History Main / ChainOfCorrections

-->'''Blue Falcon:''' Copyright infringement.

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Mittens, Petey, and Petey’s circle of friends engage in a hurricane of mistaken terminology fixes in “The Survivor.”
-->'''Bruce:''' ''[grinning]'' Meeeeow, girl! Most kitties have sandpaper tongues, but can’t say I ever met one with a mouth full of fishhooks before. You’re a true cat mutation, for sure. A regular… a regular… um, a regular "anemone," gotta say.\\
'''Wayne:''' ''[laughing]'' What? I see whiskers on her face, not tentacles! You mean "homily," don’t you?\\
'''Petey:''' ''[shaking his head]'' Always thinking about food, aren’t you? That’s "hominy."\\
'''Alastair:''' ''[groaning]'' Geez! If you’re gonna use that word-a-day calendar your human has on his writing desk, you might wanna at least, you know, get it right? I’m pretty sure you meant "anomaly."

* A Sunday strip of ''Pickles'' did this once. Two of the main characters did this in order to drive a third character to leave the bench they were sitting on.

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--> '''Jean:''' So this yeerk morphed Jake, and then—
--> '''Tom:''' No, the yeerk was inside Jake’s brain. He had control of the original Jake. And then Ax acquired Jake’s DNA, then became a copy of Jake.
--> '''Jean:''' And he controlled it?
--> '''Tom:''' Uh. No?
--> '''Jean:''' But then… Tom, I thought you said that yeerk was controlling you. Did it make a copy of you too?
--> '''Tom:''' What? Nobody morphed me. That I know of, anyway. Yeerks can’t morph.
--> '''Jean:''' I thought you said humans can’t morph either. Does that mean Jake’s an andalite because he can morph now?
--> '''Tom:''' No, he’s just an Animorph.
--> '''Jean:''' And that’s its own species?
--> '''Tom:''' Don’t I know it. But no. Animorphs are dumb kids in spandex. Andalites are the ones with the tail blades.
--> '''Jean:''' Oh, and all the spiky horns?
--> '''Tom:''' No, those are hork-bajir.

-->'''Bruce:''' ''[grinning]'' Meeeeow, girl! Most kitties have sandpaper tongues, but can’t say I ever met one with a mouth full of fishhooks before. You’re a true cat mutation, for sure. A regular… a regular… um, a regular "anemone," gotta say.
-->'''Wayne:''' ''[laughing]'' What? I see whiskers on her face, not tentacles! You mean "homily," don’t you?
-->'''Petey:''' ''[shaking his head]'' Always thinking about food, aren’t you? That’s "hominy."
-->'''Alastair:''' ''[groaning]'' Geez! If you’re gonna use that word-a-day calendar your human has on his writing desk, you might wanna at least, you know, get it right? I’m pretty sure you meant "anomaly."

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-->'''J.T. Hawkins Jr.:''' By the way, some man called lookin' for you today.
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' Who?
-->'''J.T. Hawkins Jr.:''' Stan Schultz.
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' Stan Schultz?
-->'''J.T. Hawkins Jr.:''' Yeah.
-->'''Brady Owens:''' Stan Schultz - isn't that a cartoonist?
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' That's *Charles* Schultz.
-->'''J.T. Hawkins Jr.:''' No, I thought Charles Schultz was that man that flew across the ocean in "The Spirit of St. Andrews."
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' That's Charles Lindbergh, and it's "The Spirit of St. Louis."
-->'''Brady Owens:''' Naw, Lindbergh is a cheese!
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' Limburger's the cheese. Lindbergh's the man.
-->'''J.T. Hawkins Jr.:''' No, Lindbergh was that blimp that blew up and killed all them people.
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' That's the Hindenburg.
-->'''Brady Owens:''' Nah, Hindenburg's where you go skiing in Tennessee.
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' That's Gatlinburg!
-->'''J.T. Hawkins Jr.:''' Gatlinburg? You mean like the country music group, the Gatlinburg Brothers?
-->'''Grant Taylor:''' [throws ball] Crazy.

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-->'''Wife of Gob''': I'm in love with your brother-in-law.
-->'''Gob''': You're in love with your own brother? The one in the army?
-->'''Wife of Gob''': No, your sister's husband.
-->'''Gob''': Michael? Michael....
-->'''Wife of Gob''': No, that's your sister's brother.
-->'''Gob''': No, I'M my sister's brother. You're in love with me. Me!
-->'''Wife of Gob''': I'm in love with Tobias.
-->'''Gob''': My brother-in-law?
-->'''Wife of Gob''': I know it can never be, so I'm leaving. I'm enlisting in the army.
-->'''Gob''': To be with your brother?

-->'''Frasier:''' "The films of Ingmar Bergman..."
-->'''Norm:''' Boy, who could forget her in Casablanca, huh?
-->'''Frasier:''' No, no, you're thinking of Ing''rid'' Bergman. I'm talking about Ing''mar'' Bergman.
-->'''Woody:''' Ingmar Bergman, the boxer?
-->'''Cliff:''' No, Woody, you're thinking of Ingemar Johansson."
-->'''Sam:''' You mean the guy who knocked out Floyd Patterson?
-->'''Norm:''' No, no, no, Sonny Liston knocked out Patterson.
-->'''Pete:''' Well then who knocked out Johansson?
-->'''Norm:''' Patterson.
-->'''Steve:''' Before Liston?
-->'''Norm:''' No, Johansson knocked out Liston.
-->'''Cliff:''' Well, who knocked out Patterson?
-->'''Woody:''' Was it Ingrid Bergman?
-->'''Pete:''' No, Ingrid Bergman...
-->'''Frasier:''' [[BigShutUp SHUT UP! SHUT UP!]] Not one more word! I came in here to discuss Ingmar Bergman, not start an Creator/AbbottAndCostello routine.
-->'''Norm:''' Actually, I thought it was more like Creator/MartinAndLewis, wasn't it?
-->'''Sam:''' You mean Joe Louis?
-->'''Cliff:''' Oh! He's the one who knocked out Floyd Patterson.
-->'''Woody:''' Then who knocked out Lou Costello?
-->'''Frasier:''' Apparently Ingrid Bergman! (''leaves bar'')
-->'''Woody:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Boy, she was tougher than she looked.]]

-->'''Rita''': Hey, how do you like my new giggles?
-->'''Judy''': You mean ''goggles''.
-->'''Rita''': No, no - that's what someone does for a sore throat - ''goggles'' with mouthwash.
-->'''Judy''': You mean ''gargles''!
-->'''Rita''': No, that's what the water in the tub does - it ''gargles'' down the drain.
-->'''Judy''': No, you mean ''gurgles''!
-->'''Rita''': No, ''gurgles'' are what we wear to look thinner. Frankly, my ''gurgle'' is killing me!
-->'''Judy''': You mean ''girdle''!
-->'''Rita''': No! A ''girdle'' is a think you cook flapjacks on - and ''girdle'' cakes.
-->'''Judy''': You mean ''griddle''!
-->'''Rita''': No! A ''griddle'' is a tricky question with a funny answer, like 'what has four eyes and sings through its nose'. I know a lot of great ''griddles''.
-->'''Judy''': You mean ''RIDDLES''!
-->'''Rita''': No! A ''riddle'' is something a worm does - it ''riddles'' off the hook!
-->'''Judy''': You mean ''WRIGGLES''!!
-->'''Rita''': No, that's what happens when you act silly and you can't stop laughing - you have the ''wriggles''!
-->'''Judy''': No, you mean ''GIGGLES''!
-->'''Rita''': Oh well, for goodness' sake, that's what I said!! How do you like my new ''giggles''??
-->'''Judy''': Oh, they're terrific - I got myself a pair here!

-->'''Rose''': Well, it doesn't matter anyway, they're not married anymore. Now he's married to Nancy Davis.
-->'''Sophia''': The chick from ''Film/AllAboutEve''?
-->'''Rose''': No, that was Creator/BetteDavis.
-->'''Sophia''': That woman who beat her kids with wire hangers?
-->'''Rose''': No, you're thinking of Joan Crawford.
-->'''Sophia''': The fat cop from ''Highway Patrol''?
-->'''Rose''': That was Broderick Crawford.
-->'''Sophia''': The president was married to Broderick Crawford?!

-->'''Michael:''' I am going to donate to Afghanistanis with AIDS.
-->'''Jim:''' Whoa, I think you mean the Aid to Afghanistan.
-->'''Michael:''' No, I mean Afghanistanis with AIDS.
-->'''Phyllis:''' Afghani.
-->'''Michael:''' What?
-->'''Phyllis:''' Afghani.
-->'''Michael:''' That's a dog.
-->'''Pam:''' No, that's Afghan.
-->'''Michael:''' That's a shawl.
-->'''Dwight:''' Wait, canine AIDS?
-->'''Michael:''' No, humans with AIDS.
-->'''Creed:''' Who has AIDS?
-->'''Jim:''' Guys, the Afghanistanannis.
-->'''Michael:''' Okay, you know what? No, no. AIDS is not funny. Believe me, I have tried.

--->'''Pam:''' It's almost time for Ultra-Feast! Where's Kevin?
--->'''Michael:''' What? You wanna eat cat food with Kevin and not go to the hospital?
--->'''Oscar:''' That's Fancy Feast. Ultra-Feast is something they made up so they can pig out together in the name of ceremony.
--->'''Michael:''' What is Oktoberfeast? (sic)

-->'''Shawn:''' "I decided to be and therefore I am." Socrates said that.
-->'''Gus:''' No, that was Descartes.
-->'''Shawn:''' That was the cologne I wore in high school.
-->'''Gus:''' No, that was Drakkar Noir.
-->'''Shawn:''' That was a wine.
-->'''Gus:''' That's pinot noir.

-->'''London''': Too late, we're gonna get married, buy a big villa, and live in Acapella.
-->'''Maddie''': People sing A Capella; he lives in Acapulco.
-->'''London''': That's what my sweater's made out of.
-->'''Maddie''': That's Alpaca!

-->'''Bartlet''': I hear you're thinking about ophthalmology.
-->'''Ellie''': Oncology.
-->'''Bartlet''': Why would you want to study people's feet?
-->'''Ellie''': That's podiatry.
-->'''Bartlet''': That's children's medicine.
-->'''Ellie''': Pediatrics.
-->'''Bartlet''': I thought it was obstetrics.
-->'''Ellie''': That's pregnant women.
-->'''Bartlet''': And what's the study of feet?
-->'''Ellie''': Dad, you're not going to make me laugh.
-->'''Bartlet''': The only thing you ever had to do to make me happy was come home at the end of the day.

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-->'''Fibber''': Remember that spring we were up there, and those people were selling flowers on the street corner? Trailing arthritis, I think they were.
-->'''Molly''': You don't mean trailing arthritis, you mean trailing arbutus[[note]]A kind of flower[[/note]].
-->'''Fibber''': I do not; Arbutus was a guy in Shakespeare. He's the guy who stabbed Caesar in the toga.
-->'''Molly''': No, that was Brutus.
-->'''Fibber''': No, you're thinking of that fairy tale: Puss and Brutus.
-->'''Molly''': No, that wasn't Puss and Brutus, and what you mean is arbutus.
-->'''Fibber''': If that's arbutus, what's arthritis?
-->'''Molly''': Arthritis is when your joints swell.
-->'''Fibber''': Well, that's what I say. Any place that sells flowers on every street corner is a swell joint.

-->'''Austen''': Now, Adam. Speaking of film versions of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', remember that one a few years ago with Creator/MelGibson?
-->'''Adam''': Was that the one with Tina Turner in it?
-->'''Austen''': No, you're thinking of ''[[Film/MadMaxBeyondThunderdome Mad Max 3]]''.
-->'''Adam''': Oh yeah, ''Beyond Thunderdrome''. That was the one where Tina had to be rescued from Ike, because he kept hitting her, till she went...
-->'''Austen''': No, no, that's ''What's Love Got To Do With It''.
-->'''Adam''': Mel Gibson was in ''What's Love Got To Do With It''?
-->'''Austen''': Well, no, I didn't say that ... he wasn't ... He was Music/PhilSpector.

-->'''Tim:''' Look here, Cryer, that's a calumny!
-->'''Barry:''' What is?
-->'''Tim:''' That thing that Nelson stands on in Trafalgar Square.
-->'''John:''' No, no, that's a column.
-->'''Tim:''' No, that's two full stops making love.
-->'''Barry:''' No, that's a colon!
-->'''John:''' No, that's an army officer!
-->'''Tim:''' No, no, that's a ''colonel!'' [[note]]Pronounced 'curnal'.[[/note]]
-->'''Barry:''' ...Isn't that what they find in nuts?
-->'''Tim:''' What?
-->'''Barry:''' Nuts. Nuts!
-->'''Tim:''' And knickers to you, mate!

-->'''Hamish''': Oh, Mr Tim. I've always admired your musicals.
-->'''Tim''': I think you've got your Tims in a twist. [[Creator/TimRice Rice]] is the name you're looking for.
-->'''Hamish''': So you're Anneka?
-->'''Tim''': No, that's a Jewish holiday.
-->'''Dougal''': No, that was [[Series/TreasureHuntUK the woman with the big bottom who jumped out of helicopters]].
-->'''Hamish''': And wrote ''Theatre/{{Cats}}''.
-->'''Dougal''': Yes.
-->'''Tim''': No. In any case, Tim Rice has nothing to do with ''Cats''.
-->'''Dougal''': Oh, is he allergic?
-->'''Hamish''': Oh, I sympathise. [[DoubleEntendre Mrs Naughtie's pussy has often brought me out in a rash]].
-->'''Tim''': ''(shocked)'' Jesus Christ!
-->'''Hamish''': ''[[Music/JesusChristSuperstar Superstar!]]'' Aye, that was one of yours.

--> '''Doc''': I'm a pacifist.
--> '''Caboose''': You're a thing that babies suck on?
--> '''Tucker''': No, dude, that's a pedophile.
--> '''Church''': Tucker, I think he means a pacifier.
--> '''Tucker''': Oh, yeah, right. Man, I was ''totally'' thinking about something else.

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---> '''DM:''' ... and he has a cataract in his left eye.
---> '''Gabe:''' A boat?
---> '''Tycho:''' That's a catamaran.

-->'''DM:''' [[http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=1207 As you look out over the water, you see many corsairs passing, making for Minas Tirith.]]
-->'''Aragorn:''' What the heck are corsairs? You mean those leopard things that cast magic?
-->'''Gimli:''' You're thinking of coeurls. A corsair is just a kind of dinosaur.
-->'''DM:''' No, you're thinking of ceratosaurs. A corsair is actually just--
-->'''Legolas:''' Didn't you idiots ever play Starcraft? Corsairs are flying air units!
-->'''Aragorn:''' Dang, we don't have any way to fight flying units.
-->'''DM:''' '''''ATTENTION!''''' Corsairs. Are. Sailing. Ships. '''OKAY'''?
-->'''Legolas:''' I'm confused. Don't you mean galleons?

--->'''Francis''': Call the ball? What the heck does that mean?
--->'''Cole''': It's only the most famous line from ''Film/TopGun''.
--->'''Francis''': I thought that was "I feel the need for speed".
--->'''Cole''': No, that's from ''Film/RainMan''.
--->'''Brent''': The one with [[Film/{{Tootsie}} the guy who dresses up as a woman to get a job]]?
--->'''Cole''': No, that's ''Film/RiskyBusiness''.
--->'''Brent''': The one where [[Film/WeirdScience the two nerds invent a sexy woman]]?
--->'''Cole''': No, that's ''[[Film/TheBreakfastClub Breakfast Club]]''.
--->'''Francis''': ''SHUT UPPPPP!''

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--> '''Vegeta''': (Having played a musical number on Burter's corpse.) I don't even know where that's from.
--> '''Krillin''': I think that was ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''.
--> '''Vegeta''': Isn't that what you get when you cut yourself with something rusty?
--> '''Goku''': Nope, that's rabies.
--> '''Gohan''': Actually, Dad, you contract rabies when you're bitten by an animal with the disease.
--> '''Goku''': Silly Gohan, animals don't eat people. People eat animals. Silly Gohan!

--> '''Adam the Alien''': Did you burrow?
--> '''Skrufy''': What's a barrow?
--> '''Adam the Alien''': A barrow is a cart, but I asked did you burrow?
--> '''Skrufy''': I don't own a donkey!
--> '''Adam the Alien''': You know that a burro is a donkey but you don't know that a barrow is a cart?
--> '''Paul''': I thought a borough was a place.
--> '''Adam the Alien''': It is.
--> '''Paul''': You said it was a donkey!
--> '''Adam the Alien''': No, that's a burro.
--> '''Skrufy''': I still don't know what a barrow is.
--> '''Adam the Alien''': A barrow is a cart.
--> '''Paul''': Never put the barrow before the burro.
--> '''Skrufy''': This is making me hungry for Mexican food.
--> '''Adam the Alien''': That's a burrito.

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-->'''X-tacle #1:''' So...who's read ''Literature/FlowersForAlgernon''?
-->'''Nearl:''' Ken!
-->'''X-tacle #2:''' Oooh, about the kid with all the chains, and the goggles, and at the end he gets killed with a shotgun?
-->'''X-tacles #2, #3, #4:''' Boosh
-->'''X-tacle #1:''' That's "Literature/HarrisonBergeron."
-->'''X-tacles #2, #3, #4:''' ''Series/TheHollywoodSquares''!
-->'''X-tacle #1:''' That's Creator/TomBergeron.
-->'''X-tacle #2:''' Brother of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Menelaus]]!
-->'''X-tacle #1:''' Damn it, that's ''Agamemnon! ''

-->'''Jefferson Twilight:''' On three we give him the old Rochambeau.
-->'''The Alchemist:''' Rock-paper-scissors?
-->'''Dr. Orpheus:''' What does a general from the American Revolution have to do with this?
-->'''Jefferson Twilight:''' American Revolution? Rochambeau sounds...sounds French to me.
-->'''Dr. Orpheus:''' Yes, the Franco-American forces.
-->'''Jefferson Twilight:''' They fought with Spaghetti-o's and meatballs?
-->'''The Alchemist:''' Why would a company called Franco-American make Italian food?

--->'''Peter:''' You're gonna name the school after the star of ''Series/{{Space 1999}}''?\\

** also:
---> '''Lois''': Okay, one more minute, and then if there are two pink lines...
---> '''Peter''': Oh god, I hope you're not pregnant, we can't afford another kid. We already got Chris, Stewie, [[Series/HappyDays Richie, Joanie]], [[Series/TheBradyBunch Greg, Marsha, Bobby, Jan]], [[Series/GrowingPains Mike Seaver, Carol Seaver, Boner]], [[Series/FamilyMatters Urkel]], [[Series/ThreesCompany Mr. Furley]]...
---> '''Brian''': Peter those aren't your kids; that's the Nick at Nite lineup.
---> '''Peter''': Blanka, Zangeif, Chun-Li, Guile, E. Honda...
---> '''Brian''': That's ''Franchise/StreetFighter''.
---> '''Peter''': Red, blue, green...
---> '''Brian''': Those are colors.

-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' This seems kinda dangerous!
-->'''Sandy:''' Not as long as you got a big ol' parachute!
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Okay! ''(inflates his shoes)''
-->'''Sandy:''' Not "pair of shoes", [=SpongeBob=], ''parachute''!
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Gotcha! ''(takes out a tropical bird)''
-->'''Sandy:''' Not a para''keet''! PARA--*'''''WHAM*''''' ...medic.

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-->'''Old man #1:''' Windy, isn't it?
-->'''Old man #2:''' It's Thursday.
-->'''Old man #3:''' So am I, let's get something to drink.

-->'''Old man:''' Look at my new watch!
-->'''Young man:''' What kind is it?
-->'''Old man:''' About three-thirty.

'''Willow:''' That's Old Yeller.\\

-->'''Willow:''' (sarcastically) Old Reliable, yeah, that's really a sexy nickname.
-->'''Xander:''' She means you're like a geyser of fun that goes off at regular intervals.
-->'''Willow:''' That's Old Faithful.
-->'''Xander:''' Isn't that the dog that the guy had to shoot...
-->'''Willow:''' That's Literature/OldYeller.
-->'''Buffy:''' Xander, I beg you not to help me.

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* From Film/FacingTheGiants:

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'': When our heroes are stranded on Mystery Island deep underground, Shaggy gives his friends a RousingSpeech to get them to band together help save Scooby from Dick Dastardly.
-->'''Shaggy:''' Now, it's time we stopped this mustachioed menace from opening the gates to the underpass...
-->'''Dee Dee:''' Underworld.
-->'''Shaggy:''' ...and letting loose the fearsome Sippycup!
-->'''Dynomutt:''' Cerberus.
-->'''Shaggy:''' So, what do you say we get out of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle Earth]]...
-->'''Blue Falcon:''' Copyright infringement.
-->'''Shaggy:''' ...and go get my always-snacking, never-lacking, often-napping dog back? ''Who's with me?!''
-->'''Everyone:''' ''We are!''

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-->'''Willow:''' That's Old Yeller.

* From ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':

-->'''Molly''': No, you that wasn't Puss and Brutus, and what you mean is arbutus.

--> '''Vegeta''': I don't even know where that's from.
--> '''Krillin''': I think that was Tetris.

'''Albert:''' No! No! Tha's a ''consert!''\\

** In another episode the main cast correct each other over people who have the words 'ice' in their names; such as musicians and athletes.

* From ''Series/{{Psych}}'':
-->'''Shawn:''' "I decided to be and therefore I am." Socrates said that.
-->'''Gus:''' No, that was Descartes.
-->'''Shawn:''' That was the cologne I wore in high school.
-->'''Gus:''' No, that was Drakkar Noir.
-->'''Shawn:''' That was a wine.
-->'''Gus:''' That's pinot noir.
** Psych does this a ''lot''. Shawn seems to do it on purpose, like many of his BookDumb moments, mostly to annoy Gus.
* ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' has been doing this a lot, for example:
-->'''Michael:''' I am going to donate to Afghanistanis with AIDS.
-->'''Jim:''' Whoa, I think you mean the Aid to Afghanistan.
-->'''Michael:''' No, I mean Afghanistanis with AIDS.
-->'''Phyllis:''' Afghani.
-->'''Michael:''' What?
-->'''Phyllis:''' Afghani.
-->'''Michael:''' That's a dog.
-->'''Pam:''' No, that's Afghan.
-->'''Michael:''' That's a shawl.
-->'''Dwight:''' Wait, canine AIDS?
-->'''Michael:''' No, humans with AIDS.
-->'''Creed:''' Who has AIDS?
-->'''Jim:''' Guys, the Afghanistanannis.
-->'''Michael:''' Okay, you know what? No, no. AIDS is not funny. Believe me, I have tried.
** Aaaaand a somewhat shorter one:
--->'''Pam:''' It's almost time for Ultra-Feast! Where's Kevin?
--->'''Michael:''' What? You wanna eat cat food with Kevin and not go to the hospital?
--->'''Oscar:''' That's Fancy Feast. Ultra-Feast is something they made up so they can pig out together in the name of ceremony.
--->'''Michael:''' What is Oktoberfeast? (sic)

* This exchange from ''Series/{{Wings}}'':
-->'''Lowell:''' It's like Dylan said. "Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage, for the times they are a-changing."\\
'''Roy:''' I think you're confusing Music/BobDylan with Dylan Thomas.\\
'''Lowell:''' Don't be silly, Roy. Dylan Thomas was the poet laureate of Wales. Bob Dylan was the star of ''Series/GilligansIsland''.\\
'''Roy:''' No, no, no, that's Bob ''Denver''!\\
'''Lowell:''' No, Bob Denver was the guy who sang "Rocky Mountain High".\\
'''Roy:''' Oh, right.
** Incidentally, [[GeniusBonus that was actually]] ''John'' Denver.
*** Whose real name was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.]]
** Referenced, oddly enough, in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.
** In another episode the main cast correct each other over people who have the words 'ice' in their names; such as musicians and athletes.
* ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'':
-->'''Goody:''' I don't want to buy the queen a present, sir, she's an antichrist.\\
'''Fouler:''' I beg your pardon!?\\
'''Goody:''' Oh, no, I mean [[Music/SexPistols anarchist]]. No, no, what's that name for someone who is out of date and does not matter anymore?\\
'''Habib:''' I think you mean an anachronism.\\
'''Goody:''' Yes, that's right, the Queen is an anachronism.\\
'''Gladstone:''' I though that was someone who was scared of spiders.\\
'''Fouler:''' No, no that is an arachnaphobic.\\
'''Gladstone:''' I thought that was someone who was scared of wide open spaces.\\
'''Habib:''' No, that's agoraphobics, they can't handle going outside. Arachnophobics hate spiders.\\
'''Fouler:''' Look, we're talking about the queen.\\
'''Goody:''' Is the Queen scared of spiders?\\
'''Gladstone:''' Well I wouldn't have thought so, but it is starting to look that way.\\
'''Goody:''' Perhaps that is why she is scared to go outside, sir.
* Ziva, from ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', absolutely ''constantly.''

* From ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'':
-->'''Wife of Gob''': I'm in love with your brother-in-law.
-->'''Gob''': You're in love with your own brother? The one in the army?
-->'''Wife of Gob''': No, your sister's husband.
-->'''Gob''': Michael? Michael....
-->'''Wife of Gob''': No, that's your sister's brother.
-->'''Gob''': No, I'M my sister's brother. You're in love with me. Me!
-->'''Wife of Gob''': I'm in love with Tobias.
-->'''Gob''': My brother-in-law?
-->'''Wife of Gob''': I know it can never be, so I'm leaving. I'm enlisting in the army.
-->'''Gob''': To be with your brother?
* From episode "Foiled Again" on ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'':
-->'''London''': Too late, we're gonna get married, buy a big villa, and live in Acapella.
-->'''Maddie''': People sing A Capella; he lives in Acapulco.
-->'''London''': That's what my sweater's made out of.
-->'''Maddie''': That's Alpaca!

->'''London''': Too late, we're gonna get married, buy a big villa, and live in Acapella.
->'''Maddie''': People sing A Capella; he lives in Acapulco.
->'''London''': That's what my sweater's made out of.
->'''Maddie''': That's Alpaca!

-->'''X-tacle #1:''' That's Tom Bergeron.

* ''Film/TheNakedGun 2 1/2'' has this discussion when searching for a suspect:

-->'''Bruce''': ''[grinning]'' Meeeeow, girl! Most kitties have sandpaper tongues, but can’t say I ever met one with a mouth full of fishhooks before. You’re a true cat mutation, for sure. A regular… a regular… um, a regular "anemone," gotta say.
-->'''Wayne''': ''[laughing]'' What? I see whiskers on her face, not tentacles! You mean "homily," don’t you?
-->'''Petey''': ''[shaking his head]'' Always thinking about food, aren’t you? That’s "hominy."
-->'''Alastair''': ''[groaning]'' Geez! If you’re gonna use that word-a-day calendar your human has on his writing desk, you might wanna at least, you know, get it right? I’m pretty sure you meant "anomaly."

-->'''Bruce''' ''[grinning]'': Meeeeow, girl! Most kitties have sandpaper tongues, but can’t say I ever met one with a mouth full of fishhooks before. You’re a true cat mutation, for sure. A regular… a regular… um, a regular "anemone," gotta say.
-->'''Wayne''' ''[laughing]'': What? I see whiskers on her face, not tentacles! You mean "homily," don’t you?
-->'''Petey''' ''[shaking his head]'': Always thinking about food, aren’t you? That’s "hominy."
-->'''Alastair''' ''[groaning]'': Geez! If you’re gonna use that word-a-day calendar your human has on his writing desk, you might wanna at least, you know, get it right? I’m pretty sure you meant "anomaly."

* A short but funny example from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', after Willow has been called "Old Reliable."

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Happens with Mittens, Petey, and Petey’s circle of friends in “The Survivor.” It quickly devolves into a hurricane of mistaken terminologies.

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* From ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':
--> '''Doc''': I'm a pacifist.
--> '''Caboose''': You're a thing that babies suck on?
--> '''Tucker''': No, dude, that's a pedophile.
--> '''Church''': Tucker, I think he means a pacifier.
--> '''Tucker''': Oh, yeah, right. Man, I was ''totally'' thinking about something else.
* In the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' season 2 episode "Search and Destroy":
-->'''Prof. Oobleck:''' I admit I fancy myself more of an intellectual, but I can assure you, as a Huntsman, I've had my fair share of tussles.\\
'''Ruby:''' ''[scratching her head]'' Like the mushroom?\\
'''Blake:''' Those are truffles.\\
'''Ruby:''' Like the sprout?\\
'''Yang:''' Those are brussels.

* Website/{{Twitter}} users [[https://www.salon.com/2017/12/12/what-is-rick-and-morty/ attempting to figure out]] what ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' is.

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Happens with Mittens, Petey, and Petey’s circle of friends in “The Survivor.”

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Bob makes a historical/cultural/pop culture reference and Alice thinks he is referring to something entirely different. Bob corrects Alice but this only leads to another correction, which only confuses Alice again. Bob makes another correction and so on and so on.

Just one mistake and this would just be a simple misunderstanding, but string together a chain of these and HilarityEnsues.

See WhosOnFirst for this trope dealing solely with people with unfortunately confusing names. Compare SustainedMisunderstanding.