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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' had the reference book "Slumber 101: Everything you wanted to know about slumber parties, but were afraid to ask" in the episode "Look Before You Sleep."
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode "Artist Unknown" features Squidward teaching Art Class 101.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' had Nuclear Physics 101. In one episode, Homer reveals that he never passed "Remedial Science 1A".
* In ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', the Looniversity where the characters attend will often attend classes such as "Class Clowning 101" or "Super Heroics 101."
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has the episode "Doof 101".
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' has the course "Mixing 101", where the art of [[FusionDance Mixing]] is taught.
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* "Go back to Feminism 101" is more or less the feminist {{blog}} equivalent of "lurk moar." (There is a webpage titled [[http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/ Feminism 101]] but the use of the term "Feminism 101" predates the page.)
* Creator/LittleKuriboh did a skit called "Creator/DanGreen presents Abridging 101", which was using loads of sarcasm and [[{{Irony}} Verbal Irony]] to show us [[FauxToGuide how not to]] do [[TheAbridgedSeries an abridged series]] (although [[HypocriticalHumor he was guilty of a few of those points himself]]).
* The ''WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}'' episode "Interrogation 101".
* The ''{{Redearth88}}'' video "Creepy Stalking 101".
* In ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', when Tucker tries to teach the alien how to speak English, he refers to his 'class' as "English 101: Remedial Kickass".
** It aren't that hard.
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* The short-lived 1988 {{Creator/CBS}} show ''Series/TV101'' was about a television production class taught in a high school. The cast had, among others, Creator/MattLeBlanc, [[{{Film/Clueless}} Stacy Dash]] and Teri Polo.

* Tim Daggett, gymnastics commentator for NBC, has an oft-repeated {{catchphrase}}, "Gymnastics 101: Fly high and stick the landing!" (He's repeated it so often his fellow commentators have teased him about it.)

Welcome to Tropes 101. I'm your professor, Dr. Terwilliger Roper. Your course syllabus is being passed around now. It has my office hours listed on it. I assume you have bought the text for this course, ''Basic Tropes in Fictional Media'', 10th edition, by Van der Trope.[[note]] Make sure it's the 10th edition; the 9th edition is badly outdated.[[/note]]

Many subjects actually taught will have at least one 100-level course, especially in fiction. The ones that don't are usually specialized subjects. Occasionally, a fictional 101 course will be way more or less advanced than the course number justifies. Not infrequently 101 will be the only class level ''ever mentioned''. Its ubiquity even allows a character to mark himself as a university student or professor by mentioning (Subject) 101.

Due to EaglelandOsmosis, "(Subject) 101" is often used by non-Americans who have no idea where the phrase comes from -- though some British universities have adopted the system, and it is used in Australia.

Not to be confused with AlwaysInClassOne (the equivalent would be the earliest offering of the week for (Subject) 101), the trope {{Room 101}} (no matter how much you might hate the class), or the TV series ''Series/Room101'' (which is named after the former where people send their hates into said room, which, yes, could be these classes).

* The {{webcomic}} ''{{Webcomic/Demonology101}}''.

* :[[http://homepage.mac.com/msb/163x/faqs/nuclear_warfare_101.html Nuclear Warfare 101]].

* Norwich University, a University in Vermont, has an open house named "[=NU101=]."

** True. At UC Berkeley, Subject 1-99 classes are lower division, Subject 100–199 are upper division, and Subject 200-299 are for graduate students. There are other numbers as well, for various other specialized courses. Sometimes things can get weird: Math 16A covers the same basic material as Math 1A, but is meant for non-math/science majors and is thus easier. Likewise, Psychology 2 is easier than Psychology 1, since 2 is meant for non-psych majors. The real kicker? Statistics has three lower division courses labelled "Introduction to Statistics" (20 (for math/science majors), 21 (for business majors), and 2 (for everyone else)), ''none of which are actually required for the Statistics major''.

*** To clarify, in these sorts of cases American History I might be HIS 101, followed by American History II aka HIS 102, while World History I might be HIS 106, followed by World History II aka HIS 107. (There may or may not be HIS 103, 104, and/or 105.) They are all introductory classes, thus 100 level, but (in my experience) the 10– numbering really doesn't indicate much else. The main point is arranging things so that when classes are listed by course number, sequential classes are listed together, starting with the first in the sequence.

* Some schools attempt to subvert this trope and appear more edumacated by adding a '0' to the end of the three digit designation, thus giving the regular course a higher number--and, by supposed extension, make it seem more advanced. English 101 becomes English 1010, for example. This fools no one, though it occasionally confuses the person in charge of transferring credits at a school who numbers things normally.

** At Canada's Trent University it varies by department (generally three digits in humanities like English and Women's Studies, and four digits in the actual and alleged sciences).
* At Texas A&M University, first year courses are 1xx, second year 2xx, third year 3xx, fourth year 4xx, and grad school 6xx. Presumably the Aggies didn't like 5xx.
* {{Subverted}} at several Canadian universities (including the University of Calgary and Athabasca University), where first-year courses start in the 200-range, second-year courses are in the 300-range, and so on up to the 600-range (for Master's students). 100-level courses are usually remedial courses on the level of high school.

** True. At UC Berkeley, Subject 1-99 classes are lower division, Subject 100–199 are upper division, and Subject 200-299 are for graduate students. There are other numbers as well, for various other specialized courses. Sometimes things can get weird: Math 16A covers the same basic material as Math 1A, but is meant for non-math/science majors and is thus easier. Likewise, Psychology 2 is easier than Psychology 1, since 2 is meant for non-psych majors. The real kicker? Statistics has three lower division courses (2 (for non-math/science/business majors), 20 (for math/science majors), and 21 (for business majors)), ''none of which are actually required for the Statistics major''.

OK, everyone, we're done for today. Make sure to have read chapter one in Van der Trope by Wednesday, as we will be discussing it. Remember, your participation in class discussion is 30 per cent of your grade!

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'': The titular institution offers a major in Scaring for monsters who want to become Scarers. The most important subject for that major is, of course, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Scaring]], and its introductory course is "Scaring 101", taught by Prof. Knight. The students learn to perform all of the different scary faces and to analyze a human kid's profile to determine the best approach to scaring them to death, including which scary face to make, the place to creep on from, and noises. Failing this course means being banned from the Scaring major. Both [[TechnicianAndPerformer Mike and Sully]] take it and [[spoiler: fail, although for different reasons -- the former for simply not being scary-looking and the latter for being a lazy talent]].

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* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', when Tucker tries to teach the alien how to speak English, he refers to his 'class' as "English 101: Remedial Kickass".

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Welcome to Tropes 101. I'm your professor, Dr. Terwilliger Roper. Your course syllabus is being passed around now. It has my office hours listed on it. I assume you have bought the text for this course, ''Basic Tropes in Fictional Media'', 10th edition, by Van der Trope[[note]] Make sure it's the 10th edition; the 9th edition is badly outdated.[[/note]].

Welcome to Tropes 101. I'm your professor, Dr. Terwilliger Roper. Your course syllabus is being passed around now. It has my office hours listed on it. I assume you have bought the text for this course, ''Basic Tropes in Fictional Media'', 10th edition, by Van der Trope[[note]] Make sure it's the 10th edition; the 9th edition is badly outdated.[[/note]]

** Similarly, at Penn State, if you want an easy course, Subject 101 is not what you're looking for. A number of departments have Subject 001, [[UpToEleven which is as introductory as a class will ever get]].

* In the now defunct web cartoon ''Sev Trek'', there was a cartoon about possible Starfleet academy classes. Submitted entries included:

Intimate Relations with Klingons 101: [[DestructoNookie First Aid Techniques]]\\
Command 201: [[RedShirt Expending Your Ensigns]]

Kirk 101: [[BoldlyComing Safe Sex With Alien Species\\
Vulcan 101: Coping With Illogical Species (includes Eyebrow Raising, Dry Retorts, and Getting In The Last Word)\\