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* [[The McCoy|Dr Leonard McCoy]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. |
* [[The McCoy|Dr Leonard McCoy]] from ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. |
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* Lucas Buck masquerades as one in ''[[American Gothic]]''. |
* Lucas Buck masquerades as one in ''[[American Gothic]]''. |
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* Bill Compton from [[True Blood]] is a variation, he's probably the most polite vampire ever. |
* Bill Compton from [[True Blood]] is a variation, he's probably the most polite vampire ever. |
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* The [[Sports Night]] episode 'Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee' includes two characters discussing that this trope as it relates to the Confederate flag and the history of the south. When Isaac points out to Danny that their CEO, Luther Sachs, is a southerner who likes to consider ''himself'' a [[Southern Gentleman]]. As Isaac puts it, "the difference, Danny, is all the difference"; the implication being that Sachs confuses his [[Nouveau Riche|own wealth and elitism]] with the class and personal nobility that is associated with the trope. |
* The [[Sports Night]] episode 'Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee' includes two characters discussing that this trope as it relates to the Confederate flag and the history of the south. When Isaac points out to Danny that their CEO, Luther Sachs, is a southerner who likes to consider ''himself'' a [[Southern Gentleman]]. As Isaac puts it, "the difference, Danny, is all the difference"; the implication being that Sachs confuses his [[Nouveau Riche|own wealth and elitism]] with the class and personal nobility that is associated with the trope. |
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* Occasionally, on ''[[Good Eats]]'', if the recipe has definite Southern roots (fried catfish, for example), Alton Brown will dress and speak like one of these, an [[Affectionate Parody]] of Col. Sanders. |
* Occasionally, on ''[[Good Eats]]'', if the recipe has definite Southern roots (fried catfish, for example), Alton Brown will dress and speak like one of these, an [[Affectionate Parody]] of Col. Sanders. |
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* Blanche's father, who was known as 'Big Daddy', on ''[[The Golden Girls]]''. |
* Blanche's father, who was known as 'Big Daddy', on ''[[The Golden Girls]]''. |
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== [[Music]] == |
== [[Music]] == |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* Sinclair from ''[[ |
* Sinclair from ''[[BioShock (series)]] 2'', one of the [[Voice with an Internet Connection|Voices With An Internet Connection]] who helps you throughout the game. |
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* Clem from ''[[The Suffering]]''. |
* Clem from ''[[The Suffering]]''. |
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* Arcturus Mengsk of ''[[Starcraft]]'' is portrayed as one, with him going so far as to wear clothes resembling a CSA general's outfit. |
* Arcturus Mengsk of ''[[Starcraft]]'' is portrayed as one, with him going so far as to wear clothes resembling a CSA general's outfit. |
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