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* From the ''{{Torchwood}}'' episode "Dead Man Walking":

* One really odd episode of ''StarTrek'' had Kirk and Spock beamed down to a planet which contained alien replicas of Abraham Lincoln and the Vulcan philosopher Surak as well as four alien replicas of some of the most villainous people in galactic history as part of an alien experiment to see whether 'good' or 'evil' was stronger. The bit where Lincoln's head pops up on the viewscreen in the middle of space is a better example, though.

* ''CaseyAndAndy'' had a RunningGag involving Andy's causality-defying feud with Grover Cleveland.

* The ''{{xkcd}}'' strip "[[http://xkcd.com/528/ Windows 7]]" is a Hitler example.

* Meatwad from ''AquaTeenHungerForce'' can transform into a shape described as Samurai Lincoln (though he claims it's Wayne Gretzky)

* Girl Hitler From ''TheVentureBrothers''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iVsdRbhnc George Washington]] [[MemeticBadass He saves the children. But not the British children.]]

-->'''Liz Ten:''' The Doctor, old drinking buddy of Henry Twelve. Tea and scones with Liz Two... [[QueenVicky Vicky]] was a bit on the fense about you, wasn't she? Knighted and exiled you on the same day! And so much for {{the Virgin Queen}}, you bad, bad boy!

** [[{{Understatement}} This is not the only time.]]

[[caption-width-right:200:AbrahamLincoln: President. Emancipator. Astronaut.]]

[[caption-width-right:200:It's AbrahamLincoln...[[RecycledInSpace ON MARS!]]]]

* ''AgeOfEmpiresIII'' features a cheat unit known as "George Crushington", a giant bust of George Washington that headbutts enemies to death with visible comic book sound effects.

** In the episode ''Escape from the House of Mummies, Part 2'' there is a B-story going on that the audience only gets to see parts of, making the appearances of Freud, Caligula, and Poe come of as very random bits of humor. This trope would also seem to cover flashbacks to earlier events surrounding the ORB and the creation of the Guild of Calaminous Intent which was appartently put together by old rock musicians. Oh yeah, and David Bowie.

* PoliceSquad! had Rex Hamilton as AbrahamLincoln in the opening credits of every episode, even though Lincoln would never appear in any episodes.
* MST3K's {{Soultaker}} Episode had {{Martin van Buren}} as an image from the pod attached to the SOL to hide [[spoiler:Joel's cameo appearance.]]
* One really odd episode of StarTrek had Kirk and Spock beamed down to a planet which contained alien replicas of Abraham Lincoln and the Vulcan philosopher Surak as well as four alien replicas of some of the most villainous people in galactic history as part of an alien experiment to see whether 'good' or 'evil' was stronger. The bit where Lincoln's head pops up on the viewscreen in the middle of space is a better example, though.

* AgeOfEmpiresIII features a cheat unit known as "George Crushington", a giant bust of George Washington that headbutts enemies to death with visible comic book sound effects.

* {{Scribblenauts}} features George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as summonable characters, despite its statement that proper names are not valid words.

* In [[http://www.monstercommute.com/ Monster Commute]] the land of Monstru is ruled over by Abe Lincolnstein, the reassembled, reanimated and quite unsane (yes, unsane) form of the former president,who resides in Lincoln City, a massive complex from which he rules with an tyrannical iron fist.

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* ''DoctorWho'' is probably the live-action TV king of this trope, as the Doctor namedrops historical figures only slightly more often than they actually appear on screen. Hell, other people are even doing it for him now:

[[caption-width-right:200:It's AbrahamLincoln...ON MARS!]]

* In ''TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', BenjaminFranklin's clone is a major character and quite foul-mouthed. Interestingly when the original Franklin [[spoiler: is brought back as a headless horseman by {{Dracula}}]] it may seem a case of this, but it [[FridgeBrilliance works rather well]] given that Franklin's preferred not to bother thinking about if Jesus was divine or not, as he would find out when he died.

* ''MSPaintMasterpieces'', during a TimeTravel explaining filler, shows a destroyed alternate timeline labeled only as "Lincoln Went [[DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]]", and then references it again in a later filler.

* Probably the most triumphant example for people of a certain age: ''[=~Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure~=]''.

* In ''[=~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja~=]'', BenjaminFranklin's clone is a major character and quite foul-mouthed. Interestingly when the original Franklin [[spoiler: is brought back as a headless horseman by {{Dracula}}]] it may seem a case of this, but it [[FridgeBrilliance works rather well]] given that Franklin's preferred not to bother thinking about if Jesus was divine or not, as he would find out when he died.

* ''[=~Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog~=]'' has Fake ThomasJefferson as a member of the Evil League of Evil.

* The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny has a zombified Abe Lincoln wielding a machete and an AK-47.

* In an episode of ''[=~Dexter's Laboratory~=]'', Dexter and Mandark bring the heads on Mt. Rushmore to life. They then pit Lincoln and Washington against one another.

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-->-- ''AdventureTimeWithFinnAndJake'' - Pilot Episode

* In ''AdventureTime,'' Penn's mind gets transported back in time. And to Mars. Where an Abe Lincoln with a classical halo tells him to believe in himself. [[WidgetSeries It's just that kind of cartoon.]]

* In ''[=~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja~=]'', BenjaminFranklin's clone is a major character and quite fowl mouthed. Interestingly when the original Franklin [[spoiler: is brought back as a headless horseman by {{Dracula}}]] it may seem a case of this, but it [[FridgeBrilliance works rather well]] given that Franklin's preferred not to bother thinking about if Jesus was divine or not, as he would find out when he died.

-->'''Pen'''/'''Finn''': "What's going on? A-A-Abraham Lincoln?"\\

'''Pen'''/'''Finn''': "''What''?"\\
-- ''AdventureTimeWithFinnAndJake'' - Pilot Episode

A type of joke that goes "Hey, look! A historical figure!" Apparently, there's something inherently funny about dead famous people, so that a quick cameo/reference is all you need to get a laugh. Part of the humor may come from putting the figure in an unexpected location or silly situation. AbrahamLincoln may be funny on his own, but Abraham Lincoln on a spaceship is even funnier. Another variation is to have the figure take some other form. Zombie TheodoreRoosevelt, Robot OscarWilde, Evil {{Shakespeare}} and the Giant Head of ErrolFlynn could all be completely hilarious.

* Benjamin Franklin encounters the Kool-Aid Man in [[http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics81.html this]] {{Narm}}y ProductAsSuperhero comic.

* Probably the most triumphant example for people of a certain age: ''BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure''.
* In ''TheDarkKnight'', the police station has a corkboard with pictures of people suspected to be Batman. Including AbrahamLincoln.

* PoliceSquad! had Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln in the opening credits of every episode, even though Lincoln would never appear in any episodes.
* MST3K's {{Soultaker}} Episode had Matin Van Buren as an image from the pod attached to the SOL to hide [[spoiler:Joel's Cameo appearance.]]

* {{Doctor Who}} is probably the live action TV king of this trope, as the Doctor namedrops historical figures only slightly more often than they actually appear on screen. Hell, other people are even doing it for him now:
-->'''Liz Ten''': The Doctor, old drinking buddy of Henry Twelve. Tea and scones with Liz Two... Vicky was a bit on the fense about you, wasn't she? Knighted and exiled you on the same day! And so much for the Virgin Queen, you bad, bad boy!
* Apparently WannabeBadAss Dean Moriarty likes having President one-six as his wingman when he's breaking up with Alex in his dreams. ItMakesSenseInContext.

* In [[{{Ptitlehpgydodt1jb7}} The Adventures of Doctor McNinja]], BenFranklin's clone is a major character and quite fowl mouthed. Interestingly when the original Franklin [[spoiler: is brought back as a headless horseman by {{Dracula}}]] it may seem a case of this, but it [[FridgeBrilliance works rather well]] given that Franklin's preferred not to bother thinking about if Jesus was divine or not, as he would find out when he died.

* The {{steampunk}} Fauxtivational Poster featuring Abe Lincoln with a gatling gun in place of a right forearm.
* ''[[DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog]]'' has Fake Thomas Jefferson as a member of the Evil League of Evil.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iVsdRbhnc George Wahington]] [[MemeticBadass He saves the children. But not the british children.]]

* ''{{Futurama}}'' loved Lincoln jokes, to the point that a slightly exasperated Matt Groening brought it up in one commentary. The most famous appearance of Lincoln in ''Futurama'' is probably "real holographic simulated Evil Lincoln" who is, apparently [[strike: "back"]] [[LargeHam baaaaaaaaack!]].

* In an episode of ''DextersLaboratory,'' Dexter and Mandark bring the heads on Mt. Rushmore to life. They then pit Lincoln and Washington against one another.

* Girl Hitler From ''TheVentureBrothers''

** And, recently, the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot reincarnation/ ghost/ clone of actual Hitler in a dog's body.]]

--> '''Peter Griffin:''' Oh yeah? Well everyone said the same thing about Benjamin Disraeli!\\

'''Benjamin Disraeli:''' You don't even know who I am!

* [[SouthPark Giant Stone Abe Lincoln.]] Who has to be stopped by [[CrossesTheLineTwice Giant Stone John Wilkes Booth.]]
** Lincoln also appeared in SouthPark when Kyle was voted the ugliest boy in his class, to explain that even ugly people can achieve great things.
* ''RobotChicken'' featured a [[StarWars lightsaber duel]] between George W. Bush and AbrahamLincoln.

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* How is {{Doctor Who}} not here already? Should be considered atleast the live action TV king of this trope, as the Doctor namedrops historical figures only slightly more often than they actually appear on screen. Hell, other people are even doing it for him now: