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* ''[[Star Trek]]'' can be prone to this sometimes. |
* ''[[Star Trek]]'' can be prone to this sometimes. |
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** The [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original series]] had the Nazi planet episode, which involved a well-intentioned Starfleet officer converting an alien planet into a recreation of Nazi Germany because, from what he knew of history, it seemed to him like a good way to introduce order to the people. [[Kirk Summation|Kirk has to explain to him]] the Aesop of "What Hitler did was wrong. Don't do that." |
** The [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original series]] had the Nazi planet episode, which involved a well-intentioned Starfleet officer converting an alien planet into a recreation of Nazi Germany because, from what he knew of history, it seemed to him like a good way to introduce order to the people. [[Kirk Summation|Kirk has to explain to him]] the Aesop of "What Hitler did was wrong. Don't do that." |
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* It happens quite often in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well. One of the more obvious examples is the 2008 episode "[[Doctor Who/Recap/ |
* It happens quite often in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well. One of the more obvious examples is the 2008 episode "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E03 Planet of the Ood|Planet of the Ood]]" which appears to have the message "Slavery is a bad thing." How many of the audience didn't already know that is unclear. |
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* Happens on ''[[Dr. Phil]]'' often. Usually he ends up telling people something that they should already know, like that it's not okay to cheat on your wife, or it's bad to abuse your family, or that child molestation is horrible. But the people on the show will act like he's telling them something radical that they've never considered and will be belligerent to the end. |
* Happens on ''[[Dr. Phil]]'' often. Usually he ends up telling people something that they should already know, like that it's not okay to cheat on your wife, or it's bad to abuse your family, or that child molestation is horrible. But the people on the show will act like he's telling them something radical that they've never considered and will be belligerent to the end. |
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* Joked with occasionally on [[Myth Busters]], when they warn against an obviously dangerous act due to a lesser-known risk associated with it that they had spent the episode proving was possible: |
* Joked with occasionally on [[Myth Busters]], when they warn against an obviously dangerous act due to a lesser-known risk associated with it that they had spent the episode proving was possible: |
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