History Main / AccidentalPun

** In the episode "Let's Play at Reading Books", Quack Quack slams a book in Mr. Cat's face by accident. When Mr. Cat tries to say his CatchPhrase "Meow", it comes out as "Me..... OW".

-->'''Douche:''' Okay, so--
-->'''Queso:''' Did someone say Queso?
-->'''Douche:''' THAT'S A FUCKING STRETCH, AND YOU ''KNOW IT'', QUESO!

-->'''Widow:''' "Booh… Booh …"
-->'''Other Character:''' "Ooh… Your eyes are as blue as forget-me-nots… The forget-me-nots are flowers that mustn't be drowned !"
-->'''Widow:''' "DROWNED ! Booh-hoohohooo…"

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Mami Tomoe's name "Mami" means Mommy in Spanish and other languages like German. Considering her mentor role, it fits her. Whether this was accidental is hard to say, since "mama/mommy" is a somewhat universal word for mother, based on common baby-talk noises.

* In ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2013'', when a minotaur is approaching antagonist Diana, her friends Hannah and Barbera try to tell her it's behind her ''(ushiro)'' but only manage to stammer out ''ushi'' (cow.)
* ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'' abbreviates to [=MiA=], better known as the acronym for [[HesJustHiding "Missing in Action."]] Coincidentally, the main character's mother is missing-presumed-dead at the bottom of a [[DeathWorld cave of horrors]], and the heroes' [[TheQuest primary goal]] is to find out what happened to her.
* The title of ''Manga/BloomIntoYou''[[note]]The original Japanese was Yagate Kimi Ni Naru, or "Eventually, I Will Become You"[[/note]] ends up becoming this, since the name of the main protagonist is ''Yuu.''
* Creator/{{Funimation}}'s dub of the sixth episode of ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'', some of Mikage's classmates help her in boring (as in drilling) into the school playground for the Earth Sciences club's exhibit for SchoolFestival. Mikage reflects on the fact that they seem to be more interested in geology than she expected all along:
-->'''Mikage:''' Before today, I just assumed my classmates would think geology was boring--no pun intended.

* ''ComicBook/UltimateGalactusTrilogy'': After arranging the action with Xavier, Nick Fury told him to "hop to it" (as in "let's do this, now!"). Then he remembered that he's in a wheelchair, so he added "or whatever".

* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', during the Battle Dome Tournament, Scott makes a comment about Ash's Snivy, calling her "a little green". He meant inexperienced, but still didn't prevent Yellow and Pikachu, who were listening, to have a LamePunReaction to it.
* In ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia'', Izuku is prone to punning accidentally due to spending so much time with [[PungeonMaster Yang]]. He's mortified when this happens and it [[LamePunReaction earns him]] numerous {{Dope Slap}}s from Tsuyu.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/MallRats'', Ned the ice cream man accidentally makes a pun about it being "sweet" of Leni to take Lincoln for ice cream.

* In ''Literature/BrothersOfTheSnake'', a Chaos cult called Children of Khorne bases itself on a planet whose main produce is... yes, corn. The local Inquisitor even lampshades it, but the pun goes over the heads of everyone else present.

* In the ''Series/{{QI}}'' segment about lobster-hypnosis, Creator/StephenFry commits some accidental mussel/muscle punnage, which is immediately jumped on by Phil Jupitus.
* ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'': After the Prince seduces both nieces of the Duke of Wellington (played by Stephen Fry), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRGO-VVZtQ#t=5m42s he receives this letter:]]
--> Sir, prince or pauper, when a man soils a Wellington, he puts his foot in it. [open brackets] This is not a joke. I do not find my name remotely funny and people who do end up dead. [close brackets]

* One episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' has Sheldon and Amy start a rumor about having had sex to see if it would spread faster than a rumor about Amy starting an herb garden. Once the whole social group asks about them having sex, Amy states that their rumor has reached "Full penetration." Sheldon asks if the pun was intended, and she replies "No, happy accident." Later, Amy notes that Penny is asking for details about their supposed sexual encounter, and Sheldon says it's interesting that she's moved on to asking for a "blow by blow." Amy asks if the pun was intended, and Sheldon asks "What pun?"
* Frequently inverted on ''Series/ABitOfFryAndLaurie'':
-->'''Fry's character:''' Pardon the pun.
-->'''Laurie's character:''' What pun?
-->'''Fry's character:''' Oh, wasn't there one?

* The way Hwoarang's name is [[ViewerPronunciationConfusion pronounced]] in ''[[{{VideoGame/Tekken}} Tekken 6]]'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' is literally "how wrong" and strangely enough, ''[[EpicFail that's exactly the case]]''. The first syllable "Hwoa-" is supposed to be pronounced as "hwah" (which rhymes with "bwah," as in "[[EvilLaugh BWAHahaha!]]") The second syllable "-rang" is pronounced with an alveolar flapped "r".
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', a potions shop in the Gallows is low on stock and the owner is looking for Hawke to "remedy that." Snarky!Hawke can point out the pun, at which the owner says it wasn't meant as a pun, but that he should remember it for future use.

* In episode 3 of ''WebAnimation/GenLOCK'', Dr. Weller manages to avoid making one while explaining [[spoiler:through his presentation about how the gen:LOCK program works, and how it allowed Julian Chase to survive the Battle of New York]].

* The unfortunately named nük e-reader and the sheet e-reader are running gags in Webcomic/MikeBookseller.

* A fellow in LetsPlay/TippingForties asks for a rain check on a meeting with Raine.
* Website/UrbanDictionary calls this an [[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Eigenpun&defid=4383875 eigenpun]].

* In LetsPlay/ChipCheezum's LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'':
-->'''General Ironicus:''' Do naked cartwheels while grabbing your junk!
-->'''Chip Cheezum:''' This isn't ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''.
-->'''General Ironicus:''' Aw, nuts.
-->'''Chip Cheezum:''' ''(beat)'' "Aw nuts."
-->'''General Ironicus:''' Hey, that was unintentional.
* In Ambisagrus's LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/LittleKingsStory'', Ambisagrus is going through the Worrywart Kingdom, which they establish early on has an egg theme to it. Plaz uses the phrase "egg it on".
-->'''Plaz:''' That was accidental. I'm gonna go now.
* In ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', Agent Washington, also known as Wash, is part of the CleanupCrew of Project Freelancer.

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-->'''Douche:''' Okay, so-

* In ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', Monika apologises for accidentally making a pun about [[spoiler: hanging]] when talking about someone who actually [[spoiler: did hang herself.]] Mind you, she made the same kind of pun back when it actually happened, and WordOfGod has it (around 1:09 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPw9cMWkAMs here]]; heavy spoilers) that was deliberate. Even in this latter scene where she apologises for punning, [[spoiler: she's nonchalantly talking about the actual event itself, and others like it, because she doesn't think they really happened (ItMakesSenseInContext).]]

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Terezi was named after the Azerbaijani name for the constellation Libra. However, when her name is correctly pronounced with this in mind (which, contrary to popular belief, would be more along the lines of "ter-REE-see"), it sounds very similar to a feminine version of "Tiresias" - the [[TropeCodifier archetypical]] BlindSeer from Creator/{{Sophocles}}'s Oedipus trilogy.

--->'''Stan:''' Sir, would you like to buy a [=StanVac=] vacuum? [=StanVac=]. It [[OurProductSucks sucks]] more than anything. [[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Man slams door]]] Gotta work on that.

* Any time [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Jacob Black]] from ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' is referred to as a "DoggedNiceGuy".

* ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'', a [[AlternateUniverseFic re-]][[ForWantOfANail imagining]] of ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', has this exchange:

* The way Hwoarang's name is [[NoPronunciationGuide pronounced]] in ''[[{{VideoGame/Tekken}} Tekken 6]]'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' is literally "how wrong" and strangely enough, ''[[EpicFail that's exactly the case]]''. The first syllable "Hwoa-" is supposed to be pronounced as "hwah" (which rhymes with "bwah," as in "[[EvilLaugh BWAHahaha!]]") The second syllable "-rang" is pronounced with an alveolar flapped "r".

* Ad ad bumper for ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' on Creator/CartoonNetwork had the narrator describing WesternAnimation/BugsBunny as "your favorite playboy bunny". He then hastily adds "No, [[PlayboyBunny not that kind]], although Bugs [[AttractiveBentGender does look good in a dress]]."

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', Agent Washington, also known as Wash, is part of the CleanupCrew of Project Freelancer.
* In ''Machinima/FreemansMind'', Gordon Freeman says "what's up with the ceiling" in his head. It takes him a few seconds to realize what he just said.

* In the ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' mission "Nyte Blayde's Return," Viola objects to having to dress as [[NaughtyNuns the Bloody Cannonness]] as part of a scheme to kidnap Josh Birk, star of a ShowWithinAShow and spokesman for S.T.A.G.
-->'''Viola''': I'm not making going out [[AbsoluteCleavage like this]] a habit!\\
'''The Boss (Male Voice 1)''': See, you're already making nun jokes, I knew you'd get into this.\\

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic'', Smiley belongs to an Andalusian prince, making him [[Film/UnChienAndalou an Andalusian dog]]. Considering [[SoBadItsGood the largely poor quality of the production]], it's unlikely the creators bothered to include such a subtle reference on purpose.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DCShowcaseGreenArrow,'' [[AChildShallLeadThem Perdita]] comments that "every queen needs a consort," unaware that ComicBook/GreenArrow's real name is Oliver ''Queen''.
* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': In "Canada", Chris expresses disbelief that a Mountie "lifted [his car] with his bare hands!" We find out later that in-universe, [[spoiler:Canadians are half-bear.]]

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* During the ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' event ''[[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys JLApe]]'', Batman is briefing Nightwing on a Gorilla City crimelord who acts like he's in a '30s gangster film:

* In ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', Monika apologises for accidentally making a pun about [[spoiler: hanging]] when talking about someone who actually [[spoiler: did hang herself.]] Since this is in a scene where she's speaking especially openly and presumably being sincere outside those times she says she's joking, it raises questions about how she made the same kind of pun around when it originally happened; that could have been accidental too, although it seems a bit contrived. (From a {{Doylist}} perspective, it could be due to a mix of RuleOfFunny and [[spoiler: RuleOfScary]].) It's also ironic considering in the same scene [[spoiler: she's nonchalantly talking about the actual event itself, and others like it, because she doesn't think they really happened (ItMakesSenseInContext)]]; apparently she draws the line at puns about it.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/btphp/comics/2012-09-29.gif the angels inquiry about the state of Tangerine's soul, and she checks out her, and their, shoe soles. Oddly enough, this does seem to show the state of soul to a certain extent]].
* Parodied in ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}''. "[[http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/no_pun_intended.png My hobby]]: Appending 'No pun intended' to lines with no puns in them."

* In ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', Monika apologises for accidentally making a pun about [[spoiler: hanging]] when talking about someone who actually [[spoiler: did hang herself.]] Since this is in a scene where she's presumably being sincere outside those times she says she's joking, it raises questions of how she made the same kind of pun around when it originally happened; that could have been accidental too, although it seems a bit contrived. (From a {{Doylist}} perspective, it could be due to a mix of RuleOfFunny and [[spoiler: RuleOfScary]].) It's also ironic considering in the same scene [[spoiler: she's nonchalantly talking about the actual event itself, and others like it, because she doesn't think they really happened (ItMakesSenseInContext)]]; apparently she draws the line at puns about it.

* In ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', Monika apologises for accidentally making a pun about [[spoiler: hanging]] when talking about someone who actually [[spoiler: did hang herself.]] Since this is in a scene where she's presumably being sincere outside those times she says she's joking, it raises questions of how she made the same kind of pun around when it originally happened; that could have been accidental too, although it seems a bit contrived. (From a {{Doylist}} perspective, it could be due to a mix of RuleOfFunny and RuleOfScary.) It's also ironic considering in the same scene [[spoiler: she's nonchalantly talking about the actual event itself, and others like it, because she doesn't think they really happened (ItMakesSenseInContext)]]; apparently she draws the line at puns about it.

-->'''Chugga:''' You know, these trees look really pretty, but at the same time when you think about what these trees probably are, it's kind of gross. So they're like, they're pretty gross, is what I'm saying—''they're pretty gross'', wow. I didn't even intend that pun.

--->'''The Flash:''' Once the treadmill's cooled off, we can try again. Thanks, Barry, but no, thanks. It'd be a waste of... time!

--->'''Superman:''' "These chains are starting to break! If I had my super-strength, this would be a... snap!"

* In the French ''Film/LesCombinards'', a character is trying to seduce a widow whose husband died at sea recently. She starts crying as she thinks about it. The Widow:"Booh… Booh …"; The character: "Ooh… Your eyes are as blue as forget-me-nots… The forget-me-nots are flowers that mustn't be drowned !"; The Widow: "DROWNED ! Booh-hoohohooo…"

* A meta example snuck in Literature/DoraWilkSeries. In-universe, "pyr" is a powerful fire demon, and as Polish grammar rules go, female pyr is "pyra"... Which in UsefulNotes/{{Poland}} is also a regional name for potato.

* A meta example in Literature/TheHouseOfNight - Zoey [[PunnyName Redbird]]. "Bird" is a British slang term for girl or woman.

* A Super-Match posit on Series/MatchGame was "_______ Duty." The cast and crew were looking for other possibilities to fill in the blank ("Do Your Duty," "Civic Duty,") when someone offstage cracked "Howdy Duty." Creator/GeneRayburn bought it and then discovered how hard he bit.

* In ''VideoGame/UltimaV'' Gazers are one of the many enemies borrowed from Dungeons & Dragons; resembling beholders. Starting this game, if you kill one, they release a swarm of insects. In other words, they're Bee-Holders. WordOfGod very [[http://ultimacodex.com/2014/05/how-an-erroneous-tvtropes-entry-led-to-some-fascinating-ultima-lore-revelations/ strongly]] states that this was not intentional.