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--->'''Dr Stein:''' Well, the operation went pretty smoothly. But once I got in there, the appendix wasn't so inflamed. [[{{Catchphrase}} D'oh!]]

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--->'''Dr Stein:''' Well, the operation went pretty smoothly. But once I got in there, the appendix wasn't so inflamed. [[{{Catchphrase}} [[CharacterCatchphrase D'oh!]]

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* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': Creator/RonHoward narrates the show and appears a few times as himself. His brother Creator/ClintHoward and ''Series/HappyDays'' costars Creator/HenryWinkler and Creator/ScottBaio play various characters.
** Unsurprisingly for a show that aired right on the heels of UsefulNotes/TheNineties, the series references both ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''Series/TheSimpsons,'' and also features guest appearances by Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus as lawyer Maggie Lizer and Creator/DanCastellaneta as Dr. [[PunnyName Frank Stein]].
-->'''Dr Stein:''' Well, the operation went pretty smoothly. But once I got in there, the appendix wasn't so inflamed. [[{{Catchphrase}} D'oh!]]
-->'''Lucille:''' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall I knew it!]]

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* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'': ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'':
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Creator/RonHoward narrates the show and appears a few times as himself. His brother Creator/ClintHoward and ''Series/HappyDays'' costars Creator/HenryWinkler and Creator/ScottBaio play various characters.
** Unsurprisingly for a show that aired right on the heels of UsefulNotes/TheNineties, the series references both ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''Series/TheSimpsons,'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons,'' and also features guest appearances by Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus as lawyer Maggie Lizer and Creator/DanCastellaneta as Dr. [[PunnyName Frank Stein]].
-->'''Dr --->'''Dr Stein:''' Well, the operation went pretty smoothly. But once I got in there, the appendix wasn't so inflamed. [[{{Catchphrase}} D'oh!]]
-->'''Lucille:''' --->'''Lucille:''' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall I knew it!]]

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** Unsurprisingly for a show that aired right on the heels of ''UsefulNotes/TheNineties'', the show references both '' Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''Series/TheSimpsons,'' and also features both Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus and Creator/DanCastellaneta as occasional guest stars.

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** Unsurprisingly for a show that aired right on the heels of ''UsefulNotes/TheNineties'', UsefulNotes/TheNineties, the show series references both '' Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''Series/TheSimpsons,'' and also features both guest appearances by Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus as lawyer Maggie Lizer and Creator/DanCastellaneta as occasional guest stars. Dr. [[PunnyName Frank Stein]].
-->'''Dr Stein:''' Well, the operation went pretty smoothly. But once I got in there, the appendix wasn't so inflamed. [[{{Catchphrase}} D'oh!]]
-->'''Lucille:''' [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall I knew it!]]
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** Unsurprisingly for a show that aired right on the heels of ''UsefulNotes/TheNineties'', the show references both '' Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' and ''Series/TheSimpsons,'' and also features both Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus and Creator/DanCastellaneta as occasional guest stars.
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** In one episode you can hear the theme from ''Series/{{Taxi}}'' playing on TV. Alan Epps, father of Don and Charlie, is played by Judd Hirsch, who was the lead on ''Taxi''.

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** In one episode you can hear the theme from ''Series/{{Taxi}}'' playing on TV. Alan Epps, Eppes, father of Don and Charlie, is played by Judd Hirsch, Creator/JuddHirsch, who was the lead on ''Taxi''.
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* ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'': Alice prefers the ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' Christmas episodes to Geraldine's Christmas sermon. Did Alice notice that a regular ''Only Fools'' character, Trigger (Roger Lloyd-Pack), has a striking resemblance to her fellow churchgoer Owen (Roger Lloyd-Pack)?

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* ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'': Alice prefers the ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' Christmas episodes to Geraldine's Christmas sermon. Did Alice notice that a regular ''Only Fools'' character, Trigger (Roger Lloyd-Pack), (Creator/RogerLloydPack), has a striking resemblance to her fellow churchgoer Owen (Roger (also Lloyd-Pack)?

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** Straight example in ''Back in the Red''. The ''Alien'' series is alluded to in a game of charades early in the story. A few minutes later, Mac [=McDonald=]--Commander Simpson in ''Aliens''--is reintroduced as Captain Hollister.

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** Straight example in ''Back in the Red''. The ''Alien'' series is alluded to in a game of charades early in the story. A few minutes later, Mac [=McDonald=]--Commander Creator/MacMcDonald --Commander Simpson in ''Aliens''--is reintroduced as Captain Hollister.


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* ''Series/TheRoyleFamily'':
** In the 1999 Christmas Special, Nana asks what time ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley'' is on. Creator/LizSmith, the actor who played Nana, also played Letitia Cropley in the show.
** Liz Smith (Nana), Ricky Tomlinson (Jim), Ralf Little (Antony), Creator/SheridanSmith (Emma), John Henshaw (Roger) and Sharon Duce (Valerie) all appeared in ''Series/TheBill'', another show watched by Nana.
** Nana watches ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'', which featured Creator/GeoffreyHughes, who played Twiggy in ''The Royle Family''.
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* ''Series/GimmeGimmeGimme'' had a RunningGag of Linda being compared to actress Creator/SuPollard, who herself turned up in the final series playing Heidi Honeycomb, Tom's singing instructor, who looked identical to Linda.
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* ''Series/GoodnightSweetheart'': In the Series 2 episode, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", Gary makes a reference to Pike from ''Series/DadsArmy''. When he meets his son from the past, Michael, in the Series 5 episode, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", he is played by Creator/IanLavender, who had played Pike.
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