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* ''[[Cartoon All Stars to The Rescue]]'' has a preface from George Bush Sr. Few kids who were watching it knew who he is, but still. Airings in other nations included similar forewords from the heads of government of those states. |
* ''[[Cartoon All Stars to The Rescue]]'' has a preface from George Bush Sr. Few kids who were watching it knew who he is, but still. Airings in other nations included similar forewords from the heads of government of those states. |
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* Barack Obama invited the ''[[Myth Busters]]'' to the White House library to request they retest "Archimedes Death Ray" |
* Barack Obama invited the ''[[Myth Busters]]'' to the White House library to request they retest "Archimedes Death Ray" |
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* Tony Blair appeared on the Simpsons once. Like, the actual Tony Blair. Details [ |
* Tony Blair appeared on the Simpsons once. Like, the actual Tony Blair. Details [[wikipedia:The Regina Monologues#Production|here.]] |
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* Tony Blair also appeared as himself in a Catherine Tate sketch for Red Nose, meeting her sixteen-year-old schoolgirl chav, Lauren Cooper: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkjvagVsRI\]. Can I just add he was actually the ''Prime Minister of Britain'' at the time. |
* Tony Blair also appeared as himself in a Catherine Tate sketch for Red Nose, meeting her sixteen-year-old schoolgirl chav, Lauren Cooper: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkjvagVsRI\]. Can I just add he was actually the ''Prime Minister of Britain'' at the time. |
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* The Canadian sitcom ''[[Corner Gas (TV)|Corner Gas]]'' had two Prime Ministers make cameos (Paul Martin and Stephen Harper), along with a smattering of Members of Parliament and mayors. |
* The Canadian sitcom ''[[Corner Gas (TV)|Corner Gas]]'' had two Prime Ministers make cameos (Paul Martin and Stephen Harper), along with a smattering of Members of Parliament and mayors. |
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* Canadian politicians frequently make the rounds on [[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]] and ''The Rick Mercer Report''. |
* Canadian politicians frequently make the rounds on [[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]] and ''The Rick Mercer Report''. |
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** American politicians would sometimes show up. Most memorably was then presidential hopeful George W. Bush being asked by Rick Mercer what he thought of Canadian Prime Minister "Jean Poutine". |
** American politicians would sometimes show up. Most memorably was then presidential hopeful George W. Bush being asked by Rick Mercer what he thought of Canadian Prime Minister "Jean Poutine". |
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* The Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe appeared in ''[[ |
* The Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe appeared in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' as one of Mr. Saxon's celebrity supporters. |
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* ''[[Top Gear]]'' has had Mayor of London [[Boris Johnson]] as a guest. |
* ''[[Top Gear]]'' has had Mayor of London [[Boris Johnson]] as a guest. |
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* Johnson has also made four appearances as the host of ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''. Charles Kennedy has clocked up ''nine'' episodes, one as host. Many other politicians have also featured on the programme. |
* Johnson has also made four appearances as the host of ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''. Charles Kennedy has clocked up ''nine'' episodes, one as host. Many other politicians have also featured on the programme. |
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** The Kennedy Superman example also has JFK holding up a picture of John Glenn as an example and Superman being impressed. Only in [[The Sixties]]... |
** The Kennedy Superman example also has JFK holding up a picture of John Glenn as an example and Superman being impressed. Only in [[The Sixties]]... |
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* Ronald and Nancy Reagan appeared in ''Ed the Happy Clown'' by Chester Brown, but they deliberately look nothing like their Real World counterparts. The prime minister of Canada shows up, too. Further subverted by the fact that {{spoiler|the talking head of a "Dimension X" version of Reagan ''appears on Ed the Happy Clown's penis''.}} |
* Ronald and Nancy Reagan appeared in ''Ed the Happy Clown'' by Chester Brown, but they deliberately look nothing like their Real World counterparts. The prime minister of Canada shows up, too. Further subverted by the fact that {{spoiler|the talking head of a "Dimension X" version of Reagan ''appears on Ed the Happy Clown's penis''.}} |
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* As mentioned above, Obama appeared in ''[[Savage Dragon]]'' but he was not the first president to appear in the pages of that series. Both [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W Bush]] have appeared in the past. |
* As mentioned above, Obama appeared in ''[[Savage Dragon]]'' but he was not the first president to appear in the pages of that series. Both [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]] have appeared in the past. |
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* In the first episode of the live-action version of ''[[The Tick]]'', the heroes must save former president Jimmy Carter from a communist [[Killer Robot]]. The fact that it's not a real cameo is lampshaded by making him [[The Faceless]]. |
* In the first episode of the live-action version of ''[[The Tick]]'', the heroes must save former president Jimmy Carter from a communist [[Killer Robot]]. The fact that it's not a real cameo is lampshaded by making him [[The Faceless]]. |
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* ''[[The Games]]'' had [[Name's the Same|John Howard (the actor) pretending to be John Howard (the Prime Minister)]]. |
* ''[[The Games]]'' had [[Name's the Same|John Howard (the actor) pretending to be John Howard (the Prime Minister)]]. |
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[[Category:Politics Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Politician Guest Star]] |
[[Category:Politician Guest Star]] |
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