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== Live Action TV ==
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[MacGyver]]'' found himself in quite a few of these in Latin America as well as Africa. One particular episode had Mac being sequestered by his [[CIA]] operative friend Abe into kidnapping a South American dictator. When Abe tells Mac this is because said dictator was on CIA's payroll, only for him to double cross them, we get this priceless exchange:
* ''[[MacGyver]]'' found himself in quite a few of these in Latin America as well as Africa. One particular episode had Mac being sequestered by his [[CIA]] operative friend Abe into kidnapping a South American dictator. When Abe tells Mac this is because said dictator was on CIA's payroll, only for him to double cross them, we get this priceless exchange:
{{quote| '''Mac''': I don't believe it. First Noriega, then Iran-Contra now this! Tell me, is there ''anyone'' you guys ''haven't'' financed yet?<br />
{{quote|'''Mac''': I don't believe it. First Noriega, then Iran-Contra now this! Tell me, is there ''anyone'' you guys ''haven't'' financed yet?
'''Abe''': [[Strawman Political|The Democrats!]] }}
'''Abe''': [[Strawman Political|The Democrats!]] }}
* The IMF in ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' were dispatched to one of these countries almost every episode where they weren't sent to [[Ruritania]], it seems.
* The IMF in ''[[Mission Impossible]]'' were dispatched to one of these countries almost every episode where they weren't sent to [[Ruritania]], it seems.