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* Dr. Nick Riviera in ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He also has a case of [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]].
** "Riviera" is actually the name of the Mediterranean region of France, and sounds like a mashup of two actual Latin names: ''Rivera'' (Spanish) and ''Vieira'' (Portuguese).
** Word of God <ref>(The audio commentary for "Homer's Triple Bypass")</ref> states that his design is based on [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:G%C3%A1bor_CsupA1bor Csup%C3%B3 |Gabor Csupo]] while his accent is a bad imitation of [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz:Desi Arnaz|Desi Arnaz]]
* The "Channel 9" broadcasters on ''[[The Fast Show]]'' were vaguely Eastern European/Mediterranean, but their language was a mixture of pure gibberish and British cultural references. Wherever country they were from, all we know is that the weather is consistently "scorchio".
* ''[[Eurotrash]]'' was full of this.
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