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* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'': The lemurs need to install a cooling device on the zoo's furnace before it explodes. The device has seven colored knobs; according to Kowalski, who is giving instructions by telephone, they are red, crimson, scarlet, brick, salmon, ruby and rose. The lemurs are only supposed to turn the scarlet knob, but to them (and to us) they just look the same shade of red.
* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'': The lemurs need to install a cooling device on the zoo's furnace before it explodes. The device has seven colored knobs; according to Kowalski, who is giving instructions by telephone, they are red, crimson, scarlet, brick, salmon, ruby and rose. The lemurs are only supposed to turn the scarlet knob, but to them (and to us) they just look the same shade of red.
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "Oh, There You Are, Perry": Perry is forced to leave home by the agency. The boys, trying to find him, make a device that calls platypuses, and are immediately surrounded by dozens. The boys find a reason to believe none of them is Perry, even though to the viewer's eye they're exactly alike. All except for one:
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "Oh, There You Are, Perry": Perry is forced to leave home by the agency. The boys, trying to find him, make a device that calls platypuses, and are immediately surrounded by dozens. The boys find a reason to believe none of them is Perry, even though to the viewer's eye they're exactly alike. All except for one:
{{quote| '''Phineas''': That's just a duck with a tail taped on!}}
{{quote|'''Phineas''': That's just a duck with a tail taped on!}}
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Lisa the Iconoclast":
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Lisa the Iconoclast":
{{quote| '''Lisa:''' I'd like 25 copies on Goldenrod.<br />
{{quote|'''Lisa:''' I'd like 25 copies on Goldenrod.
'''Clerk:''' Right.<br />
'''Clerk:''' Right.
'''Lisa:''' 25 on Canary.<br />
'''Lisa:''' 25 on Canary.
'''Clerk:''' Mmhmm.<br />
'''Clerk:''' Mmhmm.
'''Lisa:''' 25 on Saffron.<br />
'''Lisa:''' 25 on Saffron.
'''Clerk:''' All right.<br />
'''Clerk:''' All right.
'''Lisa:''' And 25 on Paella.<br />
'''Lisa:''' And 25 on Paella.
'''Clerk:''' Ok, 100 yellow. }}
'''Clerk:''' Ok, 100 yellow. }}
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'': in the episode "Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman." Hank was indiscriminately interested in both of Dr. Quymn's semi-identical twin daughters, Nancy and Drew, even though he couldn't tell them apart. Dean could tell them apart, and tried to clue Hank in, but it didn't help.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'': in the episode "Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman." Hank was indiscriminately interested in both of Dr. Quymn's semi-identical twin daughters, Nancy and Drew, even though he couldn't tell them apart. Dean could tell them apart, and tried to clue Hank in, but it didn't help.