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''"Fuck you," said the [[Ravens and Crows|raven]].''|''[[American Gods]]''}}

* ''[[Y: The Last Man|Y the Last Man]]'' has a protagonist named Yorick. [[Hamlet|Alas]].

'''Yorick:''' Gee, never heard that one before... you fucking '''''[[Defiant to the End|TWAT!]]'''''. }}

** {{spoiler|The final book ends with the words "Alas, poor Yorick".}}

* ''[[The Man qith No Name (fanfic)|The Man With No Name]]'' has this:

'''[[Doctor Who|The Doctor]]''': I can't begin to tell you how often I've heard that line over the centuries. }}

* From ''[[A Cure for Love]]'':

'''[[Death Note|Light]]:''' I've heard them all before, L, and they weren't funny the first time. }}

** It's basically all but stated that Lucius and Bob are old friends, it's possible this is just a little good-natured ribbing on Bob's part.

* ''[[Narnia|Prince Caspian]]'', almost to the point that it's a running gag:

'''Reepicheep''': I was hoping for something a little more original. }}

*** And Later...

'''Reepicheep''': You people have no imagination! }}

* Michael Bolton from ''[[Office Space]]'', who expresses his annoyance at having to constantly deal with jokes about the <s> singer</s> no-talent ass-clown of the same name, or people asking if they're related.

* In ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'', Clementine asks Joel to not make any jokes about her name. He fails. It's an actual plot point, though, because {{spoiler|the first time [[Anachronic Order|we see them meet]], he can't remember the pun because he's had a mindwipe.}}

'''Clementine''': Yeah, like that. }}

* ''[[Bedazzled]]'' (2000 version)

'''Devil''': ''Yes'', there is a God. Honestly, you'd think meeting the Devil would be interesting enough. }}

* In ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', upon introducing herself to [[James Bond]], Doctor Christmas Jones says, "Don't make any jokes, I've heard 'em all." Bond effortlessly replies, "I don't know any doctor jokes." He does make a couple Christmas jokes eventually, including a truly wince-inducing one that's [[Quip to Black|the movie's last line]] ("I thought Christmas only comes once a year.").

* When the heroine of ''[[Juno]]'' introduces herself to the prospective adoptive father of her baby, he says "Like the city in Alaska!" She ''immediately'' deadpans "No." (She's actually named after the Roman queen of the gods; the city's name is spelled "Juneau.")

* Subverted in the 2008 remake ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'':

* In ''[[Practical Magic]]'', Sally's daughters are taunted with the line "Witch! Witch! You're a bitch!", causing Sally (who also received during in childhood) to lament that they've had ''three hundred years'' to come up with something better.

* It happens only once in ''[[The Expendables]]'', but you get the feeling that Tool (Mickey Rourke) likes taunting Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) by saying "Christmas Time" ''a lot''.

* In ''[[The Librarian]]'': Return to King Solomon's Mines, when Flynn goes to Casablanca, he makes the inevitable quotes. The taxi driver is understandably unamused.

== Literature ==

** Except for Matthew the Raven in [[Neil Gaiman]]'s ''[[The Sandman]]''; not only did he voluntarily and spontaneously say "Nevermore" in issue #22, he turned out in the ensuing conversation to be unaware that it was a cliche.

*** And later:

'''Delirium''': Whatever. }}

** The Death of Rats' steed in ''[[Discworld]]'' is a talking raven who's named Quoth because he was owned by a wizard who thought he had a sense of humor. Quoth does ''not'' say "the N word."

** [[Prehensile Hair|Prehensile Haired]] Deirdre responds this way when Harry makes a Medusa joke.

* In ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/So Long And Thanks For All The Fish|So Long And Thanks For All The Fish]]'', When Fenchurch first introduces herself to Arthur Dent, she adds,

** Eventually, they chorus the question: "Were you [[The Importance of Being Earnest|found in a handbag in the]] [[Paddington Bear (novel)|Left Luggage office at Fenchurch Street Station?]]"

*** She wasn't. She was conceived there. Not in the Left Luggage office itself, since her parents would not have had a reason to be there, though. It was in the [[Right on Queue|ticket queue]].

* In ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'', Caitian officer M'Ress (a felinoid) has heard all the cat-related jokes in existence.

* In [[Robert A. Heinlein|Heinlein's]] ''[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]'', Wyoming Knott introduces herself to Mannie, adds "My friends call me Wy," then immediately forbids him from uttering the pun that naturally comes to mind. (Her ''close'' friends call her Wyoh.)

* [[Mercy Thompson|Mercedes Thompson]] works as a VW mechanic. There's a reason she usually goes by Mercy.

== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' wheeled out a Seth Meyers skit based solely on two guys with similar names.

"''SAVE IT''!!" }}

* When Richard Wilson (Victor Meldrew from ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'') guest starred on ''[[Father Ted]]'', Ted and Dougal decided to shout his catchphrase "I don't believe it!" at him, on the reasoning that surely no one had ever done that to him before and he'd be thrilled that someone recognised him.

* Will from ''[[Will and Grace]]'' got sick of people cringing or apologizing when he told them he was a lawyer, so in one episode he tells everyone he is a tennis player. Of course, there is another professional tennis player at the party so [[Hilarity Ensues]]. {{spoiler|And it turns out ''that'' guy really worked for the IRS, so everyone heard that before.}}

* On ''[[Scrubs]]'', with the fictional ''[[Cheers]]'' writer:

'''Mr. James:''' Yeah, I get it. }}

* In the "Cockneys" episode of ''[[QI]]'', the buzzer music for [[Bill Bailey]] was "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey".

'''[[Bill Bailey]]''': ''{{[[[Sarcasm Mode]] sarcastic}}]'' No, no one's ever pointed that out before. }}

* Dan on ''[[Sports Night]]'' slips up on the air and reports about an athlete practicing in a park "all covered with cheese." By the time Rebecca starts to tease him about it, he can truthfully say "You know, I think I've heard them all."

** Also, in the episode with William Shatner. When he walks into the building someone jokingly says: "Hey, I saw your car outside, I guess you thought beaming down would be too flashy." Mr. Shatner was not happy.

* Also subverted and lampshaded in ''[[Monk]]'' during the Sharona days. Sharona meets a new boyfriend.

'''Sharona''': No, actually. }}

::(Paraphrased, of course.)

* Spoofed in ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'':

'''Mr. Smoke-Too-Much''': No, no actually. Actually, it never struck me before. }}

* On an episode of ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]'', Fay reveals that one of her former married names was "DeVay". Before Joe and Brian can begin cracking any, she informs them that she's "heard them all": "Can you show me DeVay?" "Do you go all DeVay?" and her personal favorite: "Old soldiers never die, they just Fay DeVay."

* On ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'', some detectives are discussing someone's easily-punned last name. Kay Howard wonders aloud whether the guy in question got teased a lot as a kid, prompting her partner to reply:

* Gareth Blackstock is a master chef on the [[Britcom]] ''[[Chef]]''. "[[wikipedia:Stock (food)|Stock]]", as it relates to food, is a flavored liquid "prepared by simmering various ingredients in water", and which forms the basis of soups, sauces, and many other dishes. Worse, one kind is called "white stock", which "is made by using raw bones and white mirepoix". He put up with the jokes in cooking school, and he ''will not'' tolerate them in Le Chateau Anglais.

* When John Glenn guest starred on ''[[Frasier]]'', the good doctor just couldn't resist:

'''Sen. John Glenn''': (Looks at watch) Hey, two minutes and twenty seconds - that's a new record! }}

** In "No Sex Please, We're Skittish" Niles goes to the sperm bank to ask if his "deposit has earned any interest". The nurse replies "Sir, I've worked here twenty-eight years. Think you can tell me one I haven't heard? Go ahead, try me." Niles backs down.

* In the episode of ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' where she gives birth to her son, Jim and Frank at different times ask a man present if he's the doctor, and both get the same response:

* In an episode of [[Home Improvement]] guest-starring [[Real Life]] astronaut Story Musgrave:

'''Story Musgrave''': Never heard that one before. }}

* A Goa'uld in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' has the unfortunate name of Yu (pronounced You). After [[Who's on First?|several jokes whenever he appears]]:

'''Dr. Daniel Jackson''': Don't. Just, don't. Every joke, every pun, done to death. Seriously. }}

* In the first episode of of the three-parter "The Siege" in ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', Radek Zelenka explains to Elizabeth Weir that the Ancient computer system is incredibly redundant. [[Department of Redundancy Department|Incredibly redundant?]] "That one never gets old."

* In the episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', Dax takes a shot at it when two members of Temporal Investigations come to question Captain Sisko. "I guess you boys from Temporal Investigations are always on time..." The annoyed look the two investigators share make it pretty clear that wasn't a new one.

* In the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode ''[[Revenge of the Creature]]'', Mike and the 'bots learn from Professor Bobo that they are in the year 2525 and Earth is now ruled by apes. You can guess [[Planet of the Apes|which movie]] Mike starts quoting. Bobo then completes Mike's quotes with an utterly apathetic and bored tone, clearly having heard this several times before.

* Subverted and Lampshaded in the ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' episode "Officer Krupke", where the title officer says that he never heard the song (from ''[[West Side Story]]'').

* One of the villains in the pilot of ''[[Due South]]'' is named Francis Drake. "Yeah, like the explorer. Never heard that one before."

* [[Doctor Who|"It's bigger on the inside."]] Usually followed by the character running out of the TARDIS, round it, and back in, goggle-eyed. These days, it has become something of a [[Dead Horse Trope]] on ''Doctor Who'', with the Doctor frequently lampshading it, pre-empting it, or the characters being in too much of a rush to really pay attention. Although when Rory figures out what's what without any help he seems to be more than a little perturbed that he didn't get the usual response.

* From an episode of [[Bottom]], where Richie and Eddie visit a sex shop:

'''Eddie''': ...You've been working here too long, mate. }}

* In an episode of ''[[Auf Wiedersehen Pet]]'', while the lads are working on relocating the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Dennis consults their structural engineer:

'''Calhoun''': No jokes please, I’ve heard them all. }}

* Naomi's reaction to the laughter at the reveal of her full name ([[Name's the Same|Naomi Campbell]]) in ''[[Skins]]'' screams that she's been through that exact rigmarole at least a dozen times before.

* In ''[[Community]]'' episode [[Community/Recap/S1 E19 Beginner Pottery|Beginner Pottery]] the pottery teacher has seen so many lame ''[[Ghost (film)|Ghost]]'' reenactments that his single rule is no ''Ghost'' reenactments on penalty of failure.

* [[The Office|Michael Scott]], being such a bad comedian, falls into this one often:

'''Michael:''' [[Completely Missing the Point|I know, amazing, right?]] }}

** At a christmas party, he's also under the impression no one ever thought of mixing orange juice with vodka.

** And this isn't even getting into the time he took Jim to lunch at Hooters. His time spent in the restaurant was basically this nonstop.

* ''[[Angel]]'': green-skinned demon Lorne doesn't really like going by that name because he hates Lorne Greene jokes, but is fine with it once it turns out that [[Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure|the only one who even gets the reference]] is Angel.

* The second season of ''[[The Wire]]'' introduces us to [[The Mafiya|Ukrainian gangster]] Segei, who is addressed as Boris several times, either by stupid punks or by detectives looking to mess with him. Sergei always responds with a long suffering sigh and the question "Boris. Why is it always Boris?"

== Music ==

* [[Five Iron Frenzy]], at their 2003 farewell concert, performed "Blue Comb '78", in which Reese Roper laments a favorite comb he lost at age six, and asks the listener "Have you seen my comb?". After the song finished, Reese chatted with the audience a bit:

'''Dennis Culp:''' If you only knew how many times we've wished we'd named that song "Have You Seen My Dollar?". }}

* In ''[[Mafalda]]'', the character Libertad (whose name, of course, means Liberty) is a really short girl, half the height of the other characters of her age. When she first meets Mafalda, she introduces herself, waits a beat, and adds "Did you already reach your stupid conclusion? Everybody reaches the same stupid conclusion when they meet me."

* One ''[[Garfield]]'' strip has a guest on a TV show Garfield is watching who has two heads. This trope is his [[Berserk Button]].

'''Garfield:''' [[Captain Obvious|I think he hit a nerve.]] }}

* Gary Coleman's complaint in "It Sucks To Be Me" from ''[[Avenue Q]]'' is about people quoting his ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' [[Catch Phrase]] back at him:

It gets '''old.''' }}

* In ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'', Elphaba intercepts comments on her green skin with "No, I'm not seasick. No, I didn't eat grass as a child."

* Fire mage Cynn's battle quotes in ''[[Guild Wars]]: Eye of the North'' include "The next person to call me 'hot lips' gets scorched" and "Yes, I have a fiery personality. Like I've never heard that before..." (and yes, she does).

* [[World of Warcraft]]'s male Tauren express this sentiment in one of their /silly emotes:

** Also the reaction of many players when the discussion turns to the human female dance - the macarena. "It was funny for 30 seconds seven years ago."

* When rescuing Carson the bounty hunter in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'', a Malkavian PC will utter "[[The Tonight Show|Heeeeeeeeeerrrrreeee's JOHNNY!]]". He's visibly unimpressed.

* This attitude is expresed by a DJ in ''[[Saints Row]]'' when a woman named Jane calls in to request a song. That alone tells him the title of the song she intends to request. When she's shocked he knew, his response is a sarcastic "Lucky guess."

* [[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]] gets this a lot because of his last name.

'''Max:''' Did you come up with that one yourself, or did you pay a wino to write it for you? }}

* [[That Guy With The Glasses|Doug Walker]] apparently heard too many ''[[Doug]]'' jokes when growing up, so [[The Nostalgia Critic]] has an intense hatred for that show, and even playing ''Doug'''s theme serves as a [[Berserk Button]]. Eventually Walker had to explain the [[Alter Ego Acting]] to ''Doug'' creator Jim Jones' daughter, saying that he himself doesn't hate the show.

* [[The Spoony Experiment|Noah Antwiler]] comments during his review of ''[[Highlander II the Quickening]]'' that as a kid he had to deal with a lot of "Where's [[The Bible|the Ark]]?" jokes.

* [[Todd in the Shadows]] plays the piano... and [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=124&t=17721&start=40#p202632 apparently] is sick of requests for a particular [[Billy Joel]] song.

* [[Dragon Ball Abridged]]: Lord Freeza has been keeping track of things that would-be heroes (or just empire topplers) have said to him before trying to kill him; even "I'm going to f*** your FACE!!" has come up twelve times. This is then subverted in Episode 27, when Goku shows up.

'''Freeza''' ''(after dropping Vegeta)''''':''' ...I'm sorry, that's a new one. }}

* [http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2002-10-30 This] [[Dominic Deegan]] strip.

* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', when the [[The Greys|Uryuoms]] [http://egscomics.com/?date=2003-09-02 first appear].

'''William''': Hey, cool! Some nerd is pointing at me! }}

* [http://ffn.malletspace.net/?p=116 This strip] of ''[[Full Frontal Nerdity]]''.

* ''[[Rugrats|All Grown Up]]'':

'''Tommy''': [sarcastically] Heh, heh, good joke, sir. Never heard that one before. }}

* ''[[Family Guy]]'': While playing golf, there was this exchange:

'''Joe''': OH, HAHA! EVERY HOLE! IT'S A JOKE THAT JUST DOESN'T GET OLD! }}

** On another episode, someone quoted Anne Robinson's "you are the [http://en.wikipedia.org/Weakest_Link weakest link], goodbye" in class, and Stewie went on a (sarcastic) tirade about how unoriginal that was.

*** And in ''[[The Joker Blogs]]'', both being references to "Mad Love".

* One episode of the animated series of Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', "The Arabian Night", is a crossover with ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''. While Herc and Aladdin are fighting each other, the latter taunts the former with the nickname "Jerk-ules".

* In ''Secrets of the Furious Five'', [[Kung Fu Panda|Crane]] gives a variation on this when the instructor at the kung fu academy makes fun of his 'skinny legs': "Yeah...my skinny legs. First time that's ever been mentioned..."

* During the "smoking is bad" episode of ''[[Osmosis Jones|Ozzy and Drix]]'', Ozzy tells Nicotine "This here's a no-smoking area!" Nicotine grouses that it was funny the first fifty or so times he heard it.

* One ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' sketch has [[James Bond]] making it with a woman named Christmas. A [[Hurricane of Puns]] ensues, much to the poor woman's growing frustration.

* From ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'':

'''Every Other Member of the Allen Family:''' ''(sighs)'' Too often. }}

* [[Umberto Eco]], whose surname means "echo" in Italian and Spanish. He writes of how tired he is of everyone making jokes about how he "always answers back", and journalists writing articles with titles such as "Eco's echo", "A book with echos", etc.

* Corbin Bleu and Cordon Bleu jokes. Lampshaded in [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/High_School_Musical_2006.aspx the Agony Booth recap] of [[High School Musical]]:

* [[Ben Affleck]] has complained about people coming up to him and saying "AFFLECK!" in the same tone as AFLAC.

* Due to ''[[Wayne's World]]'', anywhere [[Alice Cooper]] went people started "[[Supplication Pose|We're not worthy!]]". [http://www.sickthingsuk.co.uk/film/f-waynesworld.php He said] that it was at least better than when he released the album ''Hey Stoopid''.