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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]]''
* ''[[American Dad]]''
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* ''[[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]]''
* ''[[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]]''
* ''[[The Dictator]]''
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* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
* ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.|The Girl From UNCLE]]''
* ''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
* ''[[The Giver]]''
* ''[[The Giver]]''
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''
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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 U.N.C.L.E.|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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* ''[[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/Reaper Man|Reaper Man]]''
* ''[[Reaper Man]]''
* ''[[Repo Man]]''
* ''[[Repo Man]]''
* ''[[Robot Detective]]''
* ''[[Robot Detective]]''
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* ''[[The Young Ones]]''
* ''[[The Young Ones]]''
* 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''.
* 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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