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Please note this is not just a list of instances of neighbous borrowing things in fiction [[People Sit in Chairs|as this has no meaning in itself]]; it has to at least set up a plot thread or joke of some sort.
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* Before he was Giles from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', [[Anthony Head]] was best recognized from a series of Nestle Gold Blend (in the UK) / Nescafe Tasters Choice (in the US) commercials about a couple flirting while borrowing coffee from each other.
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* There's an ad for Just For Men hair color where a hot new neighbor chick knocks on our hero's door to borrow a cup of milk and the man says "just a minute," jumps out of his second story window, runs to the store and buys...some Just For Men hair color so he can look young and handsome when he opens the door. He almost forgets to also buy some milk so she can borrow it.
* A commercial for Target starts out with a man frantically searching his apartment's kitchen and eventually reveals an attractive woman by his door, holding a measuring cup, saying she'll get the sugar from someone else.
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In the last few pages of ''[[Drunkard's Walk|Drunkard's Walk V]]'', [[Hindu Mythology|Krishna]] shows up at the Tarikihogonji temple looking to borrow a cup of sugar from [[Ah! My Goddess|Belldandy]], in the punch line to a [[Brick Joke]] set up six years and several chapters earlier.
== [[Film]] ==
* [[Played for Laughs]] in the film ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]''; Mrs. (Al) Capone comes over to the Dangerously house and asks to borrow a cup of bullets.
* Played for laughs in ''[[Bad Boys]]''.
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* This literally happened in ''[[The Room]]''.
* [[Lucky Number Slevin]] has [[Lucy Liu]]'s character introduced to the main character in this fashion. For a little twist, she borrows not only the sugar, but also [[Exact Words|the cup to carry it in]].
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== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Alice Kravitz uses the [[Nosy Neighbor]] excuse version fairly frequently in ''[[
* In ''[[Not Going Out]]'' this appears to be a [[Meet Cute]], but turns out to be {{spoiler|the excuse version}} of sorts when a girl who {{spoiler|thinks she is Lee's daughter}} appears, {{spoiler|[[Status Quo Is God|of she isn't its a sitcom]]}}. When a guy shows up at the end of the episode asking to borrow some milk Lee tells him there's a Tesco nearby and shuts the door on him.
* On an episode of ''[[The Young Ones]]'' when they are freezing in their unheated house in winter, Vivien keeps borrowing cups of sugar from the neighbour, who comments that she would like her cups back at some point. It turns out [[Rule of Funny|Vivien is burning the cups to keep warm]].
* This would often be a way for Lucy and Ethel to meet on ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
* Parodied in the ''Gilmore Girls'' episode "Luke Can See Her Face"
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* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "When It Rains..."
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'''Odo:''' Excuse me?
'''Dr. Julian Bashir:''' Please? I'll give it back. }}
* ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future'' episode "The Intruder"
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* On ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' Millie would often pop over to borrow a cup of sugar from Laura. Laura was more likely to call Millie to ask if she had some sugar that she could borrow, making Millie come to her.
* In ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', Mrs. Polouvicka uses borrowing a cup of sugar as an excuse to meet her new
* The Loquitos Sketch in ''Chespirito'' had a neighbor of Lucas and Chaparron who was constantly asking them for a cup of sugar.
* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]: [[Pod People]]''. Little Tommy walks into a cave that's glowing bright red, while holding the cup he normally uses to collect specimens. Crow jumps to conclusions:
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* In the pilot of ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', Susan uses this as an excuse to break into Edie's house to spy on her and Mike. She ends up (accidentally) burning the house down, and leaving the cup behind.
== [[Radio]] ==
* ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'', like many [[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Bugs Bunny]] short ''Shishkabugs''.
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'''Bugs Bunny:''' Good afternoon. Let me introduce myself as one of the woodland creatures residing in the King's forest, and being that there is such a close relationship, I assume it would not be too improper to borrow a cup of diced carrots, huh? [he holds an empty cup] }}
** In ''Duck, Rabbit, Duck!'', Daffy asks Bugs for a cup of blackstrap molasses as an excuse for Bugs to come out and get shot by Elmer. The shot punctures the cup instead, and Bugs comments that "I didn't think molasses would flow in January."
* On one ''[[Donald Duck]]'' cartoon, Donalds new neighbor Pete asks to borrow some ice cubes... and while he's at it, he also borrows a cube of butter, some cucumbers, and on and on until he empties Don's fridge.
* [[Family Guy]] - Mort has borrowed so many things from the Griffins without returning them that Peter once put an Adolf Hitler scarecrow in the yard.
* On an episode of ''[[
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' - Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five
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