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8	-> '''Cheryl Tunt:''' Tunt Manor? That's my house!\
9	'''Slater:''' So we're going there, and because you know the property, you'll be posing as the listing agent!\
10	[Skipping a lot of dialogue and moving to the manor, where Cheryl is disguised and being examined with a security wand]\
11	'''Fawad Fawaz:''' I do apologize for this necessary precaution, Miss Oh, uh-\
12	[...]\
13	'''Cheryl:''' Escrow. My last name is Escrow.\
14	'''Fawad Fawaz:''' Really?\
15	'''Cheryl:''' Yes, and trust me, I've heard all the jokes.
16	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Season 6: Episode 9: Pocket Listing
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18	Characters with [[OnlyOneName only a surname]], which describes them.
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20	SisterTrope of SomethingPerson and TheAdjectivalMan.
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22	If the word for their surname doesn't have any obvious relation to the character in question, it's MisterStrangenoun. If it's not a character but an offhand description of a prop, look toward ICallItVera (or the demonstrative ICallHimMisterHappy). If their name reflects their color, it's also ColorfulThemeNaming. If the name coupled with the honorific makes a pun that describes them, it may be MissXPun. Nothing to do with TheyCallMeMisterTibbs.
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24	!!Examples:
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26	[[foldercontrol]]
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28	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
29	* Mr. Slowy from ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' is an oddball example, as his descriptive last name is a portmanteau. It's supposed to be a combination of the words "slow" and "steady", fitting how Slowy is SlowerThanASnail but has steady wisdom for the goat children.
30	[[/folder]]
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32	[[folder:Comic Books]]
33	* The Riddler of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', DependingOnTheWriter, was either born Edward Nashton and legally changed his surname, or was born with the name [[StevenUlyssesPerhero E. Nygma]].
34	* Mr. Sinister of ''Comicbook/XMen'' fame, who took that name because it was the last word his wife said to him as she died, when she realized what a monster he was.
35	* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: Captain Loyal--no first name given--is loyal to the US Navy even under torture.
36	[[/folder]]
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38	[[folder:Film]]
39	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfSharkBoyAndLavaGirl'' features Mr. Electric as TheDragon to [[BigBad Minus]], a cackling over-the-top robot with the face and ''incredibly'' over-exaggerated personality of Max's teacher Mr. Electricidad (who is ''already'' a [[LargeHam total cartoon character]] played by Creator/GeorgeLopez). Originally he was just the humble electrician of Max's dream world, but he [[FaceHeelTurn turned bum]] when Minus offered him power and control instead. [[spoiler:He [[DragonAscendant becomes the full Big Bad]] of the film after Minus' HeelFaceTurn, and outright tries to kill Max and his friends in the real world]].
40	%%* Mr. Furious in ''Film/MysteryMen''.
41	%%* Mr. Glass from ''Film/{{Unbreakable}}''.
42	%%* The Strangers in ''Film/DarkCity'', such as Mr. Hand, Mr. Book, and Mr. Sleep.
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45	%%[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
46	%%* Mr. Big in the first episode of ''Series/GetSmart''.
47	%%[[/folder]]
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49	[[folder:Literature]]
50	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
51	** Mr. Pump in the novel ''Literature/GoingPostal''. Of course, he's a Golem who was employed pumping water at the bottom of a well for a few hundred years, so it's an apt description (his 'name' was previously Pump 19). Adora Belle mentions that this is a common naming convention for humans to apply to golems. Golems themselves don't really understand what all the fuss is about; they see themselves as tools and will answer to Pump 19 just as readily as Mr. Pump.
52	** There's some humor derived from the fact that all the men of Lancre have surnames that ''don't'' match their profession: Carpenter is a tailor, Weaver is a thatcher, Carter is a baker, etc.
53	%%* The ''Literature/MrMen'' and ''Little Misses'' are all named "Mr/Little Miss (Character's dominant personality trait)".
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56	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
57	* The characters in ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' are [[ColorfulThemeNaming named after the color]] of their pieces: Mr. Green, Mrs. White, Ms. Scarlet, Mrs. Peacock, Colonel Mustard, and Professor Plum.
58	* In ''TabletopGame/DemonTheDescent'', the title characters are known to refer to themselves as Mr. Joy or Miss Book or the like. [[OurAngelsAreDifferent The identifier is often derived from the demon's original purpose.]]
59	[[/folder]]
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61	%%[[folder:Theatre]]
62	%%* The song "Mister Cellophane" from ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}''.
63	%%[[/folder]]
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65	[[folder:Video Games]]
66	* ''VideoGame/FallenLondon'' has the Masters of the Bazaar, who go by "Mr <whatever>" the whatever relating to what they trade in, for example Mr Pages sells books, and Mr Wines sells drinkable things (but mostly alcohol).
67	%%* ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'' has Mr. Pennies, who is found in Lustrum, and Mr. Menagerie, who roams the Reach. [[spoiler:It is glaringly obvious that they're members of the same species as the Masters of the Bazaar, but with much, ''much'' less power. The Great Chain of Being collapsing on itself as soon as [[StarKilling the stars started dropping]] did a number on their authority.]]
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70	[[folder:Webcomics]]
71	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Dr. Germahn is a stereotypical German scientist, Principal Verrückt (German for "insane") is a crazy Hitler-lookalike and Dr. Physics Professor is self explanatory.
72	[[/folder]]
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74	%%[[folder:Web Original]]
75	%%* {{Invoked}} with the Mister Collector series from the ''Website/SCPFoundation''. They were built to be that way.
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78	[[folder:Western Animation]]
79	* From ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Mr. Garrison's puppet Mr. Hat, who wears a large and distinctive striped top hat, followed by his replacements, Mr. Stick and Mr. Slave, which literally are a wooden stick and a sex slave respectively.
80	[[/folder]]
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82	[[folder:Real Life]]
83	* Many surnames derive from the original family member's occupation (Smith, Carter, Baker, etc.).
84	[[/folder]]
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