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** Also ice cream, in which the search for the true nature of the "fourth flavor" (vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate being the core three) is akin to that of a religious quest.
** The entire show rests on the premise that childhood is [[Serious Business]]. Which is also [[Truth in Television]].
* ''[[Underdog (animation)|Klondike Kat's]]'' foe Savoir-Fair is supposed to be a notorious and slippery [[Gentleman Thief]]; he rarely steals anything other than food, but then, that seems to be Serious Business in this odd reality.
* The [[Beach Episode]] from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' hangs a lampshade on such things with Azula, Ty Lee, Zuko, and Mai playing a friendly game of volleyball at the beach. First, Azula confers with her team and points out that a player on the opposite team has a slightly bad leg, probably weakened by a childhood injury, so they should [[Flaw Exploitation|aim at that leg to defeat her]]. When Azula spikes the ball and scores the game point, she makes the ball ''explode'' and completely loses it:
{{quote|'''Azula:''' Yes! We've defeated you for all time! You will NEVER rise from the ashes of your shame and humiliation!... Well that was fun!}}