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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
▲== [[Anime]] ==
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', Al is addressed by Fuhrer King Bradley outside of the library and does not recognize him, to the horror of Lt. Hawkeye.
* In ''[[
* As a [[Running Gag]] on ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', whenever a politician (often a [[Historical Domain Character]]) appears, Yahiko has no idea who they are.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[
** Also, one clicks fan refers to the Patrician as "some local bigwig" trying to get reflected fame.
== [[Live
* In ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', Lindsay is trying to meet men. She is enticed by a bearded homeless fellow described as having the rugged, unkempt appearance of a movie star. When she finds out he's just homeless, she leaves. However, it turns out that the homeless man is actually [[Real Life]] actor Thomas Jane, doing some [[Method Acting]] character research for a couple upcoming movies by posing as homeless. When Lindsay finds ''this'' out, she is enticed again. Tom Jane is confused that she doesn't know who he is, but seems pleased that she thinks he's gross.
* There was an episode of ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' where the (fictional) famous person had the fantasy of being somewhere where nobody knew who she was. She was sent to the wilds of [Africa/South America], where she fell in love with an explorer who didn't know who she was. [[Subverted]] though in that it turns out he ''did'' know, he just didn't care about her celebrity.
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** Pennington quickly uses his detective skills to deduce that Mario is in fact, Luigi.
* In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'', the heroes can't enter two high-class shops in the Mushroom Mall until they've proved that they're [[No Fame, No Wealth, No Service|the right sort of clientele]]... even though most inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom recognize Mario on sight.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20200810 an awkward moment] when the Queen's cook didn't recognize Commander Rakethorn (who presumably is only slightly less famous than his colleague Ms. Thorpe).
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* At the end of the ''[[Batman: The
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", Homer meets [[George Harrison]]. At first he appears to recognize him, but then he cries out, "Where did you get that brownie?!" It's not entirely clear whether Homer failed to recognise Harrison or knew exactly who he was but [[Big Eater|just thought the brownie was more important]].
** He also confuses [[Stephen Hawking]] with Larry Flint.
* In an episode of ''[[Scooby Doo|The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' guest starring [[Jonathan Winters]] as himself, Winters and Mystery INC try to convince a farmer to let them stay the night. This exchange happens:
{{quote|'''Winters''': Hi, I'm Jonathan Winters, the famous comedian.
'''Farmer''': The who? The what?
'''Winters''': OK, I'm Jonathan Winters, the not-so famous comedian. }}
* In an episode of ''[[The Boondocks]]'', Grandpa Freeman doesn't know who Usher is, and thinks everyone is talking about a
** In another episode involving Martin Luther King Junior,<ref>In this universe the assassination attempt was a failure, but put him into a decades-long coma</ref> Huey and MLKJ try to get past a bouncer to MLKJ's ''own benefit'', only for the bouncer to demand a cash payment.
* In the ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Warrior Queen", an old woman witnesses Superman and Maxima's battle, and from her commentary has no idea who Superman is.
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* David Lee Roth tells stories of coming off of [[Van Halen]]'s wildly successful first tour and not being able to get into Studio 54.
* Apparently, [[Daniel Bryan]] was often not recognized by security guards when he showed up at the arena for his wrestling matches.
* A security guard denied [[CM Punk]] entry into Madison Square Garden on the Dec. 30, 2011 edition of [[WWE Smackdown]] as he
* Mickey Mantle was once in upstate New York when he made a spur-of-the-moment decision to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Anticipating that the other visitors there would request his autograph, he brought along a couple hundred autographed photos of himself to hand out to people. But despite spending all day at the baseball mecca, the Yankee great was recognized by absolutely no one... save for one guy who looked at him and said, "Hey, aren't you--?...Nah, you couldn't be."
* Jimmy Page was refused entry to a event for [[Led
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[[Category:Index of Exact Trope Titles]]
[[Category:Fame and Reputation Tropes]]
[[Category:Contrived Stupidity Tropes]]
[[Category:Stupidity Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Recognition Failure]]
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