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* Similar to the ''{{Simpsons}}'' example, there's the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "To Shanshu In LA", in which it eventually turns out that the Shanshu prophecy refers to a vampire [[Film/ToLiveAndDieInLA becoming mortal and thus living and dying naturally]].

** In keeping with the writers having originally called it an "annoyed grunt," it used to be intimated thus - hence "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)cious," "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" and "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot."

* ''EdEddNEddy''
* ''TheSimpsons'' achieves many of these puns by incorporating Homer's CatchPhrase, "D'oh!" ("D'oh-ing In The Wind," "The Greatest Story Ever D'Ohed.")

* The tasks and scrolls in ''MySims Kingdom'' frequently have this kind of name when they're not being boringly prosaic. For example, when you're told where to find a scroll that helps you make gears, the task is called [[GearsOfWar "Gears of Where?"]]; when you get the scroll, it's called [[MetalGearSolid "Solid Gears of Metal"]].

* Similar to the ''{{Simpsons}}'' example, there's the ''{{Angel}}'' episode "To Shanshu In LA", in which it eventually turns out that the Shanshu prophecy refers to a vampire [[Film/ToLiveAndDieInLA becoming mortal and thus living and dying naturally]].

* A few episodes of ''SouthPark''.

* Most episodes of the English dub of ''{{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)

* Many episodes from the English dub of the various ''{{Digimon}}'' series.

* Similar to the ''{{Simpsons}}'' example, there's the ''{{Angel}}'' episode "To Shanshu In LA", in which it eventually turns out that the Shanshu prophecy refers to a vampire [[ToLiveAndDieInLA becoming mortal and thus living and dying naturally]].

* ''PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' does this with every episode, referencing famous movies: "[[FightClub Catfight Club]]", "[[PulpFiction Pulp Addiction]]", etc...

* Many episodes of the Syfy series ''{{Eureka}}'', especially in the third season. ("Bad to the Drone," "Show Me the Mummy," "Best in Faux.")
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' did it a lot also, such as "John Quixote," "I Shrink Therefore I Am" and "Bringing Home The Beacon".
* ''GossipGirl''
* Several episodes of ''Series/{{Charmed}}''.
* A few episodes of ''SouthPark''.

* ''EdEddNEddy''
* ''TheSimpsons'' achieves many of these puns by incorporating Homer's CatchPhrase, "D'oh!" ("D'oh-ing In The Wind," "The Greatest Story Ever D'Ohed.")
** In keeping with the writers having originally called it an "annoyed grunt," it used to be intimated thus - hence "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(annoyed grunt)cious," "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)" and "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot."
* The Food Network cooking show ''GoodEats'' does this for most of its episodes: "Porterhouse Rules," "Citizen Cane," "The Egg Files," "Field of Greens," etc.
* ''TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella''. Every. Single. Strip.

* The tasks and scrolls in ''MySims Kingdom'' frequently have this kind of name when they're not being boringly prosaic. For example, when you're told where to find a scroll that helps you make gears, the task is called [[GearsOfWar "Gears of Where?"]]; when you get the scroll, it's called [[MetalGearSolid "Solid Gears of Metal"]].
* Chapter 4 of ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' is called "For Pigs the Bell Tolls".
* ''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.

* Similar to the ''{{Simpsons}}'' example above, there's the ''{{Angel}}'' episode "To Shanshu In LA", in which it eventually turns out that the Shanshu prophecy refers to a vampire [[ToLiveAndDieInLA becoming mortal and thus living and dying naturally]].

* Several episodes of ''{{Charmed}}''.

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' did it a lot also, such as "John Quixote," "I Shrink Therefore I Am" and "Bringing Home The Beacon

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* ''{{Farscape}}'' did it a lot also, such as "John Quixote," "I Shrink Therefore I Am" and "Bringing Home The Beacon

* The ''Series/YoungBlades'' episode "[[ThreeMenAndABaby Four Musketeers and a Baby]]."

* The ''YoungBlades'' episode "[[ThreeMenAndABaby Four Musketeers and a Baby]]."

* An episode of ''FanboyAndChumChum'' was not only named 'A Bopwork Orange' but also parodied the classic film.

* Similar to the ''{{Simpsons}}'' example above, there's the ''{{Angel}}'' episode "To Shanshu In LA", in which it eventually turns out that the Shanshu prophecy refers to a vampire [[ToLiveAndDieInLA becoming mortal and thus able to die naturally]].

* Chapter 4 of ''PaperMario: The Thousand-Year Door'' is called "For Pigs the Bell Tolls".

* Most episodes of the English dub of ''[=~Pokémon~=]'' (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)

* [[strike:Some]] [[strike:Most]] All episodes of the English dub of ''[=~Pokémon~=]''. Including one that includes a pun based on the Japanese name of a character. (Barry's Busting Out All Over)

* ''TheSimpsons'' achieves many of these puns by incorporating Homer's CatchPhrase, "D'oh!" ("I, D'ohbot," "The Greatest Story Ever D'Ohed.")

* Some episodes of the English dub of ''[=~Pokémon~=]''.