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{{trope}}
[[File:my-friends-and-zoidberg 4837.jpg|link=Futurama|frame|The [[Trope Namers]]...and Zoidberg.<ref>Weren't we going to crop that guy out?</ref>]]
{{quote|'''Robot 1-X:''' How may I help you?
'''Bender:''' Save [[Trope Namer|my friends! And Zoidberg!]]
|''[[Futurama]]'', "Obsoletely Fabulous"}}
A standard comedy trope which, at its core, takes the form:
"Group A... and Bob."
It is often expanded to mention two or more groups that form a supergroup:
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Compare: [[And the Rest]], [[Snub By Omission]], [[Bait and Switch Comparison]], [[I Take Offense to That Last One]], [[Guilt by Association Gag]], [[Ladies and Germs]], and [[Insult to Rocks]]. Compare and Contrast [[Especially Zoidberg]].
{{examples}}
== [[Advertising]] ==
* "Avocado can be found in upscale restaurants...and now Subway!"
* An Ace hardware commercial has a woman talking to her "friends, neighbors...Scott."
* From an [https://www.fastcompany.com/3036635/most-creative-people/this-companys-brilliantly-sassy-branding-strategy-makes-yours-look-sad- ad for Manhattan Mini Storage]: "Why leave a city that has six professional sports teams,<ref>Actually seven: New York Rangers and Islanders in NHL, New York Jets and Football Giants in NFL, New York Yankees in MLB, and Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks in NBA</ref> and also the Mets?"
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* An incident in ''[[Lucky Star]]'', where Konata greets the Hiiragi twins with [[Japanese Pronouns|"Tsukasa-tachi"]], leading Kagami to complain about not being mentioned by name. (It should be noted that Konata and Kagami being best friends ([[Vitriolic Best Buds|for a given value of 'best']]), [[Ho Yay|or more]] [[Yuri Fan|according to many fans]], this snub will have been entirely intentional on Konata's part.)
* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'': Hilariously inverted every time the villains told a sentence along the lines of "Go ahead! Finish with Mazinger-Z... and the other two robots!". The other two robots being Aphrodite-A (or Diana-A) and Boss Borot.
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* In ''[[Durarara!!]]'' the character Izaya Orihara claims to love all human beings. Except Shizuo Heiwajima.
* In an early episode of ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', Misty says that she's the 4th sensational sister, who were a trio of water performers and Misty's sisters. One of them said that there are "three sensational sisters, and one runt."
== Comedy ==▼
* [[Dave Barry]] once referred to human beings "and [[Limp Bizkit]]."▼
** This is one of his running gags. "We, humans and congressmen alike..."▼
* [[Ambrose Bierce]] wrote the following for the definition of "man" in his ''[[The Devil's Dictionary|Devil's Dictionary]]'':▼
{{quote|an animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth '''and Canada'''.}}▼
* [[Brian Regan]]: "My wife and I, we have two wonderful kids...and another kid."▼
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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{{quote|'''Wolverine''': The stink of what you've been doing is all over you. You're torturing my friends. Summers, too.}}
== [[
* In ''[[Half Life:
* In a variation where the format works as a compliment, one [[Gorillaz]] fanfic featured Murdoc calling the other band members "you retards - and [[Token Girl|Noodle]]". Possibly attempting to save his own skin, given Noodle's [[Tyke Bomb]] status.
* From ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' fanfic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6458088/1/How_to_Pick_Up_Guys_At_bars How to Pick Up Guys At Bars]'': "It took Arthur a little over an hour to decide what to wear. Fretting over clothes was such a girly thing to do, he didn't dare ask any of the men for their help. (Instead he asked Lancelot.)"
* Done in [[Those Two Actors|the first film Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did together]], ''[[Flying Down To Rio]]''
▲* Done in [[Those Two Actors|the first film Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did together]], ''[[Flying Down To Rio]]'', making this [[Older Than Television]]. Fred and Ginger both play members of a music band where Ginger is the band vocalist (and the band's only girl) named Honey. Near the start of the film, Ginger/Honey is with the rest of the band when Fred approaches them and says, "Attention, boys and girls, and you too, Honey!"
* ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'':
{{quote|'''Darwin''': Ladies and gentlemen! And Minerva!}}
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* ''[[Clerks II]]'': "Ladies and gentlemen! ...And you, Elias!"
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* In the ''[[Animorphs]]'' books, all of the blurbs on the back cover described the adventures of "X (the main character of that particular installment), the Animorphs, and Ax," with the subtle implication that, being an alien (and a [[Sixth Ranger]]), Ax didn't really count. It may be a reference to the fact that they came up with the term "Animorph" to refer to each other before Ax joined, but still...
** The reasoning may be that Ax didn't join the team when he first showed up—first they were all trying to get him back with the Andalites, and then there were a few books that sort of played with the fact that neither he nor the others really trusted each other completely. Still, even [[Word of God]] once noted that they should have changed it at some point. (They do near the very end of the series, IIRC.)
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* In ''[[The Guns of the South]]'' by [[Harry Turtledove]], [[Abraham Lincoln]] sends three negotiators to a meeting with the Confederate States, including Ben Butler - incredibly unpopular in the [[Deep South]] for his actions in New Orleans, so a calculated insult. Robert E Lee refers to them as "the gentlemen and Mr. Butler".
* In "Pretty in Pink" by Rachel Maude, Seedy Moon is about to give a speech at his engagement party to "friends, family, and Tila Tequila" .
* From ''[[
* In ''[[
* Who can forget ''[[Three Men in a Boat|Three Men in a Boat, to Say Nothing of the Dog]]''; making this trope slightly [[Older Than Radio]].
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Cougar Town]]'': "I thought it wouldn't be so bad to spend this day with a few friends. Plus, Ellie is here."
* From the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' season 7 episode "[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Recap/S7/E17 Lies My Parents Told Me|Lies My Parents Told Me]]":
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** This could just be because they're exes.
{{quote|'''Ross:''' You know, I hate to lecture you guys, but it's kinda disgraceful, that a group of well-educated adults and Joey can't name all the states}}
* ''[[Gilligan's
* From ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', in the episode dealing with Jill's 39th birthday:
{{quote|'''Tim''': Great? There were only eleven people at your party.
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* On ''[[Top Gear]]'', for the British Leyland special,<ref>Series 10, Episode 7</ref> Richard explains why the presenters face such a challenge proving that the company ever made a good car, ever.
{{quote|'''Hammond''' [''narrating'']: Now, for our younger viewers, we should explain why the Top Gear office thinks the three of us lost our marbles. See, some B.L. cars were quite badly built ... but most weren't built at all.}}
* At the beginning of the ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' episode "Undead Again," the medical examiner at the scene of the crime greets the main characters as "our intrepid heroes...and Mr. Castle"
* ''[[Pixelface]]'': Romford gets one in "HAL":
{{quote|"Tempting, but I'm going to have go with saving my friends. And Aethelwynne."}}
== [[Music]] ==▼
* The ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' video for the ''[[Halo 3]]'' demo had the following exchange:▼
{{quote|'''Sarge:''' Another important development from Bungie Labs is the homo-sapien propulsafier, also known as the man-cannon.▼
'''Simmons:''' It fires men?▼
'''Sarge:''' Yes, and also Grifs. Come here Grif. Let's says the Blues are launching co-ordinated offensive...What better way to slow them down, then to choke up their movement ways with dead soldiers, or if no soldiers are available, dead Grifs.▼
'''Grif:''' Wait, what? (Sarge knocks Grif out and throws him in the man-cannon) }}▼
** Sarge tends to use this a lot when addressing his soldiers, ''e.g.''▼
{{quote|'''Sarge:''' Alright men...and Donut...▼
'''Sarge:''' Alright everyone...and Griff... }}▼
** Heck, it even appears on the website for the Recreation DVD, which say it has "all of your favorite characters (and Simmons)".▼
▲== Music ==
* In ''[[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]'' fandom and lore, [[Ringo Starr]] often is treated this way—sometimes seriously, sometimes jokingly, depending on the period. Part of this is Ringo's own doing: unlike [[John Lennon]] and [[Paul McCartney]], who had, let's say, healthy egos, and [[George Harrison]], who was [[The Quiet One]], Ringo loved [[Self-Deprecation|Self-Deprecating Humor]]. He liked to joke that he was actually an awful drummer who was riding the others' coattails; his bandmates, on the other hand, have all said his skills are second to none. [[wikipedia:Ringo Starr#Drumming ability and appreciation|Well, or something like that]]. Also, Ringo was the last Beatle to get his own [[TV Tropes]] page.
** Being a drummer doesn't help, either. Drummers in general are often the butt of a lot of jokes about musicians. For example: "What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians all day?"
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'''Benny:''' ...And I'm Benny. }}
* [[Tenacious D]] manage to pull it of constantly [[[Up to Eleven]] ...in a duo!]] They are Jack Black. And K.G.
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* [[Mick Foley]] did this all the time to prank his friend Al Snow. When he "retired", he was presented with the original WWF Hardcore Championship by a lot of the other extreme wrestlers. In his farewell speech, he said "It's an honor to be in the ring with so many hardcore legends. And Al Snow!" On another occasion, he managed to convince a pilot to announce after a landing "Welcome to all the WWF Superstars...and Al Snow."
* [[Professional Wrestling]] itself can be subjected to this when compared to other sports. Seriously "Sports" is listed but "Pro Wrestling" is separate? Where's the love?
** That's because wrestling is not legally recognized as a sport in most jurisdictions.
*** On the other hand wrestlers are not accepted by the screen actors guild either so they get it from both sides
== [[Radio]] ==▼
* The radio adaptation of ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' comedy ''The Horn Blows At Midnight'' has [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]] in heaven chastising Jack's character Athaniel (an angel) thusly:▼
▲== Radio ==
▲* The radio adaptation of [[The Jack Benny Program]] comedy ''The Horn Blows At Midnight'' has [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]] in heaven chastising Jack's character Athaniel (an angel) thusly:
{{quote|'''Beethoven''': We have ten thousand men in this orchestra, Athaniel; nine-thousand-nine-hundred-and-ninety-nine musicians. And ''you''.}}
* From ''[[The Goon Show]]'':
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{{quote|My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen... and Wogs! We present - The Goon Show! }}
* ''[[Hello Cheeky]]'':
{{quote|'''John:''' That sounds nothing like a trained soprano! Sounds much more like Moira Anderson!
* ''ISIRTA'', c 1967:
{{quote|Graeme Garden (as old Scottish retainer) And at every full moon, there would be unholy sacrifice of a chartered accountant...
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Garden: Nay, lassie, just a chartered accountant... }}
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
▲* [[Dave Barry]] once referred to human beings "and [[Limp Bizkit]]."
▲** This is one of his running gags. "We, humans and congressmen alike..."
▲* [[Ambrose Bierce]] wrote the following for the definition of "man" in his ''[[The Devil's Dictionary|Devil's Dictionary]]'':
▲{{quote|an animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth '''and [[Canada, Eh?|Canada]]'''.}}
▲* [[Brian Regan]]: "My wife and I, we have two wonderful kids...and another kid."
== [[Religion]] ==▼
▲== Religion ==
* Early example: In Mark 16:7 (in [[The Bible]]), an angel tells the ladies visiting Jesus' (empty) tomb to "tell his disciples ''and Peter''" to meet up in Galilee. This is an ''inversion'' of the trope: Peter had denied Jesus three times a couple days before, so the angel is specifying that he ''should'' be included among the Disciples.
** In the Old Testament, the Bible mentions that Solomon had seven hundred wives, "and Pharaoh's daughter." This acts as an [[Inverted Trope|inversion]] according to many commentators, who note that she's singled out because Solomon loved her much ''more'' than the others.
== Sports ==
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* Happens in [[Ice Hockey]] quite a bit:
** The [[National Hockey League]], or rather, the entire sport of [[Ice Hockey]], considering it is the least popular of the [[wikipedia:Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|"Big Four" American and Canadian Team Sports]],<ref>Due to among other things, the sport’s difficulty in appealing to the Southern United States considering that there is little to no snow in those areas and hockey is obviously popular in places where it snows in the winter.</ref> gets this quite a bit as some detractors will even omit Hockey from it's major league status. Here, the group of leagues would be referred to as: ''"[[American Football|The]] [[Basketball|Big]] [[Baseball|Three]] Sports...and [[Butt Monkey|Hockey]]."''
::This happens more frequently the more south you go (in which Hockey is cropped out entirely or [[Last-Second Word Swap|replaced with]] [[NASCAR]]). Don't say this the farther north you go though, especially in Canada.▼
▲This happens more frequently the more south you go (in which Hockey is cropped out entirely or [[Last-Second Word Swap|replaced with]] [[NASCAR]]). Don't say this the farther north you go though, especially in Canada.
▲*** When Hockey is not getting this, it's usually [[Canadian Football]] <ref>Due to the (at least perceived) skill and popularity disparity between the Canadian and American counterparts.</ref> or [[The Beautiful Game|Soccer]] <ref>For those familiar with the above example, this is unsurprising, although some would argue that being a "Zoidberg" is at least progress for Soccer in North America, as really obscure and unpopular sports would not even be considered.</ref>
▲** In Canada the line that opens a [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC hockey broadcast]] is: "Hello Canada and hockey fans in the United States and Newfoundland...". This is not exactly an example, as when the line was recorded (the 1930's) Newfoundland wasn't a Canadian province, but another of the self-governing dominions of the British Empire.
▲** Conn Smythe began many a public speech with, "Ladies, gentlemen... and Frenchmen."
== [[Video Games]] ==
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{{quote|'''"Marines, SAS, hands up
[[Handicapped Badass|Zakhaev]], (ha ha) hand up"'' }}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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** There's also [http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/262 this one] where Richard sulks about being left out of the happy reunion.
* From ''[[Not Quite Daily Comic]]'', a straight example [http://www.truefork.org/Art/comic/cindex.php?300 in this strip.]
* From ''[[8-
** inverted later on
{{quote|'''Sarda:'''Your all selfish monsters who need to die for the good of everyone else.
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'''Sarda:''' He's a casualty.
'''Black Mage:''' Yay! }}
* ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'' gives us an example in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024635/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/10/24/373-dreamland-return/ this strip].
== [[Web Original]] ==
* In ''[[Stuart Ashen|Ashen's Tech Dump]]'', one of Ashen's predictions is that ''[[Street Fighter]] 37'' will include in its roster "every human being that has ever existed. [[Joke Character|And Dan.]]"
* ''[[The Salvation War]]'': "Okay, ladies, gentlemen, ''Karl.''"
*
{{quote|'''Angel''': Didn't...three people go to get fuel?
'''Michael''': No, no, I said two friends. The other one's [[Badass Grandpa|just]] [[Old Soldier|Burt]]. }}
* [[Team Four Star]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged|DragonBall Z Abridged]]'' has a few variations:
{{quote|'''Nappa''': Well, it's been fun kid. I mean, for me, not for you. As for you ''(cut to Piccolo)'', everyone important to you is dead.
'''Krillin''': Hey, I'm still alive--
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([[Chirping Crickets]])
'''Yamcha''': OK, just Chaotzu. }}
* Episode 9 of Khenpoe's ''[[Bleach]]
{{quote|'''Ichigo:''' Friends, teachers...Rukia.}}
* [[Exaggerated Trope]] in [[Shiny Objects Videos|"On The Couch"]].
{{quote|'''Curly:''' Aah, we're like [[The Three Musketeers (novel)|The Three Musketeers]]! Plus Nathan. Plus Guido.
''(There are only four people there.)'' }}
* [[The Cinema Snob|Brad Jones]] described the new ''[[The Expendables (franchise)|Expendables]]'' movie as "a movie that contains the legendary action heroes of our youth, along with the best action heroes of current cinema. And [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]]."
* [[Whateley Universe|"Ladies and gentlemen..." "And Jericho!"]]
* An issue of'' [http://www.comicsalliance.com/tag/GreatComicsThatNeverHappened/ Great Comics That Never Happened]'' featured the [[Justice League of America]] [[Masked Luchador|Luchas]] of America: "[[Superman|Ultimo Hijo De Krypton]]! [[Batman|Oscuro Caballero]]! [[Martian Manhunter|Señor Marciano]]! [[The Flash|El Rápido, Jr.]]! [[Wonder Woman|La Fuerte Feminino]]! [[Green Lantern|Espacio Policia III]]! And of course, [[Aquaman]]!"
* This is pretty much how Nighthawk is treated in ''I Don't Need Your [[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]]''. Special mention to [[Iron Man]], who manages to keep him separate ''even from the other Zoidbergs''.
{{quote|Lemme see if I can't sum up for you here: world's most powerful heroes and villains on my side. Plus Sabra and Thor-Girl and Doc Samson. And Nighthawk, even. Actually, tell you what, we'll spot you Nighthawk. [[Super-Hero Speciation|It's not like we don't have a million guys who can fly already, you know.]]}}
* [http://www.cracked.com/article_19047_6-awards-that-would-actually-make-oscars-worth-watching.html This] ''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]]'' article uses this trope to take a stab at ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'':
{{quote|Quick! What do [[Star Wars|Yoda]], [[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Belle]], [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Gollum]], [[Avatar (film)|the Avatar chick]], and the entire cast of ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' all have in common? Besides their ginormous eyes, obviously? Well, in addition to not being real humans, the voices who provided some of the most memorable characters in cinematic history--and Avatar--are all ineligible to win Academy Awards for their performances because, apparently, voice acting is not "acting."}}
* and [[That Guy With The Glasses|8-Bit Mickey!]]
* An entry in Mario Lanza's ''Funny 115 V.2'', a ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]'' fansite, we are treated to "It is day 39, and it is time for the final two and Mick to face the jury."
* In [[Tobuscus|Toby Turner's]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko_LoEUAvtM&feature=relmfu 'Trapped in a pistachios ad!' vid], the audience is advised to watch a clip of A-list celebrities, and [[Jersey Shore|Snooki]], eating pistachios.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120501224647/http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/131034 This] ''[[My Little Pony:
▲* On [[Were Alive]] Michael chastises a bunch of rebellious Tower dwellers by saying "I just sent two of my friends out there to help you people, and I'll not have you throw it back in their faces!" Angel brings it up a bit later:
▲* [http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/131034 This] ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' comic.
{{quote|'''Twilight''': All my friends are here. And Applejack is here, too.}}
* In Volume 2 Episode 1 of ''[[RWBY]]'', Ruby addresses her team thusly:
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'''Weiss: (offscreen)''' Hey!}}
** In fact, this is a [[Running Gag]] in Volume 2 of ''RWBY'', where Weiss is frequently addressed separately from whatever group she's with, usually as "[[Ice Queen]]". And objecting.
* The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxdNqXgQSw August 1, 2018 installment] of ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'', reviewing [[Driving Game]] ''[[The Crew 2]]'', describes the game as having "a huge cohesive sandbox map of the entire continental United States and all of its important cities, and St. Louis."
▲* The ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' video for the ''[[Halo 3]]'' demo had the following exchange:
▲{{quote|'''Sarge:''' Another important development from Bungie Labs is the homo-sapien propulsafier, also known as the man-cannon.
▲'''Simmons:''' It fires men?
▲'''Sarge:''' Yes, and also Grifs. Come here Grif. Let's says the Blues are launching co-ordinated offensive...What better way to slow them down, then to choke up their movement ways with dead soldiers, or if no soldiers are available, dead Grifs.
▲'''Grif:''' Wait, what? (Sarge knocks Grif out and throws him in the man-cannon) }}
▲** Sarge tends to use this a lot when addressing his soldiers, ''e.g.''
▲{{quote|'''Sarge:''' Alright men...and Donut...
▲'''Sarge:''' Alright everyone...and Griff... }}
▲** Heck, it even appears on the website for the Recreation DVD, which say it has "all of your favorite characters (and Simmons)".
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Futurama]]'': The [[Trope Namer]]:
*
** Zoidberg later returned the insult, referring to Leela, Fry, and Bender as "my friends and the robot."
** Zoidberg even Zoidbergs himself:
{{quote|'''Fry:''' Everyone we invited is here.
'''Zoidberg:''' Also Zoidberg! }}
{{quote|'''Zoidberg:''' So all over the world, couples stood together in joy. And me, Zoidberg!}}
{{quote|'''The Professor:''' [[Oh, the Humanity!]]! Also Bender.}}
{{quote|'''Lead Tester:''' Stand by, men! ...and manly aliens.
'''Lead Tester, after hole is successfully completed:''' Good work, men! ..and manly aliens. }}
{{quote|'''Zoidberg''': Hey, it's all my favourite patients, and also Captain Tucker! Pow!
''general laughter, high fives exchanged''
'''Captain Tucker''': You totally got me, Dr. John. You're hilarious.
'''Hermes''' (back in the present): [[Lampshade Hanging|Zoidberg was popular!?!]] }}
{{quote|'''Fry''': Mr. Peppy is not like Zoidberg. He's my friend.
'''Zoidberg''': Awww! }}
{{quote|Go, go, go, New Justice Team!
Fighting justice is their quest!
Superking, Clobberella, and all the rest! }}
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''
** The episode "Deep Space Homer" includes this, when a NASA guy starts a press conference with: "Ladies and gentlemen and members of the press..."
** Another episode had the story of Lewis and Clark retold with Carl and Lenny.
{{quote|'''Homer (as Chief)''': "We have always known of the coming of the white-man, and [[Politically-Correct History|Carl]]"}}
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{{quote|'''Timmy:''' Ladies! And Timmy Turner's dad!
'''Timmy's Dad:''' Hey, that's me! }}
{{quote|'''Timmy:''' Everyone I know and love (and Mr. Crocker) are headed...!}}
*
** In "A Taste of Marzipan":
{{quote|'''Mung:''' You see, Chowder, there is enough room in this festival for ''two'' good chefs...and Endive.}}
{{quote|"Ladies and gentlemen! ...And Endive."}}
* In ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius]]'', Jimmy pulls this: "Ladies and Gentlemen!...And Cindy."
* In ''[[Horrid Henry]]'', ''Horrid Henry and the Lost Dog'', Peter finds a dog's hair and analyses in his "lab", where he finds that it isn't a human hair, "and it isn't one of Henry's either".
*
** "It's three on three plus Sokka." Due to [[Badass Normal|Sokka being a warrior]], but not a Bender.
** Since 2 of the 3 opponents weren't Benders either, that was still quite Zoidberg'ish.
** The Avatar Extras re-airings get into it too. In the end of "The Chase," when the Gaang plus [[Enemy Mine|Zuko]] attack Azula, it notes this is the first time in the series all four elements are seen attacking at once. Plus Sokka.
*
{{quote|'''Buster Bunny:''' Ladies and gentlemen...
'''Montana Max:''' (in audience) BOOOOOO! BOOOOOOOO!
'''Buster Bunny:''' ...and Monty. }}
*:*
{{quote|'''[[Bugs Bunny]]:''' Distinguished friends, honored colleagues, beloved cartoon-stars...and uh, you too Daffy.
'''[[Daffy Duck]]:''' ...Oh, ''har har'', it ''is'' to laugh. }}
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{{quote|'''Hank:''' Hey guys...and Kahn.
'''Kahn:''' Hello! }}
{{quote|'''Hank''' You guys don't have to come.
'''Dale''' Of course we're coming. We're the three amigos!...And Bill. }}
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* In the last episode of ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', the presence of Jake's father gives Grandpa pause when he greets the family.
{{quote|'''Grandpa''': Welcome to Hong Kong, beloved family and...daughter's husband.}}
*
** From "What Do It Do?":
{{quote|'''Phineas''': Friends, [[Friendly Enemy|bullies]], [[Loony Fan|Irving]]...}}
{{quote|"And we few, we happy few, we small band of brothers--and girl from across the street--"}}
* ''[[As Told by Ginger]]'':
{{quote|'''Mrs. Gordon''': Ladies. Gentlemen. Hoodsey.}}
* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'': "Friends...relations...whatever the hell Meatwad is..."
* In season 4 of ''[[Winx Club]]'', we follow the adventures of the Winx Club and Roxy. Ultimately Subverted, since she did become a Winx.
* The ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' cartoon:
{{quote|'''Cyborg''': "Ladies and Gentlemen...and whatever Beast Boy is..."}}
* In the ''[[Timon and Pumbaa]]'' episode "The Laughing Hyenas: TV Dinner", this is done visually. Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed sit in directors chairs. Shenzi has the megaphone of ''Director 1'', Banzai has the megaphone of ''Director 2'', but Ed has a megaphone labeled simply ''Ed''.
* In ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
{{quote|'''Grim''': "She travels all over the world...and Burbank..."}}
* In Disney's animated version of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Disney film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', the King of Hearts always seems to be referred to after everyone else, even Alice.
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* Klaus the fish off of ''[[American Dad]]'' is often a victim of this.
* "[[Sarcastic Confession|Actually]], we're two [[Pinky and The Brain|genetically-altered lab mice]] dressed as wallpaper hangers in an attempt to [[Take Over the World]]! Oh, and he's [[Remember the New Guy?|Larry]]."
* A variant occurs in ''[[Kim Possible
* * On ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', Uncle Pockets is [[Fun Personified]], and as he says in his [["I Am" Song]], he loves everything ([[Does Not Like Spam| except dairy products]]) and everybody... Except for Barry. However, with the latter, [[Subverted Trope|he quickly adds, "Just kidding!"]]
== [[Real Life]] ==
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* Before he became a senator, Al Franken performed at a Clear Channel pro-Iraq-War rally. ([[Take That Me|He admits]] [[Old Shame|it's not his proudest moment,]] since he was against the Iraq War, just as he is now.) He opened with: "Ladies, Gentlemen, SportsRadio 640 WGST contest winners, and Lee Greenwood..." This incident is referenced in his book, ''Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them''.
* One of [[Neil Gaiman]]'s earlier books, ''[[Ghastly Beyond Belief]]'' (co-written with [[Kim Newman]]) is dedicated "''To all intelligent lifeforms everywhere...and to my sister Claire.''"
* At the 2006 [[Academy
* And now, of course, we have all the planets. And Pluto.
* From a community-driven appliance drive: "We accept all appliances...and microwaves."
* Any speech that opens in the style of "[[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Friends, Romans, countrymen...]]" risks sounding like this, especially if the listener perversely insists on interpreting the list as non-intersecting groups. The U.S. President's annual State of the Union address traditionally begins with something along the lines of "Ladies, gentlemen, members of Congress, distinguished guests..."
* In Argentina, after a train accident, this immortal line was given: "Murieron tres personas y un boliviano.", or if you prefer: "Casualties are three persons and a Bolivian.", you can just get yourself an idea of how racist our country is from that alone. And it still managed to be freaking hilarious.
* A much likely unintentional one, Creative Commons licenses have versions readable by "humans", "machines" and "lawyers".
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* During the January 18th internet blackout protest, Gawker had a headline of "Today, some of the best websites on the internet-and Reddit-are blacked out to protest SOPA."
* The G8
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