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{{quote|'''Pa Kent:''' You can't do that! ''(the doctor is outraged)'' No, I mean you literally can't do that. |
{{quote|'''Pa Kent:''' You can't do that! ''(the doctor is outraged)'' No, I mean you literally can't do that. |
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{{spoiler|''(the doctor tells him off and sticks the needle in, which goes in fine because the fever neutralized Clark's invulnerability)''}} }} |
{{spoiler|''(the doctor tells him off and sticks the needle in, which goes in fine because the fever neutralized Clark's invulnerability)''}} }} |
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* ''[[Being Human]]'': Annie is talking to another ghost, who mentions that her death was "a terrible shock". Annie replies, "Well, I should think it would be!" The other ghost then explains that she meant it literally; she died by electrocution. |
* ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'': Annie is talking to another ghost, who mentions that her death was "a terrible shock". Annie replies, "Well, I should think it would be!" The other ghost then explains that she meant it literally; she died by electrocution. |
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* In one ''[[Charmed]]'' episode, the Seer says she sees nothing. Her master assumes she failed to see the future, but she means, "Nothing. No Life. No World." |
* In one ''[[Charmed]]'' episode, the Seer says she sees nothing. Her master assumes she failed to see the future, but she means, "Nothing. No Life. No World." |
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* In ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'': |
* In ''[[30 Rock|Thirty Rock]]'': |
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The platypus controlling me is underneath the table! }} |
The platypus controlling me is underneath the table! }} |
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** In retaliation to people telling him not to make a mountain out of a molehill, Doofenshmirtz tried to do it literally in "At the Car Wash". |
** In retaliation to people telling him not to make a mountain out of a molehill, Doofenshmirtz tried to do it literally in "At the Car Wash". |
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** When Doofenshmirtz was told he didn't have a green thumb in "Moon Farm", he took it literally and bought a can of green paint to make himself green. Ironically, because of how he held the can, his thumbs weren't painted. Only later, as he explained his plan to Perry, Doof [[Late to |
** When Doofenshmirtz was told he didn't have a green thumb in "Moon Farm", he took it literally and bought a can of green paint to make himself green. Ironically, because of how he held the can, his thumbs weren't painted. Only later, as he explained his plan to Perry, Doof [[Late to the Punchline|finally understood the metaphor]]. |
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* [[Double Subverted]] and played straight in the same ''[[Archer]]'' episode. Charles and Rudy are two gay guys trying to help Archer seduce a gay spy named Ramon: |
* [[Double Subverted]] and played straight in the same ''[[Archer]]'' episode. Charles and Rudy are two gay guys trying to help Archer seduce a gay spy named Ramon: |
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{{quote|'''Rudy:''' I'd try the Cockfight. |
{{quote|'''Rudy:''' I'd try the Cockfight. |