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{{quote|''"Let's cut to the commercial break like a news show. (''ominous voice'') Something in your house may kill you. Find out what--after the break."''|'''Craig Ferguson'''}}

{{quote|''"Why is the news always the same as the miniseries that was just on? What are the odds of that?"''|'''[[Dilbert (~~Animation~~)|Dilbert]]'''}}

{{quote|''"Why is the news always the same as the miniseries that was just on? What are the odds of that?"''|'''[[Dilbert (animation)|Dilbert]]'''}}

Segment from a [[News Broadcast]], usually following a [[Made for TV Movie]], asking the question, "Space alien invasion/drug dealer invasion/mountaintop plane crash cannibalism: could this happen to you?"

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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* An episode of ''[[~~Beakmans World|~~Beakman's World]]'' dealt with the ridiculous question of whether or not your intestinal gas could cause the toilet to explode. Lester the Rat spends the entire segment holding it and waiting to see if it's safe for him to use the restroom. [[What an Idiot!|Apparently all the times throughout his life that he used the toilet without an explosion weren't proof enough for him.]]

* An episode of ''[[Beakman's World]]'' dealt with the ridiculous question of whether or not your intestinal gas could cause the toilet to explode. Lester the Rat spends the entire segment holding it and waiting to see if it's safe for him to use the restroom. [[What an Idiot!|Apparently all the times throughout his life that he used the toilet without an explosion weren't proof enough for him.]]

** Of course, as par for the course with [[~~Beakmans~~ World]], the question was not ''that'' ridiculous. It turns out they used to explode, until the modern flush toilet's air trap came along.

** Of course, as par for the course with [[Beakman's World]], the question was not ''that'' ridiculous. It turns out they used to explode, until the modern flush toilet's air trap came along.

* Parodied by real life news anchor John Beard on ''[[Arrested Development]]''. No matter how outlandish or irrelevant the story he's teasing, he'll always throw in something like "What this means for your weekend, at 11."