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* The ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'' story "Kaz Superstar" (''Cartoon Network Block Party'' #24) lampoons William Hung's appearance on ''Series/AmericanIdol'' in that the girls' manager goes on an ''AI''-type talent show, is unilaterally kicked out of the studio, but becomes a sensation that even overshadows the girls.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'' story "Kaz Superstar" (''Cartoon Network Block Party'' (''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty'' #24) lampoons William Hung's appearance on ''Series/AmericanIdol'' in that the girls' manager goes on an ''AI''-type talent show, is unilaterally kicked out of the studio, but becomes a sensation that even overshadows the girls.
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* ''Series/FatherTed'' did this with Ted and Dougal entering Eurovision with "My Lovely Horse". Notably, while they personally wanted to win, they were ''chosen'' specifically to [[SpringtimeForHitler lose the contest for Ireland]], which was tired of hosting it.

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* ''Series/FatherTed'' did this with Ted and Dougal entering Eurovision Eurosong (a {{Bland Name|Product}} Eurovision) with "My Lovely Horse". Notably, while they personally wanted to win, they were ''chosen'' specifically to [[SpringtimeForHitler lose the contest for Ireland]], which was tired of hosting it.



* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'': the winning entry from Monaco in the ''Series/EurovisionSongContest'' is a nonsensical ditty called "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong".

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* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'': the The winning entry from Monaco in the ''Series/EurovisionSongContest'' is a nonsensical ditty called "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong".
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* ''Series/FatherTed'' did this with Ted and Dougal entering Eurovision with "My Lovely Horse". Notably, they entered specifically to [[SpringtimeForHitler lose the contest for Ireland]], which was tired of hosting it.

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* ''Series/FatherTed'' did this with Ted and Dougal entering Eurovision with "My Lovely Horse". Notably, while they entered personally wanted to win, they were ''chosen'' specifically to [[SpringtimeForHitler lose the contest for Ireland]], which was tired of hosting it.



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* In the episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "Puppet Show" the Scooby gang is coerced into performing in the school talent show. The original airing featured them on stage stiffly reciting their scene over the closing credits. This was replaced in syndication by standard credits and theme music but restored
for comedy ''Series/TheHighLife'', where the characters perform DVD release.
* ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'': Carol Burnett, as her "Eunice" character, has
a song called "Pif Paf Pof".spot on ''Series/TheGongShow'' and is so convinced that her singing talent will be her ticket away from her family that she does a lot of bridge-burning before the show. Bad idea.



* The '''entire premise''' of ''Series/TheGongShow''. Nominally a GameShow and talent search, the show gave amateur performers of all types a chance to show off their stuff and had one basic rule: Don't Suck. Even that was too much to ask of some contestants.
* In the "Hype Pressure" episode of ''Series/TheGoodies'', Graeme and Bill form a folk duo called 'the Twofolk'. They appear on Tim's cruel talent show 'New Faeces' and perform a hideous song called "The World Is Full of Women and Men". Despite being booed by the audience, they are a hit with the supposedly unscrupulous panelists, who admire the song's naïveté and purity. Tim's "theatre of cruelty" series is cancelled as a result.
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* In the "Hype Pressure" episode of ''Series/TheGoodies'', Graeme and Bill form a folk duo called 'the Twofolk'. They appear on Tim's cruel talent show 'New Faeces' and perform a hideous song called "The World Is Full of Women and Men". Despite being booed by the audience, they are a hit with the supposedly unscrupulous panelists, who admire the song's naïveté and purity. Tim's "theatre of cruelty" series is cancelled as a result.
* Carol Burnett, as her "Eunice" character, has a spot on ''The Gong Show'' and is so convinced that her singing talent will be her ticket away from her family that she does a lot of bridge-burning before the show. Bad idea.
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* In the episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "Puppet Show" the Scooby gang is coerced into performing in the school talent show. The original airing featured them on stage stiffly reciting their scene over the closing credits. This was replaced in syndication by standard credits and theme music but restored for the DVD release.



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* The [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros.]] cartoon "Hamateur Night" (1939) presents a series of talent acts that are judged off stage--bad acts are discharged with the judge striking a boxing ring bell. Egghead keeps interrupting the proceedings with an ear-bleeding rendition of "She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain." When it's time to judge the winner, Egghead wins. That's because the audience was filled with Egghead lookalikes.

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* The [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros.]] ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "Hamateur Night" (1939) presents a series of talent acts that are judged off stage--bad acts are discharged with the judge striking a boxing ring bell. Egghead keeps interrupting the proceedings with an ear-bleeding rendition of "She'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain." When it's time to judge the winner, Egghead wins. That's because the audience was filled with Egghead lookalikes.
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* ''WebVideo/NightmareTime'': Linda sabotages the competition, getting rid of everyone she considers a threat. The few contestants that are left are those who she deems too inept to win, such as Ashley Robins, whose juggling routine ends up with a number of her bowling pins on the ground.
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# Appear to fail to win in the most excruciating and humiliating way imaginable, and then come in first place.

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* The '''entire premise''' of ''Series/TheGongShow''.

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* Remember [[http://www.molvania.com/video_medium_2.html "Elektronik Supersonik,"]] one of the Internet's first {{Viral Video}}s from the pre-Website/YouTube era? What you might not know is that it was a tie-in with an entire ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque mythos about the fictional {{Ruritania}}n nation of ''[[Literature/JetlagTravelGuides Molvanîa]]'', and was, InUniverse, the country's entry in the 2004 Series/EurovisionSongContest. Or that they also made a follow-up entry in 2005, [[http://www.molvania.com/molvania/antipope_large.html "I Am the Anti-Pope."]]

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* Remember [[http://www.molvania.com/video_medium_2.html "Elektronik Supersonik,"]] one of the Internet's first {{Viral Video}}s Viral Videos from the pre-Website/YouTube era? What you might not know is that it was a tie-in with an entire ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque mythos about the fictional {{Ruritania}}n nation of ''[[Literature/JetlagTravelGuides Molvanîa]]'', and was, InUniverse, the country's entry in the 2004 Series/EurovisionSongContest. Or that they also made a follow-up entry in 2005, [[http://www.molvania.com/molvania/antipope_large.html "I Am the Anti-Pope."]]
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* Remember [[http://www.molvania.com/video_medium_2.html "Elektronik Supersonik"]], one of the Internet's first {{Viral Video}}s from the pre-Website/YouTube era? What you might not know is that it was a tie-in with an entire ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque mythos about the fictional {{Ruritania}}n nation of ''[[Literature/JetlagTravelGuides Molvanîa]]'', and was, InUniverse, the country's entry in the 2004 Series/EurovisionSongContest. Or that they also made a follow-up entry in 2005, [[http://www.molvania.com/molvania/antipope_large.html "I Am the Anti-Pope"]].

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* Remember [[http://www.molvania.com/video_medium_2.html "Elektronik Supersonik"]], Supersonik,"]] one of the Internet's first {{Viral Video}}s from the pre-Website/YouTube era? What you might not know is that it was a tie-in with an entire ''Film/{{Borat}}''-esque mythos about the fictional {{Ruritania}}n nation of ''[[Literature/JetlagTravelGuides Molvanîa]]'', and was, InUniverse, the country's entry in the 2004 Series/EurovisionSongContest. Or that they also made a follow-up entry in 2005, [[http://www.molvania.com/molvania/antipope_large.html "I Am the Anti-Pope"]].Anti-Pope."]]
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* ''Film/EurovisionSongContestTheStoryOfFireSaga'' is about Icelandic duo Lars and Sigrid competing as Iceland's entry to Eurovision after ''literally every other contestant'' dies when the yacht they were all partying on suddenly explodes [[spoiler:[[SpringtimeForHitler in a deliberate attempt by Iceland's minister of Economy to stop Iceland from winning]] and having to host the ''very'' expensive event next year]]. Every single one of their acts goes horribly wrong due to collapsing sets, WardrobeMalfunction, and various other slapstick events. Somehow they wind up making it to the finale [[spoiler:and wow everyone by performing one of Sigrid's own songs, a heartfelt ballad about growing up in Iceland -- [[RealityEnsues only to be immediately disqualified for performing the wrong song]]]].

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* ''Film/EurovisionSongContestTheStoryOfFireSaga'' is about Icelandic duo Lars and Sigrid competing as Iceland's entry to Eurovision after ''literally every other contestant'' dies when the yacht they were all partying on suddenly explodes [[spoiler:[[SpringtimeForHitler in a deliberate attempt by Iceland's minister of Economy to stop Iceland from winning]] and having to host the ''very'' expensive event next year]]. Every single one of their acts goes horribly wrong due to collapsing sets, WardrobeMalfunction, and various other slapstick events. Somehow they wind up making it to the finale [[spoiler:and wow everyone by performing one of Sigrid's own songs, a heartfelt ballad about growing up in Iceland -- [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome only to be immediately disqualified for performing the wrong song]]]].
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* ''Film/EurovisionSongContestTheStoryOfFireSaga'' is about Icelandic duo Lars and Sigrid competing as Iceland's entry to Eurovision after ''literally every other contestant'' dies when the yacht they were all partying on suddenly explodes [[spoiler:[[SpringtimeForHitler in a deliberate attempt by Iceland's minister of Economy to stop Iceland from winning]] and having to host the ''very'' expensive event next year]]. Every single one of their acts goes horribly wrong due to collapsing sets, WardrobeMalfunction, and various other slapstick events. Somehow they wind up making it to the finale [[spoiler:and wow everyone by performing one of Sigrid's own songs, a heartfelt ballad about growing up in Iceland -- [[RealityEnsues only to be immediately disqualified for performing the wrong song]]]].
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Show Stoppers", the Cutie Mark Crusaders enter a talent show hoping to find their cutie marks. Their performance is a complete disaster (the set literally collapses around them). They end up winning first prize...for best ''comedy'' act.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Show Stoppers", the Cutie Mark Crusaders enter a talent show hoping to find their cutie marks. Their performance is a complete disaster (the disaster, to the point that the set literally collapses around them).them. They end up winning first prize... for best ''comedy'' act.act. They take absolutely no insult and are delighted that they won.

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