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*** At one point, he actually does look directly at the camera and inform the audience that these people he hangs out with aren't Rangers, they just play them on TV; as a way to segue into [[Something Completely Different|a behind-the-scenes episode]].
*** At one point, he actually does look directly at the camera and inform the audience that these people he hangs out with aren't Rangers, they just play them on TV; as a way to segue into [[Something Completely Different|a behind-the-scenes episode]].
* [[Father Ted]] is the only more-or-less normal (albeit [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|not particularly nice]]) person on Craggy Island.
* [[Father Ted]] is the only more-or-less normal (albeit [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|not particularly nice]]) person on Craggy Island.
* Let us not forget Deputy Sven Jones and (most of the time) Jim Dangle on ''[[Reno 911]]''. They are the only ones who aren't violent, racist idiots, or holier than thou religious zealots. Or conversely, no one but no one is sane on ''[[Reno 911]]''.
* Let us not forget Deputy Sven Jones and (most of the time) Jim Dangle on ''[[Reno 911!]]''. They are the only ones who aren't violent, racist idiots, or holier than thou religious zealots. Or conversely, no one but no one is sane on ''[[Reno 911!]]''.
* In ''[[Buffy]]'' this happens a few times, generally due to magic addling people's minds. One example is in season 5 where Glory is using magic to obscure the fact that she and Ben share the same body. Only Spike, who's not human, is immune to the magic, and tries to explain to the heroes what's going on: everyone else is unable to understand what he's saying, bizarrely misinterprets him or ignores or forgets immediately.
* In ''[[Buffy]]'' this happens a few times, generally due to magic addling people's minds. One example is in season 5 where Glory is using magic to obscure the fact that she and Ben share the same body. Only Spike, who's not human, is immune to the magic, and tries to explain to the heroes what's going on: everyone else is unable to understand what he's saying, bizarrely misinterprets him or ignores or forgets immediately.
** "So, do we think that Ben and Glory are connected?"
** "So, do we think that Ben and Glory are connected?"
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