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* A series of gifts meant for Niles get sent to ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' instead. Niles and Martin discover that the gifts are actually to Niles from Maris, and when they break it to Frasier:
-->'''Martin:''' They're from Maris.\\

** In "Mystery vs. History", Barney and Robin do some research on a woman Ted is dating. They find out that she's wanted in Florida on crystal meth charges, breeds pitbulls for dog fighting, is married to a death row inmate and... doesn't like ''Film/AnnieHall''. Guess which one upsets Ted the most.

* In ''Series/{{Castle}}'', a psychiatrist has been found dead with lots of ranted gibberish scrawled over her.

* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Like ''Series/TheElectricCompany'', this trope was used for comedic effect to teach simple concepts and moral lessons. One well-remembered example was "Cookie Monster at the Library," where Cookie repeatedly asks the librarian for a box of cookies (after giving the title or subject of a book). Cookie eventually gets it, but then causes the librarian to faint dead away when he asks for a glass of orange juice with that book about cookies.

* ''Series/VousLesFemmes'': Judith Siboni seeks to spice up her sex life by [[https://youtu.be/GfDQuPuoPmU?t=2678 donning the classic FrenchMaid's outfit]]. Unfortunately for her husband, she gets rather ''too'' much into character as a maid and begins to spot little cleaning imperfections around the house; she impatiently bats him away as she has become too intent in eliminating a stubborn stain in the carpet.

'''Leonard:''' You let him take nude photos of you?\\

* This exchange in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' from "I, Mudd":
-->'''Kirk''': Well, opinions?\\
'''Chekov''': I think we're in a lot of trouble. \\
'''Kirk''': [[SarcasmMode That's a great help, Mr. Chekov.]] Bones?\\
'''[=McCoy=]''': I think Mr. Chekov's right. We are in a lot of trouble. \\
'''Kirk''': Spock. And if you say we're in a lot of trouble-\\
'''Spock''': ... We are.

** This trope is a cornerstone of [[DitzyGenius Commander Data's]] character. Being an android, he often has trouble grasping human idioms. (An ExpandedUniverse novel indicates this is deliberate[[note]] He ''is'' capable of downloading a whole dictionary of idioms and look them up instantly, but he chooses not to in order to keep people from fearing him. This was already introduced in ''ST:TNG'' when Lore showed up. Lore was [[UncannyValley TOO similar to a human]] and feared for that, and its creator thus "dumbed down" on Data a bit.[[/note]]):

(''Data overhears this as he walks through the frame, but doesn't break stride'')\\

'''Data:''' (''walks back into frame'') If you attempt to ignite a petroleum product on this ship at zero-hundred hours, you will activate the fire suppression system, which would seal off this entire compartment.\\

** Picard does this on purpose in "Captain's Holiday," when Riker asks him if he's decided where he's going, referring to the crew's plan to try to get to go on vacation.
--->'''Picard''': Yes, I have, Number One. [''addressing the computer''] Bridge.

'''[[SuperOCD Monk]]:''' ...Vomiting?

--->'''Leonard:''' You said that you didn't want to go out with me because I was too smart for you! Well, news flash, lady, David Underhill is ten times smarter than me!\\

'''Cliff:''' Well, you see, Woody, that's showing how cows act when humans are not around.\\
'''Woody:''' I mean my hometown newspaper doesn't carry ''The Far Side''! But thanks for making me feel like a one-year-old!

** This trope is a cornerstone of [[DitzyGenius Commander Data's]] character. Being an android, he often has trouble grasping human idioms. An ExpandedUniverse novel indicates this is deliberate[[note]] He ''is'' capable of downloading a whole dictionary of idioms and look them up instantly, but he chooses not to in order to keep people from fearing him. This was already introduced in ''ST:TNG'' when Lore showed up. Lore was [[UncannyValley TOO similar to a human]] and feared for that, and its creator thus "dumbed down" on Data a bit.[[/note]]):

-->'''Guest:'''Didn't I see you on television this morning?\\

* In ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', Jimmy and two skateboarders have been kidnapped by Tuco and taken out into the desert. Jimmy tries to talk Tuco down from killing the skateboarders and quotes Hammurabi's law, "An eye for an eye". [[KnifeNut Tuco, being Tuco,]] [[EyeScream interprets this as Jimmy saying he should cut out their eyes]].

* On ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', this trope is a cornerstone of [[DitzyGenius Commander Data's]] character. Being an android, he often has trouble grasping human idioms.
-->'''O'Brien:''' ...We'll all be burning the midnight oil on this one.\\

'''Data:''' (''walks back into frame'') If you attempt to ignite a petroleum product on this ship at zero-hundred hours, you will activate the fire suppression system, which would seal off this entire compartment.
** Which is a little strange, given that he's a walking database, which means he could download a whole dictionary of idioms and look them up instantly. An ExpandedUniverse novel reveals that he does this deliberately in order to keep people from fearing him. Which was already introduced in ''ST:TNG'' when Lore showed up. Lore was [[UncannyValley TOO similar to a human]] and feared for that, and its creator thus "dumbed down" on Data a bit.

** Picard does this on purpose in "Captain's Holiday," when Riker asks him if he's decided where he's going, referring to the crew's plan to try to get to go on vacation.
-->'''Picard''': Yes, I have, Number One. [''addressing the computer''] Bridge.

* This was the whole schtick of Gilda Radner's classic ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' character Emily Litella... Oh, you mean it wasn't? It was based on {{Mondegreen}}s instead? um... never mind.

* While stranded together on Lamentis-1, ''Series/{{Loki}}'' almost immediately forgets that Sylvie, despite being [[DistaffCounterpart a variant]] of himself, [[DoNotCallMePaul despises]] being called Loki.
-->'''Loki:''' You’re not the only tech-savvy Loki.
-->'''Sylvie:''' Don’t ever call me that.
-->'''Loki:''' Tech-savvy?

-->'''Earl:''' [[WhatAnIdiot They're flavored!]]

* Michael Scott, from the US version of ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'', is ''made of'' this trope. In "Beach Games", Dwight [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny attempts]] to tell "TheAristocrats" in order to succeed Michael as the office's regional manager. The problem is that he completely misunderstands what it is that makes the joke funny.