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{{quote|''"That's a harp he's playing, Nobby," said one of them, after watching Imp for a while.

''"Lyre."

''"No, it's the honest truth, I'm--" The fat Guard frowned and looked down. "[[I Always Wanted to Say That|You've just been waiting all your life to say that]], ain't you Nobby," he said. "I bet you was born hoping that one day someone'd say 'That's a harp' so you could say 'lyre', on account of it being a pun or play on words. Well, har har."''|'''[[Terry Pratchett]]''', ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Soul Music|Soul Music]]''}}

''"No, it's the honest truth, I'm--" The fat Guard frowned and looked down. "[[I Always Wanted to Say That|You've just been waiting all your life to say that]], ain't you Nobby," he said. "I bet you was born hoping that one day someone'd say 'That's a harp' so you could say 'lyre', on account of it being a pun or play on words. Well, har har."''|'''[[Terry Pratchett]]''', ''[[Discworld/Soul Music|Soul Music]]''}}

A character (especially a [[Pungeon Master]]) makes a [[Pun]], that is claimed to be so obvious or disgusting, that it makes listening characters [[Suckiness Is Painful|wince]], [[Collective Groan|groan]] or even feel compelled to [[Dope Slap|inflict violence on the punster]]--or, at least, bring a lawsuit against him for pun-itive damages. [[Rimshot|Rimshots]] are completely optional.

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== Anime and Manga ==

* The English Dub of ''[[Pokémon (~~Anime~~)|Pokémon]]'' loves this. It might as well be its own page. The crowner has to be Brock's use of an [[Improvised Umbrella]] in the Mewtwo Returns movie.

* The English Dub of ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' loves this. It might as well be its own page. The crowner has to be Brock's use of an [[Improvised Umbrella]] in the Mewtwo Returns movie.

{{quote| '''Brock''': I'll use my trusty frying pan, as a ''drying'' pan!}}

* [[Ninin ga Shinobuden]] has a truly horrible visual pun at the end of episode 9's first half. The ninja attempt to make a [[Furo Scene|furo]] by rerouting a hot spring into their bath house, but it's not water that comes out of the pipe...

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'''Everybody''': ''*groan*''

'''Ninja''': That was a lame joke. }}

* In ''[[~~Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|~~Azumanga Daioh]]'' (the anime), Tomo makes a pun, though what that pun is depends on whether it's the dub, the sub (both based on "freedom"), or the original (based on "yoyuu"). The other girls groan and Chiyo says it was bad, while Tomo is flabbergasted at their response.

* In ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' (the anime), Tomo makes a pun, though what that pun is depends on whether it's the dub, the sub (both based on "freedom"), or the original (based on "yoyuu"). The other girls groan and Chiyo says it was bad, while Tomo is flabbergasted at their response.

* Fuuka of ''[[Yotsubato|Yotsuba&!]]'' makes the occasional pun, though only Asagi attacks her for it (Koiwai and Jumbo merely tell her off). Her father, on the other hand, appreciates the humor value.

* ''[[~~Persona 4 (Anime)|~~Persona 4: The Animation]]'' has a couple. In episode 9, Yukiko calls Chie's Persona a "Chie pet." As if that single pun wasn't enough for her, she then proceeds to go off an a ''whole tangent'' about Chie pets, all the while laughing her head off.

* ''[[Persona 4: The Animation]]'' has a couple. In episode 9, Yukiko calls Chie's Persona a "Chie pet." As if that single pun wasn't enough for her, she then proceeds to go off an a ''whole tangent'' about Chie pets, all the while laughing her head off.

** Episode 15 has one that gets [[Lost in Translation]]. Teddie and Yukiko laugh at a pun on Kanji's name, "ii kanji," which means "good feeling/s." The subbers settle for using the pun that was used in the game, "Great Kanjecture." For bonus points, the latter isn't just lame--it doesn't make a lot of sense.

* One of the main characters from ''[[Shaman King]]'', Chocolove, is rather famous for his puns so horribly obvious that the others tend to freeze in awe for a few seconds before continuing the conversation, often turning completely white in the process (in the anime, at least). Other times he just gets attacked by someone, usually Ren.

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{{quote| '''Kiko:''' I knew you were going to say that. It wasn't even funny.}}

* In ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'', Karin makes one of these ("Wait, a god (''kami'') just [[Close-Call Haircut|burned]] my hair (also ''kami'')??") and then chastises herself for it.

* In ''[[Mai ~~Hi ME~~|My Hime]]'', Haruka attempts to make a pun which is immediately followed by dead silence and staring.

* In ''[[Mai-HiME|My Hime]]'', Haruka attempts to make a pun which is immediately followed by dead silence and staring.

{{quote| '''Haruka''': What a hideous face. What is that?

'''Yukino''': I believe it's a kelp grouper, Haruka.

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* Kate in [[Sketchbook]] is a frequent offender of this trope.

* Brook in ''[[One Piece]]'' makes these ''constantly'' in regards to his [[Dem Bones|body]]. In just one scene, he does it three times with commentary for each. First two times? Franky starts to aim his Weapons Left and Robin tells him not to because he's already dead. The third one she just says 'go ahead and beat him up.' And he does.

* Excel of ''[[Excel Saga (~~Manga~~)|Excel Saga]]'' draws a comparison between conquest (征服, ''seifuku'') and [[Joshikousei|uniforms]] (制服, also ''seifuku''). Hyatt notes that this is just too obvious (and she usually plays [[Captain Obvious]] to [[Don't Explain the Joke|explain the joke]], so this is her way of calling it lame).

* Excel of ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'' draws a comparison between conquest (征服, ''seifuku'') and [[Joshikousei|uniforms]] (制服, also ''seifuku''). Hyatt notes that this is just too obvious (and she usually plays [[Captain Obvious]] to [[Don't Explain the Joke|explain the joke]], so this is her way of calling it lame).

** And [[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'s Jack Rakan did it the same exact way. Whether it is a [[Shout-Out]] or not is unknown.

* Judai in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' is quite fond of this trope. Here's a good example as shown below when he duels with Wheeler, a monkey duelist, to rescue fellow Duel Academy student Jasmine in the episode "Monkey See, Monkey Duel":

* Judai in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' is quite fond of this trope. Here's a good example as shown below when he duels with Wheeler, a monkey duelist, to rescue fellow Duel Academy student Jasmine in the episode "Monkey See, Monkey Duel":

{{quote| '''Judai''': You saw my moves, now do yours! Hah! Get it? Monkey see, monkey DO?

'''Jasmine''': You make puns now, and not even good ones! }}

* Howdy from Hamtaro just loves to tell ''really'' bad jokes that nobody in the show finds funny at all.

* At the start of the Steel Ball Run in ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure ~~(Manga)~~|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'', the race's benefactor, Stephen Steel, announces the trophy for the winner has been buried in a block of ice dug up from Antarctica which will melt by the time the race is over. When he say that his comments have hopefully "broken the ice", everyone is astounded he would make such a horrible joke, except Stephen's wife, who claps.

* At the start of the Steel Ball Run in ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'', the race's benefactor, Stephen Steel, announces the trophy for the winner has been buried in a block of ice dug up from Antarctica which will melt by the time the race is over. When he say that his comments have hopefully "broken the ice", everyone is astounded he would make such a horrible joke, except Stephen's wife, who claps.

* Kohtaro Taiga from ''[[~~Gao Gai Gar~~|GaoGaiGar Final]]'' in addition the being the [[Big Good]] [[Badass Normal]] uses his golf club the ''Taiga Wood'' to prove his point, by stabbing the control lock that kept 3G from doing what needed to be done, the club even goes so far as to have an eye-catch devoted to explaining its specs and being the Key to Victory item that the narrator informs us about at the end of the previous next episode preview.

* Kohtaro Taiga from ''[[GaoGaiGar|GaoGaiGar Final]]'' in addition the being the [[Big Good]] [[Badass Normal]] uses his golf club the ''Taiga Wood'' to prove his point, by stabbing the control lock that kept 3G from doing what needed to be done, the club even goes so far as to have an eye-catch devoted to explaining its specs and being the Key to Victory item that the narrator informs us about at the end of the previous next episode preview.

* In the manga ''[[~~Shugo Chara (Manga)|~~Shugo Chara]]'' Chan, one comic has the Guardian Characters wondering what the prince of flowers (Hana in Japanese) looks like, and one of the princes is a nose (Also "hana" in Japanese). Ran says "That's not the right "hana" we're talking about!"

* In the manga ''[[Shugo Chara]]'' Chan, one comic has the Guardian Characters wondering what the prince of flowers (Hana in Japanese) looks like, and one of the princes is a nose (Also "hana" in Japanese). Ran says "That's not the right "hana" we're talking about!"

* In the English dub of episode 7 of [[Magical Doremi]], when Caitlyn (Poppu in Japanese) has to go to the bathroom, Dorie (Doremi) says "Oh no! Nature's calling, and I must answer." She said "No way! She has to go to the toilet? It's because of the ice cream!" in the Japanese version.

== Comicbooks ==

* In the [[Archie Comics]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (~~Comic Book~~)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' Sonic is known for his many lame puns. Apart from the obvious Eggman jokes, he has also fought Knuckles when the latter was Enerjak, calling him Ener-Joke. This prompted Knuckles to yell, "Are you quite finished?!" Sonic, smug as ever, then said, "Actually... Jumping-jak. Ener-tube. Flap-jak. Ener-state. Ener-jak-in-the-box. And come to think of it... "Enerjak" sounds like some kind of sports drink. Now I'm finished." Knuckles threw him into a wall afterward.

* In the [[Archie Comics]] ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' Sonic is known for his many lame puns. Apart from the obvious Eggman jokes, he has also fought Knuckles when the latter was Enerjak, calling him Ener-Joke. This prompted Knuckles to yell, "Are you quite finished?!" Sonic, smug as ever, then said, "Actually... Jumping-jak. Ener-tube. Flap-jak. Ener-state. Ener-jak-in-the-box. And come to think of it... "Enerjak" sounds like some kind of sports drink. Now I'm finished." Knuckles threw him into a wall afterward.

* In ''Squadron Supreme'', toddler Hyperion is startled by his new pet dog and incinerates it with his heat vision. One of the two guards watching him over security camera remarks "I guess Spot was kind of the right name after all." His partner lays him out for that one, in a cross between this trope and [[Dude, Not Funny]].

* [[Batman]]'s Robins have such a [[Pungeon Master|propensity]] to this, it's been suspected it's a tacit requirement to being Robin.

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{{quote| '''Dracula''': Psst .. Amelia .. look! (''points to his sandwich'') [[The Count of Monte Cristo|The Count's Monte Christo!]]

'''Frankenstein's Monster ''': RRR... PUN BAD! }}

* In ''[[Mega Man (~~Comic Book~~)|Mega Man]]'', when Mega Man is first facing Cut Man, he spends the entire fight giving off [[Pungeon Master|puns involving cutting]]. So when he's defeated:

* In ''[[Mega Man (comics)|Mega Man]]'', when Mega Man is first facing Cut Man, he spends the entire fight giving off [[Pungeon Master|puns involving cutting]]. So when he's defeated:

{{quote| '''Mega Man''': Sorry, I didn't mean to ''cut'' you off. Ha... [[Lampshade Hanging|that was lame]].}}

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'''Old Fred:''' Yes, steer! Clear?

'''Ringo:''' Yes, dear. }}

* ''[[The Princess and ~~The Frog (Disney)|The Princess and The~~ Frog]]'': An Incredibly Lame Pun is uttered by Ray the firefly when he faces the [[Living Shadow|shadow]] [[Familiar|demons]]: "Don't make me light my butt!" [[Dude, Not Funny|Not funny]].

* ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]'': An Incredibly Lame Pun is uttered by Ray the firefly when he faces the [[Living Shadow|shadow]] [[Familiar|demons]]: "Don't make me light my butt!" [[Dude, Not Funny|Not funny]].

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** ''The New [[Discworld]] Companion'' tells the story of Monsieur Pune, creator of the Fool's Guild:

{{quote| ''"Q. When is a door not a door? A. When it is ajar (a jar)" - one of his early puns for which he was tarred and feathered and left for dead.''}}

** A running joke in ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'' is Granny Weatherwax's attempt to make a joke ending with "make me an alligator sandwich, and make it snappy". But because she doesn't remember it perfectly and has no idea what's supposed to be amusing about it, she keeps saying she wants it fast, or some other synonym that breaks the pun.

** A running joke in ''[[Discworld/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'' is Granny Weatherwax's attempt to make a joke ending with "make me an alligator sandwich, and make it snappy". But because she doesn't remember it perfectly and has no idea what's supposed to be amusing about it, she keeps saying she wants it fast, or some other synonym that breaks the pun.

* [[Dave Barry]] is not fond of puns, and rarely uses them without heavyweight [[Lampshade Hanging]]. Take, for example, this passage in ''Dave Barry Slept Here'':

{{quote| But now he could sit back and relax as the reaper roared through as many as ten acres per hour, reaping the living hell out of everything that stood in its path, occasionally spitting out bits of mule fur or farmhand clothing, which could easily be reassembled thanks to the sewing machine, invented by Elias Howe. "Don't ask me Howe it works!" he used to say, over and over, until finally somebody, we think his wife, shot him in the head with a revolver, invented by Samuel Colt.}}

** Or this passage in ''Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You Will Ever Need'':

{{quote| The history of Ireland dates back a long time to the original inhabitants, the Picts, who were a fun-loving tribe known for their wit. "You sure Pict a winner that time!" is the kind of thing they were always saying, until finally a neighboring tribe called the Celtics got sick and tired of it and came in and, in 432 B.C. on October 8, defeated the Picts in the Battle of Defeating the Picts when John Havlicek sank two free throws in overtime.}}

* In Piers Anthony's ''[[~~Xanth (Literature)|~~Xanth]]'' series, much of the wildlife and magic are literal puns, such as a mango being a human-shaped fruit that makes you urinate immediately upon eating it. Most of the characters dislike the puns, particularly a winged centaur whose name is a pun (Karia, who starts floating helplessly away whenever she hears her name.)

* In Piers Anthony's ''[[Xanth]]'' series, much of the wildlife and magic are literal puns, such as a mango being a human-shaped fruit that makes you urinate immediately upon eating it. Most of the characters dislike the puns, particularly a winged centaur whose name is a pun (Karia, who starts floating helplessly away whenever she hears her name.)

* Inverted by the characters in Spider Robinson's ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon ~~(Literature)~~|Callahans Crosstime Saloon]]'' series, who are prolific with puns, to the point of competitions in which the worst/best pun of the evening gets his bar tab waived. They call it Punday Night. Normally, things are thrown at the offending punster, and fire extinguishers and seltzer bottles are also used for particularly outrageous puns. The bigger the response, the better they consider the pun.

* Inverted by the characters in Spider Robinson's ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon|Callahans Crosstime Saloon]]'' series, who are prolific with puns, to the point of competitions in which the worst/best pun of the evening gets his bar tab waived. They call it Punday Night. Normally, things are thrown at the offending punster, and fire extinguishers and seltzer bottles are also used for particularly outrageous puns. The bigger the response, the better they consider the pun.

** The time traveler who tried to sell them 4 (fake) high tech gems on the 4th of July. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Get it, 4th jewel lie.]] This was also incredibly cruel since one of the gems made a paralyzed man think he could walk.

* ''[[~~The Marvelous Land of Oz (Literature)|~~The Marvelous Land of Oz]]'', the second [[Land of Oz ~~(Literature)~~|Oz book]], sees H.M. Wogglebug T.E. make a joke about the Sawhorse, noting that if he rode him, it would be a "horse-and-buggie". Jack Pumpkinhead covers up his permanently-smiling mouth, and the Tin Woodsman threatens the Wogglebug with his axe.

* ''[[The Marvelous Land of Oz]]'', the second [[Land of Oz|Oz book]], sees H.M. Wogglebug T.E. make a joke about the Sawhorse, noting that if he rode him, it would be a "horse-and-buggie". Jack Pumpkinhead covers up his permanently-smiling mouth, and the Tin Woodsman threatens the Wogglebug with his axe.

* In ''[[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows]]'', after George loses one of his ears, and says he feels "saint-like":

{{quote| '''George:''' You see... I'm holy. ''Holey''. Fred, geddit?

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* In [[Ciaphas Cain|For The Emperor]], the local Sisters of Battle convent is located on Gavarrone, making them {{spoiler|the Nuns of Gavarrone.}}

* The most famous pun in ''[[The Bible]]'' is probably Jesus saying, "Upon this rock I shall build my church" of his disciple Peter. "Peter" means "rock".

* In [[Jim C Hines]] [[Princess Series]] novel ''The Snow Queen's Shadow'' Talia tells a story about the time, many years ago, when Snow made it rain urine in [[Prince Charming|Prince Armand's]] room for more than an hour. When Queen Beatrice asked Snow why she did it, Snow said that "she wanted him to know what it felt like to be a peon". Talia said that she told Bea that whatever Snow's punishment was going to be, it ought to be doubled just for that pun.

* In [[Jim C. Hines]] [[Princess Series]] novel ''The Snow Queen's Shadow'' Talia tells a story about the time, many years ago, when Snow made it rain urine in [[Prince Charming|Prince Armand's]] room for more than an hour. When Queen Beatrice asked Snow why she did it, Snow said that "she wanted him to know what it felt like to be a peon". Talia said that she told Bea that whatever Snow's punishment was going to be, it ought to be doubled just for that pun.

* One of the running jokes in [[Diary Of A Nobody]] is Charles Pooter's incredibly laboured puns and his family and friends reactions to them "I'm afraid these trousers are frayed"

* In ''[[Les Misérables]]'', Tholomyés makes a pun at the dinner table, and his friends are less than impressed, killing the conversation. He immediately [[Large Ham|launches into an elaborate speech in defense of puns]], regaining his popularity.

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== Live Action TV ==

* The Cryptkeeper in TV version of ''[[Tales ~~From~~ the Crypt]]'' is a master at making these.

* The Cryptkeeper in TV version of ''[[Tales from the Crypt]]'' is a master at making these.

{{quote| "Cryptkeeper" Oh hello kiddies, you're just in time for your driving lesson. Today we'll be learning about scare-lell parking. }}

* ''[[~~I Carly~~]]'': Both Shay siblings [[Pungeon Master|are very prolific with these]].

* ''[[ICarly]]'': Both Shay siblings [[Pungeon Master|are very prolific with these]].

** In ''iNevel'', Spencer is repairing his commissioned statue made of butter.

{{quote| '''Spencer''': "Don't worry, Mr. Toasty, soon you'll be back and ''butter'' than ever."

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'''Crow:''' I shaved this morning and got a nick.

[''Eddie punches Crow in the shoulder, knocking him out of his seat.''] }}

* On ''[[~~Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|~~Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', this exchange (among others):

* On ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', this exchange (among others):

{{quote| '''Giles''': I've never actually heard of anyone attacked by a lone baseball bat before.

'''Xander''': Maybe it's a vampire bat.

'''Everyone''': *stares* }}

* On ''[[M*A*S*H ~~(TV)~~|Mash]]'', Hawkeye and B.J. were prone to these.

* On ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'', Hawkeye and B.J. were prone to these.

{{quote| '''Hawkeye''': In fact, you might say that all of us together [[Invented Individual|made up]] Tuttle.

''(Cut to eyeroll from Radar.)'' }}

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* ''[[Full House]]'' had a LOT. From the episode "Smash Club: The Next Generation", when Jesse is trying to hide Joey (who has gotten everything below his head stuck in a hole in the bar) from a woman interviewing him:

* ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'': In the 17th episode of season 3 (Sabrina The Teenage Writer) Sabrina writes a spy story on a magic typewriter and her characters, which mirror actual characters of the show, [[Hilarity Ensues|come to life.]] At one point the mirror character of Dr. Kraft (Dr. Bad) captures Harvey's character Derek (who has a habit of saying bad puns) and and ties him to a buzz saw in order to kill him, and then this dialogue happens:

* ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'': In the 17th episode of season 3 (Sabrina The Teenage Writer) Sabrina writes a spy story on a magic typewriter and her characters, which mirror actual characters of the show, [[Hilarity Ensues|come to life.]] At one point the mirror character of Dr. Kraft (Dr. Bad) captures Harvey's character Derek (who has a habit of saying bad puns) and and ties him to a buzz saw in order to kill him, and then this dialogue happens:

{{quote| '''Derek''': There's always been an unpleasant edge to you, Dr. Bad.

'''Dr. Bad''': (with his hands on his ears) I am killing you, just to stop the puns. }}

* ''[[Shooting Stars]]'' generally has Vic give one horrible joke in the show. Everybody remains stone-faced, church bells toll, the wind howls and a tumble-weed rolls by before we move on, leaving Vic sweeping into his sleeves. Then Bob tells the ''exact same joke'' and everybody laughs.

* In ''[[CSI: Miami]]'': "That gives a new meaning to the term 'fried hard drive'". Cue silent stare.

* In ''[[~~CSI (TV)|~~CSI]]'', regular flavor: "What a waste". [[It Makes Sense in Context|(a pun on the fact the victim was a Civil War re-enactor who wore corsets and had a really narrow waist.)]]

* In ''[[CSI]]'', regular flavor: "What a waste". [[It Makes Sense in Context|(a pun on the fact the victim was a Civil War re-enactor who wore corsets and had a really narrow waist.)]]

* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the [[The Nth Doctor|Second]] Doctor apologized for one in "Tomb of the Cybermen" after he fried some Cybermats.

{{quote| '''Two''': You might almost say they’ve had a complete metal breakdown.

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'''Doctor''': Alright, I'm never saying that again. Fine! }}

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdjYzd2izD0 This] Jinnai Tomonori skit includes a Japanese Incredibly Lame [[Bilingual Bonus|Bilingual]] [[Stealth Pun]] (with helpful explanation provided in the subtitles) and the proper response (starts at 3:27).

* The late publisher Bennett Cerf was well known for his love of puns both on and off of ''[[What's My Line ~~(TV)~~|What's My Line]]'', and since he was the one who would usually introduce ''[[What's My Line ~~(TV)~~|What's My Line]]'' host John Daly he would often throw out a groaner that would have Mr Daly wincing upon entry.

* The late publisher Bennett Cerf was well known for his love of puns both on and off of ''[[What's My Line?|What's My Line]]'', and since he was the one who would usually introduce ''[[What's My Line?|What's My Line]]'' host John Daly he would often throw out a groaner that would have Mr Daly wincing upon entry.

* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' likes those.

{{quote| '''Kermit''': You like your drums more than food?

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'''Oscar''': No, but it smells...terrible.

'''Elmo''': So does that joke, Oscar. }}

* ''[[~~Beakmans~~ World]]'' was always pun-based, and in the first three season the characters would show mild disgust with some of the puns. By the fourth season (the Phoebe episodes), [[Hurricane of Puns|they went overboard with them.]]

* ''[[Beakman's World]]'' was always pun-based, and in the first three season the characters would show mild disgust with some of the puns. By the fourth season (the Phoebe episodes), [[Hurricane of Puns|they went overboard with them.]]

* This from ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'':

{{quote| '''Arthur Name''': What's brown and sounds like a bell? Dung!}}

* From ''[[~~Community (TV)|~~Community]]'' episode "[[Community ~~(TV)~~/Recap/S2 E08 Cooperative Calligraphy|Cooperative Calligraphy]]":

* From ''[[Community]]'' episode "[[Community/Recap/S2 E08 Cooperative Calligraphy|Cooperative Calligraphy]]":

{{quote| '''Jeff:''' I have a date to catch, or, should I say, a catch to date.

'''Britta:''' Oof, I hope you just came up with that.

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'''Jeff:''' Bakedown, I know, I didn't say it on purpose. }}

* The science show ''The Known Universe'' describes a cryovolcano on [[wikipedia:Enceladus chr(28)moonchr(29)|Enceladus]] as "''Cold'' Faithful [[In Space]]".

* ''[[~~Young Blades (TV)|~~Young Blades]]'': In "Enchanted," when D'Artagnan announces that Ramon's new love is a poetess, King Louis asks if she "has good lines," making an hourglass shape in the air. He continues to ask if [[Don't Explain the Joke|everyone gets it]] as they all look awkward or roll their eyes.

* ''[[Young Blades]]'': In "Enchanted," when D'Artagnan announces that Ramon's new love is a poetess, King Louis asks if she "has good lines," making an hourglass shape in the air. He continues to ask if [[Don't Explain the Joke|everyone gets it]] as they all look awkward or roll their eyes.

* In ''[[True Blood]]'', Sookie is skeptical when Bill tells her that the vampire bar in Shreveport is called "Fangtasia". He tells her that most vampires are really old, and puns used to be the highest form of humor.

* ''[[QI]]'' has a few, but the most memorable was when Stephen Fry ended up making a pun on Corsica.

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'''Alan Davies:''' ...I think you have to leave now. }}

* ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' has a [[Running Gag]] where Ted and Robin will salute after phrases including military ranks. Major Baggage. General Knowledge. Private Conversation. Major Inconvenience. Colonel Stuckinmyteeth.

* ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'' had a habit of making [[Who's On First?]] jokes using the System Lord Yu. When newcomer Dr. Elizabeth Weir first heard of Yu, she started to make one but Daniel Jackson cut her off, explaining that every possible variant had already been done and it wasn't funny anymore.

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' had a habit of making [[Who's on First?]] jokes using the System Lord Yu. When newcomer Dr. Elizabeth Weir first heard of Yu, she started to make one but Daniel Jackson cut her off, explaining that every possible variant had already been done and it wasn't funny anymore.

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* Owl City's song, "Rugs From me to You" is full of puns. One of them he apologizes for in-song. He sings, "Excuse the pun, but it's hair today, gone tomorrow."

* Kate Micucci's song "Dear Deer" has one of these. 'Some say Pennsylvania's sunny, but I prefer to say it's gunny.' Lampshaded immediately with 'Ok maybe that's not funny, but either way it's way too punny.'

* From [[~~Justin Bieber (Music)|~~Justin Bieber]]'s Never Say Never:

* From [[Justin Bieber]]'s Never Say Never:

{{quote| '''Jaden [[Will Smith|Smith]]:''' No pun intended, I was raised by the power of will.}}

* Bert Bach, [[PDQ Bach]]'s only known living direct descendant, and his musicians, don't appreciate how Professor Schickele has always "wanted to give Bert Bach a rock!"[[hottip:*:[[Don't Explain the Joke|Burt]] [[wikipedia:Burt Bacharach|Bacharach]]

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== Radio ==

* We are talking here about one of the very basic concepts, one of the driving forces, of ''all'' British radio comedy since ''[[ITMA]]'' in the 1940's and possibly before.

* [[I'm Sorry ~~Ill~~ Read That Again]] was a pun-storm all of its own. As [[The Goodies ~~(TV)~~|Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie]] gleefully threw puns around for minutes at a time, [[Monty Python|John Cleese]] would stand back from the mike, fold his arms in disdain, refuse to join in and can be heard repeating ''"easy. Easy. Too easy"'' A classic ISIRTA build-up might describe an eccentric Northern English textile magnate who decides to turn over some of his business premises to breeding dachshunds, alsatians and Rottweilers. Deploring the noise of thousands of dogs, the cast would then break into song:

* [[I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again]] was a pun-storm all of its own. As [[The Goodies|Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie]] gleefully threw puns around for minutes at a time, [[Monty Python|John Cleese]] would stand back from the mike, fold his arms in disdain, refuse to join in and can be heard repeating ''"easy. Easy. Too easy"'' A classic ISIRTA build-up might describe an eccentric Northern English textile magnate who decides to turn over some of his business premises to breeding dachshunds, alsatians and Rottweilers. Deploring the noise of thousands of dogs, the cast would then break into song:

** A similar set-up involved breeding rodents for their tusks:

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== Tabletop Games ==

* ''[[Magic ~~the~~ Gathering]]'': The Revised Edition game manual included Richard Garfield's account of the creation of the game. He mentions that the pre-release version used placeholder art for the cards, including a few of these. For example, "Heal" was a photograph of someone's foot, while "Power Sink" showed [[Calvin and Hobbes|Calvin]] sitting in a toilet, "because what ''is'' a toilet except a power sink?"

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'': The Revised Edition game manual included Richard Garfield's account of the creation of the game. He mentions that the pre-release version used placeholder art for the cards, including a few of these. For example, "Heal" was a photograph of someone's foot, while "Power Sink" showed [[Calvin and Hobbes|Calvin]] sitting in a toilet, "because what ''is'' a toilet except a power sink?"

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** '''Mark''': The music ignites the night with passionate fire!

** '''Roger''': The narration crackles and pops with incendiary wit!

* In ''The Complete History of America (abridged)'', private detective Spade Diamond is being grilled by two toughs on what [[I Love Lucy|Lucy Ricardo]] was doing on the day of JFK's assassination. (This [[Makes Just As Much Sense in Context]].) His alibi: she was with him, but wasn't seen with him because she was disguised. One of the toughs snaps back, "So, [[The Beatles (~~Music~~)|Lucy was disguised with Diamond]]," and all three do an [[Aside Glance]] as the audience groans. ("I should've seen that coming," Spade confides to the fourth wall.)

* In ''The Complete History of America (abridged)'', private detective Spade Diamond is being grilled by two toughs on what [[I Love Lucy|Lucy Ricardo]] was doing on the day of JFK's assassination. (This [[Makes Just as Much Sense in Context]].) His alibi: she was with him, but wasn't seen with him because she was disguised. One of the toughs snaps back, "So, [[The Beatles (band)|Lucy was disguised with Diamond]]," and all three do an [[Aside Glance]] as the audience groans. ("I should've seen that coming," Spade confides to the fourth wall.)

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Sazh: Like a L'Cie food buffet.

Light: "Cie Food", cute... }}

* The various Artix Entertainment games (''[[~~Adventure Quest (Video Game)|~~Adventure Quest]]'', ''[[~~Dragon Fable (Video Game)|~~Dragon Fable]]'', ''[[~~Mechquest (Video Game)|~~Mechquest]]''...) are [[Hurricane of Puns|crammed so full of puns]] that this sort of lampshading is inevitable on occasion. An example: at one point in the ''Archknight'' storyline of [[~~Dragon Fable (Video Game)|~~Dragon Fable]], main character Ash Dragonblade is facing a necromancer who specializes in evil trees called [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Deadwoods]]. He makes so many terrible tree-related puns that the necromancer flips out and attacks him out of sheer annoyance.

* The various Artix Entertainment games (''[[Adventure Quest]]'', ''[[Dragon Fable]]'', ''[[Mechquest]]''...) are [[Hurricane of Puns|crammed so full of puns]] that this sort of lampshading is inevitable on occasion. An example: at one point in the ''Archknight'' storyline of [[Dragon Fable]], main character Ash Dragonblade is facing a necromancer who specializes in evil trees called [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Deadwoods]]. He makes so many terrible tree-related puns that the necromancer flips out and attacks him out of sheer annoyance.

* One of the achievements in [[Legendary the Box]] is a pun called "Dou-Bull Trou-Bull", which you get for defeating 2 Minotaurs who are fighting you at the same time (what's even more annoying is that the achievement only gives you 1 Gamerscore point). Right after you get that achievement, though, you get another achievement (that gives the rest of the points you deserve) titled "I owe you an apology", where the lead designer apologizes for making such a lame pun.

* ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' has a few. Most notably, when the protagonists are hanging on a ship mast:

{{quote| '''Xezat''': I'm coming! Hang in there!

'''Galuf''': That pun is so bad, I'm gonna fall on purpose... }}

* Early in ''[[Banjo Kazooie|Banjo Tooie]]'' you must shoot down a few pesky flies that are eating through an anthropomorphic cow's crops. Upon completion of the task she exclaims, "A-maizing! I corn hardly believe it! You wheatly sorted those flies out!", to which Kazooie quips that she's had enough of the "crop jokes".

* Early in ''[[Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo Tooie]]'' you must shoot down a few pesky flies that are eating through an anthropomorphic cow's crops. Upon completion of the task she exclaims, "A-maizing! I corn hardly believe it! You wheatly sorted those flies out!", to which Kazooie quips that she's had enough of the "crop jokes".

* In the beginning of Mother 3 as you're moving toward the Magypsies with Flint, Alec gets pun-tastic as he leads you through this cave. Some of the lame puns he makes are along the lines "There's a vine around here, we have to 'vined' it." and "Vines go up because they're 'divine'". *insert rim-shot*

* One early sidequest in ''[[~~Neverwinter Nights 2 (Video Game)|~~Neverwinter Nights 2]]: [[Expansion Pack|Storm of Zehir]]'' has the player [[Fetch Quest|find a parrot]] for Volothamp Geddarm. Turns out the parrot's prior owner taught it a wide variety of [[Pardon My Klingon|useful Dwarven expletives]]. Cue Volo making a "fowl language" pun, and the [[Player Character|player characters]] [[Lampshade Hanging|calling him on it]].

* One early sidequest in ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]: [[Expansion Pack|Storm of Zehir]]'' has the player [[Fetch Quest|find a parrot]] for Volothamp Geddarm. Turns out the parrot's prior owner taught it a wide variety of [[Pardon My Klingon|useful Dwarven expletives]]. Cue Volo making a "fowl language" pun, and the [[Player Character|player characters]] [[Lampshade Hanging|calling him on it]].

* [[Kid Icarus Uprising]] gives us this:

* [[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] gives us this:

{{quote| '''Palutena:''' That {{spoiler|Great Reaper}} has quite the evil eye!

'''Pit:''' How could you be making puns at a time like this?!

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** [[Alt Text|He makes you wear an old diving suit, of course he just said that.]]

** [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/5p40 this page] as well. "[[Alt Text|If the internet were an auditorium, I'd be on stage grinning proudly against]] [[Collective Groan|a chorus of groans]]."

* The ''[[~~Xkcd (Webcomic)|~~Xkcd]]'' strip [http://www.xkcd.com/282/ Organic Fuel] has a pretty extreme version of this.

* The ''[[Xkcd]]'' strip [http://www.xkcd.com/282/ Organic Fuel] has a pretty extreme version of this.

** [http://www.xkcd.com/410/ Math Paper] takes it even further.

** Then there's the mouse-over text for [http://xkcd.com/431/ Delivery].

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** Statistically significant. [http://xkcd.com/539/ Ha].

* And in ''[[Scary Go Round]]'', [http://scarygoround.com/index.php?date=20070627 "You were wrong. Puns don't help."]

* [http://captainosaka.deviantart.com/art/DOUBLE-K-026-106195125 This page] of ''[[~~Double K (Webcomic)|~~Double K]]''. In the words of the writer: "KAMINA just pissed away every cool point he earned over the last 25 pages, way to go buddy".

* [http://captainosaka.deviantart.com/art/DOUBLE-K-026-106195125 This page] of ''[[Double K]]''. In the words of the writer: "KAMINA just pissed away every cool point he earned over the last 25 pages, way to go buddy".

* King Astos of had been shaping up to be the major antagonist in the Elfland subplot of ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]''. Just before the [[Final Battle|assumed climactic battle]] would transpire, an incredibly lame pun by Red Mage wrecked the tension. The following pun by Black Mage was so lame that King Astos ''[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/06/21/episode-298-a-natural-response/ died]'' immediately upon hearing it. (The author of the webcomic is a fan of such [[Anticlimax|Anti Climaxes]], by the way.)

** Also, when it finally sinks into Fighter's thick skull that Thief is actually the Prince of Elfland:

{{quote| '''Fighter:''' Wait, let me get this straight. So Thief is [[Prince ~~(Music)~~|the elf formerly known as Prince]]?

{{quote| '''Fighter:''' Wait, let me get this straight. So Thief is [[Prince|the elf formerly known as Prince]]?

'''Black Mage''': Killing you is going to be the greatest moment of my life. }}

* ''[[Between Failures]]'' shows [http://betweenfailures.com/2009/01/21/406-menses/ Nina insulting Reggie] with one of these.

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* Mr. Mighty in ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'' will occasionally try to be a [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=117736 cut-up].

* ''[[~~Casey and Andy (Webcomic)|~~Casey and Andy]]'' features the (extremely lethal) Pun Police. In one strip a villain successfully kills Andy by inducing him to make a bad pun.

* ''[[Casey and Andy]]'' features the (extremely lethal) Pun Police. In one strip a villain successfully kills Andy by inducing him to make a bad pun.

* In [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0684.html this] ''[[~~The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|~~The Order of the Stick]]'', Vaarsuvius has sworn not to interfere in the battle except in self-defense... or if Elan's puns drive him/her crazy.

* In [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0684.html this] ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'', Vaarsuvius has sworn not to interfere in the battle except in self-defense... or if Elan's puns drive him/her crazy.

{{quote| '''Elan''': "C'mon, Nale, don't be a sword loser!"

'''Nale''': "Ugh, that was horrible! I swear, I'm going to kill you, then pay a cleric to raise you, and kill you again, just to make you pay for the puns!" }}

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* ''[[Bob and George]]'': Mega Man managed to make a ''broom'' to wince in pain with [http://bobandgeorge.com/archives/040527c his explanation] of the [[Rule of Funny]], and Bright Man (who has a lightbulb for a head) [[Idea Bulb|having an idea]] prompted Kalinka Cossack to collapse to the ground, protesting to her father that "I thought you loved me!"

* In [http://tabmok99.mortalkombatonline.com/comic-kombat.html these] ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' webcomics, every time [[Pungeon Master|Reptile]] turns up, you'll see one.

* In ''[[~~The Dreadful (Webcomic)|~~The Dreadful]],'' Kit likes to trade them with Boozloaf, much to Liz's [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2011/06/17/the-dreadful-032/ annoyance].

* In ''[[The Dreadful]],'' Kit likes to trade them with Boozloaf, much to Liz's [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2011/06/17/the-dreadful-032/ annoyance].

* In ''[[Rusty and Co ~~(Webcomic)~~|Rusty and Co]]'', the team [http://rustyandco.com/comic/5/ meets a ghostly knight in the woods.]

* In ''[[Rusty and Co.|Rusty and Co]]'', the team [http://rustyandco.com/comic/5/ meets a ghostly knight in the woods.]

{{quote| '''Mimic''': Yoiks! Who're you?! We don' wanna hurt youse!

'''Ghost knight:''' I... was once... the White Knight. ''[[[Beat Panel]]]'' But now, I am... the Night Wight.

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'''Marlene:''' You're out of the band. }}

* Milton from ''[[Tweep]]'' [http://www.tweep.com/comic/?date=01-10-11 justified his repetition of an old joke with one.]

* In ''[[Thornsaddle]]'', a comic that takes place in the ''[[Harry Potter (~~Literature~~)|Harry Potter]]'' universe, one character makes a pun on the word "[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/59/ parselmouth.]"

* In ''[[Thornsaddle]]'', a comic that takes place in the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' universe, one character makes a pun on the word "[http://thornsaddle.com/comics/59/ parselmouth.]"

* ''[[~~Laser Feet (Webcomic)|~~Laser Feet]]'': Puns appear regularly, and are always painfully obvious, including such gems as [http://www.thelaserfeet.com/comic/003/ please "bear" with us] and [http://www.thelaserfeet.com/comic/009/ Late-ser Feet]

* ''[[Laser Feet]]'': Puns appear regularly, and are always painfully obvious, including such gems as [http://www.thelaserfeet.com/comic/003/ please "bear" with us] and [http://www.thelaserfeet.com/comic/009/ Late-ser Feet]

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[[Beat]]

'''Vegeta''': *[[Angrish|angrished]] groan* }}

* [[~~Edds World~~]] often features puns, mainly from the title character, but from other sources, too.

* [[Eddsworld]] often features puns, mainly from the title character, but from other sources, too.

{{quote| '''Tom:''' ''Hey. What did our neigh...BOORS want?''

'''Edd:''' ''You and the water are very similar, Matt. You're both SHALLOW!'' }}

* In [[The Spoony Experiment ~~(Web Video)~~|Spoony's]] Let's Play of Phantasmagoria 2, he made more than a few horrible puns and then smacks himself for doing so.

* In [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony's]] Let's Play of Phantasmagoria 2, he made more than a few horrible puns and then smacks himself for doing so.

{{quote| "''Look, a 'bicurious' jacket. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Get it? Its a straitjacket and he's bicurious.]]''"

(After a letter vaporizes into a bunch of sparks) "Hey look; electronic mail... I'm sorry, I'll do it again." [[Dope Slap|*slap*]] "I'm a [[Pungeon Master|bad boy]]..." }}

** He manages to make the "Beyond Thunderdome" joke from ''[[~~MST3K~~]]'' in his review of ''Strike Commando'', followed by an [[I Always Wanted to Say That]] moment.

** He manages to make the "Beyond Thunderdome" joke from ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' in his review of ''Strike Commando'', followed by an [[I Always Wanted to Say That]] moment.

* ''[[Neurotically Yours]]:''

{{quote| ''"Isn't prostitution the worlds oldest profession?"''

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* Self-inflicted one in ''[[Freemans Mind]]'', in which Gordon comments about the ceiling, with "What's up with the ceiling?" after which he realizes that he just made a pun and groans.

* [http://bash.org/?917681 OH! Shit it's your birthday, isn't it.]

* The [[~~SCP Foundation (Wiki)|~~SCP Foundation]] features among a variety of bizarre things, a kind of tomato who reacts violently to lame puns, sometimes resulting in death.

* The [[SCP Foundation]] features among a variety of bizarre things, a kind of tomato who reacts violently to lame puns, sometimes resulting in death.

* [[Red vs. Blue]]: The Reds try to make themself pass as Freelancers by adapting their [[Location Theme Naming]].

{{quote| '''Simmons''': And I'll be Agent Denial. Yehehit's, because a state of denial, like the saying? You know, it's like a, I was, you know, the whole State/state thing? You know it's a, joke.

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* [[Zero Punctuation]]: In the review of [[Mass Effect]]. "You only get to see like one second of bare ass anyways, so it will hardly make your Mass Erect!" Later, in the end credits he admits that "Yeah this whole review was leading up to that horrible pun at the end"

** And in the review of Red Faction Guerrilla. "Guerrilla could've worked if it had actually been ''about'' sneaky, subtle guerrilla warfare rather than driving a monster truck into someone's front room and shooting them in the face. Which is less guerrilla and more chimpanzee." And the obligatory credits acknowledgement "Spent decades working on that last pun."

* [[Bad Movie Beatdown ~~(Web Video)~~|Film Brain]] likes to make puns, but it's only a problem for [[Atop the Fourth Wall ~~(Web Video)~~|Linkara]] when he joins FB to review ''[[The Spirit]]'':

* [[Bad Movie Beatdown|Film Brain]] likes to make puns, but it's only a problem for [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]] when he joins FB to review ''[[The Spirit]]'':

{{quote| '''Linkara:''' Holy crap, [[Frank Miller]] makes worse puns than ''you'', Film Brain!

'''Film Brain:''' I never thought such a thing could be accomplished. }}

** Not that's he's blameless either:

{{quote| '''Film Brain:''' Did he just [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|break the fourth wall?]]

'''Linkara:''' Don't worry - we're [[Atop the Fourth Wall ~~(Web Video)~~|atop]] it!

'''Linkara:''' Don't worry - we're [[Atop the Fourth Wall|atop]] it!

'''Audience''': [[[Collective Groan]]]

'''Caption:''' ''Channel Awesome would like to apologise for that pun. The writer has been flogged for his sins''. }}

* Coach Z from ''[[Homestar Runner]]'', who commonly dresses up in Hip-Hop costumes for Halloween, once dressed up as a sheet of paper in 2010. When prompted, he stated he was ''(w)rapping paper''. Que [[Collective Groan]] from the rest of the cast.

* From ''[[The Irate Gamer]]'s'' review of ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'' on the [[SNES]]: "Someone call 911, because I was R.O.B.bed!" R.O.B. had nothing to do with the review at all, which makes this even more painful.

* From ''[[The Irate Gamer]]'s'' review of ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' on the [[SNES]]: "Someone call 911, because I was R.O.B.bed!" R.O.B. had nothing to do with the review at all, which makes this even more painful.

* [[Deja View]]: In which foreign remakes of popular USA films are reviewed by Ed Glaser.

* [[Stuart Ashen]] once reviewed a [[POP Station]] that "looks like a fat batarang: a ''fatarang''!" He apologizes quickly after.

* [[~~The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|~~The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'s Street Fighter 2010 review.

* [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'s Street Fighter 2010 review.

{{quote| '''Nerd''': Sonic Boom to the moon and Hadouken up Uranus.}}

* The leader of [[The League of STEAM]] is named Crackitus Potts. [[Don't Explain the Joke|Crackpot, get it?]] (Also an allusion to Caractacus Pott from ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]''.)

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* ''[[Looney Tunes]]''' Foghorn Leghorn often came up with these, prompting sighs and eyeball-rolling from Henry Hawk, Barnyard Dawg, or whoever else he was talking to. ("You gotta keep your eye on the ball. Eye! Ball! Eyeball! I almost had a gag, son! Joke, that is!")

* Many [[Tex Avery MGM Cartoons|MGM Cartoons]] ''live'' on this in a [[Hurricane of Puns]]; however, in "''Car of Tomorrow''" a pun involving "Seal beam headlights" was ''so bad'' even the narrator groaned and "X"ed it out.

* There was a literal [[Card-Carrying Villain]] on ''[[~~Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|~~Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', complete with puns like, "We have the upper hand." He keeps it up after even his boss tells him to "quit with the card puns."

* There was a literal [[Card-Carrying Villain]] on ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]'', complete with puns like, "We have the upper hand." He keeps it up after even his boss tells him to "quit with the card puns."

* In "Osama Bin Laden has Farty Pants", the first episode of ''[[South Park]]'' to air after 9/11, Towelie makes a cameo appearance. Discovering the kids don't want him around, he asks, "Am I to understand there's been a... Towelie ban?" Everyone else groans, once they figure it out.

* At least half of the things Numbuh Two says in ''[[Codename Kids Next Door]]''. It ''really'' bothered Numbuh Five. (When the kids go to a Negative World, Negative Numbah 2 makes everyone laugh their ass off.)

* At least half of the things Numbuh Two says in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''. It ''really'' bothered Numbuh Five. (When the kids go to a Negative World, Negative Numbah 2 makes everyone laugh their ass off.)

* Pick any episode in ''Kung Fu Dino Posse'' and you will hear at least one of these. Or several.

* Beast Boy from ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]'' frequently makes jokes which his teammates hate. There are too many to list here, but here are a few:

* Beast Boy from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' frequently makes jokes which his teammates hate. There are too many to list here, but here are a few:

** He throws the [[Brain In A Jar|Brain]] into a freezing machine saying something like "Dudes check it out! BRAIN FREEZE". The entire hero cast (plus some extras) groans in dismay.

** He throws the [[Brain In a Jar|Brain]] into a freezing machine saying something like "Dudes check it out! BRAIN FREEZE". The entire hero cast (plus some extras) groans in dismay.

** Or:

{{quote| '''Blackfire''': Hey, Beast Boy, what's up?

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** In a moment of Poetic Irony, we later learned when Beast Boy and Cyborg got sucked into Raven's mind that Raven herself has ''always'' thought he was funny.

* In ''[[~~Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|~~Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', about every other thing Sokka says. Especially in Omashu:

* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', about every other thing Sokka says. Especially in Omashu:

{{quote| '''Aang''': How am I supposed to know his name?

'''Katara''': Think about the challenges. Maybe it's some kind of riddle?

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'''Spectra''': Let's ''boogie''!

'''Danny''': Ya' see, that was the kind of pun I was trying to avoid with the whole "you blew it" comment. }}

* ''[[~~Spongebob~~ SquarePants]]'':

* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'':

** In "Wet Painters", Spongebob and Patrick have to disguise the fact that they got a spot on Mr. Krabs' first dollar. They hang several paintings in front of it, which Mr. Krabs take off one-by-one. Eventually, Spongebob himself is hanging on the wall.

{{quote| '''Mr. Krabs''': Spongebob, what are you doing?

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(Cue cut to a live-action guy doing a rimshot) }}

** In "Pranks a Lot", a barrage of them between [[SpongeBob]] and Patrick eventually end with the narrator saying "Several bad puns later."

* ''[[The Simpsons (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]'' episode involving Homer, a prison warden, and a painting of a unicorn in outer space.

* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode involving Homer, a prison warden, and a painting of a unicorn in outer space.

{{quote| '''Warden:''' I mean, look at this! It's a unicorn in outer space! I mean, what's it breathin'?

'''Homer:''' Air?

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'''Kim''': And the villain puns just write themselves. "Shocking, isn't it?" }}

** This one is thought of as god-awful in universe, spotting Duff's hideout Ron comments...

{{quote| "There it is. [[~~Gilligans~~ Island|Killigan's island]]."}}

{{quote| "There it is. [[Gilligan's Island|Killigan's island]]."}}

* In ''[[Drawn Together]]'', during the episode "The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist, Part II", Xandir tells Strawberry Sweetcake (an obvious parody of Strawberry Shortcake) "You're gonna be spending a CHOCO-LOTTA time locked up behind CANDY bars!". There is a long silence after which Princess Clara whispers to Xandir "God dammit, I hate you!".

* On ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', while playing a carnival game that involves rabbits, Jimmy remarks "Well then, I'll ''hop'' right to it", eliciting a groan from the booth attendant.

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** From "A Song For Margo":

{{quote| '''Hard Copy reporter:''' Tonight on ''Hard Copy'', [[wikipedia:O. J. Simpson|O.J.]] refuses to speak. ''(Shows a clip of a pitcher of orange juice on the witness stand.)'' Part 2 tomorrow.}}

* In ''[[Batman: The Animated Series ~~(Animation)~~|Batman the Animated Series]]'', Alfred [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGw6bZPxGrA draws Batman a bath.]

* In ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'', Alfred [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGw6bZPxGrA draws Batman a bath.]

* [[The Amazing World of Gumball|Darwin]] claims to be a "Pacifish" in ''"The Ghost"''.

* In the Bond-parody episode of ''[[~~American Dad (Animation)|~~American Dad]]'', "Tearjerker", Stan's boss [[Patrick Stewart|Avery Bullock]] meets him in a Japanese restaurant, with both dressed as geishas.

* In the Bond-parody episode of ''[[American Dad]]'', "Tearjerker", Stan's boss [[Patrick Stewart|Avery Bullock]] meets him in a Japanese restaurant, with both dressed as geishas.

{{quote| '''Bullock''': I thought we could be secret ''Asians''.

'''Stan''': A sixteen-hour flight for a bad pun? ...yes. Yes. }}

* While the entirety of the ''[[~~Animaniacs (Animation)|~~Animaniacs]]'' episode "This Pun For Hire" is a [[Hurricane of Puns]], a couple are singled out as particularly bad by Dot:

* While the entirety of the ''[[Animaniacs]]'' episode "This Pun For Hire" is a [[Hurricane of Puns]], a couple are singled out as particularly bad by Dot:

{{quote| '''[[Hello, Nurse!]]''': Why do I always get the [[Buxom Is Better|booby]] [[Double Entendre|prize]]?

'''Dot''': [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|I'm not touching that one]]. }}

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{{quote| '''Billy''': Snot a problem!

''(Billy's half of his nose comes alive and smacks him with a steak in annoyance)'' }}

* In ''A [[~~Duck Tales~~]] Valentine'', Huey, Dewey and Louie find a chest in a sunken Greek temple. When they wonder what the inscription on the lid is supposed to mean, Launchpad quips "It's Greek to me!" There's an awkward pause, after which Launchpad says defensively "Well, ''somebody'' had to say it."

* In ''A [[DuckTales]] Valentine'', Huey, Dewey and Louie find a chest in a sunken Greek temple. When they wonder what the inscription on the lid is supposed to mean, Launchpad quips "It's Greek to me!" There's an awkward pause, after which Launchpad says defensively "Well, ''somebody'' had to say it."

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{{quote| '''Announcer''': ...he crosses Macarthur Park and walks into a great sandstone building!

'''Nick Danger''': [thump] Oh, my nose! }}

* One Advertisement regarding a sale on May 4th for ''[[Star ~~Warsthe~~ Old Republic]]'' has the tagline "May the 4th be with you".

* One Advertisement regarding a sale on May 4th for ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' has the tagline "May the 4th be with you".