.
224* ''Series/MarriedWithChildren''
225** In the April Fools' Day episode where Al suspects that Jefferson is a spy, he asks him to play a game of "Name the Presidents" to prove his authenticity as a U.S. Citizen. Jefferson runs through the entire list ten times, but the only one Al can name for him is "Dwight. D. ''Eisen''hower."
226** Additionally, in the episode where Al is kept from playing by his softball team, he makes his family sing a little song he came up with as penance for their compliance before he's willing to sub in for an injured player. The lyrics? "D is for '''d'''a many pies he made us... A is for the '''a'''pple in his eye... D is for '''d'''a dish he made da pies in... D is for '''the''' apple in his eye... Wh'''y'''? Because we love you. Put them all together and it spells Daddy."
227* Radar from ''Series/{{MASH}}'' occasionally employs a variation of this, as when describing how nonplussed he was to enter the showers and encounter "female personnel of the opposite sex" who were "naked without any clothes on".
228** On one occasion, the [[TheVoice P.A. announcer]] informed the camp that Yom Kippur services would be held "for all Jewish personnel of the Hebrew faith".
229* ''Film/MayIPleaseEnter'' contains the line "And Amy, you look really good dressed up as that firefighter you're dressed up as!"
230** Colonel Potter's favorite movie is ''Film/MyDarlingClementine'', because it "has the three things that make a movie great: horses, cowboys, and horses."
231* From the very first episode of ''Series/TheMentalist'': "He irks me. He's irksome."
232* Done for memory by Holly Walsh in ''Series/MockTheWeek 7.9''.
233-->What is amnesia? Is it A, memory loss, A, memory loss, or 4, the Battle of Hastings?
234* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''
235** "Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam and spam..."
236** In the Bruces' philosophy department, every odd-numbered rule is: "No poofters."
237** Not to mention the Déjà Vu sketch.
238** "Number One: the Larch. The Larch. The ''Larch''. And now... Number Three: the Larch."
239*** "And now, Number One: The Horse chestnut. And now, Number One:"
240** "Okay, Devious! Don't move!" "''The Bishop!''"
241** "Creator/TheBBC would like to apologize for the constant repetition in this show. Creator/TheBBC would like to apologize for the constant repetition in this show."
242** Those responsible for the repetitiveness in this show have been sacked. That is to say, they have been fired for being too repetitive.
243*** Those responsible for the repetitiveness in the above line, which states, "Those responsible for the repetitiveness in this show have been sacked." and then restates this in a somewhat different manner, have been sacked.
244*** The above tropers have been sacked. This comment must now be finished at the last minute and on a budget by Ralph The Wonder Llama.
245** Not to mention the Déjà Vu sketch.
246** "And of course, there's sport!"
247** And now for something completely different: a man with three buttocks.
248** Anne Elk has a Theory of Brontosauruses. It's her theory, which is hers, and belongs to her.
249** "And for people who don't like sport, there's sport."
250** "Well, Brian... I'm opening up a boutique!"
251** Not to mention the Déjà Vu sketch.
252** [[OverlyLongName Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm]]; his wife, [[RunningGag Sarah Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm]]; and his last living relative, [[OverlyLongGag Carl Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm]].
253** Also, the Vocational Guidance Counsellor sketch manages this with "dull".
254** All of the ways of saying a parrot is dead in the Dead Parrot sketch.
255** ...lemon curry?
256** Nobody expects UsefulNotes/TheSpanishInquisition because their chief weapon is surprise, surprise and fear, fear and surprise. Their two weapons are fear and surprise... and ruthless efficiency. Their ''three'' weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency... and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope. Their ''four'', no... ''Amongst'' their weapons... Amongst their weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, nice red uniforms, and an undeniable redundancy! - Oh damn!
257** Not to mention the Déjà Vu sketch.
258** [[CatchPhrase And now for something completely different]]: [[SubvertedTrope Something]] ''[[SubvertedTrope actually]]'' [[SubvertedTrope different]].
259** "I think all right thinking people in this country are sick and tired of being told that decent ordinary right thinking people in this country are fed up with being sick and tired."
260* In an episode of ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' when multiple characters repeat similar stories to Maddie and David, Maddie asks if they're from the Department of Redundancy Department.
261* From ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', "The Human Duplicators":
262-->'''Dr. Forrester''': With tongue firmly planted in cheek we move forward with this week's Invention Exchange.\
263'''TV's Frank''': It comes from the crazy mixed-up files of one Dr. Clayton Forrester.\
264'''Dr. Forrester''': And from the button-down mind of TV's Frank.\
265'''TV's Frank''': It's from the breezy irreverent viewpoint of Dr. Clayton Forrester.\
266'''Dr. Forrester''': And from the slightly skewed perspective of TV's Frank.\
267'''TV's Frank''': It's from the twisty, bent brain of Dr. Clayton Forrester.\
268'''Dr. Forrester''': And from the wacky whimsical way of TV's Frank.\
269'''TV's Frank''': [[OverlyLongGag It's from the...]]\
270'''Crow''': WILL YOU JUST GET ON WITH IT?
271* During the first season of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' the show was called ''Navy NCIS'', essentially making it ''Navy '''N'''aval '''C'''riminal '''I'''nvestigation '''S'''ervice''. The network was initially afraid civilian viewers wouldn't know what "NCIS" stood for. An alternative explanation is that the CBS was worried about viewers mistaking the show for a ''{{Series/CSI}}'' spinoff. This, of course, would require the viewer to ''misspell an acronym''. If it's true, it's lampshaded by Tony early on:
272-->'''Some guy''': NCIS… is that like CSI?\
273'''Tony''': Only if you're dyslexic.
274* Korean drama ''Series/NineNineTimeTravels''. So, how many time travels?
275* ''Series/OddSquad'':
276** This gem from "Captain Fun":
277--> '''Otto''': Time to fill the fun tank with a bunch of fun fuel and go into fun overdrive and push the pedal to the fun-edal!
278--> '''Oksana''': ''[walking away]'' You're wasting time.
279** Due to her ActingUnnatural in "The Breakfast Club" upon interacting with the eponymous villain group, Delivery Debbie lapses into this.
280--> '''Debbie''': Hello and good day, I have a coupon for a free pizza at my pizzeria which you can use at my pizzeria for pizza at my pizzeria, it's pizza...pizzeria...
281** In "Shapely University", Professor Triangle is shown calling someone about an ad listing in the newspaper, which calls for someone who lists jobs in the newspaper.
282* From ''Series/TheOfficeUS'':
283-->'''Phyllis:''' Michael wasn't invited on Ryan's camping trip. Toby went, but Michael couldn't go. ''[smirk]'' Michael wasn't invited.\
284'''Dwight:''' Well I don't know about that, because she certainly seems to enjoy making love making with me.\
285'''Michael:''' Why don't we ask [the spirit world] if Darryl is a bad friend who backstabs people in the back?
286* In ''Series/OrangeIsTheNewBlack'', Pennsatucky has the following reaction to the idea of the inmates going on a hunger strike to protest the prison conditions:
287-->'''Pennsatuckey''': Well, that's just super stupid. And dumb. And mean and cruel and stupid. And, yeah, I said "stupid" twice, only to emphasize how ''stupid'' that is!
288* ''Series/PlanetAjay'': Bud, an American astronaut who first appears in the episode "Spaceman" after crash landing on Planet Ajay, refers to the United States as the "United States of the US of A" a couple of times in that episode. Since "US of A" is short for "United States of America", Bud is really just saying "United States of the United States of America".
289* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Lieutenant]]/[[Series/PowerRangersZeo Detective]] [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo Stone]] hates to repeat himself. He [[RunningGag HATES]] to repeat himself.
290* On ''Series/{{Psych}}'':
291-->'''Juliet:''' You disturb me. And your theory on this murder disturbs me. And you disturb me.\
292'''Lassiter:''' You said that twice.\
293'''Juliet:''' Yes.
294** Also:
295--->'''Shawn:''' Judgement day? It sounds bad. That's like... the day that you're judged.
296* From ''Series/PushingDaisies'' episode "Pigeon":
297-->'''Chuck:''' Ned, do you remember before when I said all the things I learned about you?\
298'''Ned:''' Jealous. Romantic. Jealous. I felt I had to say it twice.
299** Lily and Vivian's synchronized swimming duo is known as the Darling Mermaid Darlings. The travel agency Chuck used in the pilot was the Boutique Travel Travel Boutique.
300*** A travel boutique run by... Dee Dee.
301* From ''Series/{{QI}}'':
302-->'''Stephen:''' Battology means pointlessly repeating the same thing over and over again. Battology means pointlessly repeating the same thing over and over again.
303* ''Series/RedDwarf'':
304-->'''Kryten:''' ... My short-term memory has been erased. This I ascribe to the proximity of Starbug's magnetic coils. In addition, due to proximity of the magnetic coils, my short-term memory has been erased. This, combined with the erasure of my short-term memory, has left me extremely disoriented.
305** Also his response to Cat's plan that they drop the [[DeflectorShields defensive shields]]:
306--->'''Kryten:''' A superlative suggestion, sir, with just two minor flaws. One, we don't have any defensive shields. And two, we don't have any defensive shields. Now I realize that technically speaking that's only one flaw, but I thought that it was such a big one that it was worth mentioning twice.
307*** And in the true spirit of redundancy, the spirit of the gag was recycled for another gag later in the same episode as the first gag:
308---->'''Cat:''' Well, I say let's break out the laser cannons and give 'em both barrels.\
309'''Kryten:''' An adroit suggestion sir, with just two minor drawbacks--\
310'''Cat:''' OK, forget it!
311*** And in a later episode, after the one where he used it twice, Kryten used the same gag that he'd used twice in one episode (before this one) ''again'' (possibly because his short term memory had been erased):
312---->'''Cat:''' There's only one solution: let's climb into the jet-powered rocket pants and junior-birdman the hell outta here!\
313'''Kryten:''' An excellent and inventive suggestion, sir, with just two tiny drawbacks: a) We don't ''have'' any jet-powered rocket pants; and b) there's no such ''thing'' as jet-powered rocket pants outside the fictional serial ''Robbie Rocket Pants''.
314** The Rimmer Experience starts off badly and deteriorates from there.
315--->'''Rimmer:''' Welcome to the Rimmer Experience: a world of wonder, excitement, and... wonder.
316** Also from the Rimmer Experience:
317--->'''Kryten:''' Asteroid belt up ahead, sir.
318--->'''Rimmer:''' No it isn't Kryten, you thick, titanium plank; those are large, broken fragments of a dying star which have compressed together under enormous pressure, causing them to compress into large fragments.
319** [[EverybodysDeadDave Everybody's dead, Dave. Everybody, Dave, is dead. Dave, everybody's dead]].
320** Four thousand six hundred and ninety-one irradiated haggis.
321** The episode "White Hole" sees time repeat itself, with the crew aware of it as it happens but unable to stop it. Cat asks "what is it?", prompting the robotic android Kryten's exposition in which he explains what is happening. Cat asks again "what is it?" and the entire exposition scene repeats itself. Eventually time stops repeating and Cat says "what is it?...just kidding", but then ''that'' gets repeated when the phenomenon recurs (again).
322* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' actually makes fun of this one at the end of season 8. Darlene & David are doing a ridiculous magazine quiz, with DJ on the couch. One of the questions is "Do you ever feel like you live the same moment twice?" after which [[TheOtherDarrin NuBecky]] and Mark walk through. Then the question gets repeated. Then [=NuBecky=] and Mark walk through. Then the question gets repeated.
323* ''Radio/RoyalCanadianAirFarce'':
324-->'''Jack Layton:''' Canada needs a new kind of strong. A new stronger strong with a strongly strengthening strong strength.
325* A reporter from a ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' skit, reading off the criminal record of the kids from ''Scooby Doo'':
326-->Prior convictions include 4 counts of meddling, 12 counts of meddling in the second degree, 2 counts of vehicular meddling, meddling across state lines, and last, but certainly not least, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick sodomy]]! I'm sorry.. I misread that.. it's "meddling", I apologize.
327** From another episode hosted by Martin Short:
328--->'''Jackie Rogers Jr:''' This is the most effective memory enhancement drug on the market. It will improve your short-term memory. It will improve your long-term memory. And most of all, it will improve your short-term memory.
329* From the ''Creator/CharlieBrooker's Series/{{Screenwipe}}'' episode about kids' TV:
330-->"Of course, many presenters got their starts on children's TV, including Chris Tarrant, Noel Edmonds, Dennis Nielsen, Philip Schofield, Cat Deeley, Dennis Nielsen, Jimmy Savile, and Dennis Nielsen."[[note]]Dennis Nielsen is a notorious serial killer.[[/note]]
331** ''And kids loved that kind of repetition.''
332** You mean like Tele-again-again-tubbies?
333* A very early episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' explains that since most residents owe a buttload of money, they have to do [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NELVs9Kix5I&feature=related unconventional things]] to make ends meet. Stealing things from the hospital (fruit cups, toilet paper, etc) is mentioned a few times, the third time it's "or you can well ... you know." A notable exception is Elliot who, because she had wealthy parents, didn't have any loans to pay and was still being supported by them at the time.
334* On ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', Jackie Chiles would sometimes end his rants with three words that essentially mean the same thing in context.
335-->'''Jackie:''' This is a clear violation of your rights as a consumer! It's an infringement on your constitutional rights! It's outrageous, egregious, ''preposterous''!
336* In ''Series/{{Selfie}}'', when Henry is excited about an upcoming 10K, he greets Eliza with "Good morning on this very good morning, Eliza."
337* In ''Series/SpittingImage'', Michael Heseltine is shown giving his pitch for the leadership of the Conservative Party: "My three-point plan for the 1990s: One, make me Prime Minister. Two, make me Prime Minister. Three, make me Prime Minister."
338* "The Awesome Board of Awesomeness" from the [[Creator/{{ESPN}} ESPN2]] show ''Series/SportsNation''.
339* Happens in a ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode.
340** '''Teal'c:''' We must act now, and ''once and for all'' destroy the Goa'uld image as gods ''forever''.
341** Also in the episode ''Memento'' the hyperdrive buffer has burned out and cannot be fixed.
342--->'''Colonel William Ronson:''' There is no redundancy for that particular system.\
343'''Jack O'Neill:''' So, you're saying there's no redundancy?
344** The title of First Prime itself. A Literal translation would be First First.
345*** And the title of the ''show'' (what do you think the [=SG=] in ''Stargate SG-1'' stands for, anyway?).
346* In ''Series/StargateUniverse'' episode "Twin Destinies", the scientists are reporting of Destiny's sustained damage.
347-->'''Adam Brody:''' There are dozens of systems at the brink of failure. Weapons, shields.\
348'''Dr. Lisa Parker:''' Well, they're operating.\
349'''Adam Brody:''' At mission critical levels. We're down to one last... everything. There's practically no redundancy.\
350'''Dr. Dale Volker:''' Practically no redundancy.\
351'''Adam Brody:''' Wasn't funny the first three times!
352* In ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', Laris (Picard's Romulan housekeeper) comments that calling the Tal Shiar the "Romulan SecretPolice" is redundant for a culture that's [[PlanetOfHats all about secrecy]]. This is before she reveals that the Tal Shiar hides an even deeper secret that most operatives aren't aware of.
353* ''Series/TheState'': The Bearded Men of Space Station 11 (not word for word, but the gist of it):
354-->''But, I'm not an alien.''\
355''Well, then, you can't have a beard.''\
356''But, he has a beard.''\
357''Then, he's an alien.''\
358''No, I'm not.''\
359''Yes, you are.''\
360''No. I'm not.''\
361''Then, you can't have a beard.''\
362''But, I have a beard.''\
363''Then, you're an alien.''\
364''He's not, he's from Pittsburgh.''
365* On ''Series/SueThomasFBEye'', Tara is forced to shoot a robber to save some hostages. She then finds herself targeted by the man's vengeful cousin, a gangster who goes by the name "Crazy Loco."
366-->'''Lucy''': Doesn't "loco" mean "crazy"? So he's "Crazy Crazy"?
367-->'''Jack''': He's got a real commitment to being crazy.
368* ''Series/SunTrap'':
369** Introducing, the newly appointed department head, Woody:
370--->'''Woody''': Trust me, if there's one thing I'm good at, it's finding parrots; that's if there's one thing I'm good at; and trust me, if there is, it's finding parrots.
371** And...
372--->'''Woody''': Believe me, I'm the right man for the job; or don't believe me, it's up to you; but I'm the right man for the job, believe me.
373** ...and...
374--->'''Woody''': Trust me, if there's one thing I'm good at, it's clearing my friends' names of the murder of pretend pop stars; that's if there's one thing I'm good at; and, trust me, if there is...\
375'''Brutus, Melody and Zorro''': '''GET ON WITH IT!!!'''
376* From ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''
377** This gem:
378--->'''Dean''': You know who spies on people, [[spoiler: Cas]]? Spies.
379** Not to mention:
380--->'''Dean''': I observe with my eyes.
381** Assbutt anyone?
382** One from Crowley:
383--->'''Crowley''': ''You betrayed me? No one in the history of torture's been tortured with torture like the torture you'll be tortured with.''
384* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' does this with a lot of the names using both English and Japanese that mean the same thing.
385** Ginga Sentai Gingaman from ''Series/ChikyuuSentaiFiveman''. Which translates to Galaxy Squad Galaxyman.
386** Aka Red from ''Series/GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' and ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' translates to Red Red.
387** ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' has two mecha called Go-Buster Oh and Go-Buster King. Oh means King.
388** ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'' features an early MonsterOfTheWeek called Skull Doggler. A later MonsterOfTheWeek is Dokuro Doggler, which also means Skull Doggler.
389* Invoked by Stiles on ''Series/TeenWolf'', when Coach Finstock wants to know where Jackson is and why he didn't show up for morning practice.
390-->'''Coach:''' Stilinski! Jackson?\
391'''Stiles:''' Sorry, coach, I haven't seen him since the last time I saw him.\
392'''Coach:''' And when was that?\
393'''Stiles:''' Last time I saw him? It was definitely the time I saw him last.
394* Jamie in ''Series/TheThickOfIt'': "Tom is going to get a pint glass in his eye, and a pool cue up his arse, and... another pool cue in his other fuckin' eye!"
395* Ann Curry of ''{{Series/Today}}'', as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89aQ_F64NPs popularized by]] ''Series/TheSoup''.
396* ''Series/UltramanRB'' has Ultraman Orb Dark whose full name is Ultraman Orb Dark Noir Black Schwarz. Noir and Schwarz both mean "black" in French and German respectively. Isami (hilariously) notes this as "repeating the same words all over again" since the name literally translates to "Ultraman Orb Dark Black Black Black".
397* ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' has had a few redundant puzzles over time, including CHURCH HYMN, FIREPLACE MANTEL, STAR CONSTELLATION and BABY DUCKLINGS.
398* In ''Series/YesMinister'', the Department of Administrative Affairs. Their job is to administer the administration. Also a specialty of Sir Humphrey.
399* On ''Series/WouldILieToYou'', James Acaster is claiming that a preteen boy is his worst enemy. When asked how a man in his late twenties would know an eleven-year-old child well enough to be his enemy, Acaster responds:
400--> "I know his dad. He's his son."
401* From ''Series/TheYoungOnes'':
402** "Demolition":
403--->'''Maggie''': And now, I'm gonna be looking at what it's like to be a young unemployed adult! Because--more young adults are becoming unemployed on account of they can't find work! Basically, the problem is this: if you haven't got a job, then you outta work! And that means only one thing-- unemployment!
404** "Bomb" (This one gets lampshaded by Rick):
405--->'''Old Man in Post Office''': Things were certainly different before these new fangled changes.
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