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'''Presenter''': Can I turn to you first, bishop?
'''Presenter''': Can I turn to you first, bishop?
'''Pope''': Shut up. }}
'''Pope''': Shut up. }}
* A sketch from ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' where a husband and wife are arguing because he's just returned from a business trip and she finds a bra in his suitcase. She asks, mildly annoyed, if she's cheating on him, which he cops to absentmindedly. The fight escalates as she brings in other "minor" issues such as her desire to have a baby and secret gambling addiction, until she suddenly bursts into tears and he figures out what this is ''really'' about -- that time he left the fridge door open and a whole quiche and some milk went bad.
* A sketch from ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' where a husband and wife are arguing because he's just returned from a business trip and she finds a bra in his suitcase. She asks, mildly annoyed, if she's cheating on him, which he cops to absentmindedly. The fight escalates as she brings in other "minor" issues such as her desire to have a baby and secret gambling addiction, until she suddenly bursts into tears and he figures out what this is ''really'' about—that time he left the fridge door open and a whole quiche and some milk went bad.
* Done as a [[Take That]] on ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]'', when Laurie's character walks into a convenience store and requests EIGHT PACKETS OF CONDOMS, PLEASE, loudly specifying brands and styles, and furtively asking for Jason Donovan's latest single in between.
* Done as a [[Take That]] on ''[[A Bit of Fry and Laurie]]'', when Laurie's character walks into a convenience store and requests EIGHT PACKETS OF CONDOMS, PLEASE, loudly specifying brands and styles, and furtively asking for Jason Donovan's latest single in between.
* An episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'' had Elliot's boyfriend Keith upset with her because he wanted a committed stable relationship, and Elliot just wanted him for sex. Dr. Kelso treats their argument like an entertaining TV program: "It's like he's the chick and you're the dude!"
* An episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'' had Elliot's boyfriend Keith upset with her because he wanted a committed stable relationship, and Elliot just wanted him for sex. Dr. Kelso treats their argument like an entertaining TV program: "It's like he's the chick and you're the dude!"
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{{quote|'''Homer:''' Oh sure, when he's in trouble he's ''my'' father!}}
{{quote|'''Homer:''' Oh sure, when he's in trouble he's ''my'' father!}}
* The ''[[High School Musical]]'' parody episode of ''[[South Park]]'', where the kid's dad was a rather flamboyant singer, and the kid wanted to play basketball.
* The ''[[High School Musical]]'' parody episode of ''[[South Park]]'', where the kid's dad was a rather flamboyant singer, and the kid wanted to play basketball.
** "Red Man's Greed" is this trope. The <s>Indians</s> "Native Americans" (''[[South Park]]'' insists on using that terminology.) are [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]] who invade South Park and set up casinos. They give the white people SARS, and [[Magical Native American|the traditional white trash panacea, 7-Up, cures it]].
** "Red Man's Greed" is this trope. The <s>Indians</s> "Native Americans" (''[[South Park]]'' insists on using that terminology.) are [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]s who invade South Park and set up casinos. They give the white people SARS, and [[Magical Native American|the traditional white trash panacea, 7-Up, cures it]].


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