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* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the members of the criminal organization Baroque Works only address each other by their codenames, which are like this. Men have "Mr." and then a number, while women have "Miss" and a day of the year. For example, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday.
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Those Two Bad Guys is replaced by Bumbling Henchmen Duo with a slightly different definition, as per this thread.


Often done by ThoseTwoGuys or ThoseTwoBadGuys. (Our [[SelfDemonstratingArticle self-demonstrating]] description for ThoseTwoBadGuys does this.) See also OverlyPolitePals, as these two gags tend to overlap.

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Often done by ThoseTwoGuys or ThoseTwoBadGuys. (Our [[SelfDemonstratingArticle self-demonstrating]] description for ThoseTwoBadGuys does this.) ThoseTwoGuys. See also OverlyPolitePals, as these two gags tend to overlap.
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* In ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', Bruce Banner and Samuel Sterns address each other in an online chat room as Mr. Green and Mr. Blue, respectively.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Discworld/TheTruth'': Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip.

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* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''Discworld/TheTruth'': ''Literature/TheTruth'': Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip.

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* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from ''Alice'', Creator/{{Syfy}}'s version of ''Alice in Wonderland''.


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* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from ''Series/Alice2009'', Creator/{{Syfy}}'s version of ''Alice in Wonderland''.
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* Mr. R and Mr. G, ThoseTwoBadGuys in the ''Series/ShakespeareAndHathawayPrivateInvestigators'' episode "This Promised End".
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* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII Retribution'': Ork Freeboota Kap'n Bluddflagg and his NumberOne Miss'ta Nailbrain do this with some frequency.

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* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII Retribution'': Ork Freeboota Kap'n Bluddflagg and his NumberOne Miss'ta Nailbrain do this with some frequency.this. A lot. To the point where the Ork campaign is essentially an extended "Mr X and Mr Y" gag.
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* [[FourIsDeath Those Two Bad Guys]] in Peter Straub's story ''Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff.''

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* [[FourIsDeath Those Two Bad Guys]] in Peter Straub's Creator/PeterStraub's story ''Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff.''
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* While not used in the film itself, some posters for ''Film/MenInBlack'' took note of the fact that the two leads are Mr. Jones and Mr. Smith.
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--> Bluddflagg: Miss'ta Nailbrain, it looks ta me like dese Eldars want ta run off wiv all dese nice shiny bitz an' gubbins.
--> Nailbrain: Well Kap'n, dat's jus' rude dat is. An' after we came all da way down 'ere ta steal 'em! Wot should we do sir?
--> Bluddflagg: Well Miss'ta Nailbrain, I reckon' we should kill dem. 'Orribly of course.

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--> Bluddflagg: '''Kaptin Bluddflagg:''' Miss'ta Nailbrain, it looks ta me like dese Eldars want ta run off wiv all dese nice shiny bitz an' gubbins.
--> Nailbrain: '''Mr. Nailbrain:''' Well Kap'n, dat's jus' rude dat is. An' after we came all da way down 'ere ta steal 'em! Wot should we do sir?
--> Bluddflagg: '''Kaptin Bluddflagg:''' Well Miss'ta Nailbrain, I reckon' we should kill dem. 'Orribly of course.
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* One ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon had DaffyDuck and PorkyPig as Mr. Monday and Mr. Tuesday, respectively.

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* One ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon had DaffyDuck WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck and PorkyPig WesternAnimation/PorkyPig as Mr. Monday and Mr. Tuesday, respectively.
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* One ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon had DaffyDuck and PorkyPig as Mr. Monday and Mr. Tuesday, respectively.
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* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar II Retribution: Ork Freeboota Kap'n Bluddflagg and his NumberOne Miss'ta Nailbrain do this with some frequency.

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* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar II Retribution: ''VideoGame/DawnOfWarII Retribution'': Ork Freeboota Kap'n Bluddflagg and his NumberOne Miss'ta Nailbrain do this with some frequency.
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Often done by ThoseTwoGuys or ThoseTwoBadGuys. (Our [[SelfDemonstratingArticle self-demonstrating]] description for ThoseTwoBadGuys does this.)

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Often done by ThoseTwoGuys or ThoseTwoBadGuys. (Our [[SelfDemonstratingArticle self-demonstrating]] description for ThoseTwoBadGuys does this.)
) See also OverlyPolitePals, as these two gags tend to overlap.
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* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar II Retribution: Ork Freeboota Kap'n Bluddflagg and his NumberOne Miss'ta Nailbrain do this with some frequency.
--> Bluddflagg: Miss'ta Nailbrain, it looks ta me like dese Eldars want ta run off wiv all dese nice shiny bitz an' gubbins.
--> Nailbrain: Well Kap'n, dat's jus' rude dat is. An' after we came all da way down 'ere ta steal 'em! Wot should we do sir?
--> Bluddflagg: Well Miss'ta Nailbrain, I reckon' we should kill dem. 'Orribly of course.

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* ''Series/{{MASH}}'': The episode "Big Mac" had the 4077th rehearsing for the impending visit of Gen. [=MacArthur=], with Radar playing the General. Inspecting the troops, he first comes to Hawkeye and Trapper, who introduce themselves:
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Captain Sodom and Captain Gomorrah. ''He's'' Gomorrah.


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* ''Series/{{MASH}}'': The episode "Big Mac" had the 4077th rehearsing for the impending visit of Gen. [=MacArthur=], with Radar playing the General. Inspecting the troops, he first comes to Hawkeye and Trapper, who introduce themselves:
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Captain Sodom and Captain Gomorrah. ''He's'' Gomorrah.
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* ''Series/{{MASH}}'': The episode "Big Mac" had the 4077th rehearsing for the impending visit of Gen. [=MacArthur=], with Radar playing the General. Inspecting the troops, he first comes to Hawkeye and Trapper, who introduce themselves:
-->'''Hawkeye:''' Captain Sodom and Captain Gomorrah. ''He's'' Gomorrah.
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* ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZepher''. Played for BlackComedy when the villain introduces his henchman as [[ImpliedDeathThreat Mister Broken Teeth and Mister Ruptured Spleen]].

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* ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZepher''. ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZephyr''. Played for BlackComedy when the villain Mister Brown introduces two of his henchman thugs as [[ImpliedDeathThreat Mister Broken Teeth and Mister Ruptured Spleen]].Spleen.
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* ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZepher''. Played for BlackComedy when the villain introduces his henchman as [[ImpliedDeathThreat Mister Broken Teeth and Mister Ruptured Spleen]].

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* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from ''Alice'', SyFy's version of ''Alice in Wonderland''.

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* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from ''Alice'', SyFy's Creator/{{Syfy}}'s version of ''Alice in Wonderland''.
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A couple of gentlemen, whose last names are X and Y, exchange polite banter, in which they frequently call each other "Mister X" and "Mister Y."

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A couple of gentlemen, whose last names are X and Y, exchange polite banter, in which they frequently call each other "Mister X" and "Mister Y."
" There is usually some kind of ThemeNaming going on between the two.
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* ThoseTwoGuys in ''Literature/AmericanGods'': Mr. Ibis and Mr. Jacquel.

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* ThoseTwoGuys in ''Literature/AmericanGods'': Mr. Ibis and Mr. Jacquel. Furthermore, the Spookshow agents have names like Mr. Town, Mr. Wood, Mr. Stone, Mr. Road and Mr. World, and they tend to introduce themselves like this.
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* In ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'', Scanty and Kneesocks have a female variant on this, addressing each other as "Scanty[[JapaneseHonorifics -san]]" and "Kneesocks-san". They're sisters, so it serves to emphasize just how exaggeratedly formal they like to be. (Among [[VillainousIncest other things]].)

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* In ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'', Scanty and Kneesocks have a female variant on this, addressing each other as "Scanty[[JapaneseHonorifics "Scanty[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -san]]" and "Kneesocks-san". They're sisters, so it serves to emphasize just how exaggeratedly formal they like to be. (Among [[VillainousIncest other things]].)
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* Mr. White and Mr. Whyte from ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom''.

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* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood do this during their vaudevillesque routines.



* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood do this during their vaudevillesque routines.

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* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood do this during their vaudevillesque routines.
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* ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'': Wayne Brady and Brad Sherwood do this during their vaudevillesque routines.
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* ''Sam and Fuzzy'' has several instances of these. The two highest ranking assassins in the Ninja Mafia have names like this which often pair together. The first we see are Mr. Blank and Mr. Black. The two most recent are literally Mr. X and Mr. Y.
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* In ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'', when JohnAdams and ThomasJefferson are arguing over who will write the Declaration of Independence they refer to each other as Mr. A and Mr. J.

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* In ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'', when JohnAdams UsefulNotes/JohnAdams and ThomasJefferson UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson are arguing over who will write the Declaration of Independence they refer to each other as Mr. A and Mr. J.

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* [[ToiletHumour Mr. Shytte and Mr. Pysse]], two royal guards attending Queen Gloriana, in ''TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''.
* Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar from {{Neverwhere}}.
* Mr. Schlubb and Mr. Klump of SinCity, better known to those not in their habit of [[DelusionsOfEloquence referrating to each other by their respectablive patronism]] as Fat Man and Little Boy.

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* [[ToiletHumour Mr. Shytte and Mr. Pysse]], two royal guards attending Queen Gloriana, in ''TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''.
* Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar from {{Neverwhere}}.
''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''.
* Mr. Schlubb and Mr. Klump of SinCity, ''ComicBook/SinCity'', better known to those not in their habit of [[DelusionsOfEloquence referrating to each other by their respectablive patronism]] as Fat Man and Little Boy.



* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from "Alice", SyFy's version of "Alice in Wonderland".
* The villains from ''Film/DarkCity'' do this--although it's the only names they've got. Mr. Book, Mr. Quick, Mr. Hand, Mr. Wall...

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* CreepyTwins Dr. Dee and Dr. Dum from "Alice", ''Alice'', SyFy's version of "Alice ''Alice in Wonderland".
Wonderland''.
* The villains from ''Film/DarkCity'' do this--although this -- although it's the only names they've got. Mr. Book, Mr. Quick, Mr. Hand, Mr. Wall...



* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''{{Neverwhere}}'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar.

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* ThoseTwoBadGuys in ''{{Neverwhere}}'': ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar.



* ThoseTwoGuys in AmericanGods: Mr. Ibis and Mr. Jacquel.

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* ThoseTwoGuys in AmericanGods: ''Literature/AmericanGods'': Mr. Ibis and Mr. Jacquel.



* ''TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', as a ShoutOut to ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', has a pair of surveyors who call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.

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* ''TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', as a ShoutOut to ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'', has a pair of surveyors who call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.



* FurFighters has two villains Mr Grr and Mr Argh, a parody of Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd who also happen to be conjoined twins.

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* FurFighters ''VideoGame/FurFighters'' has two villains Mr villains, Mr. Grr and Mr Mr. Argh, a parody of Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd who also happen to be conjoined twins.



* Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, the mysterious OSI agents, in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''.

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* Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, the mysterious OSI agents, in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''.''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''



* Mr. Black and Mr. White from ''JohnnyTest''. Interestingly enough, Mr. Black is white, and Mr. White is black.

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* Mr. Black and Mr. White from ''JohnnyTest''.''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''. Interestingly enough, Mr. Black is white, and Mr. White is black.

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