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* Series 2 of ''Series/TheLastOfTheBaskets'' has "The Hound of the Baskets", a play on ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles''.
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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': One memorable example was ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' #25, "[[Music/{{Kansas}} Carrion, My Wayward Son.]]", which featured the villain Carrion titled ]]

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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': One memorable example was ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' #25, "[[Music/{{Kansas}} Carrion, My Wayward Son.]]", which featured the villain Carrion titled ]]Carrion.

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* ''ComicBook/TheFlash'': An ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''Flash 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]]".



* Several comic book titles have made use of this trope. One memorable example was a ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' issue featuring the villain Carrion titled [[Music/{{Kansas}} "Carrion, My Wayward Son."]]
* An ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''[[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]] 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]]".

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* Several comic book titles have made use of this trope. ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': One memorable example was a ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' issue featuring ''ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' #25, "[[Music/{{Kansas}} Carrion, My Wayward Son.]]", which featured the villain Carrion titled [[Music/{{Kansas}} "Carrion, My Wayward Son."]]
* An ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''[[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]] 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]]".
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* ''Series/NoAppointmentNecessary1977'':
** "The Shampoo Jungle" takes its title from the novel ''The Blackboard Jungle''.
** "The French Connexion" is a play on the film ''Film/TheFrenchConnection''.
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* The seventh chapter of ''[[Literature/JunipersChristmas Juniper's Christmas]]'' is title "[[Music/NancySinatra These Boots Were Made For Walking]]".

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* The seventh chapter of ''[[Literature/JunipersChristmas Juniper's Christmas]]'' is title titled "[[Music/NancySinatra These Boots Were Made For Walking]]".

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%%* Many episodes from the English dub of the various ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' series.
%%* The Creator/FUNimation dub of ''Manga/SgtFrog'' does this a lot.
%%* As does its dub of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''.

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%%* %% * The Creator/FUNimation dub of ''Manga/SgtFrog'' does this a lot.
%%* %% * As does its dub of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''.



* The seventh chapter of ''[[Literature/JunipersChristmas Juniper's Christmas]]'' is title "[[Music/NancySinatra These Boots Were Made For Walking]]".



%%* Several episodes of ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''.

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%%* Several ''Series/OddSquad'' episodes have these kinds of titles.

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%%* ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella''. Every. Single. Strip.
%%* ''Website/PlatypusComix'' applies this to several comics and articles.
%%* ''Webcomic/TheBrothersQuack''; most titles are a play on a title of another work or an idiom.
%%* ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' often does this. Even more in the Archives for the special pages where [[AlternateHistory another famous work doesn't exist]].

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%%* %% * ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella''. Every. Single. Strip.
%%* %% * ''Website/PlatypusComix'' applies this to several comics and articles.
%%* %% * ''Webcomic/TheBrothersQuack''; most titles are a play on a title of another work or an idiom.
%%* %% * ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' often does this. Even more in the Archives for the special pages where [[AlternateHistory another famous work doesn't exist]].



%%* Every other episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.

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* ''Series/BestOfFriends1963'':
** The twelfth episode was titled "Desert Island Risks", a play on ''Radio/DesertIslandDiscs''.
** The final episode was titled "This Is Your Wife", a play on ''This Is Your Life''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheBabaloos'': The episode dubbed in English as "The Adventurers" has its original French title translate to [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk "Raiders Of The Lost Star"]].
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* An ''Comicbook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''Comicbook/{{Flash}} 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]]".

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* An ''Comicbook/{{Impulse}}'' ''ComicBook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''Comicbook/{{Flash}} ''[[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]] 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]]".

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* ''Series/ShineALight'':
** The first episode, "On Her Majesty's Service", is a play on the film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''.
** The third episode, "The Robinson Mutiny", is a play on the novel ''Literature/TheCaineMutiny'', but with Les' surname.

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* ''Series/ShineALight'':
** The first episode, "On Her Majesty's Service", is a play on the film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''.
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''Series/ShineALight'': The third episode, "The Robinson Mutiny", is a play on the novel ''Literature/TheCaineMutiny'', but with Les' surname.
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* An ''Comicbook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''Comicbook/{{Flash}} 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]].

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* An ''Comicbook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''Comicbook/{{Flash}} 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]].Allen]]".
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* An ''Comicbook/{{Impulse}}'' story in ''Comicbook/{{Flash}} 80-Page Giant'' has Bart [[FreeTheFrogs freeing a swarm of rats from a genetics lab]]. The title is "[[Literature/TheFiveHundredHatsOfBartholomewCubbins The 5,000 Rats of Bartholomew Allen]].
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* The ''Series/ForeignAffairs1966'' episode, "One of Our Islands is Missing" is a play on the film ''Film/OneOfOurAircraftIsMissing''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' had episode titles such as "The Janitor Strikes Back" and "Little Glop of Horrors". One episode was not only named "A Bopwork Orange" but also parodied the classic film. Another episode, "Fanboy Ahoy!" uses the same format as the WorkingTitle of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': ''[=SpongeBoy Ahoy!=]''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' had episode titles such as "The Janitor Strikes Back" Back", "No Toy Story", and "Little Glop of Horrors". One episode was not only named "A Bopwork Orange" but also parodied the classic film. Another episode, "Fanboy Ahoy!" uses the same format as the WorkingTitle of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': ''[=SpongeBoy Ahoy!=]''.
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* ''Series/ShineALight'':
** The first episode, "On Her Majesty's Service", is a play on the film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''.
** The third episode, "The Robinson Mutiny", is a play on the novel ''Literature/TheCaineMutiny'', but with Les' surname.

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** "Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder" -- ''Literature/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs''



** "Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds" -- ''Film/GoneInSixtySeconds2000''



** "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing" -- "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing"



** "Any Given Friday Night at 10pm, 9pm Central" -- ''Film/AnyGivenSunday''



** "High Noon-ish" -- ''Film/HighNoon''
** "Bollywood Homicide" -- ''Film/HollywoodHomicide''
** "Let's Get Hairy" -- ''Film/LetsGetHarry''



** "Not Even Close... Encounters" -- ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind''



** "Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire" -- ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''

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** "Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire" -- ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels''; ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''

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* Too many ''Series/{{Psych}}'' episodes to list. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Psych_episodes Observe...]]

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* Too many ''Series/{{Psych}}'' ''Series/{{Psych}}'''s episodes and post-series films punny titles keep with the show's 80s/90s-referential humor.
** "Who Ya Gonna Call?" -- ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''
** "From the Earth
to list. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Psych_episodes Observe...]]Starbucks" -- ''Literature/FromTheEarthToTheMoon''
** "Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder" -- ''Literature/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs''
** "Psy vs. Psy" -- ''ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy''
** "There's Something About Mira" -- ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary''
** "The Old and the Restless" -- ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''
** "Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead" -- ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead''
** ""Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller?"" -- ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff''
** "There Might Be Blood" -- ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood''
** "Earth, Wind and... Wait for It" -- Music/EarthWindAndFire
** "Truer Lies" -- ''Film/TrueLies''
** "Tuesday the 17th" -- ''Franchise/FridayThe13th''
** "You Can't Handle This Episode" -- ''Film/AFewGoodMen''
** "The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode" -- ''Film/{{Jaws}}''
** "Mr. Yin Presents..." -- ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents''
** "Romeo and Juliet and Juliet" -- ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''
** "Dual Spires" -- ''Series/TwinPeaks''
** "The Polarizing Express" -- ''Literature/ThePolarExpress''
** "Shawn, Interrupted" -- ''Film/GirlInterrupted''
** "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat" -- ''Film/CaliforniaSuite''
** "Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger" -- ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''
** "Heeeeere's Lassie!" -- ''Film/TheShining''
** "Shawn and the Real Girl" -- ''Film/LarsAndTheRealGirl''
** "True Grits" -- ''Film/TrueGrit''
** "Santabarbaratown" -- ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''
** "No Country for Two Old Men" -- ''Literature/NoCountryForOldMen''
** "100 Clues" -- ''Film/{{Clue}}''
** "Cirque Du Soul" -- Creator/CirqueDuSoleil
** "Santa Barbarian Candidate" -- ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate''
** "Office Space" -- ''Film/OfficeSpace''
** "Nip and Suck It!" -- ''Series/NipTuck''
** "Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire" -- ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire''
** "1967: A Psych Odyssey" -- ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''
** "A Touch of Sweevil" -- ''Film/TouchOfEvil''
** "A Nightmare on State Street" -- ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984''
** ''Psych 2: Lassie Come Home'' -- ''Film/LassieComeHome''
** ''Psych 3: This Is Gus'' -- ''Series/ThisIsUs''
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* Several comic book titles have made use of this trope. One memorable example was a ''ComicBook/{{SpiderMan}}'' issue featuring the villain Carrion titled [[Music/{{Kansas}} "Carrion, My Wayward Son."]]

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* Several comic book titles have made use of this trope. One memorable example was a ''ComicBook/{{SpiderMan}}'' ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' issue featuring the villain Carrion titled [[Music/{{Kansas}} "Carrion, My Wayward Son."]]
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* ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsFuturamaCrossoverCrisis'':
** The title of the first miniseries' first issue is "[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Somewhere Over the Brain-Bow!]]".
** The one for the second issue is "[[Film/DiamondsAreForever Liquid Diamond is Forever!]]".
** For the first issue of the second miniseries, its title is "[[Film/GangsOfNewYork Slaves of New New York]]'".
** The final issue is titled "The Read Menace", a reference to the 1949 film ''The Red Menace''.
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A SubTrope of PunBasedTitle which applies to individual episode titles, where the pun is based upon some element of popular culture, such as the title of a film, book or song. {{Catch Phrase}}s, song lyrics, adages and colloquialisms can also be riffed on.

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A SubTrope of PunBasedTitle which applies to individual episode titles, where the pun is based upon some element of popular culture, such as the title of a film, book or song. {{Catch Phrase}}s, Catchphrases, song lyrics, adages and colloquialisms can also be riffed on.
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* Most episodes of the English dub of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' (the first ones had quite expository titles). Including one that includes a pun based on the Japanese name of a character. (Barry's Busting Out All Over)

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* Most episodes of the English dub of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' (the first ones had quite expository titles). Including one that includes a pun based on the Japanese name of a character. (Barry's Busting Out All Over)
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%%* ''Series/GossipGirl''* ''Series/GossipGirl'' except for the pilot and the finale which is "New York, I Love You XOXO", every episode title is a pun based on a movie name.
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* ''WesternAnimation/OscarsOrchestra'' has a couple, most notably [[Film/BackToTheFuture "Bach To The Future"]], [[Franchise/StarWars "Star Tours"]], and [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk "Raiders Of The Lost Park"]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/OscarsOrchestra'' has a couple, most notably [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture "Bach To The Future"]], [[Franchise/StarWars "Star Tours"]], and [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk "Raiders Of The Lost Park"]].
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* ''Series/DiagnosisMurder'' episode name "[[Recap/DiagnosisMurderS6E6WriteSheMurdered Write, She Murdered]]" is a play on the series title ''Series/MurderSheWrote''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': The title of "Crouching Jimmy, Hidden Sheen" riffs on ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'', tying in with its nature as a {{Wuxia}} pastiche.



* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'': The title of the episode "Anxious Times at Clone Highl is based on ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'': The title of the episode "Anxious Times at Clone Highl High" is based on ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.



%%* Every other episode of ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'': The title of the episode "Anxious Times at Clone Highl is based on ''Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.

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