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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."'''
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]] ==
* [[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
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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".
== Films -- Live-Action ==▼
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]]'' always call each other Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd.
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[Neverwhere]]'': Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]] in ''[[
* [[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.
* ''[[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.
== [[Music]] ==▼
▲== 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 (musical)|
* 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]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* 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]]''.
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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
- 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".
Film
- Those Two Bad Guys in 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 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 by "Mr. Clock" and "Mr. Pink" in Redemption Ark when trying to intimidate someone, although it doesn't quite work out like they expect.
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.
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
- Bok the Neutral has 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.
- Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, the mysterious OSI agents, in The Venture Brothers.
- Mr. Touch and Mr. Go on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003.