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* Shawn Spencer in ''[[Psych]]'' frequently has major Eureka Moments very early in the episode. Usually he's figured out the particularly far-fetched explanation very early (such as figuring out that a victim had been bitten by a T-Rex...don't ask), but the whole episode then revolves around him and Gus trying to find the evidence to prove the outlandish theory correct. Reverse Detective Work, maybe?

* This trope regularly occurred on ''[[Remington Steele]]'', with Steele being reminded of an old movie which somehow resembles the case he is working on. Sometimes used as a [[Red Herring]] when Steele's movie references end up providing a plausible but entirely incorrect solution.

* In one episode of ''[[Seven Days]]'', a scientist discovers a cure for cancer by seeing some water on her morning jog. The discovery is apparently averted when Frank goes back and interrupts her right before she sees the water- but she discovers it anyway after receiving a similar Eureka Moment from some coffee Frank gives her.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG 1]]''. If Jack O'Neill is going to solve the episode's problem without shooting his gun a bunch, he'll say something random and Carter'll build a solution out of it.