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* Trailing a UK TV airing of ''Series/Sheena2000'' the [[Creator/{{ITV}} ITV2]] continuity announcer described star Gena Lee Nolin as "excellent late-night inspiration".

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* Trailing a UK TV airing of ''Series/Sheena2000'' the [[Creator/{{ITV}} ITV2]] continuity announcer {{continuity announce|ment}}r described star Gena Lee Nolin as "excellent late-night inspiration".
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** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA ...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding]]": Claudia jots down in her diary that her vampire dads (who are in a CommonLawMarriage) have "a funny way of being nice to each other" after she saw [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/c8f3b32f9d70bf3f56c816b9474cc072/e3bedab2fb3dcdcf-79/s540x810/fe83d205845fdfb6a6f8a8394c8757c1074c450b.gif Lestat sensually touch Louis' shoulder.]]

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** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA ...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding]]": Claudia jots down in her diary that her vampire dads (who are in a CommonLawMarriage) have "a funny way of being nice to each other" after she saw [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/c8f3b32f9d70bf3f56c816b9474cc072/e3bedab2fb3dcdcf-79/s540x810/fe83d205845fdfb6a6f8a8394c8757c1074c450b.gif Lestat sensually touch Louis' shoulder.]]
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRG5vQCldIk&t=3m4s In the Season 2 Sneak Peek Clip,]] Daniel Molloy describes Louis and Armand's [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic probing of his memories]] as "The fishing rod in the head."

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRG5vQCldIk&t=3m4s In the Season 2 Sneak Peek Clip,]] Daniel Molloy describes Louis and Armand's [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic probing "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA ...The Ruthless Pursuit of his memories]] as "The fishing rod Blood with All a Child's Demanding]]": Claudia jots down in the head."her diary that her vampire dads (who are in a CommonLawMarriage) have "a funny way of being nice to each other" after she saw [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/c8f3b32f9d70bf3f56c816b9474cc072/e3bedab2fb3dcdcf-79/s540x810/fe83d205845fdfb6a6f8a8394c8757c1074c450b.gif Lestat sensually touch Louis' shoulder.]]

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder In Throes of Increasing Wonder...]]", Lily refers to Louis and Lestat's one-upmanship as "The gentlemen are swappin' andouille sausage recipes."

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'':
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"[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder In Throes of Increasing Wonder...]]", ]]": Lily refers to Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat's Lestat de Lioncourt's one-upmanship as "The gentlemen are swappin' andouille sausage recipes."
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRG5vQCldIk&t=3m4s In the Season 2 Sneak Peek Clip,]] Daniel Molloy describes Louis and Armand's [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic probing of his memories]] as "The fishing rod in the head.
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* ''Series/The100'' gets a lot of use out of "Go float yourself!". Although it sounds very similar to a [[PrecisionFStrike certain other]] vulgar phrase, its usage is more like "Go to Hell!", considering that [[ThrownOutTheAirlock "floating"]] was the standard punishment for crimes aboard the Ark.
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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder In Throes of Increasing Wonder...]]", Lily refers to Louis and Lestat's one-upmanship as "The gentlemen are swappin' andouille sausage recipes."
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** On the November 9, 2010, episode of ''Series/TheColbertReport'', Cee Lo Green was the guest and wanted to perform his new single, but the profanity-laden chorus would've resulted in a bunch of bleeps interrupting his singing. After [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/365067/november-09-2010/cee-lo-green rejecting Stephen Colbert's previous suggestions of substituting "beef stew" or "kung fu"]], he settled on substituting "Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}}" for the performance.

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** On the November 9, 2010, episode of ''Series/TheColbertReport'', Cee Lo Green was the guest and wanted to perform his new single, but the profanity-laden chorus would've resulted in a bunch of bleeps interrupting his singing. After [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/365067/november-09-2010/cee-lo-green rejecting Stephen Colbert's previous suggestions of substituting "beef stew" or "kung fu"]], he settled on substituting "Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}}" "Fox News" for the performance.
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** There were many occasions when something would be referred to by a euphemistic phrase that [[MakesSenseInContext relies on the context]] to get its meaning across. "Double Polaroid" is arguably the standout.

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* ''Series/ThirtyRock'' with "Blurgh" and "By the hammer of Thor!" The writers have tried to develop these terms as {{Catch Phrase}}s as well.

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"Blurgh" and "By the hammer of Thor!" The writers have tried to develop these terms as {{Catch Phrase}}s as well.well.
** In "The One with the Cast of Night Court" Liz tells Jack that an old friend of hers he's started dating is "staunchly in favor of Cocoa Puffs" i.e. crazy or "cuckoo."
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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': "Shut the front door".

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* ''Series/{{Castle}}'': ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': "Shut the front door".
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* As a show that had increasingly had suggestive questions under current host Creator/SteveHarvey, ''Series/FamilyFeud'' has had its fair share of them on the board, such as "[[BiggerIsBetterInBed Guy's 'Soul Pole']]", "Dairy Queens", "[[NakedPeopleAreFunny Gun/Occupant]]", and "[[{{Gasshole}} A Booty Tooty]]"--one which stumped even Steve and the contestants.
-->'''Steve Harvey''': Don't NONE OF US know what the hell "Booty Tooty" is!

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* As a show that had has employed increasingly had suggestive questions under current host Creator/SteveHarvey, ''Series/FamilyFeud'' has had its fair share of them on the board, such as "[[BiggerIsBetterInBed Guy's 'Soul Pole']]", "Dairy Queens", "[[{{Gainaxing}} Dairy Queens]]", "[[NakedPeopleAreFunny Gun/Occupant]]", and "[[{{Gasshole}} A Booty Tooty]]"--one which stumped even Tooty]]". The last one managed to stump Steve and the contestants.
-->'''Steve Harvey''': -->'''Steve''': Don't NONE OF US know what the hell "Booty Tooty" is!is?!
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