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** The Kate Jackson episode has a running gag revealing that Silverman (played by John Belushi) was sent to NBC by [[Charlies Angels|Charlie]] to ruin the network.
** The Kate Jackson episode has a running gag revealing that Silverman (played by John Belushi) was sent to NBC by [[Charlies Angels|Charlie]] to ruin the network.
** The 1979 Christmas show has a running gag of promos hyping Gary Coleman appearances on every other NBC show and special, since ''[[Diffrent Strokes]]'' was one of the network's only hits at the time, along with ''SNL''.
** The 1979 Christmas show has a running gag of promos hyping Gary Coleman appearances on every other NBC show and special, since ''[[Diffrent Strokes]]'' was one of the network's only hits at the time, along with ''SNL''.
** The "Limo for the Lame-O" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Franken#Saturday_Night_Live affair]: Al Franken encouraged viewers to send letters to NBC asking that Franken get the use of a company limo -- since Silverman had one despite all the flops he'd launched, and Franken was on a hit show. This ''did not'' go over well with Silverman, and it led to him nixing Lorne Michaels' request that Franken succeed him as executive producer of ''SNL''.
** The "Limo for the Lame-O" [[wikipedia:Al Franken#Saturday Night Live|affair]]: Al Franken encouraged viewers to send letters to NBC asking that Franken get the use of a company limo -- since Silverman had one despite all the flops he'd launched, and Franken was on a hit show. This ''did not'' go over well with Silverman, and it led to him nixing Lorne Michaels' request that Franken succeed him as executive producer of ''SNL''.
** Then there was the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3JLKw0q4kY "Conspiracy Theory Rock"] short from the 1998 season, which is about major corporations like General Electric controlling the media. It was banned from re-airing, but would appear on a TV Funhouse "Best Of" DVD.
** Then there was the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3JLKw0q4kY "Conspiracy Theory Rock"] short from the 1998 season, which is about major corporations like General Electric controlling the media. It was banned from re-airing, but would appear on a TV Funhouse "Best Of" DVD.
** In an installment of ''Weekend Update'':
** In an installment of ''Weekend Update'':
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* In his show ''[[No Reservations]]'', celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain frequently pokes fun at his producers and The Travel Network.
* In his show ''[[No Reservations]]'', celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain frequently pokes fun at his producers and The Travel Network.
** Although compared to the absolute ''demolishing'' of [[Food Network]] in his book, ''A Cook's Tour'' (which was funded by the network in question), Bourdain is pratically complimentary.
** Although compared to the absolute ''demolishing'' of [[Food Network]] in his book, ''A Cook's Tour'' (which was funded by the network in question), Bourdain is pratically complimentary.
* ''[[The Soup]]'' takes sooooooooo many jabs at [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitle4hhloid7 E!] They even have a segment dedicated to mocking E! shows called "Let's take some E!"
* ''[[The Soup]]'' takes sooooooooo many jabs at [[Main/Ptitle 4 hhloid 7|E!]] They even have a segment dedicated to mocking E! shows called "Let's take some E!"
** Also a staple of ''[[Chelsea Lately]]''. Chelsea Handler frequently ridiculed the network president, even while she was dating him.
** Also a staple of ''[[Chelsea Lately]]''. Chelsea Handler frequently ridiculed the network president, even while she was dating him.
* An episode of [[Family Matters]] had Carl passive aggressively chewed out by his wife for liking [[The Three Stooges]], who essentially calls him childish and sadistic for liking a show about people getting hurt. His nephew Richie even says that the show was too juvenile for him. Saying this while The Three Stooges is essentially the grandfather of sitcoms (including Family Matters) and is practically responsible for physical comedy as a whole. Even hypocritical considering how much physical comedy Family Matters itself uses.
* An episode of [[Family Matters]] had Carl passive aggressively chewed out by his wife for liking [[The Three Stooges]], who essentially calls him childish and sadistic for liking a show about people getting hurt. His nephew Richie even says that the show was too juvenile for him. Saying this while The Three Stooges is essentially the grandfather of sitcoms (including Family Matters) and is practically responsible for physical comedy as a whole. Even hypocritical considering how much physical comedy Family Matters itself uses.
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