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* ''Series/TheTrainNowStanding'': As shown in "Double Top", Hedley keeps the pictures of three British icons hung up in the station; they are UsefulNotes/ElizabethII, UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill... and Bobby Moore, captain of [[UsefulNotes/BritishFootyTeams West Ham United]].

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* In an ''Series/AllThat'' ColdOpen, the various cast members had ordered food from somewhere called Rogan's, who royally screwed their orders, including spaghetti with golf balls and a human foot. Kenan complained, even though the only change to his order was getting brown mustard instead of yellow mustard.

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In an ''Series/AllThat'' a ColdOpen, the various cast members had ordered food from somewhere called Rogan's, who royally screwed their orders, including spaghetti with golf balls and a human foot. Kenan complained, even though the only change to his order was getting brown mustard instead of yellow mustard.mustard.
** Superdude always lists his various powers as well as his personal attributes.
--->"Of course I can fly! Faster than the speed of light. I can also swim mighty oceans, stop bullets and bend solid steel. I'm a Capricorn. I enjoy backgammon, foreign films and long walks in the rain."

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** From "[[Recap/CSINYS05E01 Veritas]]," the Season 5 opener:
--->'''Mac:''' You're under arrest for the murder of Derek James, Lauren Salinas, kidnapping and attempted murder of a crime scene investigator, armed robbery, grand theft auto, assault and battery. But most of all, for pissing me off.



** From "[[Recap/CSINYS05E01 Veritas]]," the Season 5 opener:
--->'''Mac:''' You're under arrest for the murder of Derek James, Lauren Salinas, kidnapping and attempted murder of a crime scene investigator, armed robbery, grand theft auto, assault and battery. But most of all, for pissing me off.
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** There was the episode where Britta pulled a prank which went wrong. It also had a subplot about Pierce getting pranked that he was rising in the ranks of his cult by having him dress as the Cookie Crisp Wizard. In the climax, Britta confesses to the prank. This is followed by Pierce confessing that he knows he was being pranked because his cult held him back. Then Troy makes the unexpected confession that he did not understand the Cookie Crisp Wizard reference.

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** There was the episode where Britta pulled a prank which went wrong. It also had a subplot about Pierce getting pranked that he was rising in the ranks of his cult by having him dress as the Cookie Crisp Wizard. In the climax, Britta confesses to the prank. This is followed by Pierce confessing then confesses that he knows he was being pranked because his cult held him back. Then Troy makes the unexpected confession confesses that he did not understand the Cookie Crisp Wizard reference.

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* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': The episode "Striptease for Two" ends with Will and Carlton explaining to Uncle Phil everything they did, which was insider trading (federal offense), pawned off Aunt Viv's diamond bracelet (grand larceny), stripped to get the money back (indecent exposure), and then, finally, they didn't even get the latch on the bracelet fixed.

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* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': The episode ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'':
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"Striptease for Two" ends with Will and Carlton explaining to Uncle Phil everything they did, which was insider trading (federal offense), pawned off Aunt Viv's diamond bracelet (grand larceny), stripped to get the money back (indecent exposure), and then, finally, they didn't even get the latch on the bracelet fixed.
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-->'''Sarah Sidle:''' A cannibal, a killer...''and'' a thief?

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** From "Veritas," the Season 6 opener:

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** Good thing he's in New York. Over in ''Series/CSIMiami'', pissing Horatio off warrants... *GlassesPull*... a death sentence. [[JudgeJuryAndExecutioner Often carried out immediately]].
*** '''YEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!'''

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* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': From "Veritas," the Season 6 opener:
-->'''Mac:''' You're under arrest for the murder of Derek James, Lauren Salinas, kidnapping and attempted murder of a crime scene investigator, armed robbery, grand theft auto, assault and battery. But most of all, for pissing me off.

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* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': ''Series/{{CSINY}}'':
** Inverted by the boyfriend in "[[Recap/CSINYS09E06 The Lady in the Lake]]" who berates his mother for the reasons she despised his girlfriend so much she ended up killing the young woman:
--->'''Matthew:''' You hated her guts! She didn't like high heels, she wasn't Catholic, she didn't come from money!
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From "Veritas," the Season 6 opener:
-->'''Mac:''' --->'''Mac:''' You're under arrest for the murder of Derek James, Lauren Salinas, kidnapping and attempted murder of a crime scene investigator, armed robbery, grand theft auto, assault and battery. But most of all, for pissing me off.






* ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'': In one episode, Rob lists off the horrible events of his day which include: getting in trouble with his boss and being unable to complete his work for the day because on of his coworkers arrived late and the other left early, getting a ticket for jaywalking (ironically given the trope name, not the mildest event), getting into a fight with his wife, and "on top of it all, I think I'm getting a cold sore!"

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* ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'': In one episode, Rob lists off the horrible events of his day which include: getting in trouble with his boss and being unable to complete his work for the day because on one of his coworkers arrived late and the other left early, getting a ticket for jaywalking (ironically given the trope name, not the mildest event), getting into a fight with his wife, and "on top of it all, I think I'm getting a cold sore!"
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* [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Prime Minister Julia Gillard]] appeared on the [[Creator/TheABC Triple J TV]] show for a very tongue in cheek [[MayanDoomsday end of the world]] speech.

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* This is in the theme song as to why Fran Fine became ''Series/TheNanny''.
-->"She had style! She had flare! ''She was there!''"



* This is in the theme song as to why Fran Fine became ''Series/TheNanny''.
-->"She had style! She had flare! ''She was there!''"
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* This is in the theme as to why Fran Fine became ''Series/TheNanny''.
-->"She had style! She had flare! ''She was there!''"

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* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}'': In Season 2, Episode 3, the eponymous character comments on the state of the body of a murder victim:
-->'''Lucifer:''' It's vicious work. I mean I reserve this kind of treatment for the truly terrible in Hell. Pedophiles, Nazis. People who put their seats back on a plane.

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In Season 2, Episode 3, the eponymous character comments on the state of the body of a murder victim:
-->'''Lucifer:''' --->'''Lucifer:''' It's vicious work. I mean I reserve this kind of treatment for the truly terrible in Hell. Pedophiles, Nazis. People who put their seats back on a plane.
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* ''Life on a Stick'': Laz claims his girlfriend has a hatred for old people, a hatred "most people have only for terrorists, serial killers, and [[TheScrappy Jar-Jar Binks]]".

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* ''Life on a Stick'': ''Series/LifeOnAStick'': Laz claims his girlfriend has a hatred for old people, a hatred "most people have only for terrorists, serial killers, and [[TheScrappy Jar-Jar Binks]]".
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* ''Botched'': One of Terry's many jokes about Paul falls under this trope. It went something like "I wonder about several of life's great mysteries: what they keep in Area51, who the [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy man on the grassy knoll]] was, and what the hell is wrong with Paul's thumbs." Bonus points for the second thing concerning an actual murder.

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* ''Botched'': ''Series/{{Botched}}'': One of Terry's many jokes about Paul falls under this trope. It went something like "I wonder about several of life's great mysteries: what they keep in Area51, who the [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy man on the grassy knoll]] was, and what the hell is wrong with Paul's thumbs." Bonus points for the second thing concerning an actual murder.
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** In another episode, the Connors house gets robbed. They interrogate a man who received their stolen goods. They demand that he give back their passports, ID's, credit cards...and Cameron's leather jacket. She's strangely attached to it despite she being a cyborg.
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** In "Paradigms of Human Memory", Troy says that this school year has become DarkerAndEdgier than the previous one.
--->"Pierce got a pill addiction, Shirley is having an unplanned baby and, apparently, Chang is in the group now."
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** And the Department of Silly Walks, which is right behind other Ministries such as Defense, Social Security, Health, Housing and Education.

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** There was the episode where Britta pulled a prank which went wrong. It also had a subplot about Pierce getting that he was rising in the ranks of his cult by having him dress as the Cookie Crisp Wizard. In the climax, Britta confesses to the prank. This is followed by Pierce confessing that he knows he was being pranked because his cult held him back. Then Troy makes the unexpected confession that he did the understand the Cookie Crisp Wizard reference.

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** There was the episode where Britta pulled a prank which went wrong. It also had a subplot about Pierce getting pranked that he was rising in the ranks of his cult by having him dress as the Cookie Crisp Wizard. In the climax, Britta confesses to the prank. This is followed by Pierce confessing that he knows he was being pranked because his cult held him back. Then Troy makes the unexpected confession that he did the not understand the Cookie Crisp Wizard reference.
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** There was the episode where Britta pulled a prank which went wrong. It also had a subplot about Pierce getting that he was rising in the ranks of his cult by having him dress as the Cookie Crisp Wizard. In the climax, Britta confesses to the prank. This is followed by Pierce confessing that he knows he was being pranked because his cult held him back. Then Troy makes the unexpected confession that he did the understand the Cookie Crisp Wizard reference.
--->'''Troy''': The Cookie Crisp mascot wasn't a wizard when I was a kid. It was a burglar. I just pretended to understand because I wanted Jeff to think I was smart!
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* In the ''Series/Charmed1998'' season 4 finale, the Angel of Destiny tells the Charmed Ones how had he changed the destiny of the likes of Mozart, Michaelangelo, Einstein and ''Music/BritneySpears''.

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* In the ''Series/Charmed1998'' season 4 finale, the Angel of Destiny tells the Charmed Ones how he had he changed the destiny of the likes of Mozart, Michaelangelo, Einstein and ''Music/BritneySpears''.
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* In the ''Series/Charmed1998'' season 4 finale, the Angel of Destiny tells the Charmed Ones how had he changed the destiny of the likes of Mozart, Michaelangelo, Einstein and ''Music/BritneySpears''.
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** When Jonah Hill played a porn director in the "Were Not Porn Stars Anymore" skit", his list of films are "Bangs of New York", "Raging Boner", "The Departed (Hymen) and ''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet.

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** When Jonah Hill played a porn director in the "Were Not Porn Stars Anymore" skit", skit, his list of films are "Bangs of New York", "Raging Boner", "The Departed (Hymen) (Hymen)" and ''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet.''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet''.
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** When Jonah Hill played a porn director in the "Were Not Porn Stars Anymore" skit", his list of films are "Bangs of New York", "Raging Boner", "The Departed (Hymen) and ''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet.
** Later versions of the "Under Underground Records" sketch included parts where the names of real bands are mixed in with the names of fictitious ones. Here is one example from the 2012 presidential election version.
--->George W's Bush, Vein Crapital, Todd Akin and the Legitimate Rapes, Irritated at the Printer (a Rage Against the Machine cover band) and ''Sixpence None the Richer''.
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': In one episode, a reality show star discovers that her dog has been bugged, and someone's been watching her more than she thought. Quoth she, "Oh my ''god''. He could have seen me in the shower, he could have seen me and Reggie in bed together... ({{Beat}}) He could have seen me without my makeup."

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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': In one episode, a reality show star discovers that her dog has been bugged, and someone's been watching her more than she thought. Quoth she, "Oh my ''god''. He could have seen me in the shower, he could have seen me and Reggie in bed together... ({{Beat}}) He could have seen me without my makeup."

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