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** In another episode, Bill is approached by a stereotypical trenchcoat-wearing flasher. After whipping open his coat to apparently flash Bill, he turns out to be an example of this trope when Bill buys something off him.

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** In another episode, "Fleet Street Goodies", Bill is approached by a stereotypical trenchcoat-wearing flasher. After whipping open his coat to apparently flash Bill, he turns out to be an example of this trope when Bill buys something off him.
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* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. Although Cyrano Jones is not breaking the law (as he takes pains to point out) we see him take gems, bottles of perfume and of course [[Recap/StarTrekS2E15TheTroubleWithTribbles tribbles]] from his coat of many pockets.

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* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. Although Cyrano Jones is not breaking the law (as he takes pains to point out) we see him take he produces Spican flame gems, bottles of perfume Antarian glow water, and of course [[Recap/StarTrekS2E15TheTroubleWithTribbles tribbles]] from his coat of many pockets.pockets. During the BarBrawl he steals a drink only to have it removed from his hand by the bartender, whereupon Cyrano produces another glass of booze from his pocket!
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* ''VideoGame/{{Troublemaker}}'' has an IntrepidMerchant, Richard, who sells his wares from his longcoat which he seems to have an unlimited supply of.

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* On ''Series/SesameStreet'', a green Anything Muppet guy (sometimes identified as Lefty) keeps approaching Ernie with offers to sell him letters of the alphabet, among other things. The most famous short is called "Would You Like to Buy an 'O'?"


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* On ''Series/SesameStreet'', a green Anything Muppet guy (sometimes identified as Lefty) keeps approaching Ernie with offers to sell him letters of the alphabet, among other things. His most famous pitch is the song "Would You Like to Buy an 'O'?"
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* ''WesternAnimation/RecessSchoolsOut'' had Hustler Kid (see the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' example below) ask Spinelli, "Wanna buy a Winger Dinger?" (Before you start giggling, a Winger Dinger is some sort of candy bar in the show.)

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* ''WesternAnimation/RecessSchoolsOut'' had ''WesternAnimation/RecessSchoolsOut'': Hustler Kid (see the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' example below) ask Kid, who keeps junk food in his coat, asks Spinelli, "Wanna buy a Winger Dinger?" (Before you start giggling, a Winger Dinger is some sort of candy bar in the show.)
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* ''Film/TheThirdMan'' opens with several shots of some variants of this trope in postwar Vienna's black market, including someone with several watches on his arm, and someone opening a suitcase with a pair of brand-new boots inside.
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* The standee art for the "Orange" pirate Player Character of ''TabletopGame/ForgottenWaters'' depicts a skull-faced pirate dramatically throwing open their cloak, which is lined with cutlasses.
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* ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'': Parodied in "Desert Head". A Bandit and his 3 other friends tricked Mario into getting attacked, and then they later throw him into [[spoiler:the pyramid where he met Oscarm and John Gayham (who hosts a strange game called [[ShowWithinAShow Pyramid Puzzle]]), respectively]]. The lead Bandit acts shady as first, but then he demands money when Mario comes to him.

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* ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'': ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'': Parodied in "Desert Head". A Bandit and his 3 other friends tricked Mario into getting attacked, and then they later throw him into [[spoiler:the pyramid where he met Oscarm and John Gayham (who hosts a strange game called [[ShowWithinAShow Pyramid Puzzle]]), respectively]]. The lead Bandit acts shady as first, but then he demands money when Mario comes to him.
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->'''Salesrobot:''' Psst! Buddy, wanna' buy a watch?

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->'''Salesrobot:''' Psst! Buddy, wanna' wanna buy a watch?
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* In ''Film/PoolOfLondon'', George--one of the sailors on the ''Dunbar''--attempts to smuggle an absurd of watches into London: loading down all the pockets on his suit and even [[TrouserSpace stuffing them down his trousers]]. He is immediately busted by Customs when [[ActingUnnatural he loudly states he has nothing to declare before the officers have even asked him]].

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* In ''Film/PoolOfLondon'', George--one of the sailors on the ''Dunbar''--attempts to smuggle an absurd amount of watches into London: loading down all the pockets on his suit and even [[TrouserSpace stuffing them down his trousers]]. He is immediately busted by Customs when [[ActingUnnatural he loudly states he has nothing to declare before the officers have even asked him]].
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* In ''Film/PoolOfLondon'', George--one of the sailors on the ''Dunbar''--attempts to smuggle an absurd of watches into London: loading down all the pockets on his suit and even [[TrouserSpace stuffing them down his trousers]]. He is immediately busted by Customs when [[ActingUnnatural he loudly states he has nothing to declare before the officers have even asked him]].
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* ''Film/StrippedToKill'': The character identified as the [[NoNameGiven 'mobile entrepreneur']] sells a bewildering array of merchandise of dubious provenance out of the trunk of his car: everything from [[ButterflyKnife butterfly knives]] to classical music [=CDs=]. He can usually be be found hanging out in the alley behind the strip club.

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* ''Film/StrippedToKill'': The character identified as the [[NoNameGiven 'mobile entrepreneur']] sells a bewildering array of merchandise of dubious provenance out of the trunk of his car: everything from [[ButterflyKnife butterfly knives]] knives to classical music [=CDs=]. He can usually be be found hanging out in the alley behind the strip club.
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Sister trope of TrenchCoatWarfare where the coat is a [[IncrediblyLamePun coat of arms]].

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Sister trope of TrenchCoatWarfare where the coat is a [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} coat of arms]].
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* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' has a slight variation on this. Hermione briefly watches Fred and George sell copies of one of their joke shop items from beneath their cloaks in this manner. To be fair, with Dolores Umbridge around, they had to be sneaky about selling their merchandise outside of the Gryffindor Common Room.
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* In Music/{{Styx}}'s video for "Too Much Time On My Hands", Chuck Panozzo has one. He tries selling to Dennis DeYoung, who shows he has the "multiple watches on the arm" variation.

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* In Music/{{Styx}}'s video for "Too Much Time On My Hands", Chuck Panozzo has one. He tries selling to Dennis DeYoung, [=DeYoung=], who shows he has the "multiple watches on the arm" variation.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': There's a guy who sometimes shows up hanging out in a side alley in Shinjuku who sells a few items that can't be purchased anywhere else. Though he carries his wares in a briefcase rather than a trench coat.

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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'': There's a guy who sometimes shows up hanging out in a side alley in Shinjuku Shibuya who sells a few items that can't be purchased anywhere else. Though he carries his wares in a briefcase rather than a trench coat.
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* In an episode of ''Series/TheOddCouple'', when Oscar is on a senior citizens' cruise for his ulcer, a guy has a trenchcoat full of junk food for sale.

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* In an episode of ''Series/TheOddCouple'', ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}'', when Oscar is on a senior citizens' cruise for his ulcer, a guy has a trenchcoat full of junk food for sale.

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