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1	A TakeThat, like one would do to a [[DuelingShows Dueling Show]], directed at another show on the same network.
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3	If it's directed at ''the network itself'', it's BitingTheHandHumor.
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5	!!Examples:
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7	[[AC:Creator/{{ABC}}]]
8	* On the final telecast of ''[[Series/{{Pyramid}} The $20,000 Pyramid]]'', a series of joke subjects were presented on the Pyramid board if, in Dick Clark's words, the show wanted to save a little money. One of them was "Hit Shows on NBC-TV."
9	* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'': In "Roseanne Gets the Chair", Roseanne and Dan sleep through ABC lineup. When Dan complains that they missed all the shows about [[Series/BlackIsh black]] and [[Series/FreshOffTheBoat Asian]] families, Roseanne counters "They're just like us. There, now you're all caught up." This joke generated controversy because it was deemed an unnecessary, racist attack on shows about minority families.
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11	[[AC:Creator/{{BBC}}]]
12	* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''
13	** Episode 28 ends with everyone being hustled off the set to make way for ''Horse of the Year Show''.
14	** The abortive "Conjuring Today" sketch is followed by a man complaining about TV showing "rubbish like that and ''Horse of the Year Show''."
15	* The three stars of ''Series/TheGoodies'' - Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie - were Cambridge contemporaries of [[Creator/MontyPython Pythons]] Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle (all six wrote for and/or starred in the 1964-73 radio series ''Radio/ImSorryIllReadThatAgain''), while Terry Jones and Michael Palin starred with Garden and Oddie in the (now wiped) 1967 sketch series ''Twice a Fortnight''. As such, the Goodies included several friendly digs at the Pythons when the two series aired together on [[Creator/TheBBC BBC television]] in the early 1970s.[[note]] The Pythons, meanwhile, more or less ignored ''Series/TheGoodies''.[[/note]]
16	** In "Invasion of the Moon Creatures", Graeme switches on the TV and sees the ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' opening titles, then immediately switches off because he's missed the Moira Anderson programme he wanted to see.
17	** At the end of ''Series/TheGoodies and the Beanstalk'', Creator/JohnCleese makes a CameoAppearance as a genie; Tim tells him to push off, at which point he shouts "Kids' programme!" and vanishes. And then Tim traps him in his lamp (a tin of beans) and they all laugh.
18	** The Goodies' Star Safari Park in "Scatty Safari" includes four groaning Gumbies as an attraction, seen standing in the middle of the road accompanied by John Philip Sousa's "Liberty Bell" march (used as the theme to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'') as Graeme angrily gestures to them to clear the road.
19	** In "Cunning Stunts", as Tim and Graeme try to recruit a replacement for the dismissed Bill, one applicant is a brass band (heard but not seen) who strike up the "Liberty Bell" march only to have the door slammed on them as Graeme grumbles, "Ruddy Band of the Coldstream Guards!"
20	* Radio 4's statistics programme ''More Or Less'', reporting that one of their regular mathematician guests was appearing on BBC One's ''[[Series/{{Wipeout2008}} Winter Wipeout]]'':
21	-->'''Tim Hartford''': I hadn't previously seen the show myself, but I now realise it's a bit like ''Series/ItsAKnockout'', but without the high philosophical concepts. After watching it, I had one question for David: ''Why?''
22	* ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue'' makes frequent digs at Radio 4 stablemates such as ''You and Yours'' and ''Quote, Unquote''.
23	** The gags directed at ''Quote, Unquote'' in particular date from a time when the show was one of several alternating in the ''Clue'' timeslot, a position it was ''completely unsuited'' for (it has now joined other "thoughtful" panel games in the Monday 3pm slot).
24	--->'''Humph''': I heard Nigel Rees say something quite funny on ''Quote, Unquote'' the other day. It has a Listen Again facility.
25	** The other mainstay of the ''Clue'' slot, ''Radio/JustAMinute'', also comes in for some stick, with an entire round parodying it, "Just a Minim". This has got more pointed in the Jack Dee years, with Jack presenting it as an increasingly deranged parody of Nicholas Parsons.
26	** There was also "The Quiz of Quizzes" which parodied various quizzes from multiple broadcasters, but was particularly vicious towards BBC Two's ''Series/TheWeakestLink''. In the ''Link''-style "voting someone off" section, everyone voted for Anne Robinson.
27	--->'''Humph''': Tim, why Anne Robinson?
28	--->'''Tim''': Well, ''exactly''!
29	** In series 70, episode 6, Richard Osman takes two shots during a "What is the Question" round about Christmas:
30	--->'''Jack''': Richard, now, here's the answer: "Doodle, do twenty star jumps, take a shower, punch a pillow".
31	--->'''Richard''': What should I do when the ''Series/MrsBrownsBoys'' Christmas special is on?
32	--->...
33	--->'''Jack''': Richard, here's another answer: "Hold off for as long as possible".
34	--->'''Richard''': When the ''Mrs Brown's Boys'' Christmas special is on, what should I press on the TV remote?
35	* As two shows that hinge on obscure facts, ''Radio/TheUnbelievableTruth'' and ''Series/{{QI}}'' are delighted when they can catch the other out on something. The fact they have much the same guests just means they have someone to point it out to.
36	* On an episode of the Radio 4 quiz ''The 3rd Degree'', following a question about Louis XIV, Steve Punt says "And if you want to learn more about that period of history, BBC 2's glossy drama series ''Series/{{Versailles}}'' ... will be of no help whatsoever."
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39	* On ''Series/MatchGame '78'', Creator/McLeanStevenson's daughter Jennifer was brought up on stage. Host Gene Rayburn asked if she knew the name of her dad's new show that fall (it was ''In The Beginning''). She didn't. She was asked if she knew what network it was on. Again, she didn't know. Gene replied "It begins with a 'C'." Jennifer piped up "B.S.!" The audience and panel roared with laughter, and Gene commented "Jennifer...I think you're gonna be in showbiz..."
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41	[[AC:Creator/ComedyCentral]]
42	* In the ''Series/{{Reno 911}}'' episode "The Junior Brothers", Junior's response to learning that [[spoiler:his father has died]] as his brothers leave is to change the TV to ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', as evidenced by "Oh my god! They killed Kenny!" coming from the TV set.
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44	[[AC:Discovery Kids]]
45	* In the ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'' episode "[[Recap/LittlestPetShop2012S1E25BlythesPetProject Blythe's Pet Project]]," the "My Small Squirrel" scene looks to be a parody of sister show ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in the title and a character who resembles Rainbow Dash; and early iterations of ''Strawberry Shortcake'' in its SickeninglySweet dialogue. The characters who see it are in disbelief.
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47	[[AC:{{Creator/FOX}}]]
48	* ''{{Series/Bones}}'': Intern Colin Fisher gets fed up and outs himself as a Sci-Fi Geek:
49	-->"I love it all: ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''[[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]'', ''Series/{{Xena\|WarriorPrincess}}'', ''Manga/{{Akira}}''. I even watch ''{{Series/Fringe}}''."
50	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
51	** At the end of "Three Kings", Peter remarks "Now stay tuned for whatever FOX is limpin' to the barn with", which was ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''.
52	** In "Family Gay", Peter enters a horse in the Quahog Derby, where all the horses are named after cancelled FOX shows. Peter names his horse ''Series/TilDeath'' (which was then still running), saying that he's going to "shove it down America's throat".
53	** In the alternate reality in "Meet the Quagmires", it is mentioned that Osama bin Laden was hiding within the cast of ''Series/MadTV1995'', "the one place no one would look".
54	** The show has made a good amount of jokes at the expense of fellow animated sitcom ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' and its status as a critical darling. One notable swipe occurs in "Trump Guy", where UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump [[DamnedByAFoolsPraise calls it his favorite cartoon]], with Peter warning the Emmy voters in the audience to remember that fact.
55	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "Jenny Fromdabloc", Roger's "Jenny" disguise involves him using a rubber ball as an impromptu vagina. When he washes it after having sex with Snot, he sees that it's actually a promotional item for ''Series/SonsOfTucson'', a short-lived series that briefly took over the show's timeslot.
56	-->'''Roger:''' When was this on? I watch FOX, I never saw this!
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58	[[AC:{{Creator/HBO}}]]
59	* On {{Creator/HBO}}'s Series/TheWire, when Cutty is hospitalized, his roommate is shown watching {{Creator/HBO}}'s ''{{Series/Deadwood}}'' on his bed monitor.
60	-->'''Roommate:''' "[[HehHehYouSaidX Ha ha ha, he called him]] 'cocksucker'!"\
61	'''Cutty:''' ''(muttering)'' "Damn dense..."
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63	[[AC:Creator/{{MTV}}]]
64	* In the {{Pilot}} of ''Series/TeenWolf'', Scott's mother worries about him having a new girlfriend, and says she won't be on "some show with a pregnant teenager." ''Series/TeenMom'' also airs on MTV.
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66	[[AC:Creator/{{NBC}}]]
67	* ''[[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle The Bullwinkle Show]]'': During the brief period where the show was hosted by a Bullwinkle puppet, the moose often made jokes about ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'', which came after the show on NBC's Sunday night lineup.
68	-->'''Bullwinkle:''' And now, friends, stay tuned for ''The Bullwinkle Show'', which will continue for the next three-and-a-half hours over most of these stations. ''The Bullwinkle Show'' is broken into segments, you know; the Walt Disney segment, the ''Series/Car54WhereAreYou'' segment, the ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' segment, and many others. So keep tuned, as ''The Bullwinkle Show'' presents the National Broadcasting Company!
69	** Another intro Bullwinkle mistakenly call his program ''The Loretta Young Show'' (which ended its run the previous season) before being pulled offscreen, allegedly by NBC president David Sarnoff.
70	** One animated segment gives us this gem:
71	--->'''Bullwinkle:''' This is an ethical dilemma fraught with portent.
72	--->'''Rocky:''' What does this mean?
73	--->'''Bullwinkle:''' I dunno, I heard it on ''Series/MeetThePress''.
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75	[[AC:Creator/{{UPN}}]]
76	* ''Series/SpecialUnit2'': DaChief briefs the NaiveNewcomer on reality.
77	-->"The monsters of every child's nightmare, they're all real. Except [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Vampires]]. Complete and total fiction."

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