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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."
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.)
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.)
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== Comic Books ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Toilet Humour|Mr. Shytte and Mr. Pysse]], two royal guards attending Queen Gloriana, in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''.
* [[Toilet Humour|Mr. Shytte and Mr. Pysse]], two royal guards attending Queen Gloriana, in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''.


== [[Fan Works]] ==
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* 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]] ==
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality (Fanfic)|Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality]]'', Crabbe and Goyle are faithfully following minions clichés and call each other "Mr. Crabbe" and "Mr. Goyle".


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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' always call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' always call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.


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== [[Literature]] ==

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== Literature ==
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Neverwhere]]'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Neverwhere]]'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Discworld/The Truth|The Truth]]'': Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[The Truth]]'': Mr. Pin and Mr. Tulip.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Hamish X]]'': Mr. Candy and Mr. Sweet.
* [[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.''
* [[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.


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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'', as a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'', has a pair of surveyors who call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.
* ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]'', as a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'', has a pair of surveyors who call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.


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== [[Music]] ==

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== 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.
* 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]] ==

== Theater ==
* In ''[[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 ''[[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 ''[[1776|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.
* In ''[[1776 (musical)|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.
* Classic Vaudeville Schtick: e.g. Mr. Bones and Mr. Jones, done by such as... Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean.
* Classic Vaudeville Schtick: e.g. Mr. Bones and Mr. Jones, done by such as... Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean.


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== [[Web Original]] ==

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== Web Original ==
* ''Bok the Neutral'' has [http://mr-culexus.deviantart.com/gallery/12423263#/d2hylej Doctors Diolen and Steerpike.]
* ''Bok the Neutral'' has [http://mr-culexus.deviantart.com/gallery/12423263#/d2hylej Doctors Diolen and Steerpike.]
* The [[Those Two Bad Guys]] page.
* The [[Those Two Bad Guys]] page.


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== [[Western Animation]] ==

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== Western Animation ==
* Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb (parodies of Wint and Kidd) from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
* Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb (parodies of Wint and Kidd) from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''.
* Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, the mysterious OSI agents, in ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''.
* Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, the mysterious OSI agents, in ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''.
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 16 April 2023

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 description for Those Two Bad Guys does this.)

Examples of Mister X and Mister Y include:

Comic Books

Fan Works

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

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, 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 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.
  • Classic Vaudeville Schtick: e.g. Mr. Bones and Mr. Jones, done by such as... Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean.

Web Original

Western Animation

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