Entendre Failure: Difference between revisions

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* In ''[[Mallrats]]'', someone makes a remark that another character likes to have sex with women "in a very uncomfortable place." [[Strange Minds Think Alike|Several characters]] misinterpret this and ask if he means the back of a Volkswagen.

* In the movie ''[[Half Baked]]'', Thurgood is telling his friends not to spend any money, as they have to save it. Then:

'''Thurgood Jenkins:''' Obviously [[Comically Missing the Point|you missed the whole point of that story]]. }}

* In ''[[Almost Heroes]]'', after some [[Naughty Birdwatching]]:

'''Leslie''': Polish the pewter? Why, Jonah does that for me. }}

** He gets it a minute later, and is affronted.

* Half the jokes on ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''. For example, Sally remarks after her first date that, "Well, he wanted to sleep with me. I wanted sex, but since he was tired I let him go home."

* In the ''[[That 70s Show]]'' episode "The Velvet Rope":

'''Kelso:''' I guess that's why I gotta go study. }}

* This is Teal'c's main gag in the first few seasons of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. Not always sexual.

* A ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit was built on this premise, as Randy Quaid is trying to explain to Pee-Wee Herman, in euphemisms, that he's thinking about going to a prostitute:

'''Pee-Wee:''' (nods understandingly) A ''mime!'' }}

* In the ''[[All in The Family]]'' episode "The Bunkers and the Swingers", Edith answers an ad in a magazine, which was written by swingers, but she doesn't get the innuendo and thinks they're just looking for friends. When they show up, [[Hilarity Ensues]].

* In an early episode of [[The War at Home]], [[Overprotective Dad|Dave]] is concerned that Hillary might have lost her virginity, and tries to find out if Larry knows anything about it. Apparently, he doesn't.

'''Dave:''' Why do I even bother with you? }}

* Pretty much all of the earlier episodes of ''[[Two and A Half Men]]'' had jokes about Jake not getting the adults sexual innuendos and [[Literal Minded|taking things literally]].

* ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', in a pregnancy scare episode, had a scene something like this:

Cory: "I think I know what you're getting at, Shawn." *beat* "You'd like seconds. I'll be right back." }}

* ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' features a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT2wE0fLdWg sketch] with a new doctor starting work in a [[Awful British Sex Comedy|Bawdy 1970's Hospital]]. He is soon fired after it becomes apparent he's incapable of making double entendres.

* Happens in ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'':

'''Will''':...th-they be sayin' "damn he got some big feet." }}

* In ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'':

'''Sheldon''': You mean like Salt Lake City? }}

* In one episode of ''[[Hello Cheeky]]'', John gives the joke "The world's long-distance swimming record is held by Liza Garotti, a very successful callgirl from Venice". Tim stands around blinking for a while, before saying that he fails to see the humor in that -- a switchboard operator being a good swimmer.

'''Tim:''' Oh...when I'm lonely, I call mummy. Does that mean she's a callgirl? }}

== Video Games ==

* ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]]'': "Does the Pope shit in the woods?" "I keep telling you I don't know, homes, where His Holiness does his business is his business."

* During the first few battles with only [[Tales of Vesperia|Yuri and Estelle]] as your party members you get things like:

'''Yuri''': Never mind. }}

* In [[Dragon Age]]: Origins, the golem Shale will ask [[Depraved Bisexual|Zevran]] why the Warden spared his life after trying to kill him/her. Zevran will ask Shale in turn how anyone could destroy something as [[Handsome Lech|attractive]] as him. When Shale fails to see the point, the following exchange takes place if Alistair is in the party:

''Alistair'': A challenge? I'd happily hop borders, given the chance. I've never even been close to leaving Ferelden! }}

** Becomes a [[Running Gag]] in [[Dragon Age II]] with Merrill, who periodically will ask if she missed something dirty during conversations with other party members.

* ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' contains a couple of examples.

** From "Lying Bastards":

'''Bree:''' There's no "ho" in "Mexico"! }}

** From "Let's Play Doctor":

'''Jonas:''' Uh... A boombox? }}

* A recent episode of [[Red vs. Blue]] has Caboose pulling an Entendre Failure on ''himself'', with Tucker's help. When Tucker mentions him and his alien son Junior (long story) being somewhere "in between" human and alien, Caboose replies with "In between two alien... and human... '''ladies?''' and later repeatedly wonders aloud "what Tucker's doing in between the two ladies."

== Western Animation ==

* From ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Dial 'N' for Nerder":

'''Bart:''' Fine. }}

** Later on in the episode, when Bart buries a bone for Martin to find...

'''Lisa:''' Bart, he's not gonna get it. }}