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== Anime & Manga ==

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]!'' has a couple of these, most obviously when a bunch of the girls overhear [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] Evangeline requesting that Negi pay for that day's [[Training From Hell|training session]], which goes something along these lines:

'''Evangeline:''' I told you, call me ''master''. }}

** By the way, the payment was sucking blood from his arm.

** Later on, [[Robot Girl|Chachamaru]] nearly causes Chisame's head to explode with this poorly worded statement about Negi's martial arts training.:

 

 

** This troper's absolute favorite example involved the episode when the main characters met the British [[Ventriloquism|Ventriloquist]] Leslie and his puppet Pamela. Because he kept Pamela a secret for certain reasons (she was kept in a large suitcase that he would not let anyone touch), several misunderstandings came out. First Pamela was mistaken by Jack as Leslie's [[Outlaw Couple|crime partner]] after reading a news article on the "Duke and Duchess" (Leslie was mistaken for being the "Duke"), then she's mistaken for being Leslie's girlfriend when Jack lets Janet and Terri hear Pamela's (actually Leslie's) voice through his bedroom wall. The [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] of the episode was a case of [[Mistaken for Murderer]] when the trio break into Leslie's apartment, and Jack opens the suitcase thinking that's where Leslie kept the stolen money in, only to pull out Pamela's hand. Cue the trio screaming in terror and fleeing the scene in the most [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious fashion]].

*** This was lampshaded in an early episode of ''[[Friends]]'' (who would later still use this trope plenty anyway):

'''Pheobe:''' Well then I've already seen this one. ''(turns off TV)'' }}

* There is a persistent rumour of an unaired ''[[Frasier]]'' episode that's ''not'' based at least partially on this plot (or the "[[A Simple Plan]]" plot).

* Happens during Earl's [[Show Within a Show|coma fantasy]] in ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''. Earl is the star of a [[The Fifties|1950's style]] [[Dom Com]] in his head, and he is married to a friend's ex-girlfriend that Earl was attracted to. She is pregnant, and conversing with Joy (their next-door neighbor) about a really awesome guy. Earl thinks she's talking about a gigolo...it turns out she's referring to a doctor.

* In an episode of ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' Maddy does this deliberately to Jonathan, interrupting their phone conversation with lines like "Oh, go on! Take me! I'm powerless to resist!" He isn't fooled:

'''Maddy''': [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Four pawns and a bishop]].<br />

'''Jonathan''': Resign. }}