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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: In a "Fan Corrections" about Thomas Jefferson helping James Madison write the Constitution from abroad in France, Jefferson and Madison are talking on cell phones.

** "The [[Sarah Palin]] History Network" told the story of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which included the Founding Fathers as "plumbers, loggers, and truck drivers", [[The Jeffersons|George Jefferson]], Paul Revere, and FDR, all wielding modern handguns, [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] showing up to stop them, and the Fathers' secret weapon: [[Star Wars|R2-D2]] with a gun.

** Similarly, "The Michele Bachmann History Channel" talked about the Constitutional Convention, which had Andrew Jackson - "father of the Jackson Five", Sam [[Patch Adams~~|Patch~~]] ~~Adams~~, [[John Wayne]], John Wayne Gacy, and John Quincy Jones, who then all recorded a song on modern studio equipment in "Orlando, Florida, 1927".

** Similarly, "The Michele Bachmann History Channel" talked about the Constitutional Convention, which had Andrew Jackson - "father of the Jackson Five", Sam [[Patch Adams]], [[John Wayne]], John Wayne Gacy, and John Quincy Jones, who then all recorded a song on modern studio equipment in "Orlando, Florida, 1927".

* [[The Announcer]]: Andy Richter

* [[Ascended Meme]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgk9jCEQBag Conyan] shown on one of the show's bumpers.

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* [[Episode Title Card]]: Every episode has a silly title such as "Baa Baa Blackmail" or "Murder She Tweeted".

** With another episode title referencing ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' right after Super Bowl XLV, entitled "'Whisper', She Shouted", one has to wonder if that in particular will become a [[Running Gag]].

** Most of the episode title cards have absolutely ''nothing'' to do with the guests or content of the show, but an episode in March 2011 featuring [[WWE]] Champion [[The Miz]] was entitled, "And In This Corner... Gingivitis!"

** Most of the episode title cards have absolutely ''nothing'' to do with the guests or content of the show, but an episode in March 2011 featuring [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] Champion [[The Miz]] was entitled, "And In This Corner... Gingivitis!"

** Followed in May 2011 by "Redbeard's Last Stand", as described in [[Important Haircut]].

** A June 2011 episode featured a series of title cards inspired by the opening credits from ''[[Superman]]'', with the title "What Happens on Krypton, Stays On Krypton".