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* ''TMZ'' is fond of blowing seemingly minor events out of proportion, often with the "-gate" suffix. For instance, they attributed the Los Angeles Lakers' troubles in the 2010 NBA Finals (you know, ''before'' the epic Game 7 close call) to the fact that many of their key players ate steak with heavy, buttery sauce the night before at Ruth's Chris Steak House. They dubbed it "Steakgate" and over the next few days made repeated reference to it. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on how funny each individual reference was. |
* ''TMZ'' is fond of blowing seemingly minor events out of proportion, often with the "-gate" suffix. For instance, they attributed the Los Angeles Lakers' troubles in the 2010 NBA Finals (you know, ''before'' the epic Game 7 close call) to the fact that many of their key players ate steak with heavy, buttery sauce the night before at Ruth's Chris Steak House. They dubbed it "Steakgate" and over the next few days made repeated reference to it. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on how funny each individual reference was. |
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* A crossover between ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''The MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour'' occurred during a PBS pledge drive in the '80s in which Robert MacNeil covered a presumed cookie theft by Cookie Monster known as "Cookiegate." |
* A crossover between ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''The MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour'' occurred during a PBS pledge drive in the '80s in which Robert MacNeil covered a presumed cookie theft by Cookie Monster known as "Cookiegate." |
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** Speaking of Sesame Street, "Lionsgategate," after Lionsgate started removing Sesame Street clips from [[YouTube]]. |
** Speaking of Sesame Street, "Lionsgategate," after Lionsgate started removing Sesame Street clips from [[YouTube]].{{context|reason=How is this a scandal?}} |
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* [[Stephen Colbert]] on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' referred to Michelle Obama shaking the hand of Indonesia's Health Minister as "Handergate." |
* [[Stephen Colbert]] on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' referred to Michelle Obama shaking the hand of Indonesia's Health Minister as "Handergate." |
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* In the mid-1990s, ''[[Eastenders]]'' ran a storyline nicknamed "Sharongate," whereby Sharon confessed to cheating on one of the infamous Mitchell brothers with the other brother. |
* In the mid-1990s, ''[[Eastenders]]'' ran a storyline nicknamed "Sharongate," whereby Sharon confessed to cheating on one of the infamous Mitchell brothers with the other brother. |
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* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', a [[Sleazy Politician]] invented a sex scandal with Leslie in order to divert attention from the far more embarrassing sex scandal which he was actually involved in. Eventually, Leslie challenges him to provide proof of their affair on TV and he claims she has a mole in her buttocks. After a very fed-up Leslie shows her butt to the reporter, said reporter terms it "no mole-gate". |
* On ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', a [[Sleazy Politician]] invented a sex scandal with Leslie in order to divert attention from the far more embarrassing sex scandal which he was actually involved in. Eventually, Leslie challenges him to provide proof of their affair on TV and he claims she has a mole in her buttocks. After a very fed-up Leslie shows her butt to the reporter, said reporter terms it "no mole-gate". |
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* In the first season of ''[[Glee]]'', the Glee Clubbers sometimes referred to their "first scandal"—Quinn getting pregnant—as "Babygate". |
* In the first season of ''[[Glee]]'', the Glee Clubbers sometimes referred to their "first scandal"—Quinn getting pregnant—as "Babygate". |
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== Newspaper Comics == |
== Newspaper Comics == |
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