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* In ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'', a sphinx asks Sabrina the [[Riddle of the Sphinx]]. Sabrina answers "Man." Unfortunately, as it turns out, there's a magical nine-legged creature that fits the riddle a bit more literally. |
* In ''[[Sabrina the Animated Series]]'', a sphinx asks Sabrina the [[Riddle of the Sphinx]]. Sabrina answers "Man." Unfortunately, as it turns out, there's a magical nine-legged creature that fits the riddle a bit more literally. |
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* In an episode of Disney's ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'', the Sphinx is a quizmaster, voiced by game show host Wink Martindale. His riddle was "What does a man do standing up, a woman sitting down, and a dog on three legs?" The answer is {{spoiler|shake hands}}.<ref>This is a reference to the induction ceremony for the [[wikipedia:Ancient Order of Turtles|Turtle Club]], a real-life [[Brotherhood of Funny Hats]], where the inductee is given a series of supposedly lewd riddles and has to give the correct, family-friendly answer to each one.</ref> |
* In an episode of Disney's ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'', the Sphinx is a quizmaster, voiced by game show host Wink Martindale. His riddle was "What does a man do standing up, a woman sitting down, and a dog on three legs?" The answer is {{spoiler|shake hands}}.<ref>This is a reference to the induction ceremony for the [[wikipedia:Ancient Order of Turtles|Turtle Club]], a real-life [[Brotherhood of Funny Hats]], where the inductee is given a series of supposedly lewd riddles and has to give the correct, family-friendly answer to each one.</ref> |
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* In [[DuckTales (2017)|the 2017 reboot of ''DuckTales'']], [[Santa Claus]] states that Scrooge was able to outwit one of these during a [[Noodle Incident]] by convincing her to give them the riddle via multiple choice. |
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