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** "Who [insert random horrid act inflicted upon the baby by Punch]?"
* [[Comedic Sociopath]]: Mr. Punch
* [[Commedia Dell
* [[Hand Puppet]]: All of the characters, except the baby, though originally marionettes.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: In many versions, Punch is a psychopath who kills his own baby by throwing it out of a window, beats his wife to death with a stick, kills several other characters whom he encounters and finally outwits the devil himself to get away completely scot-free.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The entire show, especially the violence, is played as outrageous comedy.
* [[Slapstick]]: The style of the show, even named after the type of stick Punch uses.
* [[Throw the Dog A Bone]]: In some shows Judy will get her hands on his stick and beat him with it. Though this is usually followed by [[Yank the
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Guess who?
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* "Yoga" by [[The Mountain Goats]]
* In ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (TV)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'', Bertie's looking to kill some time, and watches a show. Of course, [[The Ditz|Bertie]] is engrossed by what, in his opinion, may be the absolute last word in entertainment.
* Joker in ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'' has a pair of clownlike brutes named this, which sets up the following joke: "By the way, have you met my associates Judy and ... ''Punch?''" [["Hey You!" Haymaker|*POW*]]
* [[The Santa Clause]]: What's unusual here is that [[Playing Against Type|they don't beat each other up]]; instead, they just talk to each other and play nice. They are also most likely [[Living Toys]], as they seem to be busy before Scott Calvin enters the room, and react to him [[I See London|dropping his pants]].
* [[The Tiger Lillies]] have an album called ''Punch and Judy''.
* Appears in the novel ''[[Rivers of London]]'' where the entire book {{spoiler|is just one huge [[Whole
* ''[[Are You Being Served (TV)|Are You Being Served]]'': There's an episode called "The Punch and Judy Affair" where they play life-size versions of the characters.
* Marillion have a song called ''Punch & Judy''.
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