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* When some of the older ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]'' shorts were aired on TV in the 60's via The Woody Woodpecker show, apparently SOMEBODY at the studios felt that it was necessary to add extra dialogue to the shorts which read clearly visible, readable signs. (i.e. In the TV cut of the short The Loan Stranger, when we first see the Sympathy Loan Company the new Woody Woodpecker dialogue reads out the large, plainly visible words on the buildings signs.) Thankfully, the Woody Woodpecker collections use the original, uncut shorts with no unwarranted, pointless editing done to them like this.
** This was probably done to cater for children, unable to read what the signs say. It's seen occasionally in some countries that have the practice of dubbing English cartoons in the local language.
* ''[[The Simpsons (
** The Mayor Quimby for Mayor Mayoral Committee during his run for re-election.
** Homer in "Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie": "I can't let that happen, I won't let that happen, and I can't let that happen!"
** Some of the Stonecutters' usual activities: "Beer busts, beer blasts, keggers, stein hoists, A.A. meetings, beer nights..."
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* Used in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' whenever Mojo Jojo speaks.
** And when Bubbles gets hit on the head and thinks she's Mojo:
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'''Mojo Jojo:''' [[Hypocritical Humor|I do not talk like that! The way I communicate is much different! I do not reiterate, repeat, reinstate the same thing over and over again! I am clear! Concise! To-the-point!]] }}
*** And later in that episode...
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*** "That's all just well enough, because in reality there is only room enough in this world for one Mojo Jojo. One shall be the number of Mojo Jojos in the world, and the number of Mojo Jojos in the world shall be one! Two Mojo Jojos is too many, and three is [[Monty Python and
*** "There's only room for one Mojo Jojo" "I heard that!" "Yeah yeah, so did we. About a million times. We get it already!!"
*** And then there's the episode when Mojo Jojo is assigned the job of teaching English, and manages to get the ''entire city'' talking like this.
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'''Philippe (a French student):''' Pardon, monsieur, but all you did was ask of us our names, and that is what we answered with.
'''Mojo Jojo:''' Yes, and that is wrong, because it is boring and uninteresting and thoroughly bringing me to a state of unconsciousness! From those simple, pathetic names, I learn nothing! I am here to teach you proper English, and with that you are to learn proper descriptive and defining skills! }}
** "The City of Townsville" itself is redundant. And their sister city, the Town of Citysville, even moreso.
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*** This is commented on by Mojo when he [[Interactive Narrator|forcibly replaces the narrator]], and [[Hypocritical Humor|complains that kind of redundancy is rather annoying.]]
** The Mayor of Townsville is named ''[[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Mayor]]''. It gets especially silly when Mayor was ousted from his position, where he used to be Mayor Mayor. He's essentially ex-Mayor Mayor. He got better though, and got his position back.
* Used in ''[[
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* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'':
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'''Danny:''' Um, you said "executioner" three times.
'''Walker:''' I like that part of the job. }}
* ''[[Yin Yang Yo
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'''Yang:''' Um, you said "executioner" three times.
'''Carl the Evil Cockroach Wizard:''' Well... there's three of you. }}
* An ad for ''[[
* An episode of ''[[The Critic]]'' had the title character interviewing for a job as a truck driver, and the interviewer repeatedly asked the question "Are you prone to having blackouts?"
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI2ZJCLmAUQ You sure like shrimp, Mr. President.]
* ''[[The Boondocks]]'': "Now that it looks like [[Barack Obama|Obama]] is going to win, as a Black African-American Negro, are you very excited, or are you ''extremely'' excited?"
* [[Lobo]] in ''[[Superman:
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* Used in ''[[Freakazoid
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'''Freakazoid:''' This is very used, and there's good stuff comin' on... good stuff. I'm laughing on the inside. Good stuff. }}
** Can we look at the hula girls again? I like those. Hula...girls
* Back in the day (to be more precise, the 1930s animated short ''What, No Spinach?''), Wimpy once showed [[Popeye]] a menu that said "Hamburgers, Roast Duck, Hamburgers, Soup, Hamburgers". ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2SbT12z9ho 2:07])
** "Nice selection you got there."
* On ''[[
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'''SpongeBob:''' I'm so cold I can use my nose drippings as a pair of chopsticks!
'''[[The Ditz|Patrick]]:''' I'm so cold... I'm shivering! }}
** In the episode "Something Smells", SpongeBob asks Patrick what he ate. [[Hilarity Ensues|This]] conversation takes place:
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'''SpongeBob:''' No, I just meant this morning.
'''Patrick:''' Some roast beef, some chicken, a pizza... }}
** And in the episode where SpongeBob and Patrick found a submarine:
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'''Patrick:''' You said bye to Squidward twice.
'''SpongeBob:''' [[Ho Yay|I like Squidward.]] }}
** There's also the episode where Mrs. Puff is thrown in prison. She's trying to remain optimistic by thinking of things she won't have to worry about when she stumbles across not having to put up with Spongebob. After that, she continues to list off things (paraphrased): "No more driving lessons, no more Spongebob, no more traffic jams, no more Spongebob, no more late nights, no more Spongebob, no more Spongebob, NO MORE SPONGEBOB!!!"
** There is an episode entitled "The Bad Guy Club for Villains".
** And let's not forget "Can You Spare A Dime?":
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'''Mr. Krabs''': Well, the way I see it, you have [[Rule of Three|three possibilities]]: one, you stole it; two, you stole it; or three, YOU STOLE IT! }}
*** And at the end:
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'''Mr. Krabs''': Well, the way I see it, you have three possibilities: one, you put the dime in me pants; two, you put the dime in me pants; or three, YOU PUT THE DIME IN ME PANTS!! }}
* The [[PBS]] show ''[[Word Girl]]'' had a short that illustrated the meaning of the word "redundant". Lady Redundant Woman was a villainess who could create copies of herself and liked to use several words that meant the same basic thing when one would do ("You're perplexed... confused..." etc. as she gloats). She came to the heroine's attention when she stole a sofa, a couch, ''and'' a futon. Also works in a copier store and when asked to make white copies, she makes them in pearl, ivory and plain ol' white.
* ''[[
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'''Peter Griffin:''' Na-nnnya na dub yeh... hang on there slick, now I see your game! We come in here wanting a practical car but then you dangle this tank in front of me and expect me to walk away. Well I may be an idiot but there is one thing I am not sir... and that, sir, is an idiot. Now I demand you tell me more about this tank!
'''Car Salesman:''' Weh-ee-ell, if you're looking for quality then look no further.
'''Peter Griffin:''' That's more like it! Tell me, what are the tank's safety features?
'''Car Salesman:''' What a good-looking question! Three inches of reinforced steel protects your daughter from short-range missile attacks.
'''Peter Griffin:''' I see -- and does the sedan protect against missiles?
'''Car Salesman:''' It does not.
'''Peter Griffin:''' Nyeaaah... you hear that Meg? Yeah, that does not protect against missiles. See these, these are the questions, this is why I'm here.
'''Brian:''' Peter -- you can't be serious: this is a thirty ton war machine!
'''Peter Griffin:''' Nyeah... I'm still not sure...
'''Car Salesman:''' Did I mention the tank is a tank?
'''Peter Griffin:''' Sold! }}
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** When Jesus becomes famous in the episode "I Dream of Jesus," one newspaper runs the headline "Jesus Is [[Bigger Than Jesus]]."
* ''[[Doug]]'':
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* In an episode of ''Tripping the Rift'', Chode McBlob explains what it takes to be a man:
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* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'':
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* Jim Moralès of ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' is fond of repeating himself in his speeches. Here's a noteworthy example:
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* In ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'', the name Chorh-Gom translates to "sitting in prison". So Tai Lung was imprisoned in the Sitting in Prison Prison.
** Also, Shifu's name translates as either teacher or master... so he's "Master Master".
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** The TV series has the villain Hundun, who practically lives and breathes this trope.
* ''[[Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''. Freaky Fred episode.
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* In one episode of ''[[Sushi Pack]]'', The Collector takes a moment to [[Just Between You and Me|explain exactly how he captured]] the Pack members using toy cars.
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** He then offers them a chance to race for their freedom, leading to the following exchange:
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'''The Collector:''' Because I promise not to? I may cheat and steal, but I never lie.... Except sometimes about cheating and stealing. }}
** Describing Sir Darkly in "No Clowning Around":
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'''Tako''': He's mean.
'''Maguro''': He's cold!
'''Tako''': He's mean.
'''Maguro''': He's ''creepy''!
'''Tako''': He's mean!
'''Maguro''': You're repeating yourself. }}
* Lucius lists off a number of things that make life worthwhile in one episode of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', only for his girlfriend to point out that he listed "misery" three times. His response: [[Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad|"I like misery!"]]
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** ''Mysterious Mysteries (Of Strange Mystery)''.
** "There's waffle in 'em!" (Stated, of course, with regard to waffles. That is what they were.)
* Cheese from ''[[
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'''Frankie:''' "Please, listen to me and listen carefully. I have had a crazy day. I can forget all about the sandwiches, dentists, courthouses, the brain-sucking aliens from the outer who-knows-where..."
'''Cheese:''' "Gottagogottagogottagogottagogottago!"
'''Frankie:''' "...as long as I can find out one teeny, tiny thing: Louise, '''where''' does Cheese have to go?!"
'''Louise:''' "I dunno. Sometimes he just likes to go. See? Look at him go."
'''Cheese:''' "Gottagogottagogottagogottagogottago!" }}
* Who knows why ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' needed a car, let alone a car that could turn into a van for no practical reason but redundancy, when he could also pop helicopter blades out of his HEAD and fly anywhere he wanted! It also made another less frequently used gadget, which inflated his body and caused him to float, pretty redundant as well.
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** And babes! Don't forget babes!
** Master Hama does this with Johnny during training.
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'''Johnny:''' "You said watch twice."
'''Master Hama:''' "YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!" }}
* Mayor Flitter Flutter, a new character in ''[[My Little Pony]]: Twinkle Wish Adventure'' talks this way.
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"I am here! I have arrived! I have reached my destination." }}
* Episode 23 of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Another episode has Twilight telling Spike to fetch the "Astronomical Astronomer's Almanac to All Things Astronomy".
** Twilight's recursive checklists in "Lesson Zero".
* This is the [[Verbal Tic]] of [[Angela Anaconda]], who has this as her [[Verbal Tic]]
* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', Iago says "We gotta get out of here. Bring the guns, the weapons, the knives!" Why say "the guns" and "the knives" when they are also weapons? And what weapons do Jafar and Iago have that are ''not'' the guns and the knives?
** A better question is why the hell do they have ''guns'' in medieval...Persia-lookalike?
** In one episode, Genie introduces himself as being with the Federal Bureau of Bureaucratic Bureaucracy.
* At the start of the ''[[
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'''Scratch:''' Excuse me, Your Viciousness, you already said that.
'''Robotnik:''' Then allow me to repeat myself yet again! ''You are '''nincombots!''''' }}
* Occasionally invoked in ''[[
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** After Doofenshmirtz puts out a campfire.
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** "Space Adventure! It's an adventure in space!"
** From ''[[Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across
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** Or this [[Running Gag]] from "Isabella and the Temple of Sap".
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'''Isabella''': Did you just say "Old-Abandoned-Old-Abandoned"? }}
*** Though at least that one had an explanation. It was originally called the "Old Abandoned Amusement Park", and later became old and abandoned.
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* Anyone remember ''[[The Angry Beavers]]''?
** "Spooty spoothead."
* From ''[[
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* In the King Midas episode of ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
* The [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]] of the ''Pith Possum'' segments of ''[[The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]''. "The Phantom Mask Of The Dark Black Darkness Of Black", anyone?
* In ''[[Life With Louie]]'', after Louie has a bad experience with a tornado and his school principal devises a complex (and expensive) 11-step program to cure him of his agoraphobia, the following exchange occurs:
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'''Principal:''' Well, that was step one.
'''Andy:''' Well, you're still here, aren't you? }}
* Alejo's catchphrase in ''Alejo And Valentina'': "How about we go eat food?"
* In an episode of ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up]]'' the main cast creates a (incredibly poor) musical based on [[High School Musical]]. At the night of the premiere, the banner above the entrance points out that it's a musical three times.
* From ''[[
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** The New Justice Team theme song embodies this trope. The first verse:
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Go, team,
Go, team,
Team, team, team
Who's the newest Justice Team?
The New Justice Team! }}
** All throughout ''Into The Wild Green Yonder'', there's a [[Running Gag]] of people saying "cell phone telephone."
** From "The Prisoner of Benda":
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** In "Love and Rocket" Leela mentions her "mutual breakup with Shawn that was totally mutual".
* From ''[[South Park]]'':
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** "Spontaneous Combustion", when Whoopi Goldberg announces the nominees for an award:
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** "That dog is a gay homosexual."
* An episode of ''[[Regular Show]]'' had Rigby master the [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|Death Punch of Death]].
** Also, in "Grilled Cheese Deluxe":
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* [[Megas XLR|The R.E.G.I.S Mk5]] is invincible. Your pathetic weapons cannot harm the R.E.G.I.S Mk5, which is invincible.
* [[Animaniacs
* The [[So Bad It's Good|classic]] ''[[Transformers Generation 1|Transformers]]'' episode "City of Steel" brings us this memorable line as Mirage, Ratchet and Hound wrestle a robotic alligator.
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'''Optimus Prime:''' From the looks of it, I'd say a little of both! }}
* [[Space Ghost]]'s The Brak show starring Brak!
* From ''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' episode "Zoo Cops":
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* Occasionally shows up in ''[[Megas XLR]]''
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* ''[[
* ''[[Transformers Prime]]'''s Starscream combines this with [[Blind Idiot Translation]] in the Hungarian dubbing, with the following line: "Who was the student of my former master, just like me."<ref>Original line: "One who can be student to my master."</ref>
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