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* One of the very last [[Bob Hope]] specials on NBC tried to lampoon [[Batman (film)|the 1989]] ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'' [[Batman (film)|movie]], and had Hope done up as Jack Nicholson's Joker. Both Batman and Superman were in the skit, and Hope refers to them by derisive names like "Bat-Brain" and "Super-Stupe", and getting laughs from his equally aging studio audience. Hope and his writers must have thought that villains do not talk like that to heroes, but especially since Denny O'Neil, this is almost exactly the way the Joker talks down to opponents.
* One of the very last [[Bob Hope]] specials on NBC tried to lampoon [[Batman (film)|the 1989]] ''[[Batman (film)|Batman]]'' [[Batman (film)|movie]], and had Hope done up as Jack Nicholson's Joker. Both Batman and Superman were in the skit, and Hope refers to them by derisive names like "Bat-Brain" and "Super-Stupe", and getting laughs from his equally aging studio audience. Hope and his writers must have thought that villains do not talk like that to heroes, but especially since Denny O'Neil, this is almost exactly the way the Joker talks down to opponents.
* In 1995 ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' did a [[Cirque Du Soleil]] spoof -- ''[[Alegria]]'' was in New York at the time -- in which the highlight was a male performer presenting a female performer a bottle of wine, which was treated by the emcee as an amazing and whimsical feat. The skit suffers if you've seen the non-touring Las Vegas production ''Mystere'' (which opened in 1993), in which a clown presents a woman with champagne as part of an elaborate ''comic'' setpiece.
* In 1995 ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' did a [[Cirque Du Soleil]] spoof -- ''[[Alegria]]'' was in New York at the time -- in which the highlight was a male performer presenting a female performer a bottle of wine, which was treated by the emcee as an amazing and whimsical feat. The skit suffers if you've seen the non-touring Las Vegas production ''Mystere'' (which opened in 1993), in which a clown presents a woman with champagne as part of an elaborate ''comic'' setpiece.
* ''[[The Chronicle]]'' was a [[Sci Fi Channel]] TV show that attempted to parody the tabloids, by stating that everything in them was true. The first episode parodied (or ripped off) the plot of the first ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' film. Thing is, ''Men In Black'' was already a parody/comedy, so there was very little that could be made fun of -- and it had already used the joke of the tabloids being true.
* ''[[The Chronicle]]'' was a [[Syfy]] TV show that attempted to parody the tabloids, by stating that everything in them was true. The first episode parodied (or ripped off) the plot of the first ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' film. Thing is, ''Men In Black'' was already a parody/comedy, so there was very little that could be made fun of -- and it had already used the joke of the tabloids being true.
* Andrea Martin of [[SCTV]] once remarked that the only show they couldn't satirize was ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'', because they couldn't come up with any situation that was more ridiculous than what the show already did.
* Andrea Martin of [[SCTV]] once remarked that the only show they couldn't satirize was ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'', because they couldn't come up with any situation that was more ridiculous than what the show already did.
* In the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode guide, the writers admit that ''[[Catalina Capers]]'' was one of the hardest episodes to write, being an unfunny musical comedy, thus making it difficult to effectively mock.
* In the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode guide, the writers admit that ''[[Catalina Capers]]'' was one of the hardest episodes to write, being an unfunny musical comedy, thus making it difficult to effectively mock.
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