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*** In pretty much ''all'' of his works, too. He actually offered [http://danwarp.blogspot.com/2002/09/hobo-definition.html a definition for the term and how it's different than just 'homeless'] in a blog post.
* Dave Attell encountered one on his show ''[[Insomniac with Dave Attell]]''. After referring to him as a hobo, the man corrected him: "I'm a tramp."
* [[Mad Men|Don Draper]] had a life-changing encounter with a hobo, as he [[Flash Back|remembers]] in the episode: "The Hobo Code."
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Promethean: The Created]]'' basically has you playing [[Frankenstein's Monster|Frankensteinian]] hobos, whose [[Blessed with Suck|inherent attributes]] keep them on the move and outcast from society until they [[Become a Real Boy|become human]].
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]'' allows player characters to choose "hobo" as an occupation.
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*** In the DVD commentary of the episode creator Matt Groening said "John Swartzwelder '''loves''' hobos!"
** In ""Homer Bad Man" (1994), the family's babysitter choices have been narrowed down between a grad student and a "scary-looking hobo". Bart hopes for the hobo.
** In "The Homer They Fall" (1996), Homer competes in Springfield's hobo boxing circuit, fighting Switchyard Sam and Boxcar Ira on his road to the title bout. As his trainer, Moe warns Homer that his opponents are "hungry fighters" in that they're only fighting to get a meal.
** In "Kill the Alligator and Run" (2000), Bart asks if their Everglades tour guide has any hobo chunks to throw to the alligators.
** In "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" (2000), Nelson claims that Springfield Elementary science classes are dissecting frozen hobos. And he's got the [[Bindle Stick|bindles]] to prove it.
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