History Main / TheyCallMeMisterTibbs

** Shortly before Lee's passing, once it was known that his illness was terminal, AEW signed his then 8-year-old son Brodie[[note]]Brodie is the son's real first name; his father was Jonathan "Jon" Huber outside of kayfabe.[[/note]] to an actual contract; he's since made regular appearances as the titular leader of The Dark Order. Within a year of his father's passing, AEW started consistently billing the younger Brodie as "Mr. Brodie Lee Jr."

** This has had interesting implications in the world of veterinary medicine; veterinarians are "Doctor" in North America[[note]]Doctors of Veterinary Medicine[[/note]] and in continental Europe[[note]]where the degree has a Latin title that translates to the North American term[[/note]], but for many years weren't in the UK, Australia, or New Zealand, where veterinary education is an extended Bachelor's degree instead. Some British veterinarians ("veterinary surgeons" in the UK) have been known to resent being called "doctor" by those who don't know any better, seeing the title as an insult because veterinary surgeons are, well, ''surgeons'' and not "mere" doctors. However, this is on the way to becoming a DeadHorseTrope. Since 2015, the trade association for British veterinarians has allowed vets in that country to use "Doctor" regardless of their actual degrees. If the reality series ''Bondi Vet'' is any evidence, Australia allowed the same before the UK did, seeing that all the vets on that show are credited with "Dr".

* Used in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', though not in the American dub of the anime, just the Japanese versions (and the translated manga). Piccolo mentions Kaio can help them, to which Kaio says "It's Kaio-sama..." or Lord Kaio.

Note that this happens in real life, making it an example of TruthInTelevision; however, it is also typically notable in media set in and from [[PeriodPiece previous periods]] (such as most Creator/JaneAusten works). Compare FirstNameBasis, FullNameBasis, and LastNameBasis; contrast TheMagnificent; and compare/contrast TermsOfEndangerment. If this is a RunningGag, then it becomes InsistentTerminology and possibly a LargeHamTitle. See {{Honorifics}} for the East Asian equivalents. See also FriendlyAddressPrivileges.

* Creator/MrT adopted his unusual stage name in order to force people to always address him as "Mister". It's not just a stage name, as he had it legally changed. He once put it, "First name, Mister. Middle name, That little period thing. Last name, T."
* BDSM communities have conventions for address that can differ between regions, and is usually far more formal in online communities than at RealLife leather events. Addressing someone as 'Sir/Miss' can be an acknowledgment of their role and experience, an identifier of the speaker's submission, or simply a term of respect between peers. The titles 'Master/Mistress' refers to those with a more or less 24/7 power exchange relationship, ie, training a full-time submissive or slave. Many newbies to the scene mistakenly spread the term around, which may endear them to some Old School Dom(me)s, but usually is a source of amusement when applied to submissives and switches.

* In the prologue to ''Film/VigilanteDiaries'', Wolfman and Vigilante discover that their latest mission was nothing but a cover for one of Barrington's black ops. Wolfman angrily calls Barrington "Motherfucker!", causing Barrington to respond:
-->"That's ''Commander'' Motherfucker to you."

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* A RunningGag on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' was that Harry the duck would always refer to Bear as "Mr. Bear," despite Bear insisting "Oh, and Harry? It's just Bear."
* ''Series/SpittingImage'':
-->'''Iain Paisley:''' That's ''Reverend'' Paisley to you, Lord!
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* Gobbet in ''VideoGame/ShadowrunReturns: Hong Kong'' will insist on calling your character "Seattle" unless you use this trope to ask her to call you by your street name instead.
* ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' had Enclave [[DrillSergeantNasty Sergeant Arch Dornan]] deliver a blistering rant to this effect.
--> "If I like you, you can call me "sarge". But guess what? I DON'T LIKE YOU! DO YOU UNDERSTAAAND?!"
* ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'': Booker insists that Elizabeth calls him by his first name, not "Mr. [=DeWitt=]", possibly out of refusal of formality or the fact that they've been through a lot together.
** Booker in the alt-universe [=DLC=] ''BioShockInfinite/BurialAtSea'' likewise asks Elizabeth to call him Booker as a call back to the main storyline, but Elizabeth refuses. While this initially seems to be a formality thing (Burial at Sea's Elizabeth is much older than the main game's), [[spoiler:it's actually foreshadowing that it's alt-universe in the most literal sense: that game's Booker is actually a repentant Comstock, and Elizabeth knows this and is leading him to his death. She likely refuses to call him Booker out of respect for the main game's Booker.]]
* In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', Aether Foundation Branch Chief Faba does not take kindly to his assistant Wicke calling him "Mr. Faba" and points out he has a title for a reason. [[SmallNameBigEgo "How else will anyone know how important I am?"]]
* ''VideoGame/TreasureHunterG'' has The World's Last Mad Scientist Dr. Hello. Yes, he insists you call him "The World's Last Mad Scientist Dr. Hello" every single time you address him. [[BunnyEarsLawyer He's otherwise a nice guy and quite good at his job]].
* ''Videogame/SpidermanPS4'': Norman Osborn jokes about this when he first appears:
-->'''Peter''': Mr. Osborn...\\
'''Norman''': Oh, please. How long have we known each other? It's "Mr Mayor." [''chuckles''] It's Norman. Norman!

* ''Webcomic/{{Selkie}}'' contains a type one: It's ''Professor'' Trunchbull. Naturally, the fandom picked up on this and started defiantly calling him Mr. Trunchbull.
* In ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'', Leslie Bean tells her Gender Studies class to call her "Leslie". The following year, she jokes that, now they're ''not'' her students, they have to call her "Ms Bean". Joyce believes her.

* In the Erich Segal novel "Doctors", Dr. Laura Castellano testifies before the Health Commission about the harmful effects of smoking on a developing fetus (the book is set before such precautions were mandatory). One of the senators challenges her claims and in the process of doing so, calls her ''"Miss"'' Castellano, then "apologizes", asking if the proper term is "Mrs." or "Ms". His obvious intent is to undermine her by implying that she's uninformed because she herself does not have children. Laura doesn't let him get away with it:
--> "You may call me ''Doctor'' Castellano, if you please."
* In Creator/JaneAusten's ''Literature/{{Emma}}'', one of the clearest ways that the reader is led to dislike the garish Augusta Elton is her over-familiarity. She attempts to make Emma her close friend at first meeting, she calls her new husband "Mr. E", addresses Jane Fairfax as simply "Jane", and worst of all, calls the county squire "Knightley". "'Knightley' indeed!"
* In Creator/GeneStrattonPorter's ''Literature/{{Freckles}}'', [=McLean=] had told Angel and the Bird Woman they would find his son in the swamp. Not realizing that he was a ParentalSubstitute, not an actual father, Angel is surprised to hear Freckles talk of Mr. [=McLean=]. The Bird Woman talks of this trope rather than telling her that [=McLean=] is a bachelor and a Scotsman (where Freckles is Irish).
-->''"Did you know Mr. [=McLean=] had a son?" asked the Angel. "Isn't the little accent he has, and the way he twists a sentence, too dear? And isn't it too old-fashioned and funny to hear him call his father 'mister'?"\\
"It sounds too good to be true," said the Bird Woman, answering the last question first. "I am so tired of these present-day young men who patronizingly call their fathers 'Dad,' 'Governor,' 'Old Man' and 'Old Chap,' that the boy's attitude of respect and deference appealed to me as being fine as silk. There must be something rare about that young man."''
* In James Clavell's ''Literature/{{Shogun}}'', the protagonist's surname (Blackthorne) is all but unpronounceable to the Japanese. The local lord assigns him the status-neutral name ''Anjin'' (Pilot) to simplify communication. As soon as he's learned enough Japanese to understand [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics honorifics]] he runs with this and gets a lot of leverage out of insisting on being referred to as ''Anjin-san'' ("Mr. Pilot") instead of just ''Anjin'': the samurai he encounters can't really argue against it without being seriously impolite, and once they comply, they've implicitly conceded that he has a legitimate place in their society.
* In Creator/PoulAnderson's "A Little Knowledge", Hark omits all honorifics and circumlocations to convey a deadly insult and therefore deadly intent. [[spoiler:At the end, Witweet also omits them when he makes it clear he holds their lives in his hand.]]
* In Creator/JohnHemry's Literature/TheLostStars novel ''Tarnished Knight'', Hardrad always refers to other [=CEOs=] by their first names, becaue it will humiliate them, knowing they can't do this.
* In Creator/HilariBell's ''Literature/KnightAndRogueSeries'' novel ''The Last Knight'', Michael comments on how Fisk always calls him Sir -- or Noble Sir, if angry -- even though asked to call him Michael.
* In Creator/JohnMilton's ''Literature/ParadiseLost'', {{Satan}} addresses his followers by title, and asks whether they are content to have the titles as empty shells.
-->''Thrones, Dominations, Princedomes, Vertues, Powers,\\
If these magnific Titles yet remain\\
Not meerly titular, since by Decree\\
Another now hath to himself ingross't\\
All Power,''
* ''Literature/ToughMagic'' provides a slightly zig-zagged example: Gast actually ''prefers'' being called by his first name, but when in a postion of authority, insists (politely), on being referred to by title or whatever other way is appropriate.
* Played, justifiably, straight in the ''Literature/VillageTales'' series (alongside LastNameBasis and literal instances of DoNotCallMePaul). Regardless of social class and rank, if the Duke of Taunton likes you, you are encouraged to address him familiarly. If he ''doesn't'' like you … "You call me as, 'Your Grace', damn you." His servants are referred to in accordance with their positions: the [[SupremeChef Cook]] and the [[KindlyHousekeeper Housekeeper]] take a "Mrs" and Lady Crispin's lady's-maid is, although married, "Miss Stephens" to all save Lady Crispin, who is allowed to call her by her Christian name. The footmen are addressed by Christian name. The ducal butler is, to all save the seniormost members of The Family, "Mister" Viney. (To the Duke, he's simply "Viney" … except when he's "Paul." Mr. Viney [[DoNotCallMePaul does not like it when this happens]]: not because of the name, but because this means the Duke is about to talk to him churchwarden to churchwarden, or as captain of the local cricket side to vice-captain, and Complications Are Sure To Ensue.)

* At the beginning of ''[[Literature/{{Temeraire}} Victory of Eagles]]'', when Temeraire starts organizing the logistics for his new militia after getting word of a French invasion, he finds that getting the head of the breeding ground's herdsmen to see him as more a military commander than a valued beast put out to stud is best accomplished by insisting on a change of address.
-->'''Lloyd:''' You shall all be fed, the cows will come here every day, there's no call to save them, old boy--\\
''[Temeraire causes a small avalanche on the other side of the valley with a [[MightyRoar roar]], then leans in close enough to look the human dead in the eye]''\\
'''Temeraire:''' You will say ''sir''.\\
'''Lloyd:''' [-Sir.-]
* In ''Literature/ThePillarsOfReality'', Master Mechanic Mari is young for her rank, and many people (particularly those senior to her) either forget it or deliberately snub her by pretending to. However, the rules of the Guild allow her to insist on it, even to people she would never get away with correcting on other matters, and she does.
* In ''Literature/PhoenixRising'', Kyri Vantage several times tells people, "Lady Vantage is my aunt. Just Kyri will do."
* Inverted in ''Literature/TheStarsMyDestination'', the Presteign of Presteign objects vigorously to being called "Mr. Presteign"... because that's how his subordinates are adressed. The proper mode of adress for him is "Presteign".
* Alphas, betas, and omegas in ''Literature/{{Survivor|Dogs}}s'' are referred to by their titles. Sweet allows her friend Lucky to call her that in private, but he must call her "Beta" around others. Likewise, Alpha gets offended when Bella calls her brother by his name in the third book:
-->'''Bella:''' But the ''cloud'' wasn't Lucky's fault.\\
'''Alpha:''' You will address him by his proper name. And whether or not Omega caused the black cloud, it took the shape of a Sky-Dog.
* In the ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse'' novel ''At Childhood's End'' by Sophie Aldred, the business manager of A Charitable Earth cannot get used to calling his boss by her first name, while the former Ace hates being called "Miss [=McShane=]". They eventually compromise on "Miss Dorothy", which she finds funny because it makes her sound like [[Series/TheBasilBrushShow Basil Brush]]'s sidekick.

* Act II, Scene II of ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' plays with this trope as it was used in Elizabethan England. Launcelot, a peasant who's been away from home for some time, runs into his father, Gobbo, who's been looking for him. However, Gobbo is blind and doesn't recognize his son, so Launcelot, being the play's PluckyComicRelief, decides to mess with him...
** First, Launcelot, pretending not to be himself, asks him if he's talking about "young Master Launcelot." Since "Master" was a title of address reserved for the higher classes, Gobbo insists that his child is "no master, sir, but a poor man's son." (However, he ''does'' unintentionally call his son "Master", having no idea who he's speaking to.)
** When Launcelot continues to insist on using "Master Launcelot", Gobbo says, "Your worship's friend and Launcelot, sir," a polite way of speaking for his son and saying that his son should be addressed as a "friend" rather than by a formal title. Launcelot points out that, if he's a "your worship" and Launcelot is his friend, "ergo", Launcelot must be called Master Launcelot.
** For added fun, Launcelot repeatedly calls Gobbo "father," and Gobbo still doesn't recognize him, because at the time "father" was a general term of address to old men, used by the peasant classes. After Gobbo recognizes Launcelot as his son, he ceases to refer to him with the words "you" and "your", using the more familiar "thou" and "thy".
* In Creator/GeorgeBernardShaw's play ''The Devil's Advocate'', General Burgoyne walks in on his underlings referring to him by a not-so-respectful nickname, and responds:

* In ''VideoGame/WarhammerDarkOmen'' Commander Bernhardt prefers to go by "Commander". The only guy who doesn't is the Witch-Hunter, Matthias. (Who usually calls him either "Bernhardt" or "You there!") who in turn wants to be called by "My proper-title of Witch-Hunter General". Matthias eventually forgets himself and Bernhardt notes it. ("Ah. You called me Commander.")
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: Final Liberation'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOi3CzZjV0M a scene]] where an incompetent Imperial governor makes the potentially fatal mistake of referring to a [[ThePoliticalOfficer commissar]] as "Mr. Holt."
-->'''Commissar Holt:''' (''[[DramaticGunCock click]]'') Choose your next words with ''exceptional'' care.

* When Aerith first talks to Barret in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. (This is even more amusing when you [[HelloInsertNameHere name him]] "Mr. T".)
-->'''Aerith:''' ...thank you, Mr. Barret!\\
'''Barret:''' Who you callin' Mr. Barret? That don't sound right!
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfMonkeyIsland'':
-->'''Guybrush:''' Doctor De Singe?\\
'''De Singe:''' That's the Marquis De Singe to you, ruffian.
* Momma Bosco in the ''Franchise/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'' games, being a StrawFeminist, is very particular about how she is addressed. When Sam and Max first meet her in ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxBeyondTimeAndSpace'', she insists on being called ''Ms.'' Momma Bosco. In ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxTheDevilsPlayhouse'', after she got a [=PhD=], she will correct you if you don't call her ''Dr.'' Momma Bosco.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'', there is an option to reply to Oghren's drunken 'Hey, you!' with 'That's Commander Hey You, by the way.'
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', [[IronLady Vivienne]] is positively incensed when the Iron Bull calls her "Viv" in party banter. She tells him that he may address her as either "Madam de Fer" or "First Enchanter." He backpedals instantly and for the rest of the game addresses her simply as "Ma'am," which she deems acceptable.
* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil0'', Rebecca tells Billy that "That's Officer Chambers to you" when she confronts him and he's quite dismissive of her. Billy ''immediately'' calls her Rebecca with extra emphasis and flicks her nose.
* In the German version of ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'', Matt usually addresses Raynor with the formal "Sie", but when it's only the two of them in the Cantina (like in the cinematics "Hearts and Minds" and "Who we choose to be") he switches to the more familiar "Du".
** An exceedingly minor character in the VideoGame/StarCraft ExpandedUniverse, Captain Serl Gentry, is a military scientist. You could call him "Doctor" or "Captain", as he has earned both ranks, but he does ''not'' like it when an enlisted nurse calls him Doctor. He only tolerates "Captain".
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoIIMelodyOfMetafalica''. Cloche is painfully aware of her title and this is precisely why she doesn't want her closest friends using it. Everyone else, though, has to call her 'Lady' or 'Holy Maiden'.
* The opening cutscene of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}: Royal Ransom'':
-->'''Kimi:''' Look! It's Angelica!\\
'''Angelica:''' That's ''Queen'' Angelica to you!
* In the second ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight'' game, it comes back to bite a German doctor in the ass when Gabe calls him "Klingmann" and he replies "They call me HerrDoktor Klingmann here."
* ''VideoGame/FarCry3BloodDragon'': In her first appearance, Dr. Darling rebuffs Sloan's calling her "Darlin'" by insisting on the title.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' gives you the opportunity to invoke this trope when Lt. James Vega [[TheNicknamer initially calls]] Commander Shepard either "Loco"[[note]]For Male!Shep, in reference to how crazy Shepard is[[/note]] or "Lola"[[note]]For Fem!Shep, comparing her to a girl he knew when he was young. Good looking. Tough.[[/note]]. If you correct him, it'll be "Commander" for the rest of the game, otherwise, "Loco" or "Lola".
* [[OriginalGeneration Dr. Chizuru Urashima]] from the ''[[VideoGame/ProjectXZone Project X Zone 2]]'' insists that she'd be referred to as "Doctor" rather than her name.

* ''Film/MoreDeadThanAlive'': When [[OnlyOneName Cain]] finally has enough of Billy's whining, threats and generally being a {{Jerkass}}, he declares that form now own Billy will address him as 'Mr. Cain'.
* In ''Film/DeathSpa'', an arrogant and patronizing computer genius reluctantly hands his computer logs to the police and tells Sgt. Stone "I'll need those back, miss". Stone just looks at him and corrects him "Sergeant".
* ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt'': When Rogers arrives at the home for the blind, the orderly politely greets him as "Mr. Rogers". Rogers snippishly corrects him to "''Major'' Rogers". He soon proves to be very unwilling to leave not only his military title behind, but also the mentality that goes with it.
* ''Film/DeadtimeStoriesVolume2'': In "On Sabbath Hill", Dr. Carson objects to the homicide detective investigating Allison's death calling him 'Mr.' Carson. The detctive remains distinctly unimpresssed.
* PlayedForLaughs by ''Film/MyScienceProject''. When a cop asks HippieTeacher Bob Roberts for his name, Bob, who insists on FirstNameBasis with his students, answers, "Robert Roberts, Esq. to you, honky!" (Bob is white.)
* In the prologue to ''Film/VigilanteDiaries'', Wolfman and vigilante discover that their latest mission was nothing but a cover for one of Barrington's black ops. Wolfman angrily calls Barrington "Motherfucker!", causing Barrington to respond:

* The mystery novel ''The Sybil In Her Grave'' by Sarah Caudwell features a character who so enrages the [[spoiler: dominatrix]] he's engaged for the afternoon that she leaves him in an uncomfortable situation and he must be rescued by one of the other characters. His mistake? Calling her "tu" instead of "vous".

* In ''Literature/TalesOfMU'', female human students are customarily addressed as "Ms. (Last Name)", while other races are referred to as "Miss (Given Name)", as modern-style surnames are mostly used by humans. Half-human protagonist Mackenzie Blaise eventually insists on being addressed as "Ms. Mackenzie".
* An {{Inverted}} RunningGag in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''--in [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Andalite]] culture, every warrior must serve under a prince (which is a military title, not royalty); since [[TheLeader Jake]] is [[ReluctantRuler leader]] of the team, [[TokenNonHuman Ax]] thus calls him "Prince Jake," no matter how many times Jake asks him to stop. As the series progressed it became obvious that Ax was more making a joke out of it than anything else.
-->'''Ax:''' Yes, Prince Jake.
-->'''Jake:''' Don't call me prince.
-->'''Ax:''' Yes, Prince Jake.
* In ''Literature/{{Everworld}},'' the Egyptian gods are really into [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard long titles]]. Sobek, a relatively minor deity, won't even talk with you unless you address him as "Lord Sobek, god of the crocodiles of the Nile, called Rager, [[IAmXSonOfY son of Seth and his consort Neith]], called the nurse of crocodiles."

* Some (well, two) of Vonnegut's characters insist on being called "Mom".
* Happens in several ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' novels:
** In Creator/DanAbnett's Literature/GauntsGhosts novel ''Necropolis'', Curth's first meeting with Dorden starts with his calling her "Ana" and her snapping "Surgeon Curth". She realizes a bit later, as they discuss the complete inadequency of the rooms he has been given to work with, that he was not coming on to her, and feels guilty. (Between her commandeering the resources to make the rooms adequate, and his volunteering to work on her wounded refugees before the fighting actually starts, they patch things up, leading to a FirstNameBasis request at the end of the novel.)
** In ''Sabbat Martyr'', Gaunt's adjunctant Beltayn gives him a message from "Lugo". Gaunt says, "That's Lord General Lugo" -- and then says while he doesn't mind, a bad habit could get Beltayn in trouble.
** In Gav Thorpe's ''13th Legion'', a navy lieutenant refers to "Schaeffer" and gets told "That's ''Colonel'' Scaeffer" to you.
** In Creator/GrahamMcNeill's Literature/{{Ultramarines}} novel ''Dead Sky, Black Sun'', when Pasanius calls Uriel "Captain" in the beginning, Uriel says that does not apply while they are under the death oath; at the end, he calls him it again, and reminds him that they have fulfilled their death oath, and so Uriel is his captain again.
** In ''The Killing Ground'', when Leodegarius brings Uriel to his third ordeal, he address him as ''Captain'' Ventris, which Uriel thinks a good sign.
** In Creator/JamesSwallow's Literature/BloodAngels novel ''Red Fury'', when a Flesh Tearer refers to the Blood Angel Chapter Master as "Dante", Rafen insists on "Lord Dante."
** In Creator/BenCounter's Soul Drinkers novel ''[[Literature/SoulDrinkers Chapter War]]'', Eumenes [[{{Pride}} exults]] in Sarpedon's submission, demanding he address him as "my lord."
** In Literature/HorusHeresy, a non-Astartes human refers to Horus merely as Horus, and is severly rebuked by the Space Marines around her.
--> He is the Warmaster. ''The'' Warmaster. You would do well to remember that.
** ''[[Literature/CiaphasCain The Traitor's Hand]]'': Beije tries to establish a first-name relationship with Cain in the first chapter, Cain politely but firmly insists on last names. (They may have been classmates at the schola, but they ''weren't'' friends.)
* In Creator/JRRTolkien's ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings The Return of the King]]'', Pippin greets Aragorn as "Strider"; Aragorn does not mind, but his companions are of the opinion that you don't address kings like that.
** Pippin (and Merry) also address Denethor, Faramir, Théoden, and other royals/stewards by their common names and the informal "you", since Hobbits don't have the custom of adressing their nobility by title and the formal second-person pronoun has fallen out of use in the Hobbit's dialect of Westron. This leads to the people of Minas Tirith believing that Pippin and Merry are Hobbit royalty.[[note]]Pippin ''is'' actually the son of the Thain of the Shire, which is a kind of viceroyalty, and Merry is Pippin's cousin; however, the Thain's sole job is to be military leader (which is meaningless in peacetime), and they aren't treated as royalty and do not govern. Merry is also the son of the Master of Buckland. After the events of the novel, Aragorn renews the viceroyalty powers of the Thain and extends them also to the Master of Buckland and the Mayor of Hobbiton. All three positions are eventually filled by members of the Fellowship (Pippin, Merry, and Sam respectively).[[/note]]

* In Creator/JimButcher's ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', Harry objects when a security guard gives hime a receipt for his Staff made out to "Mister Smartass" because it should be "Doctor Smartass." In reality, he dropped out of highschool and later earned a GED, with no further formal education.
--->"That's Doctor Smart-ass. I didn't go through 4 years of insult college to be called Mister."
** Also, despite Marcone's constant protests, Dresden calls him John. However, the moment Marcone replies informally, Dresden says "Don't call me Harry," and hangs up the phone.
** Dresden once calls ''the Archangel Uriel'', Uri. Given that his name translates to "God is my light" with the "el" part being the reference to God, Uriel is NOT pleased. However he does accept "Mr. Sunshine" as an alternative.
*** Really Dresden just does this to basically everyone. Some people protest, some people get mad, some people just let it pass. It's so common that Murphy does a DramaticDrop when he actually refers to his mentor as "Sir".
* In Creator/TomClancy's ''[[Literature/JackRyan Debt of Honor]]'', a retired U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief gets rather upset when people call him "Chief" instead of "Master Chief", given that it's a figurative demotion to a lesser rank (Chief Petty Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer, respectively)
* In ''Literature/{{Holes}}'', the kids all insist on being called by their nicknames, even if said nickname is insulting ("My name is '''Armpit!'''"). Which leads to Squid telling Stanley to tell his mother that "Alan" says he's sorry.
* In Creator/PatriciaCWrede's ''Literature/ThirteenthChild'', Eff is shocked when William calls her "Miss Rothmer". Her twin brother Lan says she should be used to it, having put her hair up; Eff protests — but not from William; William points out that "Miss Eff" and "Miss Francine" would be worse.
* This is SeriousBusiness in ''[[Literature/TheLordsOfCreation In the Courts of the Crimson Kings]]''. A human Eastern-bloc ambassador nearly suffers a nasty fate when he refers to their "fraternal aid" to the Emperor, implying a blood relationship where none exists.

* ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'':
** Referred to in an early book in the series. When Dr. Maturin asks why Jack so desperately desires promotion to the rank of Post Captain, as he is already called "Captain". Aubrey replies that it is only a courtesy, as he is in fact merely a commander.
---> '''Aubrey:''' How would you like it if some fellow could call you "Mister" whenever he chose to come it uncivil?
** Similarly, he references naval surgeons, who were ''not'' doctors, in order to explain the distinction to Maturin. See below in RealLife about British surgeons.
* In the Literature/{{RCN}} series book ''What Distant Deeps'', Lady Posthuma Belisande doesn't much care for her given name[[note]]at least partly because it's a reference to the fact her mother died bearing her[[/note]], but she also seems to be a very friendly person, at least to social peers, and thus invites them to call her "Posy" rather than by her title. She playfully tells Daniel Leary, at their first meeting, that she'll slap him if he calls her "Lady Belisande" again.

* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[Literature/ProsperosDaughter Prospero in Hell]]'', after Mab calls Miranda "[[FirstNameBasis Miranda]]", she kicks herself for not realizing he was NotHimself and the shapechanger; he always calls her "ma'am" or "Miss Miranda". [[spoiler:Later, after he is freed, Mab carefully watches himself and corrects himself from "Miss Miranda" to "Miranda" and "Mr. Prospero" to "Ludovico."]]
* In the Creator/DaleBrown novel ''Edge of Battle'', Sergeant Major Ray Jefferson does not appreciate being called a mere Sergeant. It becomes something of a RunningGag.
* Michelle Henke from the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' books prefers to be addressed as "Admiral Henke" or "ma'am" rather than by her noble title of Gold Peak or "milady", though she will deign to use the latter in official communiques.
** There is also a tradition in the Manticorian navy that [[PluckyMiddie midshipmen]] are expected to address senior officers as sir or ma'am even if the officer in question has a knighthood or peerage, since midshipmen are to junior to be expected to keep the titles straight.

* Creator/LangstonHughes wrote a series of poems about a woman named Alberta K Johnson who insisted on being called Madam. Most of the poems are even titled Madam and blank.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': It is a running gag: Peppermint Patty constantly has to remind Marcie, "Stop calling me sir!"

* In ''Fanfic/MakeAWish'' a shopkeeper with a touch of seer ability gives Harry a passport bearing the alias "Padamus Da Grim Nomed Black." After an awkward encounter with a customs agent in the Netherlands, anyone asking for his name is told simply "Black." Requests for a first name are met with "Mister."
* ''Fanfic/HarrysNewHome'' has Sirius insisting that Harry call him by his name after Harry gives him a horrible MaamShock and addresses him as Mr. Black.

-->Thank you, sir. (beat) Uncle Havelock.
--> (after a surprised pause) Indeed, miss Smith-Rhodes.
* ''Fanfic/TangledInTime'', when Ganondorf lives under the alias Siegfried Dragmire in Lake Hylia, he is never referred by his first name and is referred by the narrative as Mr. Dragmire.

* In the ''Naruto'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SugarPlums,'' the protagonist has two different instances. She doesn't like people calling her Aka no Usagi-sama (Red Rabbit), but she also never lets anybody call her jo-chan or Ume-chan. At least, not since [[spoiler: the death of her first squad leader, who did call her Ume-chan.]]

* Defied in ''Fanfic/ImScaredToo'' when a secret agent gets mad at Kim being on a FirstNameBasis with his boss:
-->'''Kim:''' I'm not on contract, I don't have any loose ends — Betty hasn't — \\
'''Will:''' — that's Dr. Director.\\
'''Kim:''' — excuse me, ''Elizabeth'' hasn't told me anything confidential for civilians.
* ''Fanfic/DoYouBelieveInFairies'': Candace's friends take offense to Julius calling her "Candy". He was a big bully as a child and still makes her nervous as an adult, so he can't use the AffectionateNickname.
* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'':
** "That's Super Kami Guruuu!"
--->'''Nail:''' Can I just call you Guru for short?\\
'''Guru:''' Super Kami Guru allows this.
** Later used in the Cell Saga.
--->'''Cell:''' [[PostMortemOneLiner MISTER Perfect Cell.]]

* From ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', after Jafar makes himself sultan:
-->'''Sultan:''' You vile betrayer!\\
'''Iago:''' That's ''Sultan'' Vile Betrayer to you!
* From ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'':
-->'''Abis Mal:''' Who are you?\\
'''Aladdin:''' My friends call me Al, but ''you'' can call me Aladdin.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', there's the following exchange after Mr. Potato Head claims that Sheriff Woody intentionally knocked Buzz Lightyear out the window.
-->'''Woody:''' Wait a minute, you--you don't think I meant to knock Buzz out the window, do you, Potato Head?\\
'''Mr. Potato Head:''' That's ''Mister'' Potato Head to you, you back-stabbin' murderer!
* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', Mr. Potato Head does it again when [[spoiler:he [[GreatEscape purposefully]] tries to get sent to the Box]], and during the opening sequence there's [[spoiler:"That's ''Mister'' Evil Doctor Porkchop to you!"]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', as Dr. Jumba Jookiba is all too fond to point out, he "prefer[s] to be called EVIL GEN-EE-OUS!!!"

* The TropeNamer, ''Film/InTheHeatOfTheNight''. "They call me Mister Tibbs!" [[BeamMeUpScotty Unlike many references to and parodies of this quote]], the emphasis was not solely on the word "Mister", but the whole phrase "Mister Tibbs".
** ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The phrase made such an impression that it became the title of the sequel: ''They Call Me'' Mister ''Tibbs!'' (Emphasis in the original title, in the form of an underline.)
* ''Film/TheNightOfTheHunter'': "''Preacher'' Harry Powell."
* In the 1968 film ''Film/IceStationZebra'' Creator/RockHudson explains: "We operate on a first-name basis here. My first name is "Captain."
* The 1950 ''Film/{{Treasure Island|1950}}'' film adaptation. After Long John Silver and his mutineers have successfully captured the ''Hispaniola'' and left the officers barricaded in a stockade house on the island, Silver approaches the house to negotiate.
-->'''Silver:''' Captain Silver, seeking permission to come aboard.\\
'''Smollett:''' ''Captain'' Silver? Who's he?\\
'''Silver:''' Me, sir.
* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'':
** Captain Jack Sparrow always insists on the title. Understandable, as being a pirate captain borders on his purpose in life; it's certainly far more than a mere job. By ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest Dead Man's Chest]]'', other characters have bought into it:
--->'''Beckett:''' Perhaps you remember a certain pirate named "Jack Sparrow".\\
'''Elizabeth & Will:''' ''[in unison]'' Captain!\\
''[Beat]''\\
'''Elizabeth:''' ''Captain'' Jack Sparrow.
** Bites him in the ass in the same film, when he tries to get out of the deal with Davey Jones which got him his ship in the first place, by pointing out that he didn't actually get to ''keep'' the ship for the entire allotted time for which the deal was made (because his first mate led a mutiny and stole it). Jones counters that since he's been going around insisting on being called "Captain" anyway, it still counts and his time is up.
** {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''[[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' with the Governor's daughter Elizabeth Swann: she tries to get on a FirstNameBasis with Will the blacksmith, only for him to politely stick to calling her "Miss Swann". It's later played straight when Jack holds her hostage to avoid being arrested, calling her Elizabeth only for her to spit out "It's Ms. Swann!"
* ''Film/{{Nixon}}'': When the head of the CIA calls him "Dick", Nixon replies with, "My friends call me 'Mister President.'"
* ''Film/AustinPowers'': "Doctor Evil! I didn't spend six years in [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate evil medical school]] to be called 'mister', thank you very much!"

* In ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' movies, once Jacques Clouseau is promoted to Chief Inspector, he makes sure to point it out to everyone calling him "Inspector".

* ''Film/StarTrek2009'':
** This is not James T. Kirk. "This is ''Captain'' James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise."
** Mr. Chekov acknowledging orders from Spock, who's the Captain in Pike's absence; "Aye Commander, uh... er... Captain. Sorry, ''Captain''." This is an extension of contemporary tradition that you address someone in command of a ship as "Captain" regardless of rank. The confusion happens from time to time in real life, especially if civilians (or even members of other branches) are onboard.
** In order to demonstrate the utter contempt and arrogance of the villain in an extremely direct and subtle way:
--->'''Pike:''' This is Captain Christopher Pike of the Starship ''Enterprise''. To whom am I speaking?\\
'''Nero:''' Hi Christopher. I'm Nero.
* In ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'', Kirk keeps insisting that Spock call him "Jim". Spock (who, as [=McCoy=] points out, is "not exactly working on all thrusters") insists that it's improper to address him so informally while he remains in command, so he continues to call him "Admiral", which only raises suspicions when he does this in [[TimeTravel 1986 San Francisco]].
* ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'':
** Vinny Jones' character Big Chris, a loan enforcer for [[AllDevouringBlackHoleLoanSharks Hatchet Harry]], admonishes (read: slams a tanning bed lid on his face) a delinquent debtor who gets it wrong when speaking of the creditor.
--->'''Debtor:''' Tell Harry-- ''['''SLAM!''']'' --I mean ''Mister'' Harry...
** When Rory Breaker's thug addresses him as "Rory" while he's in the midst of a cold fury, he responds, "That's Mr. Breaker. Today, my name is ''Mr. Breaker!''"
* In ''Film/ToSirWithLove'', as soon as he starts teaching the class, Thackeray declares that he is "no dude, or brother, or man. I am Mister Thackeray." He also makes a point of referring to all his pupils as Mr. or Miss as a mark of respect. This was also done in the sequel.
* Done in ''Film/MonkeyBusiness'' by Groucho Marx's character:
-->'''Gangster:''' Now listen, bozo--\\
'''Groucho:''' That's ''Mister'' Bozo to you.
* Done twice in ''Film/AFewGoodMen'' within seconds of each other.
-->'''Kaffee:''' I'm not through with my examination. Sit down.\\
'''Col. Jessup:''' "Colonel"!\\
'''Kaffee:''' What's that?\\
'''Col. Jessup:''' I would appreciate it if he would address me as "Colonel" or "Sir." I believe I've earned it.\\
'''Judge Randolph:''' Defense counsel will address the witness as "Colonel" or "Sir."\\
'''Col. Jessup:''' ''[to Judge]'' I don't know what the hell kind of unit you're running here.\\
'''Judge Randolph:''' And the witness will address this court as "Judge" or "Your Honor." I'm quite certain ''I've'' earned it. Take your seat... "Colonel."

* In the movie ''Film/ThreeTheHardWay'', a policeman is looking at the hero's driver's license:
-->'''Cop:''' Your name is ''Mister'' Keyes? What kind of a name is "Mister"?\\
'''Keyes:''' Yeah, my momma wanted me to get some respect.
* In ''Film/{{Gettysburg}}'', Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is annoyed with his brother for calling him "Lawrence" in front of the troops, as he thinks it will lead to accusations of favoritism. There's also this exchange:
-->'''Messenger:''' You're Chamberlain?\\
'''Col. Chamberlain:''' ''[{{death glare}}]'' ''Colonel'' Chamberlain to you.
* At one point in ''Film/YoungGunsII'', Pat Garrett is accused of letting Billy the Kid escape by deliberately getting to the Kid's hideout late. US Marshall Poe calls him "Pat," leading to:
-->'''Garrett:''' The next time you address me common, I'll knock you down on your prissy ass!"
* In ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', Fat Kid is [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep rarely referred to as anything but "Fat Kid"]], even by his friends and ''especially'' by EJ and the other local bullies. But he gets to combine this trope with a DramaticGunCock after taking out the [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Gill-Man]] with a shotgun.
-->'''EJ:''' ''[cowering behind a counter]'' Hey! Fat Kid! Good job!\\
'''Fat Kid:''' My name... ''[[[DramaticGunCock pumps his shotgun]]]'' ... is '''''HORACE!'''''
* In ''Film/TheMaskOfFuManchu'', the title character, after someone addresses him by his unadorned name, explains that he has three doctorates from three Western universities.
-->'''Fu Manchu:''' My friends, out of courtesy, call me Doctor.
* ''Film/TopGun'': When Maverick and Goose meet Iceman and Slider, Slider says, "It's Mr. Iceman to you."
* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. Tony Stark doesn't like how Pepper Potts is on FirstNameBasis with S.H.I.E.L.D agent Phil Coulson and insists that his first name is "Agent".
** That is until after his DestinationDefenestration suit-up sequence. Then, Tony vehemently insists "his name was Phil."

* Somewhat inverted by Peter Parker in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpidermanHomecoming'' where he keeps calling Tony "Mr Stark" despite Stark introducing himself to him as "Tony". Although Stark doesn't seem to mind as he never corrects Parker.

* In ''Film/{{Sunset}}'', Chief Dibner calls Wyatt Earp 'Wyatt' and Wyatt responds:
-->"And it's Mr. Earp. Or Marshal. Or even just Earp. But not Wyatt. Not till I tell you."
* When Holmes describes Moran as "Mr. Sebastian Moran of Her Majesty's Indian Army" in ''Film/TheReturnOfSherlockHolmes'', Moran replies:
-->"Colonel Sebastian Moran, if you please."

* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'':
** In the Japanese version, Jun Manjoume is frequently addressed informally as just "Manjoume" by many characters, which causes him to angrily mutter "San da!" (meaning they should attach the "san" honorific to the end of his name). Since "Sanda" is [[FunWithHomophones also the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "thunder"]], this ends up giving him the nickname "Manjoume Thunder".
*** Over a decade and a half later, the OCG has printed retrained versions of Manjoume's Armed Dragons who all have the name "Thunder" attached to their original names, with Armed Dragon [=LV10=]'s effect being a reference to Manjoume's "1! 10! 100! 1000! Manjoume Thunder!" CatchPhrase.
** In the English version, [[DudeLooksLikeALady people aren't always sure whether to address Dr. Vellian Crowler as "sir" or "ma'am"]], which causes him to angrily retort that he is "''Dr.'' Crowler, thank you very much" and that he has a "Ph.D. in dueling".
--->"I didn't know he was a doctor."\\
"I didn't know he was a dude."
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** Major Alex Louis Armstrong calls his older sister "sis", prompting her to say "Major General Armstrong!" She's a badass.
** During the Briggs arc, Vato Falman repeatedly has to remind people that' he's '''Second Lieutenant''' Falman after being transferred and promoted.
* Used in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', though not in the American dub of the anime, just the Japanese versions (and the translated manga). Piccolo mentions Kaio can help them, to which Kaio says "It's Kaio-sama..." or Lord Kaio.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** In the Rainbow Mist filler arc Robin calls Henzo "Mr. Henzo" (even though she is speaking Japanese). He asks to be referred to as "Professor Henzo", and she complies. In the Drum Island arc, Dr. Kureha, when introducing herself to Nami, and when taking Chopper in as an apprentice, says "Call me Doctreine". Crocodile also referred to Nefeltari Cobra, Alabasta's king, as "Mister Cobra."
** When Dalton confronts Wapol and addresses him without honorifics, Wapol demands that he address him with the respect owed to his king.
** Vergo insists on being called Vergo-san. Law refuses to do so until moments before [[spoiler:he slices Vergo in two. "Payback is gonna be a bitch, Vergo-san."]]
* ''Manga/DiamondCutDiamond'': If you happen to be younger than Yodogimi, you must only refer to her as Yodogimi'''-san'''!

* Played for laughs at the end of ''Manga/InuYasha''. [[spoiler: A newly married Kagome refers to [[TheStoic Sesshoumaru]] as ''nii-san'']]. His reaction (and the identical reaction of [=InuYasha=]) is priceless. [[OldRetainer Jakken]] goes into the usual hysterics insisting that she learn some respect and be put in her place... [[FanNickname Lord Fluffy]] just [[CharacterDevelopment dismisses it]].
* In ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', since the [[CloneJesus Saint King's clone]] is still the ''[[CrystalDragonJesus Saint King]]'', people sometimes refer to her as "Your Majesty", which really annoys her as she insists that she's [[AGodIAmNot just a normal third-grader]] so they should call her "[[spoiler:Vivio]]". [[spoiler: [[{{Bifauxnen}} Otto]]]] doesn't care and continues calling her that anyway as a form of teasing, causing some fans to start {{Shipping}} them.
** [[spoiler:Deed]] does the same, but by ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'', [[spoiler:Vivio]] has come to accept it.
** She does manage to get Chantez to call her by her name in ''Anime/VividStrike''.
** Inverted with Signum, who suggests that she might have to stop referring to Fate as "[[LastNameBasis Testarossa]]" and using the informal "[[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns omae]]" on her after she becomes Fate's vice-captain in Lightning Squad, but Fate notes that it's fine. Most characters tend to address each other normally in the company of their friends and may do so formally when in an official context or to make a point (Nanoha once calls Hayate "Hayate-chan" when talking about her need to help her out as a friend, then switches to "Commander Yagami" when mentioning that she trusts her as a subordinate).

* From the various [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Tenchi series]]:
-->"Hey Washu..."\\
* A-hem* \\
"Er, Washu-chan (Little Washu in some dubs)..."
** Another time, this time in a manga version of the ''Pretty Sammy'' subseries. Washu's still an educator and tends to change her form of address depending on either a, the time of day..b, the scenario..or c, whatever's opposite of what her greeter initially used.
* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', Cornelia insists that her younger sister Euphemia call her "Viceroy" while she is in [[strike:Japan]] Area 11. She does so again when Euphemia calls her "sister" while Cornelia is calling to express displeasure over her choosing Suzaku as her Knight, possibly as a way of distancing herself from her in that instance (as she otherwise doesn't seem to mind what Euphemia calls her when the two are alone).

* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has Eda going off on the Church of Violence's new apprentice Rico for calling her "Sis" during a gunfight:
-->'''Eda:''' That's ''Sister'' to you, jackass!
* ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', English dub: "That's ''Mister'' Kaneda to you, punk!"

* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Patrick Colasour consistently refers to Kati Mannequin as "Colonel". While this is appropriate when they first meet, as he is her subordinate, he continues to do so [[spoiler:on their wedding day, and even several years after they're married. By then, she's been promoted, and it's a RunningGag that she always corrects him with "It's ''Brigadier General''!"]]
** In ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', Char Azn- *ahem* [[PaperThinDisguise Lieutenant Quattro]] is fond of reminding people who guess his real identity that he's a Lieutenant, not a Captain.
* "Queen" Leonmitchelli from ''Anime/DogDays'' gets mad whenever someone calls her a princess.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': "Let go of me, you furball!" "That's ''Mr.'' Furball to you!"
* In the ''Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries'' anime, Shigeru (Gary) tells Satoshi (Ash) something like this in the first episode. Shigeru, meanwhile, refers to him as Satoshi-chan (Ashy-boy in the dub.)
* In ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'', a young girl (about 14 years old) appears in a {{Filler}} episode from a nearby village. She insists on being called by her title, Hime ([[GratuitousPrincess "Princess"]]), because in her culture, only immediate family members and spouses have the right to know each other's real names.
* Manga/{{Gintama}}: "Zura janai, Katsura da!".
* In ''Manga/AngelicLayer'', Misaki initially refers to her Aunt Shoko as just that, "Aunt Shoko" ("Shoko-obasan" in Japanese). However, Shoko insists that she call her "Shoko-san" since she's still in her twenties (i.e., [[ChristmasCake it makes her feel old]]).

* In ''Manga/BloomIntoYou'', Riko Hakozaki insists that her students call her "[[LastNameBasis Hakozaki]]-sensei," rather than "[[FirstNameBasis Riko]]-sensei," even though Akari notes that the former's easier to pronounce.

* In episode 4 of ''Anime/JewelpetTwinkle'', Miria insists that Akari, being of a lower grade at the magical academy than her, refer to her as "Miria-senpai". By the end of the episode, she changes her mind and says Akari can just call her Miria.
* During ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'''s "Overhaul" arc, Mr. Aizawa insists Midoriya call him Eraser Head when raiding the Shie Hassakai.
* ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'' shows the soldiers and Dung Beetle getting in a fight over the latter's honorifics in a rare moment of humor.
--> '''Sazaken:''' Are you Dung Beetle-kun?\\
'''Dung Beetle:''' Don't call me -kun.\\
'''Sazaken:''' Dung Beetle, then.\\
'''Dung Beetle:''' That's Dung Beetle-sama to you! You may be an adult, but you have no manners!\\
''[later in the scene]''\\
'''Tanaka:''' Now, now, there's no need to pick a fight over it, Dung Beetle-san.\\
'''Dung Beetle:''' -san, huh? That doesn't sound bad.

* ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}'': When Spider addresses the Smiler as "Callahan", the Smiler smacks the cigarette right out of his mouth and shouts "''Mr President!''".
* In the beginning of ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', when Wilhelmina Murray and Campion Bond meet, Bond asks the privilege of using Wilhelmina's first name. She is an IceQueen and thinks he's a creep, so she flatly refuses.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' comics, Captain Haddock is ''always'' called "Captain Haddock", to such an extent that his ''best friend'' isn't sure of what his first name is. (The only time his first name is ever mentioned is when Tintin says that he ''thinks'' it's Archibald.)
* When the CIA enter Gracie Mansion on the sly in ''ComicBook/ExMachina'', Mayor Hundred quickly exerts his authority by admonishing the agents to address him as "Your Honour".
* In ''ComicBook/{{BPRD}}'' Iosif Nichayko, director of Russia's Special Sciences Service, insists on being called "Iosif" rather than his title.
* In ''ComicBook/BatmanEarthOne'', when Bruce greets Oswald Cobblepot as "Mr. Cobblepot", he answers "Please... it's ''Mayor'' Cobblepot."
* An early '60s ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' issue had Jughead declining a trip with the others to explore a cave. When Reggie calls him chicken, Jughead retorts "That's ''Mister'' Chicken to you! And you'd better watch out for cave-ins!"

* ComicBook/{{Morbius}} is fine with being referred to by [[LastNameBasis just his last name]], but will object to being called Mr. Morbius, insisting it's Doctor.

** In some characterisations of ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, he always addresses his Planet collegues as "Mr Kent" and "Ms Lane", no matter how many times they point out they've known him for years and ask him to call them Clark and Lois. It's also a RunningGag in multiple media that Perry White doesn't like it when Jimmy calls him "chief".

* The type-1 variation is PlayedForLaughs in an Uber Eats commercial where Creator/PatrickStewart and Creator/MarkHamill are playing Connect-4.

'''Elizabeth & Will:''' ''[in unison]'' ''Captain'' Jack Sparrow.

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* In ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', there is a sketch in a courtroom where a judge is on trial. Since the judge is the defendant, this creates some confusion for the attorney doing the questioning, as he believes he must address both the defendant and the presiding judge as "M'Ld" (short for "My Lord"), leading to sentences like, "The prosecution intends to prove that M'Ld--not you, M'Ld, this M'Ld, M'Ld..." The defendant judge attempts to exploit this by saying, when asked to testify, "Insufficient evidence. Case dismissed," which he almost gets away with, but not quite.
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* ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt'': When Rogers arrives at the home for the blind, the orderly politely greets him as "Mr. Rogers". Rogers snippishly corrects him to "''Major'' Rogers".

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' gives you the opportunity to invoke this trope when Lt. James Vega [[TheNicknamer initially calls]] Commander Shepard either "Loco"[[note]]For Male!Shep, in reference to how CrazyAwesome Shepard is[[/note]] or "Lola"[[note]]For Fem!Shep, comparing her to a girl he knew when he was young. Good looking. Tough.[[/note]]. If you correct him, it'll be "Commander" for the rest of the game, otherwise, "Loco" or "Lola".

* During ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'''s Overhaul arc, Mr. Aizawa insists Midoriya call him Eraser Head when raiding the Shie Hassakai.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'' gives us [[spoiler:both instances of]] this trope [[http://candorville.com/2007/02/08/jive-4/ here.]]

* In ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'', [[http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter001/ib003.html Caspian, a merchant's son, is called "lord".]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Roza}}'' [[http://www.junglestudio.com/roza/?date=2007-06-03 we are to be addressed as 'Your Highness'. . . but you may call me 'Prince Aryon']]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3336 No one has ever called me "Ms. Fuchsia"... He called me "Ms. Fuchsia"]]

* Type 2 [[http://mountaincomics.com/2013/07/15/mountain-time-466/ shows up]] in ''Webcomic/MountainTime''.

** US Army Non-Commissioned Officers will frequently call each other Sergeant Smith and Sergeant Jones even if they've been together for ten years. The Officer corp is a bit more lax, where superior officers and equals may often use your first name, but addressing the Old Man or another superior officer with anything but Sir is a quick way into the dog house.
** It's perfectly acceptable in the Air Force for an enlisted to refer to a lieutenant as "L.T.". No so in the corps. In fact, any superior in the Air Force may be addressed as "Sir" or "Ma'am", to include Non-Commissioned Officers, owing to the Air Force's somewhat more egalitarian culture (which is claimed as a result of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, where small close-knit aircrews of officers and enlisted men were much less likely to bother with the Army's usual formalities compared to an Army unit of dozens of troops and a handful of officers.)
* UK PM Anthony Charles Lynton Blair insisted on 'Tony', by which he is usually known. The impressionist extraordinaire Jon Culshaw once convinced Number Ten that he was William Hague with a pitch-perfect impersonation, and got his call through to Blair himself, which was rumbled when Tony noticed that Culshaw was calling him 'Tony' when the real Hague always called him 'Prime Minister'. When his Government, comprising people who had spent most of their political careers in opposition, first met, they decided to stick with the first name basis that they'd used in the past.

** The Romance languages as a rule have these, with different cultures having different rules for the use of titles and formal or informal address. For example, it is very rare in Mexico for strangers not to use ''doctor(a)'' when addressing a medical doctor or even a medical ''student,'' but using the formal form of You (''usted'') is uncommon and very situational. Yet the informal second-person plural (''vosotros'') form is almost never heard outside Spain. In Latin America, second-person plurals are almost universally addressed with the formal ''ustedes.''

** This has had interesting implications in the world of veterinary medicine; veterinarians are "Doctor" in North America[[note]]Doctors of Veterinary Medicine[[/note]], but ''not'' in Europe, where veterinary education is an extended Bachelor's degree instead. Some British veterinarians ("veterinary surgeons" in the UK) have been known to resent being called "doctor" by those who don't know any better, seeing the title as an insult because veterinary surgeons are, well, ''surgeons'' and not "mere" doctors.

* When George Washington was first sworn in as president of the United States, he was addressed as "His High Mightiness, the President of the United States and Protector of their Liberties." The manner of address was criticized for sounding too kingly, so it was changed to "Mr. President," though some Federalists such as John Adams lobbied to spruce it up a bit. So far, all American presidents have used it.

** Commanding officers will also be referred to as his/her command's name, especially when arriving or leaving formal visits to other ships or stations. The announcement would be "Third Fleet, Arriving," or "Vicksburg, departing." Other high-ranking officials will be announced by their title and branch ("Colonel, United States Marine Corps, arriving," for example)

** Senior Chief and Master Chief Petty Officers do not like to be called simply "Chief." In less formal settings, a Senior Chief can be addressed as "Senior", but Master Chiefs will generally *only* answer to "Master Chief" or "Master Chief [last name]." Senior Chiefs tend to be more forgiving about being called "Chief" (at least initially) because their rank insignia looks almost identical to the Chief insignia at first glance so it's a pretty common honest mistake to make.

** "Petty Officer Smith" is a correct but VERY impersonal form of address for ranks E4 through E6; using the individual's rank and rate such as "MM2 Smith" is almost always preferred. For brevity's sake, the last name is often dropped unless needed to avoid confusion (eg. there's more than one BM1 in the room)

** In the English version of, [[DudeLooksLikeALady people aren't always sure whether to address Dr. Vellian Crowler as "sir" or "ma'am"]], which causes him to angrily retort that he is "''Dr.'' Crowler, thank you very much" and that he has a "Ph.D. in dueling".

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, Shigeru (Gary) tells Satoshi (Ash) something like this in the first episode. Shigeru, meanwhile, refers to him as Satoshi-chan (Ashy-boy in the dub.)

* In issue #74 of the Archie ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' comic book, upon seeing that Robotnik is alive and well, Sonic addresses him by name. The villain responds "That's ''Doctor'' Robotnik to you, hedgehog!"

* In the beginning of ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', when Wilhelmina Murray and Campion Bond meet, Bond asks the privilege of using Wilhelmina's first name. She is an IceQueen and thinks he's a creep, so she flatly refuses.

* When the CIA enter Gracie Mansion on the sly in ''Comicbook/ExMachina'', Mayor Hundred quickly exerts his authority by admonishing the agents to address him as "Your Honour".

* In ''FanFic/MakeAWish'' a shopkeeper with a touch of seer ability gives Harry a passport bearing the alias "Padamus Da Grim Nomed Black." After an awkward encounter with a customs agent in the Netherlands, anyone asking for his name is told simply "Black." Requests for a first name are met with "Mister."
* ''FanFic/HarrysNewHome'' has Sirius insisting that Harry call him by his name after Harry gives him a horrible MaamShock and addresses him as Mr. Black.
* ''FanFic/AnAnthemForShelteredBays'' after introducing himself to a merman Eren, Levi reprimands him for talking to him with too much familiarity and demanded to be called "Corporal" since Levi didn't have a last name.
* ''FanFic/DirtySympathy'' Winston Payne calls Klavier "Mr. Gavin", when Klavier tries to get him to be less formal Payne staunchly refuses to illustrate that they are ''not'' friends.

* ''FanFic/TangledInTime'', when Ganondorf lives under the alias Siegfried Dragmire in Lake Hylia, he is never referred by his first name and is referred by the narrative as Mr. Dragmire.

* In the second ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight game'', it comes back to bite a German doctor in the ass when Gabe calls him "Klingmann" and he replies "They call me HerrDoktor Klingmann here."

* ''{{VideoGame/Fallout 2}}'' had Enclave [[DrillSergeantNasty Sergeant Arch Dornan]] deliver a blistering rant to this effect.