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{{quote| "You're listening to ''Chatterbox'', hosted by me, Lazlow, because I got kicked off the rock station."}}
''[[GTA Radio]]'' is an extensive [[Show Within a Show]] within the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' universe. Although an [[Early-Bird Cameo|early form]] existed in ''[[Grand Theft Auto II]],'' it started when radio personality Lazlow Jones was hired to produce the radio shows for the series. Starting with ''[[
The stations cover a huge variety, ranging from talk, rock, techno, rap, country, and others. The DJs are just as colorful.
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=== This Show in a Show provides examples of: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: See [[Celebrity Paradox]] below. Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith, host of ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas|San Andreas's]]'' classic rock station K-DST, complains about the plaid-wearing grunge rockers featured on the modern rock station Radio X, which his own voice actor -- [[
* [[The Ahnold]]: Jack Howitzer, from the GTAIII saga.
* [[All Anime Is Naughty Tentacles]]: The ''Princess Robot Bubblegum'' cartoon on ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV|IV's]]'' CNT channel, which parodies many [[Japanese Media Tropes]]. There's also a trailer for a separate [[Humongous Mecha]] show with an equally [[Word Salad Title]].
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* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]: In ''[[The Lost and Damned]]''...
{{quote| '''Max Cavalera''': "[[Precision F-Strike|Fuck you]], Jimmy [Gestapo], you left puke all over the studio last night!"}}
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Axl Rose voices Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith in ''San Andreas's'' classic rock station K-DST, yet [[
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Jimmy Gestapo, DJ of ''IV's'' LCHC (Liberty City Hardcore). Luke (voiced by the man of the same name from 2 Live Crew) on ''Vice City Stories''' Fresh 105 FM is this as well, as is Iggy Pop of ''IV's'' Liberty Rock Radio.
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: Marvin Trill, host of the ''Area 53'' segment of West Coast Talk Radio (WCTR) in ''San Andreas'', a parody of ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]''.
** "John Smith" in ''IV's'' episodes, a parody of right-wing/libertarian [[Conspiracy Theorist|Conspiracy Theorists]].
* [[Contractual Purity]]: [[In
* [[Deadly Game]]: ''Liberty City Survivor'', advertised in ''III''. The ad, complemented with fan footage from ''IV'', can be listened to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRera2ig9k here.]
** Arguably the basis for ''[[Manhunt]]''.
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''(WCTR News #06):'' "Is the world ending? We hope so -- we need the ratings. The news is next!" }}
* [[Defictionalization]]: [[wikipedia:Lazlow|Lazlow]], radio scriptwriter for most GTA games from ''III'' onwards, has an actual XM radio show, in large part because of his resurgent popularity stemming from his involvement with the series, including, but not limited to, hosting a radio show in each game. He directly references it in IV, when he uses lines about remembering a time "when 16-year-olds could drink, smoke at bars, listen to heavy metal, and get into high-speed accidents" which was lifted directly from the opening to his show.
* [[Distracted
* [[The Ditz]]: Amy Sheckenhausen from ''Vice City's'' K-Chat fits this trope perfectly, flirting with her famous or attractive guests and, until the end of an interview, being completely oblivious to the fact that one of her guests was promoting {{spoiler|[[But You Screw One Goat!|bestiality]]}}.
* [[The Dung Ages]]: The in-game TV documentary "A History of Liberty City" in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV
** [[Anachronism Stew]]: While this doesn't apply to the game itself, the [[Mockumentary|"documentary"]] makes mention of porno magazines, subways, roller coasters and convenience stores as being part of [[Hollywood History|"American History"]] anywhere from 20 to hundreds of years before they became prolific.
* [[Dumbass DJ]]: Most of 'em DJs count.
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* [[Genki Girl]]: [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]] by Jenny, a guest on VCPR in ''Vice City''. She's all happy, upbeat and genki because she was prescribed heavy anti-depressants ever since her family was gruesomely murdered.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Pepe of GTAVC's Radio Espantoso.
* [[Hanging Judge]]: Judge Grady, host of the court show parody "Just or Unjust" segment of right-wing radio station ''We Know the Truth (WKTT)'' in ''IV''. The show's introduction has him fining a man a million dollars for "wasting the court's time," and he uses [[Duel to
* [[Hates the Job, Loves
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: ''Tons''. The series has featured such people as [[wikipedia:Funkmaster Flex|Funkmaster Flex]], [[Iggy Pop]], [[Juliette Lewis]], [[wikipedia:Daddy Yankee|Daddy Yankee]], [[Saturday Night Live|Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader]], [[wikipedia:Luther Campbell|Luther Campbell (of 2 Live Crew fame)]], [[Guns N' Roses
* [[Hipster]]: Parodied in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV
* [[Hummer Dinger]]: Parodied with the Maibatsu Monstrosity.
* [[I Am Not Spock]]: ''Vice City's'' Claude Maginot, a [[Classically-Trained Extra|classically-trained actor]] who is incredibly peeved about how he is best known as the star of the [[
* [[I Just Shot Marvin in
* [[In-Game TV]]: Starting with ''IV''. In past games, there were also ads for various TV shows, although you couldn't watch them.
* [[Kent Brockman News]]: Particularly in ''San Andreas''. Also, ''GTA IV'''s Weazel News
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{{quote| '''Mary-Beth''': "That's the difference. I don't have ex-husbands, [[Black Widow|I just have a lot of widowers]]. I own a LOT of black dresses. I LOVE funerals; I get shit-faced every time..."}}
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: The host of Heartland Values with Nurse Bob on LCFR in ''Liberty City Stories'' is a pretty clear parody of [[Dr. Phil]].
* [[Not Even Bothering
{{quote| "I'm just a humble blacksmith with a Californian accent! How am I supposed to save the world and [[Merchandise-Driven|sell franchise rights to theme parks]]?"}}
* [[Nothing but Hits]]: In ''Vice City'', ''San Andreas'' and ''Vice City Stories''.
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* [[Serenade Your Lover]]: Fernando references this.
{{quote| "Have you noticed how popular synthesizers are getting? It's not the same as a lonely man with a pony tail, singing of his love on a guitar. At the door of a fair maid's hacienda. But it is not far short."}}
* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock
** Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith of ''San Andreas's'' classic rock station K-DST is fond of this trope as well. Hell, the station's identifications are all narcotic plays on its nickname of "The Dust".
{{quote| '''Station ID''': "If the police can't stop you... (*police siren and gunshots*) you must be on... The Dust."<br />
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* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Lazlow (the in-series character) has seemingly turned into this come ''IV''.
* [[Stealth Pun]]: "Fizz!", the celebrity gossip show from WKTT, the [[Political Stereotype|right-wing]] talk radio station in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV|IV]]'' is hosted by Jane '''Labrador''', who mentions field correspondent Susan '''Retriever''' by name. <ref> To [[Don't Explain the Joke|explain]], both their names spell out "Labrador Retriever", a breed of dog, and considering [[Bitch Alert|they are both females...]]</ref>
* [[Stock Footage]]: Shots from ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas|San Andreas]]'', ''[[Bully (
* [[Strawman News Media]]: Portrayed as Types 3 and 4.
* [[Strawman Political]]: Many times, directed against both sides.
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** In ''Episodes from Liberty City'' there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi9DuHmJYKw "John Smith"], a parody of [[Alex Jones]] and right-wing [[Conspiracy Theorist|conspiracy theorists]] in general. He entertains (and often voices) every single crazy conspiracy theory and bit of general paranoia and racism that his listeners phone in with, and only hangs up on an obvious neo-Nazi because he doesn't want to receive another fine. He also interviews Abigail Grayson, a [[Crazy Survivalist]] soccer mom with [[Cloudcuckoolander|extra emphasis on the "Crazy"]].
* [[Ted Baxter]]: Sage and Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith on their respective radio stations in ''San Andreas''.
* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: [[Rich Bitch|Alex Chilton]], one of the [[Dating Sim|girlfriends]] you can pick up in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: After Jack Howitzer accidentally shoots Billy Dexter:
{{quote| '''Jack:''' Oh, there's only one thing to do -- I gotta defend freedom! No time to cry, only time to die! <three gunshots> '''[[Patriotic Fervor|WELCOME TO THE LAND OF FREEDOM, BITCHES!!!]] ''YAAAAAAHHHHH!!!''''' <starts firing his gun into the air; the station then goes static>}}
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'''Herr Gruber''': "Haf you not read ze book? Strength good, veakness bad, ''badbadbad!'' }}
* [[Trash Can Band]]/[[Everything Is an Instrument]]: ''IV'''s Banging Trash Can Lids For an Hour.
* [[Values Resonance]]: Invoked [[In
{{quote| '''Moorehead:''' Before she was tragically killed, the daughter said her father was unarmed and never wore a gun. You know what that means?<br />
'''Molly:''' Yes!<br />
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