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* Creator/TheABC series ''Series/Sleuth101'' is about comedians trying to solve murder mysteries. Dave O'Neil didn't understand any of the clues but managed to solve the first episode's case ''correctly'' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments by working out who the most famous cast member was]].

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* Creator/TheABC [[Creator/AustralianBroadcastingCorporation The ABC]] series ''Series/Sleuth101'' is about comedians trying to solve murder mysteries. Dave O'Neil didn't understand any of the clues but managed to solve the first episode's case ''correctly'' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments by working out who the most famous cast member was]].



* The Series/StarTrekVoyager episode, "Think Tank" has Creator/JasonAlexander as a guest star. Although his role isn't insignificant from the start, it's still good cause to be suspicious of the character.
* Inverted in season 1 of Series/StarTrekDiscovery: fans spotted that two characters would end up being one and the same ''precisely because'' such a plum role would ''never'' have gone to an unknown with zero IMDB credits. The fans were right; the second "actor" was a pseudonym for the first.

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* The Series/StarTrekVoyager ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode, "Think Tank" has Creator/JasonAlexander as a guest star. Although his role isn't insignificant from the start, it's still good cause to be suspicious of the character.
* Inverted in season 1 of Series/StarTrekDiscovery: ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': fans spotted that two characters would end up being one and the same ''precisely because'' such a plum role would ''never'' have gone to an unknown with zero IMDB credits. The fans were right; the second "actor" was a pseudonym for the first.



** Charisma Carpenter and Creator/JamesMasters guest star in the episode "Shut Up, Dr. Phil" together and [[spoiler:of course they did it.]]

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** Charisma Carpenter Creator/CharismaCarpenter and Creator/JamesMasters Creator/JamesMarsters guest star in the episode "Shut Up, Dr. Phil" together and [[spoiler:of course they did it.]]
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* Subverted ''hard'' in ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode''. One episode features a murder mystery set in a mansion, introducing multiple new characters as potential culprits. Unfortunately, every single character is voiced by and modeled after a famous (at the time) Minecraft [=YouTuber=], ''except'' for the one who turns out to be a murderer, to avoid casting any of their real life actors in a negative light. Even vague familiarity with the [=YouTube=] scene of 2012-2016 can make the culprit glaringly obvious from the moment they're introduced.

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* Subverted Inverted ''hard'' in ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode''. One episode features a murder mystery set in a mansion, introducing multiple new characters as potential culprits. Unfortunately, every single character is voiced by and modeled after a famous (at the time) Minecraft [=YouTuber=], ''except'' for the one who turns out to be a murderer, to avoid casting any of their real life actors in a negative light. Even vague familiarity with the [=YouTube=] scene of 2012-2016 can make the culprit glaringly obvious from the moment they're introduced.
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** Subverted in "Mr. Monk on Wheels," in which Bradley Whitford's character Dr. Dean Berry is not the killer - who is his assistant Sarah Longson (Pamela Adlon). Rather, Whitford's Berry is the
** "Mr. Monk and the Kid" had a well-known actress in a minor role, and as soon as the audience ''heard'' her and said "Hey, that's [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Shego]]!" they knew Janet Novak was guilty.
** "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show," where Creator/MalcolmMcDowell is Julian Hodge and gets Special Guest Star billing. In the episode, one of his models is killed. [[spoiler:Just do the math once you see his BerserkButton.]]

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** Subverted in "Mr. Monk on Wheels," in which Bradley Whitford's character Dr. Dean Berry is not the killer - who is his assistant Sarah Longson (Pamela Adlon). Rather, Whitford's Berry is the \n
** "Mr. Monk and the Kid" had a well-known actress Creator/NicoleSullivan in a minor role, and as soon as the audience ''heard'' her and said "Hey, that's [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Shego]]!" they knew Janet Novak was guilty.
** "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show," where Creator/MalcolmMcDowell is fashion designer Julian Hodge and gets Special Guest Star billing.Hodge. In the episode, one of his models is killed. [[spoiler:Just do the math once you see his BerserkButton.]]



** Creator/DavidStrathairn in "Mr. Monk and the Genius" - whose character we are introduced to before he kills his wife.

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** Creator/DavidStrathairn in "Mr. Monk and the Genius" - whose character we are introduced to before he kills his wife.wife, who flat out tells Monk her husband is going to kill her and hires him to solve the case.
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* Subverted ''hard'' in ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode''. One episode features a murder mystery set in a mansion, introducing multiple new characters as potential cuplrits. Unfortunately, every single character is voiced by and modeled after a famous (at the time) Minecraft [=YouTuber=], ''except'' for the one who turns out to be a murderer, to avoid casting any of their real life actors in a negative light. Even vague familiarity with the [=YouTube=] scene of 2012-2016 can make the culprit glaringly obvious from the moment they're introduced.

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* Subverted ''hard'' in ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode''. One episode features a murder mystery set in a mansion, introducing multiple new characters as potential cuplrits.culprits. Unfortunately, every single character is voiced by and modeled after a famous (at the time) Minecraft [=YouTuber=], ''except'' for the one who turns out to be a murderer, to avoid casting any of their real life actors in a negative light. Even vague familiarity with the [=YouTube=] scene of 2012-2016 can make the culprit glaringly obvious from the moment they're introduced.
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*** Particularly the case in earlier seasons - at least from the perspective of a UK viewer - when it wasn't unusual for episodes to feature an "all-star" cast of well-known British character actors. They might not have been huge stars, per se, but they were often well-known enough (and with enough appearances in crime dramas under their belts) for it to muddy the waters as to *which* Guy You Recognised was going to be the murderer.
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* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'':
** In "The True Test", Lewis and Bayliss investigate a murder at a prep school and soon run into a student played by Creator/ElijahWood. He turns out to be the murderer.
** In "Full Court Press", Steve Burns of ''Series/BluesClues'' fame plays a kind and helpful witness. Of course, he turns out to be the killer.
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* ''Film/{{Widows}}'': The viewer can assume that [[spoiler:Harry didn't actually die in the beginning of the film and will appear later in the film because they wouldn't have hired an actor as famous as Creator/LiamNeeson to play such a minor role]].

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* ''Film/{{Widows}}'': The viewer can assume that [[spoiler:Harry didn't actually die in the beginning of the film and will appear later in the film on because they wouldn't have hired an actor as famous as Creator/LiamNeeson to play such a minor role]].
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* ''Film/{{Widows}}'': The viewer can assume that [[spoiler:Harry didn't actually die in the beginning of the film and will appear later in the film because they wouldn't have hired an actor as famous as Creator/LiamNeeson to play such a minor role]].

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