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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* In ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' episode “Power-Noia”, HIM tries to fool Blossom with this version of the [[Train Problem]]:

* In ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' episode “Power-Noia”, HIM tries to fool Blossom with this version of the [[Train Problem]]: "If a train leaves Boston at 12:30 PM traveling at 70 miles per hour and another train leaves Los Angeles at the same time traveling at 90 miles per hour, which one will get to Cuba first?" Blossom quickly realizes the answer is neither: Cuba is an island in the Gulf of Mexico, and cannot be reached by train.

* In Riddler’s first appearance in ''[[The Batman]]'', Nygma challenges Detective Yin and Batman (whom he realized has been helping Detective Yin) to a series of riddles that seem deceptively easy, claiming she must solve them to defuse several bomb. But his last riddle is: "A man builds a house where all four sides face north. A bear walks by the house. What color is the bear?" This is a variation on the original riddle, which uses “south” rather than north - the answer would be “white”, as the house could only be at the North Pole where polar bear habitats are found. In this case, the house would be at the South Pole, and there are no bears in Antarctica - the riddle has no answer, and is intended to keep Detective Yin and and Batman occupied while he robs the bank where the first riddle was. Of course, Batman is keenly aware of the Riddler's obsession with planting riddles ''within'' riddles, and figures this out in time to stop him.

{{quote|'''HIM:''' If a train leaves Boston at 12:30 PM traveling at 70 miles per hour and another train leaves Los Angeles at the same time traveling at 90 miles per hour, which one will get to Cuba first?}}

:* However, Blossom quickly realizes the answer is neither - Cuba is an island in the Gulf of Mexico, and cannot be reached by train.

* In Riddler’s first appearance in ''[[The Batman]]'', Nygma challenges Detective Yin (and by association, Batman) to a series of riddles that seem deceptively easy, claiming she must solve them to defuse several bomb. But the last one is:

{{quote|'''Riddler:''' A man builds a house where all four sides face north. A bear walks by the house. What color is the bear?}}

:* Had he said “south” rather than north, the answer would be “white”, as the house could only be at the north pole and the bear could only be a polar bear, another old one. But in this case, the house would be at the south pole, and because there are no bears in Antarctica, this riddle has no answer. Nygma’s purpose here is to keep her and Batman (whom he has realized by now is helping Yin) occupied and away from his true plan, robbing the bank where the first riddle was. Of course, due to his obsession with planting riddles ''within'' riddles, Batman has figured that out too...