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{{quote|''"Do you know my friend... George Washington?"''|[[A Night At the Roxbury|A Night at the Roxbury]]}}
 
A person is standing in line at a restaurant, club, or private party, and when they get to the head of the line the [[Bouncer]] checks a list. The person is not on the list, so they can't go in. The plot usually requires them to get into said venue, so wacky antics usually ensue. Or punching.
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== Commercials ==
* The Vikings from Capital One's "What's in Your Wallet" series try to get into a night club. The Vikings' goat is allowed into the bar but the Vikings themselves are [[Not Onon the List]]. There may be a Youtube video for someone to find.
* A recent beer commercial has a guy hiring a bouncer...for his house. And his wife's not on the list.
 
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== Film ==
* In ''[[Snatch]]'', Avi goes as far as to say "we're on the list" to the second bouncer.
* ''[[A Night Atat the Roxbury]]'' mentions this trope no less than seven times.
* [[Wannabe Line|St Peter]] plays this trope straight with sinners in comic strips, movies, and cartoons.
* ''[[The Mask (Filmfilm)|The Mask]]'' invokes this trope twice: The first time, when Ipkiss goes to the Coco Bongo club with his friend and isn't let in, the second when The Mask goes to the club and pushes his way through after throwing a lot of money around.
* ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Film)|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'', Bueller and friends try to get into a fancy restaurant but they're not on the reservation list; eventually they pretend they're someone who ''is'' on the list.
* The movie ''[[Made]]'' plays this trope the first two ways.
{{quote| '''Ricky:''' (responding to irritated looks) Watch out, man. Sorry. I'm on the list, man. (to the doorman) Hey, bro.<br />
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* ''[[Robots]]''. Rodney and Fender are trying to get into the Bigweld Ball.
{{quote| '''Tim the Gate Guard:''' Uh, you're not on the list.}}
* ''[[Real Genius (Film)|Real Genius]]''. The protagonists are trying to get into a U.S. Air Force base.
{{quote| '''Air Force SP:''' You're not on the list.}}
* ''[[The King Of Comedy]]''
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* In ''[[Blade]]'' the bouncer asks the titular character if he has a invitation instead of checking a list. Needless to say, he doesn't and throws the guy through the door.
* ''[[Strange Days]]'' when Lenny Nero tries to get in to the Retinal Fetish.
* ''[[Constantine (Film)|Constantine]]'' when trying to get into a club is literally told this.
* At the end of ''[[Asterix]]: Mission Cleopatre'', Julius Caesar tries to get into the party hosted by Cleopatra, only to find he's not on the list. His general is, all the side characters are, but he is not.
 
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Joe Fontana]] in ''[[Law and Order]]'' says "It's ok, we're authorized" whenever there is a list or a subject is unwilling to discuss something.
* ''[[Murphy Brown]]'': In a [[Flash Back]] episode showing the crew's various experiences at their first presidential elections, Murphy sneaks a peek at the list of eligible voters and claims the name of the first woman she sees - who is 82 years old. Murphy then goes on a rant about not being able to vote yet and is dragged out of the polling place.
* ''[[30 Rock (TV)|30 Rock]]''
{{quote| '''Kenneth:''' I'm sorry, this is a private party.<br />
'''Ridikolous:''' Hold on: we're with Tracy Jordan.<br />
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 2]]'' has the Afterlife club. A Human is using this with an [[Mighty Glacier|Elcor]] Bouncer.
{{quote| "Aria's expecting me. Ugh."<br />
"Coldly: If she was expecting you, you would already be inside." }}
* In ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Video Game)|Deus Ex Human Revolution]]'', you have to get into the most popular nightclub in Hengsha, the Hive. The bouncer ''doesn't even have a list'', he just says that only members are allowed in. Fortunately, membership is as easy as one thousand credits. Alternative methods include finding the back entrance, or stealing someone else's membership card.
 
 
== Webcomic ==
* [[Minicrit]] had a joke about the ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'' engineer not being on the list for a party. He comes back in a mech suit, [http://minicrit.com/?p=185 obviously].
 
 
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', "Hercules and the Prom": Herc is trying to sneak into the Underworld to save Orpheus. This is the second type.
{{quote| '''Hercules:''' But I'm on the list.<br />
'''Panic:''' Oh, yeah? Well, guess what? There is no list.<br />
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* ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', "All King, No Kingdom": After King Julien [[This Is My Side|divides the lemur habitat into his side and Maurice and Mort's side]], the latter throw a party on their side. Julien tries to get in, but the gorillas stop him, saying that he's not on the list. After checking again, they find Julien on the list... of whom not to let in.
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Homer tries to get into Flaming Moe's. The bouncer tells him "Your name's not on the list," and Homer rightly points out that he didn't even tell him his name. Of course, he then does tell him, and it ''isn't'' on the list.
* In a ''[[Duck TalesDuckTales]]'' comic in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'', Huey, Dewey and Louie try to get into a party for criminals by posing as a new gang called "The Danger Ducks". They're tied up and held captive out the back, until Webby arrives and manages to forge their name on the list before rescuing them. The bouncer is fooled and is instantly apologetic.
* In the ''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode ''Best Day Ever'' Spongebob is not allowed into Squidward's clarinet recital because his name wasn't on the list. After several tries to get in, the guard realizes Spongebob was on the VIP list. However as soon as Spongebob gets in Squidward's recital is over.
* Played extensively in ''[[King of the Hill]]'' episode ''Smoking and the Bandit''. Started when Peggy tailing Hank, Dale, Bobby, and Joseph in pursuit of the "smoking bandit". Peggy thought they went to the nightclub, but she's stopped by the bouncer. She tries giving various names since she's not "on the list" and also holding back the line. When she's finally allowed inside, she couldn't cover the $12 charge.
 
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