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* The ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' episode "Jack vs Aku" starts with three of his attempts on Jack's life failing [[Epic Fail| even worse than they usually do]]. The villain curses the shoddy attempts by the robots, slumps in his throne, and mumbles, "Guess it's true what they say, you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself..." Then his eyes open wide as he gets an idea (lure Jack into a trap by challenging him personally), which kicks off the episode's main plot.
* Sent up in a [[Running Gag]] on the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "Cancelled". The astronomer investigating Cartman's satellite dish implant draws several correct conclusions after increasingly absurd free association sessions based on conversations with Chef.
** [[Depraved Homosexual|Mr. Garrison]] struggled to invent a new vehicle until Mr. Hat [[TalkingInner to ThemselfDialogue|commented]] "Boy, that Enrique Iglesias can sure gyrate his hot ass around" and decided on a gyroscope.
* Shego's mockery of her evil employer Dr. Drakken in ''[[Kim Possible]]'' often gives him inspiration for his next [[World Domination]] plot.
** When Kim visited her cousin Larry, he commented that Monty Fiske, the archeologist they had assisted earlier, was a master of Tai Shing Pek Kwar or Monkey Kung-Fu, prompting Kim to realize that he was the villain Monkey Fist.