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* The first episode of ''Series/TheLastOfTheBaskets'', "End of the Peer", is a play on "end of the pier"; "peer" meaning "a member of one of the five ranks", referring to the deceased Earl of Clogborough.
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* ''Series/TheTrainNowStanding'' had an episode, "Goodbye Sailor", which takes its title from the phrase, "Hello, sailor!".
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* The first episode of ''Series/YoureOnlyYoungTwice1971'' is titled "Home Sweet Homicide", a play on the phrase "Home, sweet home".
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* ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' has an episode called "Share, Bear", a pun on the name of a character from ''Franchise/CareBears''.
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* ''Series/BestOfFriends1963'''s third episode was titled "Stars and Strife", a play on "stars and stripes".
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* ''Series/TheGnomesOfDulwich'' is a gnome-based pun on the term "The Gnomes of Zürich".
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* ''Series/InsideGeorgeWebley'' has a Series 2 episode, "A Lean and Hungry Look", which is a play on the phrase "a mean and hungry look".
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* ''Series/CharleysGrants'' is a play on ''Theatre/CharleysAunt'', reflecting how Lord Charley wants to get his hands on some arts grants.
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* The title of ''Series/{{Llanargollen}}'' itself is a pun on the small town of Llangollen in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}, and the Welsh term for "lost" (ar goll).
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* ''Series/{{Yellowjackets}}'' has an episode titled "Edible Complex," which is a play on UsefulNotes/OedipusComplex.[[note]]The "O" is silent.[[/note]].
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* ''Series/AScareAtBedtime'' -- it's title is a parody of ''A Prayer at Bedtime'', a religious programme shown at night on sister channel RTÉ One that is about as far away as possible in content to ''this'' one.

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* ''Series/AScareAtBedtime'' -- it's title is a parody of ''A Prayer at Bedtime'', a religious programme shown at night on sister channel [[Creator/{{RTE}} RTÉ One One]] that is about as far away as possible in content to ''this'' one.
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* ''Series/BlackOps'' is a comedy thriller about two undercover police officers. Who are black.
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* ''El C.I.D.'': Pun on ''Film/ElCid'' about an expat British Criminal Investigations Department detective in Spain.
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* The Not-Pictionary-honest game show ''Win, Lose or Draw''. The Gaelic-language version was given the CompletelyDifferentTitle ''De Tha Seo'' ("What's This?").

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* The Not-Pictionary-honest Not-TabletopGame/{{Pictionary}}-honest game show ''Win, Lose or Draw''. The Gaelic-language version was given the CompletelyDifferentTitle ''De Tha Seo'' ("What's This?").

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* ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', a Creator/PBSKids series about a family of lions running a library.



* ''Series/DonkeyHodie'', the title of which is a wordplay on the classic novel ''Literature/DonQuixote''. The show's lead character, [[CharacterTitle Donkey Hodie]], is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which the program is a spinoff of.



* The Not-Pictionary-honest game show ''Win, Lose or Draw''. The Gaelic-language version was given the CompletelyDifferentTitle ''De Tha Seo'' ("What's This?").

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* The Not-Pictionary-honest game ''Series/AScareAtBedtime'' -- it's title is a parody of ''A Prayer at Bedtime'', a religious programme shown at night on sister channel RTÉ One that is about as far away as possible in content to ''this'' one.
* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' is a pun on a weather report ("sunny with a chance of rain") and the title character ''Sonny'' Munroe having ''a chance'' to succeed in Hollywood.
* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' is about Zack and Cody's ''sweet'' life living in a hotel ''suite''. A number of episodes of both the
show ''Win, Lose or Draw''. The Gaelic-language version was given the CompletelyDifferentTitle ''De Tha Seo'' ("What's This?").and its {{spinoff}} ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' also have pun-based titles.



* ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'' had the episode "Sliding Van Doors", which is both a reference to ''Film/SlidingDoors'', given like that movie it deals with an WhatIf scenario regarding history going differently, and the kind of door in the van of the reverend who kidnapped Kimmy.



* ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', a Creator/PBSKids series about a family of lions running a library.
* ''Series/DonkeyHodie'', the title of which is a wordplay on the classic novel ''Literature/DonQuixote''. The show's lead character, [[CharacterTitle Donkey Hodie]], is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which the program is a spinoff of.

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* ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', a Creator/PBSKids series about a family of lions running a library.
* ''Series/DonkeyHodie'',
The Not-Pictionary-honest game show ''Win, Lose or Draw''. The Gaelic-language version was given the title of which is a wordplay on the classic novel ''Literature/DonQuixote''. The show's lead character, [[CharacterTitle Donkey Hodie]], is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which the program is a spinoff of.CompletelyDifferentTitle ''De Tha Seo'' ("What's This?").



* ''Series/AScareAtBedtime'' -- it's title is a parody of ''A Prayer at Bedtime'', a religious programme shown at night on sister channel RTÉ One that is about as far away as possible in content to ''this'' one.
* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' is a pun on a weather report ("sunny with a chance of rain") and the title character ''Sonny'' Munroe having ''a chance'' to succeed in Hollywood.
* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' is about Zack and Cody's ''sweet'' life living in a hotel ''suite''. A number of episodes of both the show and its {{spinoff}} ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' also have pun-based titles.

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%%* ''Series/AlienNation''.* ''Series/AlienNation''. Both as in a nation of aliens, and "alienation" (isolation or exclusion).



* ''Series/RulesOfEngagement'' (Note: this only applies to the TV show, not the unrelated movie or three unrelated novels, all of which refer to the more standard definition of the term.)

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* ''The Problem with Creator/JonStewart'' uses the ''[Show name] with [Host name]'' format and Jon does discuss societal problems, but the AmbiguousSyntax can make it sound like the problem is with Jon himself.
* ''Series/RulesOfEngagement'' is named after a military term; but the show all about relationships, including one couple in the pre-marriage ''engagement'' stage. (Note: this This only applies to the TV show, not the unrelated movie or three unrelated novels, all of which refer to the more standard definition of the term.)
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* ''Series/BabesInTheWood'', which is about three young women who live in St. John's Wood in London - hence, "Babes in the Wood".

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\n----\nFor children's shows, see PunBasedTitle/ChildrensShow.* ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', a Creator/PBSKids series about a family of lions running a library.
* ''Series/DonkeyHodie'', the title of which is a wordplay on the classic novel ''Literature/DonQuixote''. The show's lead character, [[CharacterTitle Donkey Hodie]], is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which the program is a spinoff of.
* Titles of ''Series/HannahMontana'' episodes (usually) contain puns on the titles of popular songs ("You Are So Sue-able To Me"; "I Want You To Want Me...To Go To Florida").
* ''Series/AScareAtBedtime'' -- it's title is a parody of ''A Prayer at Bedtime'', a religious programme shown at night on sister channel RTÉ One that is about as far away as possible in content to ''this'' one.
* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' is a pun on a weather report ("sunny with a chance of rain") and the title character ''Sonny'' Munroe having ''a chance'' to succeed in Hollywood.
* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' is about Zack and Cody's ''sweet'' life living in a hotel ''suite''. A number of episodes of both the show and its {{spinoff}} ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' also have pun-based titles.
* The ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' episode "Future Harper" features a number of books by "[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed H.J. Darling]]", one of which is "Charmed and Dangerous".
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* ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', a Creator/PBSKids series about a family of lions running a library.



* ''Series/DonkeyHodie'', the title of which is a wordplay on the classic novel ''Literature/DonQuixote''. The show's lead character, [[CharacterTitle Donkey Hodie]], is the granddaughter of the original Donkey Hodie from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which the program is a spinoff of.



* Titles of ''Series/HannahMontana'' episodes (usually) contain puns on the titles of popular songs ("You Are So Sue-able To Me"; "I Want You To Want Me...To Go To Florida").



* ''Series/AScareAtBedtime'' -- it's title is a parody of ''A Prayer at Bedtime'', a religious programme shown at night on sister channel RTÉ One that is about as far away as possible in content to ''this'' one.



* ''Series/SonnyWithAChance'' is a pun on a weather report ("sunny with a chance of rain") and the title character ''Sonny'' Munroe having ''a chance'' to succeed in Hollywood.



* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' is about Zack and Cody's ''sweet'' life living in a hotel ''suite''. A number of episodes of both the show and its {{spinoff}} ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' also have pun-based titles.



* The ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' episode "Future Harper" features a number of books by "[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed H.J. Darling]]", one of which is "Charmed and Dangerous".



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* ''Series/ForeverKnight'': Nicholas Knight is an immortal vampire, so the title references both his unending life and his lifestyle, as sunlight will kill him.

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