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* Played with and subverted in ''[[Big Bang Theory]]''. The characters are often shown working and many of their hijinks take place at night or on weekends. Furthermore, they often lampshade that being research scientists isn't an extremely demanding job (except in some cases). Additionally, episodes have often shown them working at home or plots revolve around work in some way.
** Though considering that Howard isn't a theoretical physicist like the rest of them, but an engineer, one would expect him to have a more typical 40-hour work week.
*** Which he does, since we again see him mostly at night and on the weekends, rather than lounging about the apartment in the middle of the day. He does sometimes seem to take early afternoons, but that could be justified in that he builds machines that allow other scientists to prove their theories. If he's done building it and the scientist needs to use it, there's little point in him sticking around for the rest of the day being in the scientist's way.
* Played for laughs in ''[[Father Ted]]''. The characters are priests but almost never perform any parishional duties or say mass. Given the show's humourous take on Irish life and how clueless (Or drunk in Jack's case) the priests are, this is probably intentional.
* Subverted in ''My Name Is Earl''. Earl, Randy and Joy are all explicitly shown as unemployed. Though They have worked odd jobs in the past, They mostly sustained Themselves through crime and now live off Earl's lottery winnings, thus allowing Them time to work on his list. Darnell works part time at a bar and Catalina works at the motel the brothers live at, explaining her presence. They go even further by stating that the manager is incompotent and doesn't expect much from employees.
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