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Line 1: {{trope}} A couple of gentlemen, whose last names are X and Y, exchange polite banter, in which they frequently call each other '''"Mister X" and "Mister Y."''' Often done by [[Those Two Guys]] or [[Those Two Bad Guys]]. (Our [[Self -Demonstrating Article\|self-demonstrating]] description for [[Those Two Bad Guys]] does this.) {{examples\|Examples}}▼ ▲{{examples~~\|Examples~~}} == [[Comic Books]] == * [[Toilet Humour\|Mr. Shytte and Mr. Pysse]], two royal guards attending Queen Gloriana, in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''. == [[Fan Works]] == * In ''[[Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]'', Crabbe and Goyle are faithfully following minions clichés and call each other "Mr. Crabbe" and "Mr. Goyle". == ~~Fan Works~~[[Film]] == * ~~In ''~~[[~~Harry~~Those ~~Potter~~Two ~~and~~Bad ~~The~~Guys]] ~~Methods~~in of''[[Diamonds ~~Rationality~~Are ~~(Fanfic)\|Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality~~Forever]]'', ~~Crabbe and Goyle are faithfully following minions clichés and~~always call each other "Mr. ~~Crabbe"~~Wint and "Mr. ~~Goyle"~~Kidd. == [[Literature]] ==▼ == Films -- Live-Action ==▼ * [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)\|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' always call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.▼ ▲== Literature == * [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Neverwhere]]'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar. * [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[~~Discworld (Literature)/The Truth\|~~The Truth]]'': Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip. * [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Hamish X]]'': Mr. Candy and Mr. Sweet. * [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in Peter Straub's story ''Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff.'' * [[Invoked Trope\|Invoked]] by "Mr. Clock" and "Mr. Pink" in ''[[Revelation Space (franchise)\|Redemption Ark]]'' when trying to intimidate someone, although it doesn't quite work out like they expect. ▲== ~~Films --~~ [[Live-Action TV]] == ▲* ''[[~~Those~~The ~~Two~~League ~~Bad~~of ~~Guys~~Gentlemen]]'', as a [[Shout-Out]] into ''[[~~Diamonds Are Forever (Film)\|~~Diamonds Are Forever]]'', has a pair of surveyors ~~always~~who call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd. == ~~Live-Action TV~~[[Music]] == * ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'', as a [[Shout Out]] to ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)\|Diamonds Are Forever]]'', has a pair of surveyors who call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd. ~~== Music ==~~ * The song "Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean" by Ed Gallagher and Al Shean. Probably the [[Trope Maker]]; certainly the exchange "Absolutely, Mr. Gallagher?" -- "Positively, Mr. Shean" became a popular meme. == [[Theatre]] == * In ''[[~~The Golden Apple (Theatre)\|~~The Golden Apple]]'', shifty stockbrokers Mister Scylla (played by the same actor as Menelaus) and Mister Charybdis (alias Hector) do a pastiche of the Gallagher and Shean number.▼ ~~== Theater ==~~ * In ''[[~~Seventeen Seventy Six~~1776 (~~Theatre~~musical)\|~~Seventeen Seventy Six~~1776]]'', when [[John Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] are arguing over who will write the Declaration of Independence they refer to each other as Mr. A and Mr. J.▼ ▲* In ''[[The Golden Apple (Theatre)\|The Golden Apple]]'', shifty stockbrokers Mister Scylla (played by the same actor as Menelaus) and Mister Charybdis (alias Hector) do a pastiche of the Gallagher and Shean number. ▲* In ''[[Seventeen Seventy Six (Theatre)\|Seventeen Seventy Six]]'', when [[John Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]] are arguing over who will write the Declaration of Independence they refer to each other as Mr. A and Mr. J. * Classic Vaudeville Schtick: e.g. Mr. Bones and Mr. Jones, done by such as... Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean. == [[Web Original]] ==▼ ▲== Web Original == * ''Bok the Neutral'' has [http://mr-culexus.deviantart.com/gallery/12423263#/d2hylej Doctors Diolen and Steerpike.] * The [[Those Two Bad Guys]] page. == [[Western Animation]] ==▼ * Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb (parodies of Wint and Kidd) from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''. ▲== Western Animation == * Mr. ~~Wink~~Doe and Mr. ~~Fibb~~Cardholder, ~~(parodies~~the ofmysterious ~~Wint~~OSI ~~and~~agents, ~~Kidd) from~~in ''[[~~Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)\|Codename Kids~~The ~~Next~~Venture ~~Door~~Brothers]]''. * Mr. ~~Doe~~Touch and Mr. ~~Cardholder,~~Go ~~the mysterious OSI agents, in~~on ''[[~~The Venture~~Teenage ~~Brothers~~Mutant ~~(Animation)\|The~~Ninja ~~Venture~~Turtles ~~Brothers~~2003]]''. * Mr. Touch and Mr. Go on ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)\|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]''. {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Trope~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:This Trope Is X]] [[Category:Dialogue]] [[Category:Duo Tropes]] [[Category:Ensembles]] ~~[[Category:Mister X And Mister Y]]~~ ▲[[Category:Trope]]