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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' does this a ''lot''. Some examples:

** After Spike finds himself incapable of biting Willow due to the recently [[Restraining Bolt|implanted chip]] in his head, there follows a very funny conversation between the two which could almost word-for-word be about impotence. Until right at the end, when Willow mentions that they could "wait half an hour and try again," does a take that needs no words to express, "What the ''hell'' did I just say?", and brains him with a lamp.

*** and just moments earlier "Honey are you sure you are a Vampire Slayer?" and moments later "It's because you didn't have a strong father figure isn't it?". You really can't get any more specific than this.

*** And in a later episode, she mentions how supportive she's been about the supernatural side of Buffy's life, saying, "I've tried to march in the Slayer Pride parade."

** In the episode "The Vision-Thing" Wesley mentions a Chinese herbal shop called Wang Ho Dong, getting a long look from Gunn.

** In "Spin the Bottle" amnesiac Fred thinks she may have been abducted by aliens, and rambles about how they must have done terrible things to her naked, helpless body. In response Wesley's wrist-blade pops out spontaneously.

{{quote| '''Alex:''' There you go, there's the fight I was looking for! ''(pause)'' Now you feel better? ''(she hugs him)''<br />

'''Justin:''' ''(annoyed)'' Hm... Fine. ''(he tightens the hug)''<br />

*** And when they finally do, they end up rubbing their backs against each other, complete with groaning, until Ross and Rachel walk in and gasp in horror, with Ross saying "I expected this from you Phoebe, but you're a military man!" to the boyfriend.

** Let's face it, ''[[Friends]]'' uses this trope about every second episode.

** One episode has Ross and Joey accidentally taking a nap together. It's treated like a night of drunken experimentation.

{{quote| '''Joey:''' We have to talk about this!<br />

* ''[[The Class (TV)|The Class]]'': Nicole and Yonk go on a diet with no red meats. Duncan brings steak sandwiches to Nicole while Yonk is out for dinner, but Yonk comes home early while they're eating them together, at which point Duncan hurries out while they make excuses to Yonk. Particularly funny because Nicole and Duncan have actually cheated together before.

* An episode of ''[[Lizzie Mcguire]]'' has Gordo falling into the "forbidden world" of [[Tabletop RPG|roleplaying games]]. Which are, as they often are, treated like drugs. (At least it's a step up from being portrayed as demonic or satanic.)

* ''[[Boston Legal]]'' has played with the [[Ho Yay|relationship]] between Alan Shore (James Spader) and Denny Crane ([[William Shatner]]), making them seem like lovers even though both are [[Casanova Wannabe|heterosexual skirt-chasers]]. They end each episode on a balcony, discussing life. In one episode, Alan brought an old friend out to the balcony to hold a conversation, but when Denny saw them there, he left in a huff, and later accused Alan of infidelity; they even discussed the fact that fidelity isn't restricted to romantic relationships alone. Alan said he didn't want to lose Denny, and promised never to let anyone else get in the way of their friendship. ''And'' called Denny high-maintenance.

** They even have "sleepovers" on a regular basis. In one episode Denny was experiencing erectile problems and had an alarm on his crotch whenever he would get an erection...and when Alan proposed one of these "sleepovers" said alarm went off.

** A similar thing happened in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' when Marshall and Lily found a new couple to hang out with after Barney and Robin dumped them. It even has a [[Redemption in The Rain]] scene.

** The same happens with Helen and Joe in ''[[Wings (TV)|Wings]]''.

* The opening of ''[[Dexter]]'' shows Dexter's morning routine. Or is it his murder routine? Wait, what are you planning on doing with that dental floss?

** It's his morning routine. The [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious]] opening scene for the fourth season shows him do it while completely exhausted, and thus screwing it up, because {{spoiler|he's a daddy now, and babies cause lack of sleep}}. The end of the second season also shows him doing his morning routine. I'd just like to know where he gets those terrifying oranges.

'''Dean:''' They could be.<br />

'''Sam:''' I don't want them to be. I'm not going to live this life forever. Dean, when this is all over, you're going to have to let me go my own way. }}

* ''[[Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads]]?'' features a man about to get married. His [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] then returns, feeling betrayed by his old friend, and very out-of-the-loop. His attitude towards his best friend's fiancée varies between amusement and outright resentment, and she also resents him, seeing him as a threat. The first series ends with the two men sleeping together on the wedding night.

* ''Seacht'' has had Pete and Decko describing a guitar in terms more suited for a beautiful woman.