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Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job.
Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job.


Combine with [[Character Title]] to get [[Role Called]].
Combine with [[Character Title]] to get [[Role Called]].
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* ''[[Old Kingdom|Abhorsen]]''
* ''[[Old Kingdom|Abhorsen]]''
* ''[[American Dad (Animation)|American Dad]]''
* ''[[American Dad]]''
* ''[[American Psycho]]''
* ''[[American Psycho]]''
* ''Animamundi: Dark Alchemist''
* ''Animamundi: Dark Alchemist''
* ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
* ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
* ''[[The Astronauts (Literature)|The Astronauts]]''
* ''[[The Astronauts]]''
* ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]''
* ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]''
* ''[[A Wizard of Earth Sea]]''
* ''[[Earthsea Trilogy|A Wizard of Earthsea]]''
* ''[[Bionic Commando (Video Game)|Bionic Commando]]''
* ''[[Bionic Commando]]''
* ''The Black Queen'' and ''The Black King'' by Christine Kathryn Rusch
* ''The Black Queen'' and ''The Black King'' by Christine Kathryn Rusch
* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''
* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]''
* ''[[Clerks]]''
* ''[[Clerks]]''
* ''[[Video Game/Commando|Commando]]''
* ''[[Commando (video game)|Commando]]''
* ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''
* ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''
* ''[[The Dictator (Film)|The Dictator]]''
* ''[[The Dictator]]''
* ''[[Doctors]]''
* ''[[Doctors]]''
* ''[[The Equalizer]]''
* ''[[The Equalizer]]''
* ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]''
* ''[[Family Guy]]''
* ''[[Father Ted]]''
* ''[[Father Ted]]''
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters (Film)|Ghostbusters]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
* ''[[The Girl From UNCLE (TV)|The Girl From UNCLE]]''
* ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
* ''[[The Giver]]''
* ''[[The Giver]]''
* ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''
* ''Hackers''
* ''Hackers''
* ''[[Hitman]]''
* ''[[Hitman]]''
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* ''King of Kings''
* ''King of Kings''
* ''[[Knights of the Round]]''
* ''[[Knights of the Round]]''
* ''[[Kung Fu Master]]''
* ''[[Kung-Fu Master]]''
* ''[[Last Ninja]]''
* ''[[Last Ninja]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
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* ''[[The Machinist]]''
* ''[[The Machinist]]''
* ''The Man in the White Suit''
* ''The Man in the White Suit''
* ''[[The Man From UNCLE (TV)|The Man From UNCLE]]''
* ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
* ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]''
* ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]''
* ''The Man Who Never Was''
* ''The Man Who Never Was''
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* ''The Man who Wasn't There''
* ''The Man who Wasn't There''
* ''[[Rudyard Kipling|The Man who Would Be King]]''
* ''[[Rudyard Kipling|The Man who Would Be King]]''
* ''[[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|The Man With the Golden Gun]]''
* ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]''
* ''[[William Shakespeare|The Merchant of Venice]]'' and its unofficial sequel, ''The Doctor of Rome''
* ''[[William Shakespeare|The Merchant of Venice]]'' and its unofficial sequel, ''The Doctor of Rome''
* ''The Men from the Ministry'' ([[The BBC|BBC]] [[Radio]] [[Sit Com]])
* ''The Men from the Ministry'' ([[The BBC|BBC]] [[Radio]] [[Sitcom]])
* ''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]''
* ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''
* ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''
* ''The Merry Wives of Windsor''
* ''[[Three Wonders|Midnight Wanderers]]''
* ''[[Three Wonders|Midnight Wanderers]]''
* ''[[The Negotiator (Film)|The Negotiator]]''
* ''[[The Negotiator]]''
* ''[[Alastair Reynolds|The Prefect]]''
* ''[[Alastair Reynolds|The Prefect]]''
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' ("Mononoke" is a description, [[I Am Not Shazam|not a name]])
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' ("Mononoke" is a description, [[I Am Not Shazam|not a name]])
* ''[[The Problem Solverz]]''
* ''[[The Problem Solverz]]''
* ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]''
* ''[[Reaper Man]]''
* ''[[Repo Man]]''
* ''[[Repo Man]]''
* ''[[Robot Detective]]''
* ''[[Robot Detective]]''
* ''[[The Saint]]''
* ''[[The Saint]]''
* ''[[Samurai Warriors]]''
* ''[[Samurai Warriors]]''
* ''[[Secret Agent (Video Game)|Secret Agent]]''
* ''[[Secret Agent (video game)|Secret Agent]]''
* ''[[Sliders]]''
* ''[[Sliders]]''
* ''[[Sneakers]]''
* ''[[Sneakers]]''
* ''[[Strider (Video Game)|Strider]]''
* ''[[Strider Hiryu|Strider]]''
* ''[[Taxi Driver]]''
* ''[[Taxi Driver]]''
* ''[[The Terminator]]''
* ''[[The Terminator]]''
* ''[[The Thin Man (Film)|The Thin Man]]''
* ''[[The Thin Man (film)|The Thin Man]]''
* ''[[The Third Man]]''
* ''[[The Third Man]]''
* ''[[The Three Musketeers (Literature)|The Three Musketeers]]''
* ''[[The Three Musketeers (novel)|The Three Musketeers]]''
* ''[[The Transporter]]''
* ''[[The Transporter]]''
* ''[[Time Bandits (Film)|Time Bandits]]''
* ''[[Time Bandits]]''
* ''[[Time Squad]]''
* ''[[Time Squad]]''
* ''[[Tsukihime]]'' <ref>More of her position rather than job; the heroine is essentially the princess of the moon, which is exactly what the title means.</ref>
* ''[[Tsukihime]]'' <ref>More of her position rather than job; the heroine is essentially the princess of the moon, which is exactly what the title means.</ref>
* ''[[Castlevania|Vampire Killer]]''
* ''[[Castlevania|Vampire Killer]]''
* ''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]''
* ''[[Warrior Cats]]''
* ''[[The Witcher]]''
* ''[[The Witcher]]''
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (Film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
* ''The Worker'' (Charlie Drake sitcom - the twist is that he never works for very long before being fired)
* ''The Worker'' (Charlie Drake sitcom - the twist is that he never works for very long before being fired)
* ''[[The Young Ones]]''
* ''[[The Young Ones]]''
* There's an entire subgenre of thriller and slasher films titled this way, with examples being ''[[The Dentist (Film)|The Dentist]], The Carpenter, The Janitor, The Nurse, The Mailman, The Super'' and ''The Paper Boy''.
* There's an entire subgenre of thriller and slasher films titled this way, with examples being ''[[The Dentist]], The Carpenter, The Janitor, The Nurse, The Mailman, The Super'' and ''The Paper Boy''.
** Not to mention ''[[The Crush]]''.


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Latest revision as of 00:54, 29 September 2023

Written a show about a character with an interesting job, occupation, or role? Might as well name the show after the job.

Combine with Character Title to get Role Called.

Examples of Job Title include:
  1. ↑ More of her position rather than job; the heroine is essentially the princess of the moon, which is exactly what the title means.
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