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** In "Marge Be Not Pround", Bart has a chance to steal a video game he really, really wants:

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** In "Marge Be Not Pround", Proud", Bart has a chance to steal a video game he really, really wants:


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** In "Bart's Dog Gets An 'F'", Homer thinks about buying some "Assassins" sneakers like those that Ned Flanders has, but is initially put off by the price tag of $125.
--->'''Flanders:''' Sometimes, you got to spoil yourself... spoil yourself... spoil yourself...
--->'''Homer:''' But I can't afford to buy those shoes...
--->'''Flanders:''' Simpson! I order you to buy those shoes!
--->'''Homer:''' Okay, Flanders, you're the boss! Heh heh heh.

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** Parodied in Recap/TheFiveishDoctorsReboot, where Steven Moffat is haunted by past companions.

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-->'''Tegan:''' What was it you always told me, Doctor? "Brave heart"? You'll survive, Doctor.
-->'''Turlough:''' You must survive. Too many of your enemies will delight in your death, Doctor.
-->'''Kamelion:''' Turlough speaks the truth, Doctor.
-->'''Nyssa:''' You're needed. You mustn't die, Doctor.
-->'''Adric:''' You ''know'' that, Doctor...
-->'''The Doctor:''' ''[[MyGreatestFailure Adric?]]''
-->'''The Master:''' No, my dear Doctor, you must die! ''Die'', Doctor! ''Die, Doctor!'' ''[[EvilLaugh Hahahahahahahahahahaha!]]''
** Parodied in Recap/TheFiveishDoctorsReboot, where Steven Moffat is haunted by past companions.companions asking if they're going to be in the 50th Anniversary Special.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'': In "[[Recap/ThePatrickStarShowS1E10 Just in Time for Christmas]]", Patrick tries to remember what his mother always used to say to figure out what to get her for Christmas. He has a [[StylisticSuck badly drawn]] thought bubble of her saying "There's no place more fun than a carnival!", which helps him out. Then she leans out of the thought bubble and kisses him.
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** A particularly neat little parody is when Homer eats too many spicy chilies and has a vision of a coyote (voiced by Music/JohnnyCash) telling him to find his soulmate. After a lot of fruitless searching, Homer gets discouraged and the coyote speaks to him again:

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** A particularly neat little parody is in "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage Of Homer)", when [[MushroomSamba Homer eats too many spicy chilies chiles]] and has a vision of a coyote (voiced by Music/JohnnyCash) telling him to find his soulmate. After a lot of fruitless searching, Homer gets discouraged and the coyote speaks to him again:



** Homer is tormented by multiple floating heads of Mr. Burns on his drive to work, upset because Burns can't remember his name. He stops concentrating on the road while yelling at them, and they advise him to look out while he crashes through the gate.
** Homer has trouble making a connection with his employee benefits and his family's needs:

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** In "Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 1" Homer is tormented by multiple floating heads of Mr. Burns on his drive to work, upset because Burns can't remember his name. He stops concentrating on the road while yelling at them, and they advise him to look out while he crashes through the gate.
** In "Last Exist To Springfield", Homer has trouble making a connection with his employee benefits and his family's needs:



** A subversion with useless advice:

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** A subversion with useless advice:advice in "Bart Star":



** Bart has a chance to steal a video game he really, really wants:

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** In "Marge Be Not Pround", Bart has a chance to steal a video game he really, really wants:



** Marge tries to instil in Bart a sense of Springfield pride in "Lemon of Troy"...

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** In "Lemon Of Troy", Marge tries to instil instill in Bart a sense of Springfield pride in "Lemon of Troy"...



** Lisa contemplates beating up Ralph to be like one of the boys, gives this examples of TheTriple:

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** In "Girls Just Want To Have Sums", Lisa contemplates beating up Ralph to be like one of the boys, gives this examples of TheTriple:
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* ''Series/SesameStreet'' has an animated skit where a little girl goes to a grocery store and struggles to remember one of the items she has to buy. An image of her mother's face rather noisily bursts into view and repeats the shopping list for her ("A loaf of bread, a container of milk and a stick of butter").
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* Used straight in ''Film/HomeAlone'', when Kevin at first reacts with anxiety when he believes that "I made my family disappear!" But then a series of floating heads of various family members remind him that they had said hurtful things to him the night before (including a fake one of Buzz threatening to feed him to his tarantula) - and he repeats, with a broad smile, ''"I made my family disappear!"''
%%* Also played straight in, of all things, ''Film/DetroitRockCity''.

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* Used straight in ''Film/HomeAlone'', ''Film/HomeAlone1'', when Kevin at first reacts with anxiety when he believes that "I made my family disappear!" But then a series of floating heads of various family members remind him that they had said hurtful things to him the night before (including a fake one of Buzz threatening to feed him to his tarantula) - and he repeats, with a broad smile, ''"I made my family disappear!"''
%%* Also played straight in, of all things, in ''Film/DetroitRockCity''.
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* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': During his fight with [[PhysicalGod Enerjak]], Silver tries to think about what his mentors taught him. One is Mammoth Mogul quoting old wisdom, and the other is the last Echnida being a GrumpyOldMan.
-->'''Silver:''' Great. Either cryptic or cranky.
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* Used in ''LightNovel/KyouKaraMaou'', where Yuuri's mom's head often pops up giving him silly advice or some sort of reminder.

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* Used in ''LightNovel/KyouKaraMaou'', ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh'''s anime adaptation, where Yuuri's mom's head often pops up giving him silly advice or some sort of reminder.
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'''Mayor[[labelnote:*]]Represented by the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Mayor of Townsville]][[/labelnote]]:''' Pie day!\\

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'''Mayor[[labelnote:*]]Represented by the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls [[Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls Mayor of Townsville]][[/labelnote]]:''' Pie day!\\
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* This trope is parodied in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tigtone}}''. Tigtone frequently remembers advice given to him by a gnome, who has never appeared as anything but a Floating Advice Reminder. The advice Tigtone remembers him giving is often ridiculously specific to whatever situation he currently finds himself in, and the gnome often talks as though he is talking directly to Tigtone in the present rather than the past.
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** Parodied in Recap/TheFiveishDoctorsReboot, where Steven Moffat is haunted by past companions.
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* Used very nicely in ''Series/FatherTed'' when Ted is in anguish over whether or not he truly does deserve an award (The Golden Cleric). He wanders down a beach, skipping stones and brooding as the heads of Mrs. Doyle, Father Jack, Father Dougal and [[ItMakesSenseInContext the cast of]] ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'' float past. Jack cackles evilly at him, Mrs. Doyle comments that he's probably the ''second'' best priest in the country and Dougal...floats towards the screen, looks puzzled and turns around to leave the way he came.

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* Used very nicely in ''Series/FatherTed'' when Ted is in anguish over whether or not he truly does deserve an award (The Golden Cleric). He wanders down a beach, skipping stones and brooding as the heads of Mrs. Doyle, Father Jack, Father Dougal and [[ItMakesSenseInContext the cast of]] ''Series/{{Ballykissangel}}'' float past. Jack cackles and Peter Clifford cackle evilly at him, Mrs. Doyle comments that he's probably the ''second'' best priest in the country, Assumpta sneeringly turns him down while reminding him that he is ''only'' the second best priest in the country and Dougal...floats towards the screen, looks puzzled and turns around to leave the way he came.



* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', trying to use a Key Item in certain places will result in the you reminding yourself of the game's resident Pokémon Professor (Or your mom, in specific installments) telling that you can't use that item there.

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* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', trying to use a Key Item in certain places will result in the you reminding yourself of the game's resident Pokémon Professor (Or your mom, in specific installments) instalments) telling that you can't use that item there.



'''Sonic Parody:''' Juuuuust take it! Take-it-take-it-take-it-take-it-take-it! ''TAKE IT''!
** Marge tries to instill in Bart a sense of Springfield pride in "Lemon of Troy"...

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'''Sonic Parody:''' Juuuuust take it! Take-it-take-it-take-it-take-it-take-it! [[MotorMouth Take-it-take-it-take-it-take-it-take-it!]] ''TAKE IT''!
** Marge tries to instill instil in Bart a sense of Springfield pride in "Lemon of Troy"...



* Jay Sherman appears to son Marty on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', twice in one episode. In the first occasion, his floating bubble is popped by a passerby, and he's stepped on repeatedly; on the second occasion, his advice fails to help, but he spots a passing food vendor, and his head chases it in an impersonation of VideoGame/PacMan, complete with sound effects.

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* Jay Sherman appears to son Marty on an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', twice in one episode. In the first occasion, his floating bubble is popped by a passerby, passer-by, and he's stepped on repeatedly; on the second occasion, his advice fails to help, but he spots a passing food vendor, and his head chases it in an impersonation of VideoGame/PacMan, complete with sound effects.

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