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Like conventional [[Running Gag]], the success of this methodology depends on whether the joke was funny in the first place. Unlike the [[Running Gag]], however, the joke must be able to stand on its own in each use ''in addition'' to after multiple other uses. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|This isn't a bad thing]], if the author can keep the joke from going into [[Overused Running Gag]] range or getting too tedious.
Like conventional [[Running Gag]], the success of this methodology depends on whether the joke was funny in the first place. Unlike the [[Running Gag]], however, the joke must be able to stand on its own in each use ''in addition'' to after multiple other uses. [[Tropes Are Not Bad|This isn't a bad thing]], if the author can keep the joke from going into [[Overused Running Gag]] range or getting too tedious.


The [[Super Trope]] to this is [[Author Catchphrase]].
The [[Super-Trope]] to this is [[Author Catchphrase]].
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== [[Anime]] ==
== [[Anime]] ==
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