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* Italian comedy program ''"Mai Dire Reality"'' ("Never Say Reality [Show]") spoofed this with the reality show-spoof "Il divano scomodo" ("The Uncomfortable Sofa"), that has its participants [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|forced to stay on an uncomfortable sofa during the whole show]] when one of its participants, Bamma, a <s> whore</s> girl with the hobby of prostitution suddenly jumps off the couch for no other reason than switching the TV on, in order to watch an episode of [[The Bold And The Beautiful]] (since it's still inexplicably popular in Italy). Cue the [[Gag Dub]]:
{{quote|'''Ridge Forrester:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Brooke... I'm your]] ''[[Mind Screw|grandpa."]]''}}
* The series of [https://web.archive.org/web/20140724045605/http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/08/videos-japanese-fanta-commercials.html Japanese Fanta Commercials] featured a series of improbable and terrible teachers that the students had to put up with. One of them was Ms. "Rose Princess," a soap-opera-esque lady teacher whose class was interrupted first by her long-lost suitor suddenly reappearing in her life, then by her mother accusing her of husband-snatching.
* The whole plot of the [[Donald Duck]] comic series by Silvia Ziche, "Il Papero Del Mistero" (Duck Mystery). Scrooge McDuck wants to renew his TV channel's program so he employs the whole Duck and friends family to star in a soap opera with an over-the-top plot based on improvisation.
* Harold, [[Batman]]'s mechanic, was once shown to be a fan of a soap, something that the prim and proper [[Battle Butler|Alfred]] chastised him for. Later shown to be [[Hypocritical Humor]] as Alfred begins riffing on the show, with obvious knowledge of previous plot points.
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