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Usually along the lines of:
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'''Character B:''' "Remember when ________ fought _______ in issue 24? That's what you need to do!"
'''Character A:''' "I feel like _________ when he was forced to ________ in episode 57 of ______." }}
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== [[Film]] ==▼
* Marvin uses one in ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'' when the guys tell him they're shutting down the day care center, comparing it to when Spock betrayed Kirk in ''[[Star Trek V:
== [[Literature]] ==▼
* In the book ''[[Tithe]]'', Corny [[Coming Out Story|comes out]] to his ''[[
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* Dave does this a lot in ''[[Narbonic]]'', although since he works for a mad scientist, his analogies with ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' and [[Marvel Comics]] are usually highly appropriate.▼
▲== Film ==
▲* Marvin uses one in ''[[Daddy Day Care]]'' when the guys tell him they're shutting down the day care center, comparing it to when Spock betrayed Kirk in ''[[Star Trek V the Final Frontier (Film)|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]''.
▲== Literature ==
▲* In the book ''[[Tithe]]'', Corny [[Coming Out Story|comes out]] to his ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]''-loving parents by saying "You know that forbidden love Kirk has for Spock? Well, me too."
* The Trio (and later just Andrew) in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. All the time.
* Inverted in ''[[Drake and Josh]]'' when Josh teaches Drake about atoms and molecules by comparing it to guitar chords.
* Another inversion in ''[[WKRP in Cincinnati]]''; Venus teaches a gang leader about the structure of the atom using gang references.
* Generally how the main characters of ''[[
* ''[[That '70s Show
== [[Theatre]] ==
* In ''[[The Book of Mormon (
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▲* Dave does this a lot in ''[[Narbonic]]'', although since he works for a mad scientist, his analogies with ''[[
▲* In ''[[The Book of Mormon (Theatre)|The Book of Mormon]]'', Elder Cunningham rationalizes concepts of [[The Book of Mormon (Literature)|The Book of Mormon]] to himself and explains them to the Africans using [[Star Wars]] and [[Lord of the Rings]] references.
▲{{quote| '''Cunningham:''' You mean [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]] is a trilogy and the Book of Mormon is ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''? }}
== [[Web Original]] ==▼
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130807161430/http://bash.org/?761414 This quote] from [[bash.org]]▼
▲== Web Original ==
▲* [http://bash.org/?761414 This quote] from [[bash.org]]
▲{{quote| SergioThree: There's other fish in the sea, man, she's just a girl <br />
Beatsfromkorea: Think of it this way. if your precious copy of [[Street Fighter III|street fighter third strike]] broke and i told you "it's ok man, there's other games in the sea. here, play [[Mortal Kombat|mortal kombat]] instead" what would you say? you'd be like, "fuck that, gimme third strike."
▲Beatsfromkorea: No dude, that's bullshit. <br />
▲Beatsfromkorea: Think of it this way. if your precious copy of street fighter third strike broke and i told you "it's ok man, there's other games in the sea. here, play mortal kombat instead" what would you say? you'd be like, "fuck that, gimme third strike." <br />
▲SergioThree: ... <br />
SergioThree: You just reached me on a level that I never thought possible }}
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
* ''[[The Simpsons (
▲== Western Animation ==
▲* ''[[The Simpsons (Animation)|The Simpsons]]'': Martin uses an old-timey reference which the creators need to put up a subtitle to explain, because Martin uses the word in its original meaning. Individually we are weak, like a single twig, but as a bundle we form a mighty faggot. fag-got (fag' - et) n. a bundle of sticks for fuel. (Fr. fagot, a bundle of sticks).
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