1 | You've seen it frequently on television, so it likely was started here or named from one of these TV shows. |
2 | ---- |
3 | [[index]] |
4 | !!{{Series}} |
5 | * ''Series/TwentyFour'' |
6 | ** JackBauerInterrogationTechnique |
7 | ** TrappedByMountainLions |
8 | ---- |
9 | * ''Series/TheATeam'' |
10 | ** ATeamFiring |
11 | ** ATeamMontage |
12 | ---- |
13 | * ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' |
14 | ** {{Moonburn}} |
15 | ---- |
16 | * ''Series/AfterMash'' |
17 | ** AfterShow |
18 | ---- |
19 | * ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' |
20 | ** EliminatedFromTheRace |
21 | ---- |
22 | * ''Series/{{Angel}}'' |
23 | ** CavemenVsAstronautsDebate |
24 | ** EmergencyImpersonation |
25 | ** FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire |
26 | ** ScrewDestiny |
27 | ** WeHelpTheHelpless |
28 | ---- |
29 | * ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' |
30 | ** WeShouldGetAnotherTape |
31 | ---- |
32 | * ''Series/ArtAttack'' |
33 | ** ArtAttacker |
34 | ---- |
35 | * ''Series/BabylonFive'' |
36 | ** AllLoveIsUnrequited |
37 | ** DeathOfPersonality |
38 | ** NothingIsTheSameAnymore |
39 | ** TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot (via a question posed to series creator J. Michael Straczynski) |
40 | ** TouchedByVorlons |
41 | ** VoiceOfTheResistance |
42 | ** WhamEpisode (also coined by J. Michael Straczynski when describing certain episodes) |
43 | ---- |
44 | * ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' |
45 | ** ToTheBatpole |
46 | ---- |
47 | * ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'' |
48 | ** TheBattlestar |
49 | ** ComingInHot |
50 | ---- |
51 | * ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' |
52 | ** TheyLookLikeUsNow |
53 | ---- |
54 | * ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' |
55 | ** TheOtherDarrin |
56 | ---- |
57 | * ''Series/TheBionicWoman'' |
58 | ** {{Fembot}} |
59 | ---- |
60 | * ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' |
61 | ** TheCavalierYears |
62 | ---- |
63 | * ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' |
64 | ** CartwrightCurse |
65 | ---- |
66 | * ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' |
67 | ** CousinOliver |
68 | ---- |
69 | * ''Series/BrothersAndSisters'' |
70 | ** DinnerAndAShow |
71 | ---- |
72 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' |
73 | ** AppliedPhlebotinum |
74 | ** BigBad |
75 | *** BigBadDuumvirate |
76 | *** BigBadEnsemble |
77 | *** BigBadFriend |
78 | *** TheBigBadShuffle |
79 | *** BigBadSlippage |
80 | *** BigBadWannabe |
81 | ** BreakawayPopHit |
82 | ** BuffySpeak |
83 | ** ButtMonkey |
84 | *** IronButtMonkey |
85 | ** CameBackWrong |
86 | *** CameBackStrong |
87 | ** InsaneTrollLogic |
88 | ---- |
89 | * ''Series/BurnNotice'' |
90 | ** AndSomeOtherStuff |
91 | ---- |
92 | * ''Series/CandidCamera'' |
93 | ** CandidCameraPrank |
94 | ---- |
95 | * ''Series/CharliesAngels'' |
96 | ** AngelsPose |
97 | ** AssKickingPose |
98 | ---- |
99 | * ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' |
100 | ** PersonalGainHurts |
101 | ---- |
102 | * ''Series/TheCiscoKid'' |
103 | ** OhCisco |
104 | ---- |
105 | * ''Series/TheColbertReport'' |
106 | ** ColbertBump |
107 | ** INeedAFreakingDrink |
108 | ---- |
109 | * ''Series/{{Community}}'' |
110 | ** CampingACrapper |
111 | ---- |
112 | * ''Series/{{CSI}}'' |
113 | ** TheCSIEffect |
114 | ** FingerprintingAir |
115 | ---- |
116 | * ''Series/DawsonsCreek'' |
117 | ** DawsonCasting |
118 | ---- |
119 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' |
120 | ** AliensOfLondon |
121 | ** BiggerOnTheInside |
122 | ** TheBrigadier |
123 | ** ChangedMyJumper ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead]]") |
124 | ** DoctorWhomage |
125 | ** EmergencyTemporalShift ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday Doomsday]]") |
126 | ** EverybodyLives ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances The Doctor Dances]]") |
127 | ** FiveRoundsRapid ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E5TheDaemons The Dæmons]]") |
128 | ** ImmuneToBullets |
129 | ** MindProbe |
130 | ** TheMissusAndTheEx ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion School Reunion]]") |
131 | ** TheNthDoctor |
132 | ** PerceptionFilter |
133 | ** ReversePolarity |
134 | ** ASharedSuffering ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter The Doctor's Daughter]]") |
135 | ** TheSlowPath ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E4TheGirlInTheFireplace The Girl in the Fireplace]]") |
136 | ** TimeAndRelativeDimensionsInSpace ([[FunWithAcronyms TARDIS]]) |
137 | ** WMG/TimeLord |
138 | ** TimeyWimeyBall ("[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink Blink]]") |
139 | ---- |
140 | * ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' |
141 | ** IAmVeryBritish |
142 | ---- |
143 | * ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'' |
144 | ** EverybodyHatesHades |
145 | ---- |
146 | * ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' |
147 | ** FeeFiFauxPas |
148 | ** SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond |
149 | ---- |
150 | * ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'' |
151 | ** RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts |
152 | *** AdamSmithHatesYourGuts |
153 | *** KarlMarxHatesYourGuts |
154 | ---- |
155 | * ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' |
156 | ** EEqualsMCHammer |
157 | ** HumanityIsSuperior |
158 | ** {{Microts}} |
159 | ** TranslatorMicrobes |
160 | ---- |
161 | * ''Series/FawltyTowers'' |
162 | ** FawltyTowersPlot |
163 | ---- |
164 | * ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' |
165 | ** BigDamnHeroes |
166 | ** EarthThatWas |
167 | *** EarthThatUsedToBeBetter |
168 | ** FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother |
169 | ** TheFireflyEffect |
170 | ** ICallItVera |
171 | *** ICallHimMisterHappy (shared with Music/WeirdAlYankovic) |
172 | ** IllBeInMyBunk |
173 | ** TrainJob |
174 | ** TheVerse |
175 | ---- |
176 | * ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' |
177 | ** SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes |
178 | ---- |
179 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'' |
180 | ** FriendsRentControl |
181 | ** ItTastesLikeFeet |
182 | ---- |
183 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'' |
184 | ** {{Sexposition}} ([[http://cultural-learnings.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-you-win-or-you-die/ via a reviewer]]) |
185 | ---- |
186 | * ''Series/GetSmart'' |
187 | ** MissedHimByThatMuch |
188 | ** ShoePhone |
189 | ---- |
190 | * ''Series/GilligansIsland'' |
191 | ** AndTheRest |
192 | ** GilliganCut |
193 | ** JustEatGilligan |
194 | ---- |
195 | * ''Series/HappyDays'' |
196 | ** ChuckCunninghamSyndrome |
197 | ** JumpingTheShark |
198 | ---- |
199 | * ''Series/HermansHead'' |
200 | ** IdiotBall (coined by actor Creator/HankAzaria) |
201 | ---- |
202 | * ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' |
203 | ** FutureMeScaresMe |
204 | ** FromNobodyToNightmare |
205 | ** GoodThingYouCanHeal |
206 | ** HeelFaceMindScrew (fandom term) |
207 | ** SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld |
208 | ---- |
209 | * ''Series/HomeImprovement'' |
210 | ** TimTaylorTechnology |
211 | ---- |
212 | * ''Series/{{House}}'' |
213 | ** FindingJudas |
214 | ---- |
215 | * ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' |
216 | ** TheBroCode |
217 | ---- |
218 | * ''Series/JoanOfArcadia'' |
219 | ** AFormYouAreComfortableWith |
220 | ---- |
221 | * ''Series/KungFu1972'' |
222 | ** WhenYouSnatchThePebble |
223 | ---- |
224 | * ''Series/{{Lassie}}'' |
225 | ** TimmyInAWell |
226 | ---- |
227 | * ''Series/LawAndOrder'' |
228 | ** RippedFromTheHeadlines |
229 | ** SchiffOneLiner |
230 | ---- |
231 | * ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}'' |
232 | ** GeneHunting |
233 | ---- |
234 | * ''Series/{{Lost}}'' |
235 | ** TheConstant |
236 | ** EpilepticTrees |
237 | ---- |
238 | * ''Series/MacGyver1985'' |
239 | ** LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard |
240 | ** MacGyvering |
241 | ---- |
242 | * ''Series/{{MASH}}'' |
243 | ** AfterShow (from Series/AfterMASH) |
244 | ** GungHolierThanThou |
245 | ---- |
246 | * ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' |
247 | ** {{Blipvert}} |
248 | ** TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture |
249 | ---- |
250 | * ''Series/MissionImpossible'' |
251 | ** ImpossibleMission |
252 | ** ThisPageWillSelfDestruct |
253 | ---- |
254 | * ''Series/{{Monk}}'' |
255 | ** DefectiveDetective |
256 | ---- |
257 | * ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' |
258 | ** AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent |
259 | ** DoesNotLikeSpam |
260 | ** DropTheCow |
261 | ** ExtraOreDinary |
262 | ** MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels |
263 | ** NoOneRespectsTheSpanishInquisition |
264 | ** SillyWalk |
265 | ** SomethingCompletelyDifferent |
266 | ** ThereIsNoRuleSix |
267 | ** UpperClassTwit |
268 | ---- |
269 | * ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' |
270 | ** GettingCrapPastTheRadar |
271 | ---- |
272 | * ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' |
273 | ** GroupieBrigade |
274 | ** TakenForGranite |
275 | ** {{Tropes IN SPACE}}! |
276 | ---- |
277 | * ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' |
278 | ** AndHisEyesOpen (from the [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]] take on ''Film/SpaceMutiny'') |
279 | ** DullSurprise (from ''Film/AlienFromLA'') |
280 | ** TheFreelanceShameSquad (from ''[[Film/{{Morozko}} Jack Frost]]'') |
281 | ** JustEatGilligan (directly referencing ''Series/GilligansIsland'') |
282 | ** KeepCirculatingTheTapes |
283 | ** KungFoley |
284 | ** TheLoad (from the episode ''Film/TheMolePeople'') |
285 | ** MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds |
286 | ** TheMountainsOfIllinois (from ''Film/BeginningOfTheEnd'') |
287 | ** {{MST}} |
288 | ** MST3KMantra |
289 | ** NextSundayAD |
290 | ** NightmareFuel (from ''Film/SantaClaus1959'') |
291 | *** NightmareFuelStationAttendant |
292 | ** RailingKill (from the ''[=MST3K=]'' take on ''Film/SpaceMutiny'') |
293 | ** RobotRollCall |
294 | ---- |
295 | * ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' |
296 | ** BadNewsIrrelevantNews |
297 | ---- |
298 | * ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' |
299 | ** DuringTheWar |
300 | ---- |
301 | * ''Franchise/PerryMason'' |
302 | ** ThePerryMasonMethod |
303 | ---- |
304 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' |
305 | ** MakeMyMonsterGrow |
306 | ** ThePsychoRangers |
307 | ** RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude |
308 | ** RookieRedRanger |
309 | ** SealedEvilInACan |
310 | *** LeakingCanOfEvil |
311 | *** SealedArmyInACan |
312 | *** SealedBadassInACan |
313 | *** SealedCastInAMultipack |
314 | *** SealedEvilInADuel |
315 | *** SealedEvilInASixPack |
316 | *** SealedEvilInATeddyBear |
317 | *** SealedGoodInACan |
318 | *** SealedInAPersonShapedCan |
319 | ** SixthRanger (shared with ''Franchise/SuperSentai'') |
320 | *** SixthRangerTraitor |
321 | *** EleventhHourRanger |
322 | ---- |
323 | * ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' |
324 | ** YouAreNumberSix |
325 | ---- |
326 | * ''Series/ThePowersThatBe1992'' |
327 | ** PowersThatBe |
328 | ---- |
329 | * ''Series/{{Profiler}}'' |
330 | ** TheProfiler: {{Inverted|trope}} |
331 | ---- |
332 | * ''Series/{{Psych}}'' |
333 | ** ThisBearWasFramed |
334 | ---- |
335 | * ''Series/PushingDaisies'' |
336 | ** BadHabits |
337 | ** TheFunInFuneral |
338 | ---- |
339 | * ''Series/QuantumLeap'' |
340 | ** SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong |
341 | *** MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight |
342 | ---- |
343 | * ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'' |
344 | ** HellBentForLeather |
345 | ---- |
346 | * ''Series/RedDwarf'' |
347 | ** TheAce |
348 | *** AcePilot |
349 | ** CrapolaTech |
350 | ** EverybodysDeadDave |
351 | ** HardLight |
352 | ** MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily |
353 | ---- |
354 | * ''Series/RemingtonSteele'' |
355 | ** TheRealRemingtonSteele |
356 | ---- |
357 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' |
358 | ** AmbiguouslyGay |
359 | *** AmbiguouslyBi |
360 | ** CommonKnowledge |
361 | ** ElNinoIsSpanishForTheNino |
362 | ** EveryYearTheyFizzleOut |
363 | ** GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff |
364 | *** AmericansHateTingle (combined with ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.) |
365 | ** HappyFunBall |
366 | ** WhiteLikeMe (parodies BlackLikeMe) |
367 | ** WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell |
368 | ---- |
369 | * ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' |
370 | ** TheGameNeverStopped |
371 | ---- |
372 | * ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' |
373 | ** InsultToRocks |
374 | ** MomentKiller |
375 | ---- |
376 | * ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' |
377 | ** KavorkaMan |
378 | ** NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat |
379 | ** RiddleForTheAges |
380 | ** SeinfeldianConversation |
381 | ---- |
382 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' |
383 | ** BroughtToYouByTheLetterS |
384 | ** ForgetfulJones |
385 | ** OneOfTheseDoorsIsNotLikeTheOther |
386 | ** SesameStreetCred |
387 | ---- |
388 | * ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' |
389 | ** {{Narm}} |
390 | *** NarmCharm |
391 | ---- |
392 | * ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' |
393 | ** WeCanRebuildHim |
394 | ---- |
395 | * ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' |
396 | ** GreenRocks |
397 | ---- |
398 | ''Franchise/StarTrek'' |
399 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' |
400 | ** GrowingTheBeard |
401 | ** KlingonPromotion |
402 | ** LowerDeckEpisode |
403 | ** PatrickStewartSpeech |
404 | ** ResistanceIsFutile |
405 | ** WarmMilkHelpsYouSleep |
406 | ** WhoopiEpiphanySpeech |
407 | ** TheWorfEffect |
408 | *** TheWorfBarrage |
409 | *** WorfHadTheFlu |
410 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' |
411 | ** BeamMeUpScotty |
412 | ** CaptainsLog |
413 | ** JustForFun/ChekovsGun (not to be confused with ChekhovsGun) |
414 | ** ComputerVoice |
415 | ** DeflectorShields |
416 | ** FascinatingEyebrow |
417 | ** TheFederation |
418 | *** OneFederationLimit |
419 | ** HesDeadJim |
420 | ** IAmNotLeonardNimoy |
421 | ** IAmNotSpock |
422 | ** ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder |
423 | ** InertialDampening |
424 | ** InTheOriginalKlingon |
425 | ** TheKirk |
426 | ** KirksRock |
427 | ** KirkSummation |
428 | ** KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect |
429 | ** KlingonsLoveShakespeare |
430 | ** MarySue[[invoked]] (via a 1973 ''Star Trek'' FanFic that parodied the trend of making these.) |
431 | *** MarySueTropes |
432 | ** TheMcCoy |
433 | ** MirrorUniverse |
434 | ** NerdsSpeakKlingon |
435 | ** TheOriginalSeries |
436 | ** PardonMyKlingon |
437 | ** PlanetOfHats |
438 | *** PlanetOfCopyhats |
439 | ** RedShirt |
440 | *** RedshirtArmy |
441 | *** MauveShirt |
442 | ** ScottyTime |
443 | ** ShutUpKirk |
444 | ** SlashFic (From Kirk/Spock) |
445 | ** TheSpock |
446 | ** SpockSpeak |
447 | ** StarTrekShake |
448 | ** StrawVulcan |
449 | ** TheissTitillationTheory |
450 | ** {{Trekkie}} |
451 | ** WagonTrainToTheStars |
452 | ** WeComeInPeaceShootToKill |
453 | * ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' |
454 | ** AttackPatternAlpha |
455 | ---- |
456 | Franchise/StargateVerse |
457 | * ''Series/StargateSG1'' |
458 | ** AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence |
459 | ** EngagingChevrons |
460 | ** OpenTheIris ([[ThisIndexIsNotAnExample although it's not an example]]) |
461 | ** RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun |
462 | ---- |
463 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' |
464 | ** MetallicarSyndrome |
465 | ---- |
466 | * ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' |
467 | ** {{Sentai}} |
468 | ** SixthRanger (shared with ''Franchise/PowerRangers'') |
469 | *** SixthRangerTraitor |
470 | *** EleventhHourRanger |
471 | ** SuperSentaiStance |
472 | ---- |
473 | * ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' |
474 | ** VotedOffTheIsland |
475 | ---- |
476 | * ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' |
477 | ** AliensInCardiff |
478 | ---- |
479 | * ''Series/ThatSeventiesShow'' |
480 | ** ThatNostalgiaShow. |
481 | ---- |
482 | * ''Series/{{Tremors}}'' |
483 | ** {{Planimal}} |
484 | ---- |
485 | * ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' |
486 | ** ToServeMan |
487 | ---- |
488 | * ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' |
489 | ** DistinctionWithoutADifference |
490 | ---- |
491 | * Series/TwoGuysAGirlAndAPizzaPlace |
492 | ** TwoGirlsAndAGuy |
493 | ** TwoGuysAndAGirl |
494 | ---- |
495 | * ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' |
496 | ** UltramanCopy |
497 | ---- |
498 | * ''Series/VeronicaMars'' |
499 | ** IntrepidReporter |
500 | ---- |
501 | * ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' |
502 | ** CordonBleughChef |
503 | ---- |
504 | * ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' |
505 | ** PromWrecker |
506 | ---- |
507 | * ''Series/TheWestWing'' |
508 | ** BlondeRepublicanSexKitten |
509 | ** IWantMyJetPack |
510 | ---- |
511 | * ''Series/WhiteCollar'' |
512 | ** TheBeCarefulSpeech |
513 | ---- |
514 | * ''Series/TheWire'' |
515 | ** JustAGangster |
516 | ---- |
517 | * ''Series/TheXFiles'' |
518 | ** AgentMulder |
519 | ** AgentScully |
520 | ** TheChrisCarterEffect |
521 | ** MythArc |
522 | ** ScullyBox (production lingo; named for the boxes on which actress Gillian Anderson had to stand during scenes with David Duchovny) |
523 | ** ScullySyndrome |
524 | ** {{Shipping}} |
525 | ** UnresolvedSexualTension - At least according to Website/TheOtherWiki, which claims that the term was invented on ''X-Files'' internet forums in the 1990s. |
526 | |
527 | !!{{Game Show}}s |
528 | * ''Series/DoubleDare1986'' |
529 | ** GameShowPhysicalChallenge |
530 | ---- |
531 | * ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' |
532 | ** JeopardyIntelligenceTest |
533 | ** JeopardyThinkingMusic |
534 | ---- |
535 | * ''Series/LetsMakeADeal'' |
536 | ** MontyHallProblem |
537 | ** MontyHaul |
538 | ** {{Zonk}} |
539 | ---- |
540 | * ''Series/PressYourLuck'' |
541 | ** {{Whammy}} |
542 | ---- |
543 | * ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' |
544 | ** AfricanChant |
545 | ---- |
546 | * ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire'' |
547 | ** {{Lifelines}} |
548 | ** WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire? |
549 | [[/index]] |
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